Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 17 - 22, 2008
(11) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Mathijs Mast - 41st Did not play
2007 Bram Ronnes - 41st Emiel Boersma - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 9 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 8 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 15 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 16 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 17 7th 300 US$7,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool F Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (22, Q2) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:44
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool F Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy (27, Q14) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Fri, 6/20/2008 Pool F David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (6) Won 22-20, 15-21, 20-18 0:59
Fri, 6/20/2008 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (31, Q8) Lost 27-29, 16-21 0:51
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes lead the series against the field 35-34 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Rego/Santos 3 Boersma/Ronnes 9 27-25, 21-15 0:50
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Boersma/Ronnes 8 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Boersma/Ronnes 15 21-13, 21-16 0:36
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 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 # 3 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 # 4 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Boersma/Ronnes 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:59
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 # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Boersma/Ronnes 11 Klemperer/Koreng 6 22-20, 15-21, 20-18 0:59
Series tied with # 7 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Boersma/Ronnes 9 Marques/Solberg 8 21-19, 21-23, 16-14 1:04
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 4, Q1 Boersma/Ronnes 13 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Boersma/Ronnes 16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
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 # 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 16 Deulofeu/Salvetti 17 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 3-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 8 Dugrip/Gagliano 24, Q6 21-12, 21-12 0:30
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 # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-3
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 15 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-12, 21-18 0:42
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
Series tied with # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 9 Kais/Vesik 18 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Boersma/Ronnes 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 21-19, 21-14 0:36
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 # 17 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 # 18, Q13 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Boersma/Ronnes 15 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 21 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 11 Boersma/Ronnes 8 29-27, 21-17 0:53
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
Series tied with # 22, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 Boersma/Ronnes 11 21-16, 21-18 0:44
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Heuscher/Heyer 6 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Series tied with # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 "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
Series tied with # 27, Q14 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Boersma/Ronnes 11 Amore/Bizzotto 27, Q14 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
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 # 29, Q7 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 3-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Boersma/Ronnes 9 Cadieux/Heese 24, Q4 21-16, 25-23 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 31, Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes 11 29-27, 21-16 0:51
Lead the series against Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 20 Huth/Schneider 30, Q12 21-12, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q4 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Boersma/Ronnes 9 Baracetti/Salema 25 21-19, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q11 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 8 Horrem/Maaseide 25 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # Q12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q18 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Pedrosa/Rosas 21 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 1:04
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 5 Pedrosa/Rosas 4 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q19 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 # Q25 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q3 21-19, 21-18 0:43