Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Carolina Open presented by GlaxoSmithKline
June 9 - 13, 2004
(19) Max Backer/Emiel Boersma, 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: 5
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$18,457.50
Emiel Boersma
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 25, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Amsterdam
Resides: Amsterdam
Height: 205 cm (6'9")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 113
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Atlantida Beach 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$188,062.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2000000000446141 US$25,875.00
Previous Carolina Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q8 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open Q11 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 29, Q7 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 28, Q10 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open Q10 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 37 37 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 30, Q18 17 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q11 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q15 33 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q12 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 30, Q18 25 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q15 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q22 33 36 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q15 57 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q14 33 18 US$0.00
Puerto Rico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/11/2004 Winner 1 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (14) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:43
Fri, 6/11/2004 Winner 2 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (3) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:48
Fri, 6/11/2004 Contender 2 Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (20) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Backer/Boersma trail the series against the field 4-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-3
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 2 Rogers/Scott 3 Backer/Boersma 19 21-16, 21-15 0:48
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Rogers/Scott 12 Backer/Boersma 37 21-13, 21-19 0:39
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rogers/Scott 19 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 Backer/Boersma Q14 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Backer/Boersma 28, Q10 25-23, 21-13 0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Hernandez/Papaleo 36 Backer/Boersma 37 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Series tied with # 13 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 19 Backer/Boersma 29, Q7 16-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:51
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q15 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Backer/Boersma 19 Holden/Leinemann 14 21-17, 21-14 0:43
Series tied with # 18 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Backer/Boersma Q12 21-15, 21-15 0:36
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q22 Shiratori/Watanabe Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 20 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-1
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 2 Asahi/Nishimura 20 Backer/Boersma 19 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q12 Asahi/Nishimura Q21 25-23, 12-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman Q25 Backer/Boersma Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:39