Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(13) 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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Joppe Paulides - 13th Niels van de Sande - 33rd
2010 Joppe Paulides - 25th Did not play
2011 Daan Spijkers - 37th Emiel Boersma - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 14 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 18 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 23 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool M Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (20, Q12) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool M Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (29, Q6) Won 12-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool M Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:44
Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (30) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Spijkers trail the series against the field 28-39 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 14 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 5 Boersma/Spijkers 18 21-23, 21-15, 15-9 0:52
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 2 Boersma/Spijkers 23, Q8 21-15, 21-8 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Boersma/Spijkers 17 21-16, 22-24, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Boersma/Spijkers 31 21-15, 21-14 0:36
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Boersma/Spijkers 20 21-12, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 2-2
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Boersma/Spijkers 13 21-16, 21-17 0:44
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Boersma/Spijkers 18 Cunha/Santos 2 24-22, 21-12 0:44
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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-3
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 20 Boersma/Spijkers 17 17-21, 21-9, 15-13 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-4
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 9 Boersma/Spijkers 14 21-17, 21-18 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Wu/Xu 16 Boersma/Spijkers 17 21-14, 21-15 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20, Q12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Boersma/Spijkers 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 21-18, 21-19 0:47
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Boersma/Spijkers 22 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 2-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Boersma/Spijkers 14 Barbosa/Ferramenta 19 21-18, 21-13 0:38
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Boersma/Spijkers 22 Barbosa/Ferramenta 11 23-21, 16-21, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr 25 21-18, 21-15 0:39
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Boersma/Spijkers 26 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 2-2
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Boersma/Spijkers 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 15 21-19, 21-19 0:39
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 # 25 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Chevallier/Heyer 23 Boersma/Spijkers 20 21-16, 23-21 0:39
Series tied with # 28, Q8 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Boersma/Spijkers 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:50
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Boersma/Spijkers 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 25-23, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Boersma/Spijkers 13 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q6 12-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 30 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-2
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Koshkarev/Semenov 30 Boersma/Spijkers 13 21-15, 21-18 0:37
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Koshkarev/Semenov 5 Boersma/Spijkers 26 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:51
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 Koshkarev/Semenov 13 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against 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
Series tied with # Q1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Boersma/Spijkers 14 Klemperer/Koreng 20 21-18, 21-19 0:39
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 12 Boersma/Spijkers 27, Q4 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q4 "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
Series tied with # Q7 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Boersma/Spijkers 14 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:37
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Redmann/Saxton 46 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Boersma/Spijkers 17 Ces/Ces 18, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # Q16 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
Lead the series against # Q21 Barsuk/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Boersma/Spijkers 17 Barsuk/Hudyakov 32 21-16, 21-18 0:34