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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 17, 2016

(8) 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:

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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Britta Buthe - 3rd	Karla Borger - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/25-30/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	2	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	9	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2016	Porec Major	10	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	10	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	2	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	1	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	2	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	5	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	10	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	7	5th	300	US$3,375.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/7/2016

Pool E

Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17)

Lost 12-21, 16-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Karla Borger	Total	19	10	0	0.526	0	4	2	3
	1	19	10	0	0.526	0	4	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Britta Buthe	Total	25	8	0	0.320	2	4	0	0
	1	25	8	0	0.320	2	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/9/2016

Pool E

Sophie van Gestel / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (20)

Won 21-19, 21-14

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Karla Borger	Total	25	16	0	0.640	0	13	1	2
	1	25	16	0	0.640	0	13	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Britta Buthe	Total	17	11	0	0.647	0	2	1	3
	1	17	11	0	0.647	0	2	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool E

Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (5)

Lost 19-21, 15-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Karla Borger	Total	29	11	0	0.379	0	7	1	5
	1	29	11	0	0.379	0	7	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Britta Buthe	Total	17	12	0	0.706	0	4	2	4
	1	17	12	0	0.706	0	4	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/12/2016

Lucky Loser

Norisbeth Agudo / Olaya Pazo, Venezuela (19)

Won 21-13, 21-8

0:28

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Karla Borger	Total	12	9	0	0.750	2	7	4	3
	1	12	9	0	0.750	2	7	4	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Britta Buthe	Total	21	16	0	0.762	1	7	4	1
	1	21	16	0	0.762	1	7	4	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/12/2016

Winner 1

Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)

Lost 17-21, 19-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Karla Borger	Total	39	14	0	0.359	0	5	2	3
	1	39	14	0	0.359	0	5	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Britta Buthe	Total	13	9	0	0.692	4	3	2	3
	1	13	9	0	0.692	4	3	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Karla Borger	124	60	0	0.484	2	36	10	16
Britta Buthe	93	56	0	0.602	7	20	9	11
Total	217	116	0	0.535	9	56	19	27
Opponents	192	107	0	0.557	13	50	10	18

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Britta Buthe - 2nd	Karla Borger - 2nd
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Britta Buthe - 17th	Karla Borger - 17th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Margareta Kozuch - 17th	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Julia Sude - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Julia Sude - 17th	Did not play
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Julia Sude - 19th	Did not play
2021	World Tour Finals	Cagliari	Julia Sude - 1st	Did not play
2022	World Championships	Rome	Julia Sude - 9th	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Sandra Ittlinger - 17th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 56-34 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-3
8/12/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Borger/Buthe	8	21-17, 21-19	0:38
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Borger/Buthe	10	22-20, 21-10	0:34
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	7	Antunes/Maestrini	2	23-21, 15-21, 15-11	0:47
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Maestrini	28	Borger/Buthe	5	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 4-0
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	10	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	8	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-15, 21-10	0:34
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	4	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	21-19, 21-15	0:42
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	6	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-4
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Borger/Buthe	10	9-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Borger/Buthe	10	21-18, 21-18	0:44
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Borger/Buthe	6	21-12, 21-10	0:30
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	8	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:46
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Borger/Buthe	6	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-2
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-19, 21-23, 15-11	0:51
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	21-17, 21-16	0:44
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Borger/Buthe	6	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Borger/Buthe	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-3
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Bansley/Pavan	5	Borger/Buthe	8	21-19, 21-15	0:39
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	22	Borger/Buthe	10	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	11	Bansley/Pavan	6	21-18, 21-12	0:38
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	24, Q2	Borger/Buthe	8	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:49
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	13	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	21-15, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-3
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Borger/Buthe	7	21-11, 23-21	0:39
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	32-30, 21-17	0:51
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Borger/Buthe	10	By Forfeit
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	11	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
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
Trail the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-4
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Bawden/Clancy	4	Borger/Buthe	5	21-14, 21-13	0:32
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Bawden/Clancy	22	Borger/Buthe	11	21-16, 21-17	0:35
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	22	Borger/Buthe	11	21-15, 21-19	0:38
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	8	Bawden/Clancy	13	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	11	Borger/Buthe	6	21-16, 21-19	0:36
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	14	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-1
3/13/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	10	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:48
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 # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
5/7/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	6	Borger/Buthe	1	18-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:54
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Borger/Buthe	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	21-12, 21-14	0:34
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	16	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	21-13, 21-11	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 4-0
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	21-15, 23-21	0:38
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:32
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 # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 4-2
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Fendrick/Sweat	10	21-17, 21-14	0:31
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	10	Fendrick/Sweat	9	20-22, 21-13, 17-15	0:54
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool J	Fendrick/Sweat	15	Borger/Buthe	10	17-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:59
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Borger/Buthe	5	Fendrick/Sweat	12	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:48
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Fendrick/Sweat	14	Borger/Buthe	3	16-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Fendrick/Sweat	11	21-16, 21-12	0:30
Trail the series against # 14 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-3
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Gallay/Klug	13	Borger/Buthe	2	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:49
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 3	Gallay/Klug	14	Borger/Buthe	7	21-15, 24-22	0:41
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	11	Gallay/Klug	25, Q6	21-14, 21-15	0:36
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	27, Q6	Borger/Buthe	6	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Wang/Yue, China 7-2
7/6/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Wang/Yue	25	Borger/Buthe	9	21-18, 21-19	0:35
6/29/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Wang/Yue	26	21-17, 21-18	0:33
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Borger/Buthe	1	Wang/Yue	16	21-19, 21-12	0:32
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	2	Wang/Yue	18	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:49
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	11	Wang/Yue	16	21-13, 24-22	0:44
6/22/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	4	Wang/Yue	16	21-10, 21-19	0:37
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Wang/Yue	22	24-22, 13-21, 15-10	0:53
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Wang/Yue	10	Borger/Buthe	7	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Wang/Yue	10	21-18, 18-21, 15-5	0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Broder/May, Canada 1-2
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Broder/May	18	Borger/Buthe	10	12-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
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 # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-2
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Mader/Zumkehr	17	Borger/Buthe	8	21-12, 21-16	0:38
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Mader/Zumkehr	8	21-18, 21-19	0:41
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Mader/Zumkehr	26	Borger/Buthe	10	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	0:56
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
Lead the series against # 19 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
8/12/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Borger/Buthe	8	Agudo/Pazo	19	21-13, 21-8	0:28
Lead the series against # 20 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 3-0
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Borger/Buthe	8	van Gestel/van der Vlist	20	21-19, 21-14	0:35
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	van Gestel/van der Vlist	23, Q2	21-17, 21-11	0:32
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	2	van Gestel/van der Vlist	15	21-9, 21-18	0:30
Lead the series against # 22 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Artacho/Laird	23	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-0
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Hermannova/Slukova	26, Q6	21-18, 21-16	0:38
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Borger/Buthe	5	Hermannova/Slukova	21	21-18, 21-19	0:37
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Hermannova/Slukova	26, Q3	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 5-2
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool J	Borger/Buthe	10	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-14, 21-19	0:42
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	13	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	21-19, 21-10	0:33
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