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July 24 - 29, 2007
(28) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Rodin Merx - 57th
2002 Bram Ronnes - 57th Emiel Boersma - 57th
2003 Max Backer - 57th Did not play
2005 Richard Kogel - 41st Did not play
2006 Jochem De Gruijter - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 20 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 26, Q14 17 160 US$5,100.00
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
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool Q Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (21) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 10-15 0:52
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool Q Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 23-21, 15-21, 7-15 0:57
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool Q Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (45) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (13) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003Rio de Janeiro Max Backer - 37th Did not play
2005Berlin Richard Kogel - 17th Did not play
2009Stavanger Joppe Paulides - 17th Jorn Huiskamp - 37th
2011Rome Daan Spijkers - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 28 9 400 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Boersma/Ronnes trail the series against the field 14-17
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
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Boersma/Ronnes 28 21-23, 21-15, 15-7 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Boersma/Ronnes 28 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 13 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 28 Laciga/Laciga 13 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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 # 16 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 # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-3
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Boersma/Ronnes 28 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:52
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 12 Boersma/Ronnes 20 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 1:04
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15, Q2 Boersma/Ronnes Q15 21-18, 20-22, 23-21 1:10
Trail the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 25 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 20 Cadieux/Heese 13 21-14, 21-19 0:44
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 Cadieux/Heese 18 21-19, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 31 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 # 32 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
Series tied with # 36 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 # 44 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 20 Huth/Schneider 30, Q12 21-12, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 45 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Boersma/Ronnes 28 Gabathuler/Wenger 45 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 48 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