Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 26 - 30, 2007
(14) Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands
 
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
Bram Ronnes
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Enschede
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Stavanger 2008)
Career Winnings: US$68,100.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB270001413271422 US$127,600.00
FIVB C&S10001000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall280002413271422 US$130,100.00
Previous Fortaleza Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20, Q5 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 28 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 20 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 26, Q14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q18 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 27, Q8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 31, Q15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 29, Q11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/27/2007 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (19) Won 21-23, 21-15, 15-9 1:00
Thu, 9/27/2007 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 11-21 0:41
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (13) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:52
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 3 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Won 11-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 4 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (25) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Sat, 9/29/2007 Contender 5 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (5) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Sat, 9/29/2007 Contender 6 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (18) Lost 21-15, 20-22, 10-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes trail the series against the field 16-21 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 21-13, 23-21 0:42
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Rego/Santos 1 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 4, Q1 Boersma/Ronnes 13 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Boersma/Ronnes 14 21-17, 21-11 0:41
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Boersma/Ronnes 20, Q5 23-21, 24-22 0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Boersma/Ronnes 28 21-23, 21-15, 15-7 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-2
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Cunha/Neto 5 21-15, 21-19 0:43
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Boersma/Ronnes 14 30-28, 21-18 0:55
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 21-14, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 9 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-5
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 Boersma/Ronnes 14 21-18, 24-26, 15-13 1:01
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Boersma/Ronnes 20, Q5 21-12, 22-20 0:39
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Boersma/Ronnes 28 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:52
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 12 Boersma/Ronnes 20 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 1:04
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15, Q2 Boersma/Ronnes Q15 21-18, 20-22, 23-21 1:10
Lead the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-0
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 11-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Boersma/Ronnes 20, Q5 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 22-24, 21-18, 15-8 1:01
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-3
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:52
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 11 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 21-10, 21-19 0:38
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Bronze Medal Herrera/Mesa 2 Boersma/Ronnes 5 21-14, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 15 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Laciga/Schnider 18 Boersma/Ronnes 14 15-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 19 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Berg/Brinkborg 19 21-23, 21-15, 15-9 1:00
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 20, Q5 Berg/Brinkborg Q12 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:04
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes 20 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-14, 21-19 0:35
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Boersma/Ronnes 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 25-23, 25-23 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 20 Cadieux/Heese 13 21-14, 21-19 0:44
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 Cadieux/Heese 18 21-19, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 2-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 21-13, 21-16 0:34
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 13 Dugrip/Gagliano 20 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 25 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Boersma/Ronnes 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q5 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Boersma/Ronnes 28 Gabathuler/Wenger 45 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # Q3 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes Q15 Henriquez/Hernandez Q18 21-16, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # Q9 Podstawka/Simek, Canada 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Podstawka/Simek Q41 21-14, 21-16 0:41