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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 (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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Britta Buthe - 9th	Karla Borger - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	14	0	0	2	0	8	0	4	0	0	0	0	$155,875.00	53	20	72.6 %
Total	FIVB	65	1	2	3	2	16	0	16	1	11	4	9	$610,800.00	201	109	64.8 %
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
14	0	0	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	$77,937.50	2016	FIVB	14	0	0	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	$77,937.50
77	2	2	3	2	17	19	13	4	15	$315,425.00	Total	Total	70	2	2	4	2	17	18	11	4	10	$309,875.00

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	22	61.1%	8	22.2%	6	16.7%	30-6	83.3%	7	28.0%	5	20.0%	13	52.0%	7-18	28.0%	44-24	64.7%	30-22	57.7%	1	0	38-23	62.3%

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 40-23 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 4 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 4-0
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Lisboa/Maia	7	21-18, 14-21, 16-14	0:49
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	5	Lisboa/Maia	15, Q1	30-28, 17-21, 15-12	0:58
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Lisboa/Maia	23, Q1	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne 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
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Laboureur/Sude	14, Q1	Borger/Buthe	9	21-13, 16-21, 15-10	0:42
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Laboureur/Sude	19, Q1	Borger/Buthe	10	21-19, 22-20	0:39
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	2	Laboureur/Sude	12, Q1	13-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:48
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 # 6 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 # 7 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 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
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 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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-5
8/26/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Borger/Buthe	3	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:45
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
Lead the series against # 14 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
8/25/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Brunner/Huberli	14	21-13, 21-15	0:31
7/27/16	FIVB	A1 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
8/9/16	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 # 17 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26	14-7 Retired	0:16
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare 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
8/24/16	FIVB	Long 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
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió 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
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague 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
8/26/16	FIVB	Long 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
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Schumacher/Van de Velde	30, Q11	21-16, 21-17	0:43