Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 15, 2007
(26, Q14) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Rodin Merx - 89th
2003 Max Backer - 33rd Did not play
2004 Max Backer - 33rd Did not play
2005 Richard Kogel - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q15 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q18 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 27, Q8 9 240 US$6,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2007 Qualifier 1 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (Q19) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Wed, 7/11/2007 Qualifier 2 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (Q3) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool G Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (7) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 7/13/2007 Pool G Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (10) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:39
Fri, 7/13/2007 Pool G Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (23) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:35
Sat, 7/14/2007 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (12) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes lead the series against the field 13-12
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 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 21-14, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Reckermann/Urbatzka 10 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:39
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 11-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 Boersma/Ronnes Q16 21-13, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 Cadieux/Heese 18 21-19, 21-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15, Q2 Boersma/Ronnes Q15 21-18, 20-22, 23-21 1:10
Series tied with # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-14, 21-19 0:35
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Boersma/Ronnes 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 25-23, 25-23 0:49
Lead the series against # Q3 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q3 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q7 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 # Q17 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes Q15 Henriquez/Hernandez Q18 21-16, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # Q19 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 Hoyer/Soderberg Q19 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # Q21 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 # Q29 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Rovkin/Saulko Q22 21-16, 21-17 0:43