Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(37) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 30, Q18 17th 120 US$5,000.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool M Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (13) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 8-15 0:51
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool M Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (36) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:45
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool M Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (12) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Richard Kogel - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Bram Ronnes - 9th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Joppe Paulides - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Daan Spijkers - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 37 37th 80 US$1,875.00
Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 6-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 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 # 4 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 # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Rogers/Scott 12 Backer/Boersma 37 21-13, 21-19 0:39
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rogers/Scott 19 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Brenha/Maia 13 Backer/Boersma 37 19-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:51
Trail the series against # 16 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
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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 26 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 # 33 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
Trail the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q2 Backer/Boersma Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 36 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Hernandez/Papaleo 36 Backer/Boersma 37 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Series tied with # 43 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 # 44 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 # 46 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Fenili/Galli Q22 Backer/Boersma Q11 21-10, 21-14 0:37