Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 NIS Open 2004 presented by Telekom Srbija
May 26 - 30, 2004
(Q11) 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 Budva Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 29, Q7 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 28, Q10 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
Serbia and Montenegro Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/27/2004 Qualifier 2 Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (Q22) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 10-16 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 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 # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Backer/Boersma 29, Q7 21-16, 28-26 0:45
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 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 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 # 22, Q3 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 19 Backer/Boersma 29, Q7 16-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:51
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 # 23 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 # 24 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 # 25, Q5 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Backer/Boersma 29, Q7 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 20 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Series tied with # 26, Q8 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 # 30, Q15 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 # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Trail the series against # Q22 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Brizida/Pedrosa Q22 Backer/Boersma Q11 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q23 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 # Q31 Peric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma Q14 Peric/Trimcevski Q51 21-16, 21-19 0:36