Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(17) 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 Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 14 5th 360 US$10,000.00
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
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (16) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:38
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (1) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Fri, 3/28/2008 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 15-17 0:55
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:53
Sat, 3/29/2008 Contender 5 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes trail the series against the field 20-24 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 17 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 1 21-17, 21-18 0:35
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Boersma/Ronnes 28 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 5 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Boersma/Ronnes 17 21-19, 21-13 0:42
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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Boersma/Ronnes 17 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:53
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 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
Series tied with # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Reckermann/Urbatzka 10 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:39
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 11-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 Boersma/Ronnes Q16 21-13, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Boersma/Ronnes 17 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Heuscher/Heyer 6 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-5
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 16 21-13, 21-19 0:38
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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q7 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Asahi/Shiratori 13 21-18, 25-23 0:46
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-11, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 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 # Q1 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 # Q6 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
Trail the series against # Q8 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Amore/Bizzotto 19 Boersma/Ronnes 13 14-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 Hoyer/Soderberg Q19 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # Q12 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Boersma/Ronnes 20, Q5 Arkaev/Kuzmichev 29, Q23 21-16, 21-19 0:33