Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(Q22) Max Backer/Emiel Boersma, 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: 5
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$18,457.50
Emiel Boersma
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 25, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Amsterdam
Height: 205 cm (6'9")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 112
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Atlantida Beach 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$188,062.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2000000000446141 US$25,875.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Gijs Ronnes - 57th Did not play
2002 Gijs Ronnes - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q15 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q14 33rd 18 US$0.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 1 Li Hua / Chicheng Zhao, China (Q43) Won 24-22, 21-12 0:40
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 2 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (Q11) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 3 Paul Baxter / Carl Henkel, United States (19, Q6) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 19, Q6 Baxter/Henkel, United States 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Baxter/Henkel 19, Q6 Backer/Boersma Q22 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # Q7 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 Backer/Boersma Q14 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q22 Shiratori/Watanabe Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q27 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q14 Babich/Khudoley Q19 21-16, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # Q43 Hua/Zhao, China 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma Q22 Hua/Zhao Q43 24-22, 21-12 0:40