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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Gstaad Major, Five Star
July 3 - 9, 2017

(22) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	Christian Redmann - 17th	Did not play
2013	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th
2014	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th
2015	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th
2016	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/2/2017	Porec Major Five Star	14	25	180	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2017	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	8	25	120	US$2,000.00
FIVB	2/7-11/2017	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	7	17	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/14-18/2016	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	4	4	0	US$14,000.00
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	16	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	3	3	640	US$32,000.00
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

Gstaad Major Five Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/5/2017	Pool F	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11)	Lost 13-21, 21-13, 12-15	0:40
Thu, 7/6/2017	Pool F	Evandro Goncalves / Andre Loyola, Brazil (6)	Lost 21-16, 17-21, 7-15	0:45
Fri, 7/7/2017	Pool F	Christopher McHugh / Damien Schumann, Australia (27, Q10)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:32
Sat, 7/8/2017	Winner 1	Cherif Samba / Jefferson Santos Pereira, Qatar (29, Q13)	Lost 21-23, 19-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 27-41

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
6/30/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool C	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-18, 21-17	0:40
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	6	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	25-23, 21-17	0:39
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	Saxton/Schalk	7	23-21, 21-12	0:34
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	Saxton/Schalk	9	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-4
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:55
7/31/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-16, 21-18	0:34
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Bronze Medal	Saxton/Schalk	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	19-21, 30-28, 20-18	1:01
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:49
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 # 6 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool F	Goncalves/Loyola	6	Saxton/Schalk	22	16-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:45
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-4
7/5/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	11	Saxton/Schalk	22	21-13, 13-21, 15-12	0:40
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 15 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 0-1
6/28/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool C	Pedlow/Schachter	19	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-11, 21-15	0:31
Series tied with # 18 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
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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21, Q3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	3	Mol/Sorum	28, Q12	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	3	Plavins/Regza	19	21-15, 21-11	0:29
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	1	Plavins/Regza	16	32-30, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 1-0
7/7/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	22	McHugh/Schumann	27, Q10	21-18, 21-16	0:32
Trail the series against # 28, Q11 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 # 29, Q13 Samba/Santos Pereira, Qatar 0-1
7/8/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Winner 1	Samba/Santos Pereira	29, Q13	Saxton/Schalk	22	23-21, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q17 Seidl/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/29/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	14	Seidl/Winter	30, Q19	21-16, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # Q20 Nascimento/Tijan, Qatar 0-1
4/5/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool C	Nascimento/Tijan	30	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-18, 21-18	0:34