Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 4, 2015
(10) Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany
 
Karla Borger
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 22, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Heppenheim
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$548,518.70
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: 9
Tournaments: 70
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Lucerne 2015)
Career Winnings: US$309,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB651232160161114315 US$610,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S21000001000000 US$8,950.00
Overall682232170171114315 US$619,750.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Britta Buthe - 17th Karla Borger - 17th
2014 Britta Buthe - 17th Karla Borger - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 11 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 13 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 11 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 11 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 4 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 6 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 7 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 6 9th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 5 17th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 6/28/2015 Pool J Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (15) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 18-20 0:59
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool J Maria Prokopeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (39) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Tue, 6/30/2015 Pool J Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (34) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:42
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (22) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 13-15 0:59
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Britta Buthe - 2nd Karla Borger - 2nd
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Margareta Kozuch - 17th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Julia Sude - 9th Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Julia Sude - 9th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Sandra Ittlinger - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 17 2nd 900 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 10 17th 400 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 52-34 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
5/17/15FIVBLucerne Open Gold Medal Borger/Buthe 4 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Borger/Buthe 6 26-24, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Maestrini 28 Borger/Buthe 5 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 21-12, 21-10 0:30
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:46
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-4
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 11 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Borger/Buthe 7 21-13, 21-12 0:31
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Borger/Buthe 5 21-19, 21-17 0:37
7/13/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 14 Borger/Buthe 8 24-22, 21-16 0:40
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Borger/Buthe 21, Q9 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-2
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Kolocova/Slukova 6 By Forfeit 0:01
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 8 Kolocova/Slukova 3 21-18, 21-23, 15-11 0:52
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 7 Kolocova/Slukova 15 21-17, 21-17 0:37
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool H Borger/Buthe 24, Q2 Kolocova/Slukova 8 23-21, 23-21 0:42
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Kolocova/Slukova 10 Borger/Buthe 23 21-18, 23-21 0:33
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 5 Borger/Buthe 28, Q20 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-0
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 8 Bednarczuk/Seixas 4 21-15, 21-10 0:34
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 21-19, 21-15 0:42
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas 5 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-3
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antonelli/Felisberta 3 Borger/Buthe 11 21-14, 21-17 0:53
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 4 Borger/Buthe 13 21-14, 21-9 0:35
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool D Borger/Buthe 13 Antonelli/Felisberta 4 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 0:56
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antonelli/Felisberta 14, Q1 Borger/Buthe 4 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez 10 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 9 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Bronze Medal Alves/Lima 5, Q1 Borger/Buthe 11 17-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:12
Trail the series against # 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 21-17, 21-16 0:44
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Borger/Buthe 6 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 17 Borger/Buthe 16 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 4-1
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 11 Wang/Yue 16 21-13, 24-22 0:44
6/22/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Borger/Buthe 4 Wang/Yue 16 21-10, 21-19 0:37
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 6 Wang/Yue 22 24-22, 13-21, 15-10 0:53
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Wang/Yue 10 Borger/Buthe 7 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Wang/Yue 10 21-18, 18-21, 15-5 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-2
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Borger/Buthe 6 21-10, 21-16 0:35
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 22 Borger/Buthe 8 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 4-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool D Borger/Buthe 13 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 21-10, 21-14 0:31
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Borger/Buthe 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 21-19, 21-18 0:36
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova 23 21-17, 21-12 0:32
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 15 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-2
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Fendrick/Sweat 15 Borger/Buthe 10 17-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:59
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Borger/Buthe 5 Fendrick/Sweat 12 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:48
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Fendrick/Sweat 14 Borger/Buthe 3 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 6 Fendrick/Sweat 11 21-16, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 16 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 8 Mader/Zumkehr 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 4 Mader/Zumkehr 17 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-3
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 3 Bawden/Clancy 22 Borger/Buthe 11 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Bawden/Clancy 22 Borger/Buthe 11 21-15, 21-19 0:38
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 8 Bawden/Clancy 13 21-13, 21-19 0:35
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool F Bawden/Clancy 11 Borger/Buthe 6 21-16, 21-19 0:36
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Borger/Buthe 14 Bawden/Clancy 19 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 19 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Borger/Buthe 11 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-0
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik 27 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 25, Q5 21-12, 21-16 0:32
7/5/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Borger/Buthe 22, Q12 Brzostek/Wojtasik Q21 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Series tied with # 22 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-2
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Bansley/Pavan 22 Borger/Buthe 10 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Bansley/Pavan 6 21-18, 21-12 0:38
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Pavan 24, Q2 Borger/Buthe 8 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:49
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-2
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 8 Goricanec/Huberli 28 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:51
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Goricanec/Huberli 30, Q15 Borger/Buthe 3 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 0:44
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Goricanec/Huberli 29, Q7 Borger/Buthe 9 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 21-13, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 4 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 14 21-8, 21-15 0:32
10/27/10FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 1 Borger/Buthe Q16 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q17 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 26 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool H Borger/Buthe 17 Radarong/Udomchavee 32 22-20, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # 29 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool O Broder/May 27, Q8 Borger/Buthe 6 16-21, 23-21, 15-9 0:52
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 9 Broder/May 24 24-22, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 33 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-1
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 13-21, 21-8, 15-10 0:47
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool O Forrer/Verge-Depre 22 Borger/Buthe 6 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Borger/Buthe 15 Forrer/Verge-Depre 18, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-6 0:51
6/18/11FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 7 21-12, 17-21, 15-12 0:44
6/17/11FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 7 21-12, 22-20 0:32
Lead the series against # 34 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 4-2
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Borger/Buthe 10 Birlova/Ukolova 34 21-14, 21-19 0:42
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 21-19, 21-10 0:33
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 4 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 4 Borger/Buthe 13 By Forfeit  
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 24 Borger/Buthe 20 21-11, 21-19 0:33
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 23 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 35 Baran/Sliwka, Poland 1-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Baran/Sliwka 10 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Series tied with # 36 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 11 Gallay/Klug 25, Q6 21-14, 21-15 0:36
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gallay/Klug 27, Q6 Borger/Buthe 6 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 39 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 2-0
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Borger/Buthe 10 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 39 21-16, 21-16 0:38
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 4 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 14 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:55