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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Olympic Garden Open
May 19 - 23, 2004

(29, Q7) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	6	1	4	1	US$25,875.00

Previous Lianyungang Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/19/2004	Qualifier 1	Bing Pan / Zhenyu Zhang, China (Q26)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:40
Thu, 5/20/2004	Qualifier 2	Paul Schroffenegger / Thomas Schroffenegger, Austria (Q10)	Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:54
Fri, 5/21/2004	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (4)	Lost 16-21, 26-28	0:45
Fri, 5/21/2004	Contender 1	Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (20)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:31
Fri, 5/21/2004	Contender 2	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (19)	Lost 21-16, 19-21, 14-16	0:51

Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 9-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool C	Rego/Santos	3	Backer/Boersma	30, Q18	21-14, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Backer/Boersma	29, Q7	21-16, 28-26	0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	5	Backer/Boersma	28, Q10	25-23, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 10, Q1 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Rogers/Scott	12	Backer/Boersma	37	21-13, 21-19	0:39
7/17/03	FIVB	France 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
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Backer/Boersma	30, Q18	21-16, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	30, Q18	Horrem/Maaseide	Q2	21-17, 35-33	0:58
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	30, Q18	Horrem/Maaseide	Q2	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:55
Series tied with # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	Backer/Boersma	29, Q7	16-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:51
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Backer/Boersma	30, Q18	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q15	21-12, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Backer/Boersma	29, Q7	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20	21-12, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Canet/Hamel, France 1-2
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	21	Backer/Boersma	28, Q10	21-17, 21-11	0:40
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Backer/Boersma	30, Q18	Canet/Hamel	19	21-18, 21-19	0:50
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Backer/Boersma	Q15	19-21, 21-11, 15-7	0:57
Trail the series against # 24 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Hernandez/Papaleo	36	Backer/Boersma	37	21-17, 21-15	0:45
Series tied with # 25 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q5	Backer/Boersma	Q12	21-15, 21-15	0:36
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	Q22	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q11	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q10 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
5/20/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	29, Q7	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q10	19-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # Q11 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	Q12	Asahi/Nishimura	Q21	25-23, 12-21, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # Q26 Pan/Zhang, China 1-0
5/19/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Backer/Boersma	29, Q7	Pan/Zhang	Q26	21-17, 21-18	0:40