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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Switzerland Open
June 19 - 23, 2002

(Q22) Max Backer/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands

Max Backer
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 22, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gouda

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,457.50

Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 10, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Boxmeer

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$118,270.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	7	US$10,040.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Gijs Ronnes - 57th	Max Backer - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	27, Q24	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	Q25	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	Q24	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	Q40	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q47	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	Q32	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q49	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q50	57th	4	US$0.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/19/2002	Qualifier 1	Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (Q43)	Won 21-11, 25-23	0:39
Thu, 6/20/2002	Qualifier 2	Mikko Esko / Toni Tuominen, Finland (Q54)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:34
Thu, 6/20/2002	Qualifier 3	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (22, Q6)	Lost 14-21, 22-24	0:41

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$5,040.00
Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$10,040.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Max Backer												Gijs Ronnes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$937.50	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,150.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$8,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	6	0	$35,400.00
27	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	$9,020.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	0	0	1	1	2	14	10	7	0	$76,120.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00	Satellite	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
38	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	5	0	$18,457.50	Total	82	1	0	2	1	4	15	14	14	0	$118,270.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2001	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	3	10	23.1 %
2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,520.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	$2,520.00	9	13	40.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Max Backer													Gijs Ronnes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2001	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,260.00	2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,260.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	$1,260.00	Total	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	$1,260.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	10	66.7%	2	13.3%	3	20.0%	12-3	80.0%	3	13.6%	6	27.3%	13	59.1%	3-19	13.6%	10-13	43.5%	5-9	35.7%	1	0	16-22	42.1%
2001-2002	10	66.7%	2	13.3%	3	20.0%	12-3	80.0%	3	13.6%	6	27.3%	13	59.1%	3-19	13.6%	10-13	43.5%	5-9	35.7%	1	0	16-22	42.1%
Against the Field	7	58.3%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	1	8.3%	2	16.7%	9	75.0%	1-11	8.3%	14-16	46.7%	6-10	37.5%	1	0	11-13	45.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	11	13	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	17
Total	0	0	11	14	5	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	22

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	20-22, 21-13, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 10, Q2 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool F	Rogers/Scott	11, Q2	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	21-16, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Barsuk/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool F	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	Barsuk/Kouchnerev	22	21-9, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 22, Q6 Amore/Lione, Italy 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Amore/Lione	22, Q6	Backer/Ronnes	Q22	21-14, 24-22	0:41
Trail the series against # Q10 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-2
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Backer/Ronnes	Q47	21-17, 18-21, 16-14	1:03
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Backer/Ronnes	Q50	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	Q9	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # Q20 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
6/27/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q16	Backer/Ronnes	Q49	21-17, 24-22	0:37
Lead the series against # Q25 Jonsson/Oestberg, Sweden 1-0
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	Jonsson/Oestberg	Q25	19-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # Q42 Indra/Ritter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	Indra/Ritter	Q41	21-9, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # Q43 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Backer/Ronnes	Q22	Boersma/Ronnes	Q43	21-11, 25-23	0:39
Lead the series against # Q54 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	Q22	Esko/Tuominen	Q54	21-19, 21-17	0:34