Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Maceió Open
February 23 - 28, 2016
(3) 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 Maceió Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 7 7 0 US$7,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 10 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 9 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 16 2 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 16 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 17 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 10 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 11 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 16 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 19 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open 6 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 10/29-11/2/2014 Paraná Open 1 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 15 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 19 9 360 US$11,000.00
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
Maceió Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 2/24/2016 Pool C Oscar Brandao / Andre Loyola, Brazil (30) Won 32-30, 21-19 0:50
Wed, 2/24/2016 Pool C Grant O'Gorman / Sam Pedlow, Canada (19) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:36
Thu, 2/25/2016 Pool C Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (14) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:35
Fri, 2/26/2016 Winner 1 Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (24, Q1) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 2/26/2016 Winner 2 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (7) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:39
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk lead the series against the field 22-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
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 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-5
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 10 Erdmann/Matysik 13 21-17, 21-18 0:37
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Erdmann/Matysik 8 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-19, 21-14 0:39
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Erdmann/Matysik 6 Saxton/Schalk 11 26-24, 27-25 0:49
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 12 Saxton/Schalk 21 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 7 Saxton/Schalk 24 21-16, 21-14 0:35
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 9 Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Saxton/Schalk 16 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-18, 22-20 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-1
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 10 Bourne/Hyden 17 21-15, 21-14 0:29
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 13 Saxton/Schalk 16 24-26, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 7 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Fijalek/Prudel 3 22-20, 27-25 0:44
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool B Saxton/Schalk 15 Fijalek/Prudel 2 19-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:02
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 14-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 10 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Binstock/Schachter 17 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:00
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Binstock/Schachter 23 Saxton/Schalk 15 21-18, 25-23 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
5/22/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 26, Q8 Saxton/Schalk Q9 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
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 # 14 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 14 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-16, 21-16 0:35
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Saxton/Schalk 17 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
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
Lead the series against # 19 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-0
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 O'Gorman/Pedlow 19 21-19, 21-14 0:36
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 O'Gorman/Pedlow 28, Q5 21-14, 25-23 0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 3-0
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 23, Q4 29-27, 21-19 0:46
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-13, 21-13 0:30
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q3 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 21 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Fuchs/Windscheif 25, Q4 Saxton/Schalk 9 22-20, 15-21, 15-8 0:49
Series tied with # 23 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-2
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-19, 21-19 0:42
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Saxton/Schalk 19 10-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:00
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 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 # 30 Brandao/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 Brandao/Loyola 30 32-30, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # Q2 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Beeler/Strasser 32 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q3 Capogrosso/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
11/1/14FIVBParaná Open Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 1 Capogrosso/Mehamed 10 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # Q5 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