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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Spain Open
September 4 - 8, 2002

(Q7) Max Backer/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands

Max Backer
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 22, 1976 (48 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 (47 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 Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	31, Q11	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	33	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q15	41st	10	US$0.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/5/2002	Qualifier 2	Kevin Ces / Yannick Salvetti, France (Q26)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:00
Thu, 9/5/2002	Qualifier 3	Casey Jennings / Chip McCaw, United States (27, Q10)	Lost 12-21, 21-18, 7-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Backer/Ronnes trail the series against the field 6-12 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	Araujo/Insfran	2	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 8 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Holden/Leinemann	15	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	21-13, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Backer/Ronnes	33	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-2
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Berg/Dahl	18	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	21-14, 20-22, 15-10	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Berg/Dahl	16	Backer/Ronnes	33	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 27, Q10 Jennings/McCaw, United States 0-1
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Jennings/McCaw	27, Q10	Backer/Ronnes	Q7	21-12, 18-21, 15-7	0:49
Trail the series against # 29 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
Trail the series against # 32, Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Maderbock/Stamm, Austria 1-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Backer/Ronnes	33	Maderbock/Stamm	40	21-18, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q26 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	Q7	Ces/Salvetti	Q26	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # Q28 Marnics/Marnics, Latvia 0-1
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 1	Marnics/Marnics	Q41	Backer/Ronnes	Q24	21-19, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # Q31 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q45	Backer/Ronnes	Q20	21-12, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # Q40 Olesen/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 6	Olesen/Soderberg	Q35	Backer/Ronnes	Q32	21-19, 19-21, 16-14	0:57
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