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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2012

(25, Q3) Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany

Karla Borger
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 22, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heppenheim

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$550,060.63

Britta Büthe
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 25, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dearborn, MI

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Lucerne 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$309,875.00

Awards

Best Server 2014

Awards

Top Rookie 2011

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	65	1	2	3	2	16	0	16	1	11	4	3	1	5	US$610,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,950.00
Overall	68	2	2	3	2	17	0	17	1	11	4	3	1	5	US$619,750.00

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Rieke Brink-Abeler - Country Quota	Did not play
2011	Britta Buthe - 17th	Karla Borger - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	23	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	10	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	16, Q6	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	21, Q9	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	18, Q7	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	22, Q12	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q13	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	6/15-19/2011	Seoul Challenger	2	1st	100	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	27, Q19	9th	320	US$8,000.00

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/7/2012	Qualifier 2	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (Q14)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:41
Fri, 6/8/2012	Pool H	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (8)	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:35
Fri, 6/8/2012	Pool H	Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (9)	Lost 21-23, 21-16, 12-15	0:55
Sat, 6/9/2012	Pool H	Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (24, Q6)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:33

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$52,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	43	0	1	3	2	10	0	14	0	6	4	0	$510,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	4	0	0	$48,200.00
Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,950.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	68	2	2	3	2	17	0	17	1	11	4	0	$619,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karla Borger												Britta Buthe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$44,000.00	World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$26,000.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$78,000.00	World Tour Finals
66	0	1	4	2	13	21	12	6	0	$305,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	0	1	3	2	10	14	6	4	0	$255,300.00
64	2	1	1	5	11	16	14	3	0	$104,650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	1	0	0	0	6	2	4	0	0	$24,100.00
10	2	0	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	$12,800.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,475.00	Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,475.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
153	6	3	7	8	29	42	31	9	0	$549,475.00	Total	70	2	2	4	2	17	18	11	4	0	$309,875.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$2,800.00	5	5	50.0 %
2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$950.00	4	2	66.7 %
2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	5	$33,350.00	31	16	66.0 %
2011	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00	5	0	100.0 %
2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$14,200.00	8	10	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	1	9	$50,350.00	44	31	58.7 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,950.00	9	2	81.8 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karla Borger													Britta Buthe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	$2,800.00	2009	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,400.00	2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00	2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	$16,675.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	$16,675.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2011	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$7,100.00	2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$7,100.00
30	1	0	0	0	1	5	7	1	15	$32,450.00	Total	Total	23	1	0	1	0	1	5	5	1	9	$29,650.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	131	67.9%	34	17.6%	28	14.5%	165-28	85.5%	33	29.5%	20	17.9%	59	52.7%	33-79	29.5%	131-59	68.9%	67-48	58.3%	3	2	201-109	64.8%
2011-2012	36	70.6%	7	13.7%	8	15.7%	43-8	84.3%	8	22.2%	9	25.0%	19	52.8%	8-28	22.2%	36-19	65.5%	15-17	46.9%	1	0	52-36	59.1%
Against the Field	30	57.7%	10	19.2%	12	23.1%	40-12	76.9%	8	17.8%	10	22.2%	27	60.0%	8-37	17.8%	60-48	55.6%	36-44	45.0%	2	1	50-47	51.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	1	12	2	84	36	0	0	32	30	1	5	3	2	0	1	137	77
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	4	8	2	23	4	0	0	11	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	53	26
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	11	5	21	4	116	43	1	0	52	46	4	5	3	2	2	2	214	112

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe trail the series against the field 16-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 3	Xue/Zhang	3	Borger/Buthe	28, Q21	21-11, 21-17	0:29
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	21-15, 15-21, 15-9	0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-0
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	Antonelli/Antunes	6	14-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-0
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	Kessy/Ross	5	21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	Borger/Buthe	23	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:47
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Borger/Buthe	18, Q7	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:42
Trail the series against # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Borger/Buthe	18, Q7	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	0:45
Trail the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-2
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Borger/Buthe	23	21-18, 23-21	0:33
11/4/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	5	Borger/Buthe	28, Q20	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	Borger/Buthe	25, Q3	21-11, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-2
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Barsuk/Vozakova	9	Borger/Buthe	25, Q3	23-21, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
8/2/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Barsuk/Vozakova	26, Q11	Borger/Buthe	Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	Barsuk/Vozakova	27, Q8	21-14, 21-17	0:29
Lead the series against # 10 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	23	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	23	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-15, 24-22	0:40
Series tied with # 13 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-1
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Gielen/Mouha	8	Borger/Buthe	10	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
7/26/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	Gielen/Mouha	Q8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 14 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 1-1
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cunha/Lima	16, Q3	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	21-18, 21-23, 15-8	0:54
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	Cunha/Lima	10	23-21, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-2
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	7	Borger/Buthe	10	25-23, 23-25, 15-7	0:57
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	16	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	24-22, 22-20	0:42
Trail the series against # 17 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 0-1
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Bansley/Maloney	17	Borger/Buthe	16, Q6	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 20, Q7 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Lavalle/Maestrini	18	Borger/Buthe	16, Q6	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	1:01
Trail the series against # 22 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	21-11, 21-23, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	18, Q7	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	21-8, 19-21, 15-13	0:43
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool F	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Borger/Buthe	28, Q21	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 24, Q6 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q6	Borger/Buthe	25, Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
11/3/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Qualifier 2	Borger/Buthe	28, Q20	Nishibori/Urata	Q13	21-18, 21-12	0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q3	21-19, 23-25, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 31 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	Martins/Santanna	28, Q2	21-18, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # Q1 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-2
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Fendrick/Niles	11	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:51
10/27/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 2	Fendrick/Niles	16, Q1	Borger/Buthe	Q16	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # Q10 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
4/16/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Qualifier 3	Borger/Buthe	16, Q6	Lessard/Martin	Q11	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # Q14 Boulton/Johns, England 3-0
6/7/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Borger/Buthe	25, Q3	Boulton/Johns	Q14	21-19, 21-19	0:41
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 1	Borger/Buthe	16, Q6	Boulton/Johns	32, Q18	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:43
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	Boulton/Johns	Q14	18-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # Q18 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
4/15/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Country Quota	Borger/Buthe	16, Q6	Bieneck/Grossner		21-17, 21-16	0:31