Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
May 1 - 6, 2012
(23) Emiel Boersma/Daan Spijkers, 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
Daan Spijkers
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 6, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Den Haag
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 60
Career Best: 4th (FIVB The Hague 2010)
Career Winnings: US$93,625.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253337Money
FIVB240001402111311 US$133,150.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Richard Kogel - 25th Did not play
2006 Mathijs Mast - 41st Did not play
2007 Bram Ronnes - 25th Did not play
2009 Did not play Niels van de Sande - 25th
2010 Joppe Paulides - 41st Jon Stiekema - 41st
2011 Daan Spijkers - 13th Emiel Boersma - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 25 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 26 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 27, Q4 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 29, Q3 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 31 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 24 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 22 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 22 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 17 13th 180 US$4,250.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool P Cheng Chen / Wuqin Lin, China (10) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:36
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool P Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:31
Fri, 5/4/2012 Pool P Dmitri Barsuk / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (26) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:39
Fri, 5/4/2012 Winner 1 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (11) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Sat, 5/5/2012 Winner 2 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (19, Q6) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-9  
Sat, 5/5/2012 Winner 3 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (12, Q1) Lost 10-21, 15-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Spijkers trail the series against the field 18-30 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 2 Boersma/Spijkers 23, Q8 21-15, 21-8 0:34
Series tied with # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 3 Boersma/Spijkers 14 18-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:03
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 Cunha/Santos 4 22-20, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Boersma/Spijkers 27, Q4 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool P Gavira/Herrera 7 Boersma/Spijkers 23 21-18, 21-17 0:31
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Boersma/Spijkers 22 18-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:57
Series tied with # 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-1
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Boersma/Spijkers 24 Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
8/29/10FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 Boersma/Spijkers 10 21-19, 15-21, 15-8 0:56
Series tied with # 9 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 7 Boersma/Spijkers 25 21-11, 21-19 0:35
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Boersma/Spijkers 10 Wu/Xu 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Chen/Lin, China 1-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool P Boersma/Spijkers 23 Chen/Lin 10 21-18, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-2
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Boersma/Spijkers 23 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 11 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Bellaguarda/Heuscher 9 Boersma/Spijkers 24 17-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:59
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 16 Boersma/Spijkers 17 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-4
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Boersma/Spijkers 23 21-10, 21-15 0:36
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Boersma/Spijkers 24 21-19, 21-17 0:43
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Schmidt 8 Boersma/Spijkers 10 21-13, 29-27 0:54
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Boersma/Spijkers 23, Q8 21-10, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-3
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 8 Boersma/Spijkers 25 19-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:02
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 19 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Boersma/Spijkers 31 21-16, 24-22 0:41
Series tied with # 14 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Boersma/Spijkers 26 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:02
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Boersma/Spijkers 31 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-3
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-15, 21-12 0:33
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Boersma/Spijkers 26 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-8, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 12 Boersma/Spijkers 27, Q4 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Boersma/Spijkers 26 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 23 Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q6 18-21, 21-19, 15-9  
Trail the series against # 20 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:00
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 11 Boersma/Spijkers 22 14-21, 21-12, 15-4 0:39
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 10 Plavins/Smedins 7 14-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 21 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Chevallier/Heyer 23 Boersma/Spijkers 20 21-16, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Boersma/Spijkers 26 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 24 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 26, Q19 Boersma/Spijkers Q3 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 26 Barsuk/Semenov, Russia 0-1
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool P Barsuk/Semenov 26 Boersma/Spijkers 23 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Boersma/Spijkers 26 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-17, 21-8 0:30
Lead the series against Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Boersma/Spijkers 22 Barbosa/Ferramenta 11 23-21, 16-21, 15-9 1:01
Trail the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-2
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 20 Boersma/Spijkers 14 21-14, 21-18 0:36
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 1 Boersma/Spijkers 27, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 21-19, 21-17 0:40
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 18 Boersma/Spijkers 15 13-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Boersma/Spijkers 22 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Boersma/Spijkers 17 Ces/Ces 18, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:43
Trail the series against # Q16 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 0-1
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Redmann/Saxton 46 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 3-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Boersma/Spijkers 26 Boehm/Kapa 23, Q12 15-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:42
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Spijkers 27, Q4 Boehm/Kapa Q13 21-19, 21-17 0:42
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Boersma/Spijkers 20 Boehm/Kapa 29, Q18 21-15, 21-15 0:37