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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Smart Major Hamburg
June 7 - 12, 2016

(11) Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk, Canada

Ben Saxton
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 21, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Calgary

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

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 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Red Deer, Alberta

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$318,537.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	55	0	1	4	1	7	1	18	0	11	9	3	US$505,825.00

Previous Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	16	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	16	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	17	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	10	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	11	17th	240	US$7,000.00

Major Hamburg Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/8/2016	Pool F	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:34
Thu, 6/9/2016	Pool F	Billy Allen / Theo Brunner, United States (27, Q6)	Lost 22-24, 21-23	0:35
Thu, 6/9/2016	Pool F	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6)	Lost 17-21, 22-24	0:37
Fri, 6/10/2016	Winner 1	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (5)	Lost 19-21, 8-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 37-52 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 19 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-6
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	8	26-24, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Saxton/Schalk	7	21-16, 21-19	0:44
8/30/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	10	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:48
7/26/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-15, 21-15	0:34
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-16, 34-32	0:46
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	19	19-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:51
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-3
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	Saxton/Schalk	7	21-18, 21-18	0:44
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	16	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	21-19, 21-13	0:36
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-16, 21-17	0:34
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	21-19, 21-15	0:33
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	Saxton/Schalk	7	23-21, 21-12	0:34
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	Saxton/Schalk	9	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-16, 23-21	0:34
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS 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 # 5 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Saxton/Schalk	11	21-19, 21-8	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-4
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	6	Saxton/Schalk	11	21-17, 24-22	0:37
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	8	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-16, 17-21, 15-9	0:49
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	24	Gibb/Patterson	8	21-16, 21-16	0:34
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	8	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-19, 21-19	0:40
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	5	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	31-29, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-4
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-16, 20-22, 15-13	0:47
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Saxton/Schalk	8	21-14, 21-19	0:37
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	7	Doppler/Horst	6	21-16, 22-20	0:42
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	9	Doppler/Horst	8	By Forfeit
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Doppler/Horst	7	22-20, 21-15	0:43
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Saxton/Schalk	25	21-19, 21-15	0:46
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Doppler/Horst	11	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	24-22, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-5
8/30/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Saxton/Schalk	10	Erdmann/Matysik	13	21-17, 21-18	0:37
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-19, 21-14	0:39
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Saxton/Schalk	11	26-24, 27-25	0:49
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Saxton/Schalk	21	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Saxton/Schalk	24	21-16, 21-14	0:35
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-3
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	7	Saxton/Schalk	1	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-15, 21-17	0:31
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	16	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-17, 21-16	0:34
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-16, 21-18	0:37
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Saxton/Schalk	12	25-23, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Saxton/Schalk	10	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:41
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	16	Lupo/Nicolai	10	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:51
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool I	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Saxton/Schalk	40	10-21, 21-18, 15-13
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/26/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Saxton/Schalk	16	Krasilnikov/Semenov	19	21-18, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-2
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:49
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	24-22, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-19, 24-22	0:40
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	40	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:31
Series tied with # 14 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-1
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	10	Bourne/Hyden	17	21-15, 21-14	0:29
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Bourne/Hyden	13	Saxton/Schalk	16	24-26, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Ontiveros/Virgen	12	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 23-21	0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Carambula/Ranghieri	7	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-17, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-2
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Saxton/Schalk	5	24-26, 21-17, 15-12	1:00
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Fijalek/Prudel	3	22-20, 27-25	0:44
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	15	Fijalek/Prudel	2	19-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:02
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	14-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:48
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-3
5/20/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Binstock/Schachter	7	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-19, 21-17	0:37
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Binstock/Schachter	10	Saxton/Schalk	2	21-19, 13-21, 15-10	0:46
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Binstock/Schachter	17	17-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:00
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Binstock/Schachter	23	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-18, 25-23	0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-1
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	8	Krou/Rowlandson	24	21-17, 23-25, 15-13	0:52
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	14	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-16, 21-16	0:35
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	17	Krou/Rowlandson	32	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-2
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	11	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22	21-18, 21-17	0:34
4/6/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool C	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-15, 21-19	0:35
5/22/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26, Q8	Saxton/Schalk	Q9	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	26	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-16, 27-25	0:40
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Saxton/Schalk	18	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	28, Q15	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	1	Plavins/Regza	16	32-30, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Allen/Brunner, United States 0-1
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool F	Allen/Brunner	27, Q6	Saxton/Schalk	11	24-22, 23-21	0:35
Trail the series against # 29, Q9 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	Saxton/Schalk	12	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 32, Q12 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	24	Eithun/Horrem	9	19-21, 21-14, 23-21	1:05
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	12	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-15, 21-9	0:33
Lead the series against # Q3 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 4-0
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	15	21-13, 21-15	0:30
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q4	29-27, 21-19	0:46
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	11	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-13, 21-13	0:30
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	16	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # Q5 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-1
4/5/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool C	O'Gorman/Pedlow	19	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-15, 21-16	0:33
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	3	O'Gorman/Pedlow	19	21-19, 21-14	0:36
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	12	O'Gorman/Pedlow	28, Q5	21-14, 25-23	0:37
Lead the series against # Q7 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Kosiak/Rudol	30	21-18, 20-22, 15-9	0:47
Trail the series against # Q8 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Fuchs/Windscheif	25, Q4	Saxton/Schalk	9	22-20, 15-21, 15-8	0:49
Trail the series against # Q13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	15	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-13, 23-21	0:35
Lead the series against # Q24 Dollinger/Harms, Germany 1-0
5/18/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	3	Dollinger/Harms	30, Q8	21-19, 21-15	0:31