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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Carolina Open presented by GlaxoSmithKline
June 9 - 13, 2004

(19) 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 Carolina Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q8	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q11	41st	12	US$0.00
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

Puerto Rico Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 1	Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (14)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:43
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 2	Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (3)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:48
Fri, 6/11/2004	Contender 2	Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (20)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 4-10 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-3
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 2	Rogers/Scott	3	Backer/Boersma	19	21-16, 21-15	0:48
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 # 4 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Prosser/Williams	23, Q3	Backer/Boersma	Q14	21-12, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 # 13 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 # 14 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Backer/Boersma	19	Holden/Leinemann	14	21-17, 21-14	0:43
Series tied with # 18 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
Series tied with # 20 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 2	Asahi/Nishimura	20	Backer/Boersma	19	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	Q12	Asahi/Nishimura	Q21	25-23, 12-21, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q25	Backer/Boersma	Q8	21-18, 21-18	0:39