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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012

(9) Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany

Karla Borger
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 22, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heppenheim

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

173

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$596,362.43

Britta Büthe
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 25, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dearborn, MI

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$336,271.29

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$37,989.35
CEV C&S	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,989.52
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
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	77	4	3	4	2	19	0	19	1	12	4	3	1	5	US$664,728.87

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Ilka Semmler - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	4	9th	240	€ 750.00
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
CEV	7/19-23/2011	CEV Polish Masters	2	1st	600	€ 10,000.00
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

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool H	Natalja Bratuhhina / Polina Bratuhhina, Estonia (24)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:29
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool H	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (25)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:33
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool H	Greta Cicolari / Laura Giombini, Italy (8)	Lost 18-21, 27-25, 17-19	0:55
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 1	Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (31)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 2	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (5)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 6/2/2012	Winner 3	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (21)	Lost 21-19, 10-21, 10-15	0:46

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 18-16 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Contender 2	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	2	Borger/Buthe	4	21-14, 23-25, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Borger/Buthe	23	21-18, 23-21	0:33
7/23/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Gold Medal	Borger/Buthe	2	Kolocova/Slukova	1	21-17, 21-17	0:35
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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-0
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-18, 21-18	0:37
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	23	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-15, 24-22	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Cicolari/Giombini, Italy 0-1
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Cicolari/Giombini	8	Borger/Buthe	9	21-18, 25-27, 19-17	0:55
Trail the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Kohler/Sude, Germany 2-2
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	Kohler/Sude	23	22-20, 18-21, 15-13	0:56
6/28/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kohler/Sude	18, Q4	Borger/Buthe	Q13	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:52
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	Kohler/Sude	22	17-21, 21-19, 15-6	0:52
7/19/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Country Quota	Kohler/Sude	29, Q10	Borger/Buthe		22-20, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-1
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	13, Q3	Borger/Buthe	4	21-15, 21-14	0:32
6/18/11	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	7	21-12, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
6/17/11	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	7	21-12, 22-20	0:32
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q21	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Contender 1	Borger/Buthe	4	Braakman/Stiekema	5	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/2/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	Borger/Buthe	9	19-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/22/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	2	Hermannova/Williams	7	21-10, 21-14	0:26
Lead the series against # 24 Bratuhhina/Bratuhhina, Estonia 2-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Bratuhhina/Bratuhhina	24	21-16, 21-16	0:29
7/12/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	18, Q7	Bratuhhina/Bratuhhina	Q26	21-19, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # 25 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-1
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	25	Borger/Buthe	9	21-17, 21-13	0:33
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 # 31 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 2-1
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	9	Barsuk/Vozakova	31	21-16, 21-17	0:36
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