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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008

(18) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Stavanger 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$68,100.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	27	0	0	0	1	4	1	3	2	7	1	4	2	2	US$127,600.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,500.00
Overall	28	0	0	0	2	4	1	3	2	7	1	4	2	2	US$130,100.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	13	5th	480	US$13,200.00
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

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool F

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (7)

Lost 16-21, 15-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Emiel Boersma	Total	37	12	9	0.081	2	1	0	2
	1	37	12	9	0.081	2	1	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Bram Ronnes	Total	17	8	2	0.353	0	3	0	2
	1	17	8	2	0.353	0	3	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool F

Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (19)

Lost 15-21, 25-23, 11-15

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Emiel Boersma	Total	44	19	10	0.205	1	0	0	3
	1	44	19	10	0.205	1	0	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Bram Ronnes	Total	36	19	6	0.361	0	6	2	2
	1	36	19	6	0.361	0	6	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool F

Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (6)

Won 21-16, 22-20

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Emiel Boersma	Total	22	4	2	0.091	7	3	0	0
	1	22	4	2	0.091	7	3	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Bram Ronnes	Total	31	14	4	0.323	0	6	2	6
	1	31	14	4	0.323	0	6	2	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Lucky Loser

David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (8)

Lost 16-21, 25-27

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Emiel Boersma	Total	21	10	3	0.333	0	5	0	2
	1	21	10	3	0.333	0	5	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Bram Ronnes	Total	37	22	6	0.432	0	4	0	4
	1	37	22	6	0.432	0	4	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Emiel Boersma	124	45	24	0.169	10	9	0	7
Bram Ronnes	121	63	18	0.372	0	19	4	14
Total	245	108	42	0.269	10	28	4	21
Opponents	220	116	24	0.418	24	37	2	15

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Max Backer - 37th	Did not play
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Richard Kogel - 17th	Did not play
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Bram Ronnes - 9th	Emiel Boersma - 9th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Joppe Paulides - 17th	Jorn Huiskamp - 37th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Daan Spijkers - 37th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes trail the series against the field 19-37 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	12	Boersma/Ronnes	26, Q14	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
6/29/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Boersma/Ronnes	13	21-19, 21-13	0:43
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 5	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Boersma/Ronnes	17	21-19, 21-13	0:42
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Q	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Boersma/Ronnes	28	21-23, 21-15, 15-7	0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	3	Boersma/Ronnes	9	27-25, 21-15	0:50
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Boersma/Ronnes	8	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Boersma/Ronnes	15	21-13, 21-16	0:36
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	1	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	21-13, 23-21	0:42
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Rego/Santos	1	Boersma/Ronnes	31, Q15	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	11	Boersma/Ronnes	8	29-27, 21-17	0:53
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 4	Boersma/Ronnes	17	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-19, 13-21, 15-10	0:53
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Boersma/Ronnes	14	21-17, 21-11	0:41
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Boersma/Ronnes	20, Q5	23-21, 24-22	0:54
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
5/10/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 6	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Boersma/Ronnes	16	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:59
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Boersma/Ronnes	17	21-17, 17-21, 17-15	0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Boersma/Ronnes	18	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-16, 22-20	0:46
6/29/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Boersma/Ronnes	13	21-16, 21-11	0:42
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Boersma/Ronnes	31, Q15	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-2
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Boersma/Ronnes	18	21-16, 21-15	0:37
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Boersma/Ronnes	16	21-18, 21-15	0:41
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	11-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:56
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Boersma/Ronnes	20, Q5	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	22-24, 21-18, 15-8	1:01
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Boersma/Ronnes	26, Q14	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-2
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Boersma/Ronnes	18	21-16, 27-25	0:48
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Klemperer/Koreng	4	Boersma/Ronnes	13	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Boersma/Ronnes	11	Klemperer/Koreng	6	22-20, 15-21, 20-18	0:59
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-3
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	Boersma/Ronnes	13	21-6, 21-19	0:36
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	Boersma/Ronnes	13	16-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:55
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Boersma/Ronnes	13	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	8	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Boersma/Ronnes	17	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	1	21-17, 21-18	0:35
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Boersma/Ronnes	28	21-16, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Schacht/Slack	17, Q1	Boersma/Ronnes	Q16	21-13, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	22, Q2	Boersma/Ronnes	11	21-16, 21-18	0:44
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	Heuscher/Heyer	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-3
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	15	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-12, 21-18	0:42
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 13-21, 15-9	0:52
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	11	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	21-10, 21-19	0:38
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Boersma/Ronnes	29, Q11	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	2	Boersma/Ronnes	5	21-14, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Boersma/Ronnes	9	Kais/Vesik	18	21-15, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-5
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Boersma/Ronnes	13	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:52
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	17	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	16	21-13, 21-19	0:38
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	Boersma/Ronnes	14	21-18, 24-26, 15-13	1:01
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	Boersma/Ronnes	20, Q5	21-12, 22-20	0:39
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Q	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	Boersma/Ronnes	28	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:52
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	12	Boersma/Ronnes	20	21-14, 20-22, 15-11	1:04
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15, Q2	Boersma/Ronnes	Q15	21-18, 20-22, 23-21	1:10
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Boersma/Ronnes	13	Doppler/Gartmayer	21	21-14, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Kjemperud/Skarlund	23	Boersma/Ronnes	26, Q14	21-14, 21-19	0:35
9/9/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Winner 3	Boersma/Ronnes	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	25-23, 25-23	0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-1
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Asahi/Shiratori	19	Boersma/Ronnes	18	21-15, 23-25, 15-11	0:59
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Asahi/Shiratori	13	21-18, 25-23	0:46
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Boersma/Ronnes	29, Q11	Asahi/Shiratori	Q6	21-11, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 20 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/29/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Laciga/Schnider	18	Boersma/Ronnes	14	15-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:51
Series tied with # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	13	Plavins/Samoilovs	12	22-20, 21-18	0:35
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	31, Q8	Boersma/Ronnes	11	29-27, 21-16	0:51