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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
May 3 - 8, 2016

(1) 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 Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	10	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	10	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	10	17th	400	US$7,000.00
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

Sochi Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/4/2016	Pool A	Barbara De Sousa / Eunyce Vercosa, Brazil (32, Q25)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:34
Wed, 5/4/2016	Pool A	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (17)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:39
Thu, 5/5/2016	Pool A	Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (16)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:32
Fri, 5/6/2016	Winner 2	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (2)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:38
Sat, 5/7/2016	Winner 3	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (6)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 16-18	0:54

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	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	2	1	$52,000.00	21	20	51.2 %
2013	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	$90,400.00	25	17	59.5 %
2014	FIVB	11	0	1	1	0	4	0	3	0	1	1	0	$178,375.00	38	18	67.9 %
2015	FIVB	8	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	$98,000.00	28	13	68.3 %
2016	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	$47,500.00	24	9	72.7 %
Total	FIVB	57	1	2	2	2	12	0	13	1	11	4	9	$502,425.00	172	98	63.7 %
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
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	1	$26,000.00	2012	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	1	$26,000.00
9	0	1	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	$47,950.00	2013	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	$45,200.00
11	0	1	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	$89,187.50	2014	FIVB	11	0	1	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	$89,187.50
8	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	$49,000.00	2015	FIVB	9	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	1	$49,000.00
6	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	$23,750.00	2016	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	$23,750.00
69	2	2	2	2	13	16	13	4	15	$261,237.50	Total	Total	62	2	2	3	2	13	15	11	4	10	$255,687.50

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%
2015-2016	52	70.3%	14	18.9%	8	10.8%	66-8	89.2%	13	35.1%	7	18.9%	17	45.9%	13-24	35.1%	52-17	75.4%	27-15	64.3%	2	1	81-33	71.1%
Against the Field	44	80.0%	6	10.9%	5	9.1%	50-5	90.9%	10	32.3%	7	22.6%	14	45.2%	10-21	32.3%	88-26	77.2%	32-24	57.1%	0	1	60-26	69.8%

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 lead the series against the field 44-19 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 4-2
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	21-16, 24-22	0:45
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	10	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:55
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	7	21-14, 21-18	0:41
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Borger/Buthe	6	21-10, 21-16	0:35
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	22	Borger/Buthe	8	21-19, 21-17	0:39
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 4 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
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
Trail the series against # 5 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-2
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 # 6 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 # 8 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 4-2
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
Trail the series against # 9 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-4
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	10	Holtwick/Semmler	15, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	11	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 21-18	0:37
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
Series tied with # 10 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-1
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	2	Capers/Kessy	9	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:50
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Capers/Kessy	22	Borger/Buthe	11	21-17, 23-21	0:44
Series tied with # 11 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Laboureur/Sude	15	Borger/Buthe	2	21-16, 21-15	0:35
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Laboureur/Sude	23, Q3	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 12 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	2	van Gestel/van der Vlist	15	21-9, 21-18	0:30
Trail the series against # 14 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 0-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	Borger/Buthe	11	19-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:56
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 3-2
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	21, Q2	Borger/Buthe	2	24-22, 21-16	0:41
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	Borger/Buthe	2	32-30, 17-21, 15-11	1:00
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	7	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-17, 21-14	0:36
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 # 16 Wang/Yue, China 6-1
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
Lead the series against # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 6-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Borger/Buthe	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	15-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:47
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	13	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-10, 21-14	0:31
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-19, 21-18	0:36
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	17	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	21-17, 21-12	0:32
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-15, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Fopma/Hochevar, United States 0-1
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Fopma/Hochevar	28, Q8	Borger/Buthe	5	13-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 24, Q2 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 2-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	17	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	41	21-15, 21-17	0:36
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Borger/Buthe	16	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	32	21-10, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	2	Eiholzer/Gerson	31, Q17	21-19, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 32, Q25 De Sousa/Vercosa, Brazil 1-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Borger/Buthe	1	De Sousa/Vercosa	32, Q25	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Chen/Tang, China 1-0
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	2	Chen/Tang	31	21-14, 21-12	0:29