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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rio de Janeiro Four Star
May 17 - 21, 2017

(8) Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk, Canada

Ben Saxton
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 21, 1988 (35 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:

103

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$316,162.50

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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th
2016	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Rio de Janeiro Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool H	Mathias Berntsen / Christian Sorum, Norway (25, Q3)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:33
Fri, 5/19/2017	Pool H	Maciej Rudol / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (24, Q2)	Lost 21-19, 13-21, 11-15	0:47

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 23-31 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Saxton/Schalk	7	21-16, 21-17	0:26
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
Series tied with # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 2-1
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	26	21-16, 21-17	0:29
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	5	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	21	21-14, 21-23, 15-13	0:39
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	32	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-16, 11-21, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-5
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Doppler/Horst	15	Saxton/Schalk	6	17-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:51
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
Lead the series against # 22 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool D	Saxton/Schalk	4	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	21-16, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 23 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Diaz/Gonzalez	21	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-15, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/19/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool H	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	24, Q2	Saxton/Schalk	8	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Berntsen/Sorum, Norway 0-1
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool H	Berntsen/Sorum	25, Q3	Saxton/Schalk	8	21-19, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 26, Q4 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-2
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-18	0:31
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Saxton/Schalk	1	24-26, 30-28, 15-9	0:58
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	5	Faiga/Hilman	28, Q4	21-13, 15-21, 25-23	0:49
Lead the series against Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	3	Ermacora/Pristauz	30, Q15	20-22, 21-14, 19-17	0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	3	Dressler/Kunert	24, Q1	21-14, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # Q6 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 0-1
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 1	Beeler/Krattiger	29, Q10	Saxton/Schalk	7	22-20, 21-18	0:35