Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
August 23 - 28, 2016
(3) 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: 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 Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Britta Buthe - 9th Karla Borger - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-17/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 8 9th 0 US$0.00
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
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool C Anni Schumacher / Kim Van de Velde, Germany (30, Q11) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool C Fernanda Alves / Josemari Alves, Brazil (19, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool C Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (14) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Julie Gordon / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (25) Won 24-22, 21-16 0:41
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 9-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 40-23 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-4
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Borger/Buthe 10 9-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Borger/Buthe 10 21-18, 21-18 0:44
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 # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-3
8/12/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Borger/Buthe 8 21-17, 21-19 0:38
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Borger/Buthe 10 22-20, 21-10 0:34
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 7 Antunes/Maestrini 2 23-21, 15-21, 15-11 0:47
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Maestrini 28 Borger/Buthe 5 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 4-0
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Lisboa/Maia 7 21-18, 14-21, 16-14 0:49
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 5 Lisboa/Maia 15, Q1 30-28, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Lisboa/Maia 23, Q1 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:47
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Lisboa/Maia 29, Q8 21-16, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-3
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 14, Q1 Borger/Buthe 9 21-13, 16-21, 15-10 0:42
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Semi-Finals Laboureur/Sude 19, Q1 Borger/Buthe 10 21-19, 22-20 0:39
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 2 Laboureur/Sude 12, Q1 13-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Laboureur/Sude 15 Borger/Buthe 2 21-16, 21-15 0:35
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Laboureur/Sude 23, Q3 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 6 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 4-0
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 1 Brzostek/Wojtasik 2 21-15, 23-21 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
5/7/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 6 Borger/Buthe 1 18-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:54
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Borger/Buthe 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez 12 21-12, 21-14 0:34
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez 10 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 8 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 4-2
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Fendrick/Sweat 10 21-17, 21-14 0:31
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 10 Fendrick/Sweat 9 20-22, 21-13, 17-15 0:54
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 # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-1
3/13/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Bronze Medal Borger/Buthe 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
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 # 11 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-0
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Hermannova/Slukova 26, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:38
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Borger/Buthe 5 Hermannova/Slukova 21 21-18, 21-19 0:37
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Hermannova/Slukova 26, Q3 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 12 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-3
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Gallay/Klug 13 Borger/Buthe 2 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
2/27/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 3 Gallay/Klug 14 Borger/Buthe 7 21-15, 24-22 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-5
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Borger/Buthe 3 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:45
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 10 Holtwick/Semmler 15, Q3 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
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 # 14 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
8/25/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Borger/Buthe 3 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-13, 21-15 0:31
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool B Borger/Buthe 2 Brunner/Huberli 18 21-18, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 15 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 3-0
8/9/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool E Borger/Buthe 8 van Gestel/van der Vlist 20 21-19, 21-14 0:35
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 van Gestel/van der Vlist 23, Q2 21-17, 21-11 0:32
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Borger/Buthe 2 van Gestel/van der Vlist 15 21-9, 21-18 0:30
Lead the series against # 17 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 14-7 Retired 0:16
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 # 19, Q2 Alves/Alves, Brazil 1-0
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Borger/Buthe 3 Alves/Alves 19, Q2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Carico/Ross, United States 0-1
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Carico/Ross 26 Borger/Buthe 7 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
5/23/14FIVBPrague Open Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 13 21-19, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Gordon/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 3 Gordon/Wilkerson 25 24-22, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Schumacher/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Borger/Buthe 3 Schumacher/Van de Velde 30, Q11 21-16, 21-17 0:43