Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(13) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Rodin Merx - 57th
2002 Bram Ronnes - 57th Emiel Boersma - 57th
2003 Max Backer - 57th Did not play
2005 Richard Kogel - 41st Did not play
2006 Jochem De Gruijter - 25th Did not play
2007 Bram Ronnes - 9th Emiel Boersma - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 13 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 11 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool D Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (20) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:36
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool D Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (29, Q5) Won 21-13, 23-21 0:37
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool D Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 14-16 0:55
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (12) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:35
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Benjamin Insfran / Franco Neto, Brazil (8) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:54
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 6-21, 19-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes trail the series against the field 17-23 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/29/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 Boersma/Ronnes 13 21-16, 21-11 0:42
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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-3
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Boersma/Ronnes 13 21-6, 21-19 0:36
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Boersma/Ronnes 13 16-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:55
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 13 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 8 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 1-0
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 13 Insfran/Neto 8 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-5
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Boersma/Ronnes 13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:52
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 # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 13 Plavins/Samoilovs 12 22-20, 21-18 0:35
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes 11 29-27, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Ces/Ces 20 Boersma/Ronnes 13 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 25, Q2 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 # 29, Q5 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Boersma/Ronnes 13 Miramontes/Virgen 29, Q5 21-13, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # 31 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Boersma/Ronnes 28 Gabathuler/Wenger 45 21-15, 21-12 0:35