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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals
September 14 - 18, 2016

(4) 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$319,662.50

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 Toronto Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	16	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	3	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
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

2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/15/2016	Pool D	Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (12)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:34
Fri, 9/16/2016	Pool D	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (5)	Won 23-21, 15-21, 15-13	0:54
Sat, 9/17/2016	Winner 1	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:36
Sat, 9/17/2016	Winner 2	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (6)	Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:42
Sun, 9/18/2016	Semi-Finals	Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (1)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:39
Sun, 9/18/2016	Bronze Medal	Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (12)	Lost 14-21, 20-22	0:41

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 25-27 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-8
9/18/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	4	21-15, 21-18	0:39
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 21-16	0:35
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
Series tied with # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-4
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:55
7/31/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-16, 21-18	0:34
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Bronze Medal	Saxton/Schalk	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	19-21, 30-28, 20-18	1:01
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
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	6	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	25-23, 21-17	0:39
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 # 5 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool D	Saxton/Schalk	4	Goncalves/Solberg	5	23-21, 15-21, 15-13	0:54
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Saxton/Schalk	16	Goncalves/Solberg	4	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:58
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Saxton/Schalk	11	21-19, 21-8	0:32
Lead the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-0
9/17/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	4	Kantor/Losiak	6	17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:42
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	25	Kantor/Losiak	24, Q4	21-17, 21-19	0:37
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	24	Kantor/Losiak	25	21-17, 21-10	0:30
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	40	Kantor/Losiak	38	21-19, 27-29, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-1
9/17/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-19, 21-19	0:36
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-12, 21-15	0:33
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
Series tied with # 8 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	6	Ontiveros/Virgen	14	21-19, 21-16	0:34
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Ontiveros/Virgen	12	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 23-21	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-2
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	Saxton/Schalk	4	21-13, 21-19	0:33
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Carambula/Ranghieri	7	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-17, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 5-2
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Saxton/Schalk	16	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-19, 21-18	0:41
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	5	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:48
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 # 11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-3
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	3	Binstock/Schachter	14	21-17, 23-21	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 12 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-3
9/18/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Bronze Medal	Bourne/Hyden	12	Saxton/Schalk	4	21-14, 22-20	0:41
9/15/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool D	Bourne/Hyden	12	Saxton/Schalk	4	21-17, 21-17	0:34
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