Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 A1 Major Klagenfurt
July 26 - 31, 2016
(3) Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk, Canada
 
Ben Saxton
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 21, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Calgary
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 129
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2018)
Career Winnings: US$330,187.50
Chaim Schalk
Canada / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 117
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$354,537.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB550141711801193 US$505,825.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Christian Redmann - 33rd Did not play
2012 Christian Redmann - 25th Did not play
2014 Chaim Schalk - 17th Ben Saxton - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2016 Gstaad Major 4 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2016 Porec Major 6 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2016 Poland Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2016 Major Hamburg 11 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 10 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 3 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open 2 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open 1 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 3 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 5 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 8 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 3 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 7 7th 0 US$7,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 10 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 9 25th 160 US$4,000.00
A1 Major Klagenfurt Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool C Martin Ermacora / Moritz Pristauz, Austria (30, Q15) Won 20-22, 21-14, 19-17 0:46
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool C Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (14) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:39
Fri, 7/29/2016 Pool C Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (19) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 2 Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (12) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 3 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (28, Q12) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Sun, 7/31/2016 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (1) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:34
Sun, 7/31/2016 Bronze Medal Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships300002000100 $43,000.00
World Tour Finals300011100000 $41,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam37013030140950 $399,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1100101030140 $22,175.00
Total550141711801190 $505,825.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Ben Saxton Chaim Schalk
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
5000020300 $28,500.00 World Championships6000130101 $46,200.00
4000120000 $20,750.00 World Tour Finals3000120000 $20,750.00
54013031414100 $222,675.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5601405201850 $236,825.00
5200104712100 $49,362.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open490011118760 $47,962.50
3110000100 $6,750.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1100000000 $2,000.00
3000002000 $925.00 Challenger1000010000 $800.00
5000031100 $1,225.00 Satellite          
2000000200 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
1291241142533200 $330,187.50 Total1171153222926111 $354,537.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1100001040213 $50,150.00 232350.0 %
2014FIVB1100101040320 $100,000.00 262353.1 %
2015FIVB1101101130220 $151,300.00 302158.8 %
2016FIVB1300202060210 $132,375.00 392362.9 %
TotalFIVB46014051170963 $433,825.00 1189056.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Ben Saxton  Chaim Schalk
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $175.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1000000100 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2007FIVB          
3000020001 $550.00 2007FIVB C&S          
3000000003 $0.00 2008FIVB          
2000011000 $975.00 2008FIVB C&S          
3000000012 $1,000.00 2009FIVB          
6000000006 $0.00 2010FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
1000001000 $450.00 2010FIVB C&S1000010000 $800.00
10000000334 $11,950.00 2011FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
9000001134 $9,175.00 2012FIVB2000000002 $0.00
11000014213 $25,075.00 2013FIVB11000014213 $25,075.00
11001014320 $50,000.00 2014FIVB11001014320 $50,000.00
11011023220 $75,650.00 2015FIVB11011023220 $75,650.00
13002026210 $66,187.50 2016FIVB13002026210 $66,187.50
880140921161324 $241,187.50 TotalTotal5901407179813 $219,712.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall88 66.2% 20 15.0% 25 18.8% 108-25 81.2% 22 20.4% 19 17.6% 67 62.0% 22-86 20.4% 88-67 56.8% 42-44 48.8% 30 133-111 54.5%
2015-201651 75.0% 10 14.7% 7 10.3% 61-7 89.7% 11 20.4% 10 18.5% 33 61.1% 11-43 20.4% 51-33 60.7% 21-17 55.3% 20 74-50 59.7%
Against the Field29 67.4% 9 20.9% 5 11.6% 38-5 88.4% 9 24.3% 7 18.9% 21 56.8% 9-28 24.3% 58-40 59.2% 36-24 60.0% 10 48-32 60.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012100100000023
World Championships0000630043000000106
World Tour Finals000026003101010059
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam006264410020261330019473
Challenge/Four Star/Open0011151300550110002220
Total00738865103236154101133111
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk lead the series against the field 44-27 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-3
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-16, 21-18 0:34
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 19-21, 30-28, 20-18 1:01
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:49
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-19, 24-22 0:40
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 40 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 21-16, 23-21 0:34
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Barbosa/Carvalhaes 28, Q15 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Saxton/Schalk 16 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-18, 22-20 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 3-3
