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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002

(Q15) 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 Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Gijs Ronnes - 41st	Max Backer - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	34	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	Q20	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q22	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/25/2002	Qualifier 2	Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (Q18)	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:31

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$5,520.00	8	7	53.3 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	$5,520.00	11	17	39.3 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$2,760.00	2002	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$2,760.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	$2,760.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	$2,760.00

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	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	3	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	20.0%	8	80.0%	0-10	0.0%	4-14	22.2%	2-10	16.7%	1	0	4-12	25.0%

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
Backer/Ronnes trail the series against the field 2-8 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Child/Heese	15	Backer/Ronnes	34	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 15 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	18	Backer/Ronnes	34	23-25, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 21 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Backer/Ronnes	34	Schacht/Slack	39	22-20, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 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 # Q5 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
Trail the series against # Q18 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Kogel/Mulder	Q18	Backer/Ronnes	Q15	21-11, 21-18	0:31