Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003
(Q12) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Gijs Ronnes - 41st Did not play
2002 Gijs Ronnes - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 30, Q18 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q15 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q22 33rd 36 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 2 Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (Q21) Won 25-23, 12-21, 15-12 0:57
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 3 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (29, Q5) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 6-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rego/Santos 3 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-14, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rogers/Scott 19 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Berg/Dahl 14 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 Horrem/Maaseide Q2 14-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 20 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 Backer/Boersma Q14 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 25 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q2 Backer/Boersma Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q15 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 29, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Backer/Boersma Q12 21-15, 21-15 0:36
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q22 Shiratori/Watanabe Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q21 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q12 Asahi/Nishimura Q21 25-23, 12-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # Q26 Petreaev/Shapranovich, Israel 0-1
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Petreaev/Shapranovich Q50 Backer/Boersma Q15 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # Q36 Hua/Zhao, China 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma Q22 Hua/Zhao Q43 24-22, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # Q40 Peric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma Q14 Peric/Trimcevski Q51 21-16, 21-19 0:36