Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 18 - 23, 2013
(27, Q9) Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk, Canada
 
Ben Saxton
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 21, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Calgary
Resides: Calgary
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2018)
Career Winnings: US$330,687.50
Chaim Schalk
Canada / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Resides: Gardena, CA
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 104
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$316,662.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB550141711801193 US$505,825.00
Other100000010000 US$1,000.00
Overall560141711901193 US$506,825.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Christian Redmann - 17th Did not play
2012 Christian Redmann - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 28, Q8 17 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam Q9 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam Q10 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open Q10 33 100 US$0.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/18/2013 Qualifier 1 Bart Bolsterlee / Tim Oude Elferink, Netherlands (Q24) Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Tue, 6/18/2013 Qualifier 2 Leon Colina / Jackson Henriquez, Venezuela (Q8) Won 15-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:44
Wed, 6/19/2013 Pool F Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (6) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:31
Thu, 6/20/2013 Pool F Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (11) Lost 22-24, 21-19, 13-15 0:54
Fri, 6/21/2013 Pool F Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (22, Q3) Won 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:49
Fri, 6/21/2013 Winner 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (15) Lost 13-21, 21-23 0:35
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 4-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
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 # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Gibb/Patterson 5 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 31-29, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Doppler/Horst 11 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 15 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-13, 23-21 0:35
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Peda/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 Peda/Plavins 21 21-17, 29-27 0:41
Series tied with # 22, Q3 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 1-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 Gabathuler/Weingart 22, Q3 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:49
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Weingart 23, Q7 Saxton/Schalk Q10 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:43
Trail the series against # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
4/23/13FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 2 Koshkarev/Semenov 26, Q7 Saxton/Schalk Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Colina/Henriquez, Venezuela 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 Colina/Henriquez Q8 15-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q24 Bolsterlee/Oude Elferink, Netherlands 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 Bolsterlee/Oude Elferink Q24 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48