"It's going to be the highest level of play just without being the Olympic champions."Ĥ8 teams will compete in the Stampede Open, 24 on the men's side and another 24 on the women's side. "As far as the level of play is involved it's going to be as close to a world tour event without being a world tour event as you can get. "For the city it will be huge," the former Olympian said. Saxton's job is to bring in the talent and he says there will be plenty at the Stampede Open. Instead, he will be the tournament chair. He played on Canada's beach volleyball team at the 2016 in Rio de Janeiro but he won't be playing in the event. That's because it will turn from concrete into sand as it will be the site of the 2022 Stampede Open Pro Beach Volleyball event.īen Saxton is one of Calgary's best volleyball players. Come July, the southwest parking lot at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino will look a lot different.
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