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Pool F Saxton/Schalk 6 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 11 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-18, 21-18 0:44
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 16 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 21-19, 21-13 0:36
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-16, 21-17 0:34
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 21-19, 21-15 0:33
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool D Saxton/Schalk 4 Bockermann/Fluggen 13 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-5
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Semi-Finals Doppler/Horst 15 Saxton/Schalk 6 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:51
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 9 Saxton/Schalk 8 21-14, 21-19 0:37
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Saxton/Schalk 7 Doppler/Horst 6 21-16, 22-20 0:42
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 9 Doppler/Horst 8 By Forfeit  
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Doppler/Horst 7 22-20, 21-15 0:43
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 9 Saxton/Schalk 25 21-19, 21-15 0:46
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Doppler/Horst 11 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 9 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-1
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 10 Bourne/Hyden 17 21-15, 21-14 0:29
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 13 Saxton/Schalk 16 24-26, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-2
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 5 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:48
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Saxton/Schalk 5 24-26, 21-17, 15-12 1:00
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Fijalek/Prudel 3 22-20, 27-25 0:44
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool B Saxton/Schalk 15 Fijalek/Prudel 2 19-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:02
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 14-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-0
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 3 Bryl/Losiak 11 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 2-0
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 3 Felipe/Filho 12 21-15, 21-19 0:38
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Felipe/Filho 12 25-23, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-1
4/5/16FIVBQatar Open Pool C O'Gorman/Pedlow 19 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-15, 21-16 0:33
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 O'Gorman/Pedlow 19 21-19, 21-14 0:36
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 O'Gorman/Pedlow 28, Q5 21-14, 25-23 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-3
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 Binstock/Schachter 14 21-17, 23-21 0:39
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 7 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-19, 21-17 0:37
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 10 Saxton/Schalk 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:46
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Binstock/Schachter 17 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:00
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Binstock/Schachter 23 Saxton/Schalk 15 21-18, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Huber/Seidl 17 21-15, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 16 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 2-1
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 26 21-16, 21-17 0:29
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 21 21-14, 21-23, 15-13 0:39
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 32 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-16, 11-21, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool D Saxton/Schalk 4 Matysik/Walkenhorst 20 21-18, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-16, 27-25 0:40
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Saxton/Schalk 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 Plavins/Regza 19 21-15, 21-11 0:29
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Plavins/Regza 16 32-30, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 Dressler/Kunert 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Crabb/Crabb, United States 0-1
5/19/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool C Crabb/Crabb 19, Q1 Saxton/Schalk 3 23-21, 21-19 0:33
Series tied with # 27, Q10 Allen/Brunner, United States 1-1
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Allen/Brunner 21 21-17, 21-15 0:29
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool F Allen/Brunner 27, Q6 Saxton/Schalk 11 24-22, 23-21 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 3 Mol/Sorum 28, Q12 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Doherty/Mayer, United States 2-0
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 Doherty/Mayer 22, Q1 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:46
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Doherty/Mayer 27, Q6 21-19, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q15 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 Ermacora/Pristauz 30, Q15 20-22, 21-14, 19-17 0:46
Lead the series against # Q2 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Kosiak/Rudol 30 21-18, 20-22, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # Q3 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Kotsilianos/Zoupani 28, Q6 Saxton/Schalk 12 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool D Saxton/Schalk 4 Garcia/Marco 29, Q8 21-14, 22-20 0:34
Series tied with # Q7 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-2
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-19, 21-19 0:42
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Saxton/Schalk 19 10-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:00
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q8 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Faiga/Hilman 28, Q4 21-13, 15-21, 25-23 0:49