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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002

(31, Q11) Max Backer/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands

Max Backer
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 22, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gouda

Resides:

Nieliwegein

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,457.50

Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 10, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Boxmeer

Resides:

Utrecht

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$118,270.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	7	US$10,040.00

Previous Cadiz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	33	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q15	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	34	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	Q20	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q22	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	27, Q24	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	Q25	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	Q24	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	Q40	57	6	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q47	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	Q32	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q49	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q50	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	Q49	57	4	US$0.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/8/2002	Qualifier 2	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (Q22)	Won 21-8, 21-8	0:29
Thu, 8/8/2002	Qualifier 3	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (Q6)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:32
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (15)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:39
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (18)	Lost 14-21, 22-20, 10-15	0:56
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2)	Won By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Backer/Ronnes trail the series against the field 6-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	Araujo/Insfran	2	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Child/Heese	15	Backer/Ronnes	34	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	Q9	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Backer/Ronnes	34	Schacht/Slack	39	22-20, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	18	Backer/Ronnes	34	23-25, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Backer/Ronnes	33	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	20-22, 21-13, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 15 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Holden/Leinemann	15	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	21-13, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-2
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Berg/Dahl	18	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	21-14, 20-22, 15-10	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Berg/Dahl	16	Backer/Ronnes	33	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 25, Q13 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Kogel/Mulder	Q18	Backer/Ronnes	Q15	21-11, 21-18	0:31
Trail the series against # 30 Amore/Lione, Italy 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Amore/Lione	22, Q6	Backer/Ronnes	Q22	21-14, 24-22	0:41
Trail the series against # 32, Q8 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-2
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Backer/Ronnes	Q47	21-17, 18-21, 16-14	1:03
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Backer/Ronnes	Q50	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q6	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # Q22 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	Gosch/Strauss	Q22	21-8, 21-8	0:29
Lead the series against # Q24 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	Q22	Esko/Tuominen	Q54	21-19, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # Q28 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q45	Backer/Ronnes	Q20	21-12, 21-17	0:34