Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 6, 2017
(13) 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: 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 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$318,537.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB550141711801193 US$505,825.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 23 25th 120 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 22 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star 14 25th 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 8 25th 120 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 7 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 4 4th 0 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/6-18/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 16 9th 0 US$0.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool L Aaron Nusbaum / Ryan Vandenburg, Canada (37) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool L Rahman Raoufi / Bahman Salemi, Iran (36) Won 20-22, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Tue, 8/1/2017 Pool L Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (12) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 1 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (20) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 8/4/2017 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (5) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Sat, 8/5/2017 Winner 3 Evandro Goncalves / Andre Loyola, Brazil (4) Lost 21-17, 20-22, 10-15 1:02
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Christian Redmann - 17th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Chaim Schalk - 5th Ben Saxton - 5th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Chaim Schalk - 17th Ben Saxton - 17th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Grant O'Gorman - 17th Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Theo Brunner - 4th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Tri Bourne - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 40 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 17 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 13 5th 640 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 36-42 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-4
8/8/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool C Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-18, 21-17 0:40
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 6 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 25-23, 21-17 0:39
9/29/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Dalhausser/Lucena 10 Saxton/Schalk 7 23-21, 21-12 0:34
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Saxton/Schalk 9 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-2
8/5/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 3 Goncalves/Loyola 4 Saxton/Schalk 13 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:02
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool F Goncalves/Loyola 6 Saxton/Schalk 22 16-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-8
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 13 Cerutti/Schmidt 5 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
9/18/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 4 21-15, 21-18 0:39
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 21-16 0:35
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 26-24, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-16, 21-19 0:44
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:48
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 34-32 0:46
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:51
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-0
9/17/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 4 Kantor/Losiak 6 17-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:42
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 25 Kantor/Losiak 24, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:37
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 24 Kantor/Losiak 25 21-17, 21-10 0:30
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 40 Kantor/Losiak 38 21-19, 27-29, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-4
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 11 Saxton/Schalk 22 21-13, 13-21, 15-12 0:40
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 7 Saxton/Schalk 1 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:47
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-15, 21-17 0:31
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 16 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-17, 21-16 0:34
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Saxton/Schalk 15 21-16, 21-18 0:37
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Saxton/Schalk 12 25-23, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-1
9/17/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-19 0:36
8/13/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-12, 21-15 0:33
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 # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-16, 21-17 0:26
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Saxton/Schalk 10 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:41
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 Lupo/Nicolai 10 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Saxton/Schalk 40 10-21, 21-18, 15-13  
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 4-5
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool L Saxton/Schalk 13 Doppler/Horst 12 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 16 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 0-2
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool G Pedlow/Schachter 10 Saxton/Schalk 23 21-13, 19-21, 19-17 0:54
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool C Pedlow/Schachter 19 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-11, 21-15 0:31
Series tied with # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-2
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 13 Grimalt/Grimalt 20 23-21, 21-16 0:38
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool G Saxton/Schalk 7 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-14, 21-18 0:31
11/2/14FIVBParaná Open Semi-Finals Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Saxton/Schalk 1 24-26, 30-28, 15-9 0:58
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 6 Ontiveros/Virgen 14 21-19, 21-16 0:34
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Ontiveros/Virgen 12 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 23-21 0:37
Trail the series against # 23 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 29, Q13 Saxton/Schalk 22 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool D Diaz/Gonzalez 21 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-15, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 Dressler/Kunert 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 27 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 0-1
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool G Kujawiak/Prudel 26 Saxton/Schalk 23 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 32 Seidl/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool C Saxton/Schalk 14 Seidl/Winter 30, Q19 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 34 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-2
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 16 Saxton/Schalk 4 21-13, 21-19 0:33
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 7 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 35 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 1-0
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool F Saxton/Schalk 22 McHugh/Schumann 27, Q10 21-18, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 36 Raoufi/Salemi, Iran 1-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool L Saxton/Schalk 13 Raoufi/Salemi 36 20-22, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 37 Nusbaum/Vandenburg, Canada 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool L Saxton/Schalk 13 Nusbaum/Vandenburg 37 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 40 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