Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(30, Q18) 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 Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q11 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q15 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q12 33rd 18 US$0.00
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
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/18/2003 Qualifier 1 Dmitry Karasev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (Q15) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 0:52
Thu, 9/18/2003 Qualifier 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (Q2) Won 21-17, 35-33 0:58
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool C Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (14) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:42
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool C Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (19) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Sat, 9/20/2003 Pool C Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Lost 11-21, 12-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 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 # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-11, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 Canet/Hamel 19 21-18, 21-19 0:50
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Backer/Boersma Q15 19-21, 21-11, 15-7 0:57
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 # 23, Q4 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 # Q2 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 Horrem/Maaseide Q2 21-17, 35-33 0:58
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 # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Karasev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 Karasev/Sayfulin Q15 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 0:52
Series tied with # Q21 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 # Q23 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q15 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q18 21-16, 26-24 0:43