Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 10 - 19, 2022
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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Did not play Christian Redmann - 17th
2012 Did not play Christian Redmann - 41st
2013 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 17th
2019 Ben Saxton - 33rd Grant O'Gorman - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-20/2022 Tlaxcala Challenge 13 19 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 27, Q12 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star Q3 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 21 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 24 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 19 25 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 19 25 240 US$2,000.00
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011Rome Did not play Christian Redmann - 17th
2013Stare Jablonki Did not play Chaim Schalk - 5th
2015The Hague Did not play Chaim Schalk - 17th
2017Vienna Did not play Chaim Schalk - 5th
2019Hamburg Ben Saxton - 17th Grant O'Gorman - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 30 17 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 8-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Carambula/Rossi 7 O'Gorman/Saxton 24 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-3
6/4/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 22 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q12 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:47
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 19 O'Gorman/Saxton 30 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:48
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 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 # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
4/17/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool C Loyola/Wanderley 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Loyola/Wanderley 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 23, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-2
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool C Perusic/Schweiner 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-18, 21-16 0:39
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 29, Q11 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-0
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H O'Gorman/Saxton 25, Q5 Bourne/Crabb 9 21-23, 26-24, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/17/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Pool A Felipe/Lima 12, Q1 O'Gorman/Saxton 13 21-15, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Seidl/Waller 32 O'Gorman/Saxton 30 22-24, 21-15, 15-8 0:46
Series tied with # 18 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 25, Q5 Ermacora/Pristauz Q12 21-18, 21-19 0:35
7/20/18FIVBHaiyang Three Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 8 O'Gorman/Saxton 2 24-22, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 19 Brunner/Schalk, United States 0-1
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 1 Brunner/Schalk 27, Q7 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-19, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 22 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-1
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Nolvak/Tiisaar 24 23-21, 21-14 0:35
3/12/19FIVBDoha Four Star Qualifier 2 Nolvak/Tiisaar 30, Q15 O'Gorman/Saxton Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool E O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Berntsen/Mol 28, Q10 21-16, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-1
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 24 Gavira/Herrera 12 15-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:54
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-18, 21-13 0:32
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool E O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gavira/Herrera 12 23-21, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 42 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Ha/Wu 30 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 47 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/4/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 13 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q12 21-17, 24-26, 15-11 0:49