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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lucerne Open
May 11 - 17, 2015

(4) 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:

147

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Lucerne 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$309,875.00

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 Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	3	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	4	5th	300	US$3,375.00

Lucerne Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/13/2015	Pool D	Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (29, Q8)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:40
Wed, 5/13/2015	Pool D	Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (20)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:35
Thu, 5/14/2015	Pool D	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
Fri, 5/15/2015	Winner 2	Maria Prokopeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (14)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:55
Sat, 5/16/2015	Winner 3	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (9)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:37
Sat, 5/16/2015	Semi-Finals	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (23)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
Sun, 5/17/2015	Gold Medal	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (5)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:55

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 29-11 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Mader/Zumkehr	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	4	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-15, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-4
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Borger/Buthe	7	21-13, 21-12	0:31
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Borger/Buthe	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
7/13/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Borger/Buthe	8	24-22, 21-16	0:40
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
Lead the series against # 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	16	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	21-13, 21-11	0:32
Series tied with # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Gold Medal	Borger/Buthe	4	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:55
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Borger/Buthe	6	26-24, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26	21-13, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 8 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-2
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	8	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Borger/Buthe	3	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Borger/Buthe	9	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Series tied with # 9 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-2
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	4	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-19, 21-15	0:37
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Borger/Buthe	13	By Forfeit
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Borger/Buthe	20	21-11, 21-19	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
Series tied with # 10 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool O	Broder/May	27, Q8	Borger/Buthe	6	16-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:52
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Broder/May	24	24-22, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	4	Prokopeva/Syrtseva	14	15-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:55
Lead the series against # 15 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	13-21, 21-8, 15-10	0:47
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool O	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Borger/Buthe	6	21-15, 21-15	0:34
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	15	Forrer/Verge-Depre	18, Q2	21-18, 19-21, 15-6	0:51
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 # 17, Q1 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Country Quota	Borger/Buthe	24, Q2	Bieneck/Grossner		21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:42
4/15/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Country Quota	Borger/Buthe	16, Q6	Bieneck/Grossner		21-17, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-0
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-15, 21-14	0:35
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-11, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	17	Radarong/Udomchavee	32	22-20, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Hansel/Schwaiger	27, Q5	23-21, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	4	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	14	21-8, 21-15	0:32
10/27/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	Q16	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q17	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 1-0
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Lisboa/Maia	29, Q8	21-16, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q3	20-22, 25-23, 15-9	0:46
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 # Q13 Jakubsova/Zolnercikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Jakubsova/Zolnercikova	29	21-19, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q15 Baran/Sliwka, Poland 1-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Baran/Sliwka	10	21-16, 21-14	0:29