Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004
(28, Q10) 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open Q10 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 37 37th 80 US$1,875.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/23/2004 Qualifier 1 Farid Mussa / Jose Vasquez A., Venezuela (Q23) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Wed, 3/24/2004 Qualifier 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (Q7) Won 23-21, 24-22 0:53
Thu, 3/25/2004 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5) Lost 23-25, 13-21 0:43
Thu, 3/25/2004 Contender 1 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (21) Lost 17-21, 11-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 6-12 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 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 # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Backer/Boersma 28, Q10 25-23, 21-13 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21 Canet/Hamel, France 1-2
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 21 Backer/Boersma 28, Q10 21-17, 21-11 0:40
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 # 22 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 # 23, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 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, Q12 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 # Q7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma 28, Q10 Arkaev/Barsuk Q7 23-21, 24-22 0:53
Trail the series against # Q14 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Fenili/Galli Q22 Backer/Boersma Q11 21-10, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q23 Mussa/Vasquez A., Venezuela 1-0
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma 28, Q10 Mussa/Vasquez A. Q23 21-12, 21-15 0:34