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AVP League
AVP League Week 8 - Dallas
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Chaim Schalk/James Shaw, Miami Mayhem
vs.
Andy Benesh/Miles Partain, Dallas Dream

Chaim Schalk

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Red Deer, Alberta

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Red Deer College
Trinity Western

Seasons:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$518,525.00

James Shaw

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 5, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Woodside, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Maunganui 2024)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Virginia Beach 2024)

Career Winnings:

$32,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
AVP	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$10,450.00
FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	US$42,750.00
Overall	13	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	1	3	1	0	US$53,200.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
6/13	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	2	49	Brooklyn Blaze: Seain Cook / Brian Miller	1	41	2-1 (19-21, 15-8, 15-12)
6/14	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	1	38	Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser	2	43	1-2 (15-13, 13-15, 10-15)	0:52
7/11	League Week 5 - Intuit Dome	0	24	Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser	3	30	0-2 (13-15, 11-15)	0:37
7/12	League Week 5 - Intuit Dome	1	39	San Diego Smash: Chase Budinger / Miles Evans	2	41	1-2 (15-11, 11-15, 13-15)	0:42
8/1	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	3	30	Austin Aces: Avery Drost / Wyatt Harrison	0	19	2-0 (15-7, 15-12)	0:30
8/2	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	0	0	New York Nitro: Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander	0	0
8/8	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Los Angeles Launch: Hagen Smith / Logan Webber	0	0
8/9	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Dallas Dream: Andy Benesh / Miles Partain	0	0

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	12	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	15	9th	600	US$7,500.00
AVP	5/9-11/2025	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	4	9th	1891	$2,250.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	17, Q2	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	19, Q4	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	15	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	11/28-12/1/2024	Challenge Nuvali	7	7th	400	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/21-24/2024	Challenge Chennai	8	5th	640	US$4,000.00
FIVB	11/12-17/2024	Challenge Haikou	5	7th	520	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/6-10/2024	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Q5	17th	400	US$0.00
AVP	8/30-9/1/2024	Chicago Heritage Series	12	9th	1891	$5,200.00
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	11	17th	1540	$1,200.00

Andy Benesh

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$224,675.00

Miles Partain

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$227,475.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$132,000.00
FIVB	22	2	1	2	1	8	0	7	1	0	0	US$198,500.00
NORCECA	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	30	6	3	3	2	8	0	7	1	0	0	US$331,000.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
5/23	League Week 1 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	3	34	San Diego Smash: Chase Budinger / Miles Evans	0	25	2-0 (19-17, 15-8)	0:36
5/24	League Week 1 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	3	30	Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser	0	20	2-0 (15-10, 15-10)	0:30
6/6	League Week 2 - Viejas Arena - SDSU	0	23	Los Angeles Launch: Hagen Smith / Logan Webber	3	30	0-2 (10-15, 13-15)	0:43
6/7	League Week 2 - Viejas Arena - SDSU	2	46	Austin Aces: Avery Drost / Wyatt Harrison	1	37	2-1 (16-18, 15-10, 15-9)	0:52
6/21	League Week 4 - EHP Resort and Marina	3	30	Austin Aces: Avery Drost / Wyatt Harrison	0	17	2-0 (15-11, 15-6)	0:29
6/22	League Week 4 - EHP Resort and Marina	1	38	New York Nitro: Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander	2	43	1-2 (15-13, 11-15, 12-15)	0:52
8/8	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Brooklyn Blaze: Seain Cook / Brian Miller	0	0
8/9	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Miami Mayhem: Chaim Schalk / James Shaw	0	0