Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Moscow Four Star
August 8 - 12, 2018
(18) Grant O'Gorman/Ben Saxton, Canada
 
Grant O'Gorman
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 2, 1993 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Scarborough, ON
Resides: Vancouver, BC
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2018)
Career Winnings: US$98,562.50
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB3211003030141441 US$106,000.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Did not play Christian Redmann - 33rd
2012 Did not play Christian Redmann - 25th
2013 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 9th
2014 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 25th
2015 Sam Pedlow - 41st Chaim Schalk - 9th
2016 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 27, Q7 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2018 Haiyang Three Star 2 17 240 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major Q2 33 240 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 14 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 21 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 21 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 10 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 19 25 180 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 15 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 14 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 17 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 11 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/22-25/2017 Sydney Two Star 2 1 400 US$4,000.00
Moscow Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2018 Pool B Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Nikita Liamin, Russia (15) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:31
Fri, 8/10/2018 Pool B Lukas Kazdailis / Arnas Rumsevicius, Lithuania (31, Q12) Won 21-12 Retired 0:14
Fri, 8/10/2018 Winner 1 Alison Cerutti / Andre Loyola, Brazil (13) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 12-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool E O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gavira/Herrera 12 23-21, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-19, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Lupo/Nicolai 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 7 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 21-18, 21-14 0:37
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 Bryl/Fijalek 7 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Samba/Tijan 18 25-23, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 0-1
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Plavins/Tocs 17 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 21-15, 22-20 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 0-2
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Cerutti/Loyola 13 O'Gorman/Saxton 18 21-17, 21-16 0:33
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool F Cerutti/Loyola 11 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Carvalhaes/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Carvalhaes/Santos 20, Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 22-20, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 0-1
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool B Krasilnikov/Liamin 15 O'Gorman/Saxton 18 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 16 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Thole/Wickler 19, Q1 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 17 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q1 21-17, 23-21 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 22-20, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 27, Q15 O'Gorman/Saxton Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # 27, Q9 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-1
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 2 Evans/Kolinske 30 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-16, 13-21, 15-5 0:43
11/25/17FIVBSydney Two Star Semi-Finals O'Gorman/Saxton 2 Evans/Kolinske 10 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
11/25/17FIVBSydney Two Star Gold Medal O'Gorman/Saxton 2 Aye/Krou 4 21-8, 21-16 0:30
Series tied with # 31, Q12 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-1
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 18 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 31, Q12 21-12 Retired 0:14
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 23, Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # Q3 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 Azaad/Capogrosso Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy, France 1-0
11/24/17FIVBSydney Two Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 2 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy 5 14-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # Q16 Mullner/Schnetzer, Austria 1-0
7/31/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 Mullner/Schnetzer Q26 21-17, 21-18 0:37