Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(27, Q8) Emiel Boersma/Bram Ronnes, Netherlands
 
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
Bram Ronnes
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Enschede
Resides: Utrecht
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Stavanger 2008)
Career Winnings: US$68,100.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB270001413271422 US$127,600.00
FIVB C&S10001000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall280002413271422 US$130,100.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Mathijs Mast - 25th Jochem De Gruijter - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 31, Q15 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 29, Q11 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open Q11 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q10 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 9/8-10/2005 Madeira Challenger 5 4 42 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q16 33 30 US$0.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 2 Casey Augoustides / Patrik Flisberg, South Africa (Q40) Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:50
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 3 Paul Podstawka / Chris Simek, Canada (Q41) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:41
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (11) Lost 10-21, 19-21 0:38
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (21) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 1:04
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 3 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (14) Won 11-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 21-23 0:42
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes lead the series against the field 12-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 21-13, 23-21 0:42
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Rego/Santos 1 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Heuscher/Heyer 6 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Boersma/Ronnes 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 25-23, 25-23 0:49
Trail the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-3
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 11 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 21-10, 21-19 0:38
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Bronze Medal Herrera/Mesa 2 Boersma/Ronnes 5 21-14, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 11-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes Q16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q17 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Pedrosa/Rosas 21 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 1:04
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 5 Pedrosa/Rosas 4 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q5 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-11, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q11 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev Q18 15-21, 24-22, 20-18 1:01
Lead the series against # Q24 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Rovkin/Saulko Q22 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q30 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-0
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 Beck/Bleiker Q31 21-14, 21-8 0:37
Lead the series against # Q40 Augoustides/Flisberg, South Africa 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Augoustides/Flisberg Q40 18-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # Q41 Podstawka/Simek, Canada 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Podstawka/Simek Q41 21-14, 21-16 0:41