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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 20 - 24, 2014

(19) 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:

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 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Red Deer, Alberta

Resides:

Gardena, CA

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$316,662.50

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
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$1,000.00
Overall	56	0	1	4	1	7	1	19	0	11	9	3	US$506,825.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Jessi Lelliott - 41st	Did not play
2011	Christian Redmann - 41st	Did not play
2013	Chaim Schalk - 5th	Ben Saxton - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	25	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	19	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	17	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	21	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	24	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	15	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	16	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	15	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	12	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	14	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	18	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	12	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	23, Q3	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	40	5	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	27, Q9	17	320	US$3,700.00
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

Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/21/2014	Pool C	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (14)	Lost 21-10, 29-31, 13-15	1:00
Thu, 8/21/2014	Pool C	Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3)	Lost 21-19, 20-22, 11-15	0:51
Fri, 8/22/2014	Pool C	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (30)	Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-9	0:47
Fri, 8/22/2014	Winner 1	Ryan Doherty / Nick Lucena, United States (10)	Won 14-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:48
Sat, 8/23/2014	Winner 2	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (2)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 18-25

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-5
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-13, 21-15	0:33
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-18, 21-18	0:36
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Saxton/Schalk	15	16-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:51
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Saxton/Schalk	16	23-21, 21-15	0:39
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	4	Saxton/Schalk	12	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
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 # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-3
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
Series tied with # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-2
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 # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 10 Doherty/Lucena, United States 1-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	19	Doherty/Lucena	10	14-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
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 # 12, Q1 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-2
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 # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Saxton/Schalk	18	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
Series tied with # 14 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-1
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Saxton/Schalk	19	10-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:00
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	21	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	23	Saxton/Schalk	25	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Felipe/Goncalves	15, Q1	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
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 # 21 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
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 # 25 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	15	Dollinger/Wickler	29, Q23	21-17, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 26 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	12	Dollinger/Fluggen	15	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	12	Hordvik/Kvamsdal	25	22-20, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool I	Saxton/Schalk	40	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	16	21-18, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 30 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 # Q3 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
Series tied with # Q12 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Hadrava/Kubala	30, Q9	23-21, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Hadrava/Kubala	31, Q13	Saxton/Schalk	15	12-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:42
Lead the series against # Q15 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