Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(11) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Max Backer - 33rd Did not play
2004 Max Backer - 33rd Did not play
2005 Richard Kogel - 17th Did not play
2007 Bram Ronnes - 17th Did not play
2008 Bram Ronnes - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool O Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (22) Lost 20-22, 21-19, 13-15 0:53
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool O Mirco Gerson / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (27) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool O Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (19) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 3 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Spijkers trail the series against the field 22-32 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 6 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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Boersma/Spijkers 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 15 Boersma/Spijkers 11 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 11 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 21-14, 21-18 0:38
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 26, Q19 Boersma/Spijkers Q3 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 22 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 Boersma/Spijkers 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 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
Series tied with # 26, Q8 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 # 27 Gerson/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Boersma/Spijkers 11 Gerson/Heyer 27 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 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 # Q2 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 # Q7 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