European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002
(15) 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: 6
Tournaments: 43
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (Alanya 2003)
Career Winnings: US$24,955.61
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: 9
Tournaments: 96
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (The Hague 2006)
Career Winnings: US$137,103.51
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV20000001010000 US$1,973.16
CEV C&S10000100000000 US$816.17
FIVB160000000031237 US$10,040.00
Overall190000101041237 US$12,829.33
Previous Basel Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 31, Q11 17 60 US$2,520.00
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
CEV C&S 6/28-7/1/2002 CEV Alanya Challenger 5 18 € 825.00
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
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/30/2002 Winner 1 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (18) Won 21-19, 20-22, 17-15 1:03
Fri, 8/30/2002 Winner 2 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (2) Lost 23-25, 16-21 0:52
Fri, 8/30/2002 Contender 1 Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (16) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Sat, 8/31/2002 Contender 2 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (7) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Sat, 8/31/2002 Contender 3 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (4) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Backer/Ronnes trail the series against the field 5-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 2 Backer/Ronnes 15 25-23, 21-16 0:52
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 18 Backer/Ronnes 34 23-25, 21-18, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 4 Backer/Ronnes 15 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool F Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Backer/Ronnes 27, Q24 20-22, 21-13, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool J Heuscher/Kobel 9 Backer/Ronnes 33 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-2
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Backer/Ronnes 15 Berg/Dahl 7 21-18, 22-20 0:44
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Berg/Dahl 18 Backer/Ronnes 31, Q11 21-14, 20-22, 15-10 0:56
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool J Berg/Dahl 16 Backer/Ronnes 33 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Ronnes 27, Q24 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q9 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 16 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-1
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Backer/Ronnes 15 Kogel/Mulder 16 21-18, 21-17 0:45
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Kogel/Mulder Q18 Backer/Ronnes Q15 21-11, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Backer/Ronnes 31, Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Backer/Ronnes 15 Bosma/Cotrino 18 21-19, 20-22, 17-15 1:03