Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 A1 Major Klagenfurt
July 26 - 31, 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Christian Redmann - 33rd Did not play
2012 Christian Redmann - 25th Did not play
2014 Chaim Schalk - 17th Ben Saxton - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2016 Gstaad Major 4 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2016 Porec Major 6 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2016 Poland Grand Slam 5 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2016 Major Hamburg 11 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 10 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 3 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open 2 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open 1 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 3 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 5 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 8 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 3 9 240 US$2,000.00
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
A1 Major Klagenfurt Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool C Martin Ermacora / Moritz Pristauz, Austria (30, Q15) Won 20-22, 21-14, 19-17 0:46
Thu, 7/28/2016 Pool C Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (14) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:39
Fri, 7/29/2016 Pool C Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (19) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 2 Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (12) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Sat, 7/30/2016 Winner 3 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (28, Q12) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Sun, 7/31/2016 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (1) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:34
Sun, 7/31/2016 Bronze Medal Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk lead the series against the field 44-27
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-3
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
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
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 # 4 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Barbosa/Carvalhaes 28, Q15 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 21-16 0:34
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 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 3-3
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Pool F Saxton/Schalk 6 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 11 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-18, 21-18 0:44
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 16 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 21-19, 21-13 0:36
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-16, 21-17 0:34
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 21-19, 21-15 0:33
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-5
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
Series tied with # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-2
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 5 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:48
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Saxton/Schalk 5 24-26, 21-17, 15-12 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-0
7/31/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 3 Bryl/Losiak 11 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 2-0
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 3 Felipe/Filho 12 21-15, 21-19 0:38
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Felipe/Filho 12 25-23, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-1
4/5/16FIVBQatar Open Pool C O'Gorman/Pedlow 19 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-15, 21-16 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 14 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-3
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 Binstock/Schachter 14 21-17, 23-21 0:39
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 7 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-19, 21-17 0:37
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 10 Saxton/Schalk 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 15 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Huber/Seidl 17 21-15, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool D Saxton/Schalk 4 Matysik/Walkenhorst 20 21-18, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-16, 27-25 0:40
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Saxton/Schalk 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 Dressler/Kunert 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Crabb/Crabb, United States 0-1
5/19/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool C Crabb/Crabb 19, Q1 Saxton/Schalk 3 23-21, 21-19 0:33
Series tied with # 27, Q10 Allen/Brunner, United States 1-1
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Allen/Brunner 21 21-17, 21-15 0:29
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool F Allen/Brunner 27, Q6 Saxton/Schalk 11 24-22, 23-21 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 3 Mol/Sorum 28, Q12 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Doherty/Mayer, United States 2-0
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 Doherty/Mayer 22, Q1 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:46
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Doherty/Mayer 27, Q6 21-19, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q2 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/22/14FIVBStare 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
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Kotsilianos/Zoupani 28, Q6 Saxton/Schalk 12 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool D Saxton/Schalk 4 Garcia/Marco 29, Q8 21-14, 22-20 0:34
Series tied with # Q7 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 # Q8 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Faiga/Hilman 28, Q4 21-13, 15-21, 25-23 0:49