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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(3) 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:

173

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$596,362.43

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 CEV Wins:

1 (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$336,271.29

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$37,989.35
CEV C&S	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,989.52
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
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	77	4	3	4	2	19	0	19	1	12	4	3	1	5	US$664,728.87

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/28-8/1/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	3	17th	180	€ 1,000.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool C	Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (30)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:32
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool C	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (19)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool C	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (14)	Won 21-16, 21-11	0:30
Fri, 6/3/2016	Winner 2	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (5)	Won 16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:44
Sat, 6/4/2016	Winner 3	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (10)	Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-13	0:50
Sat, 6/4/2016	Semi-Finals	Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (16)	Lost 13-21, 14-21	0:32
Sun, 6/5/2016	Bronze Medal	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (13)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:39

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 60-26 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-3
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	21-17, 21-16	0:44
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Borger/Buthe	3	21-19, 21-16	0:35
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
Lead the series against # 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-2
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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 7-3
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	3	Forrer/Verge-Depre	5	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:44
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
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Forrer/Verge-Depre	14	Borger/Buthe	3	By Forfeit
9/14/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart	Gold Medal	Borger/Buthe	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	3	3-1	0:54
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
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	13, Q3	Borger/Buthe	4	21-15, 21-14	0:32
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 # 6 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 # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
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
6/2/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	Borger/Buthe	9	19-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:46
Series tied with # 9 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-2
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Lahti/Lehtonen	15	Borger/Buthe	2	16-21, 23-21, 16-14	0:55
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	15	21-14, 21-18	0:36
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	Borger/Buthe	11	19-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:56
6/4/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Lahti/Lehtonen	30	22-20, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-4
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	3	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	0:50
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 # 11 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-0
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 # 12 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-1
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 # 13 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 5-3
6/5/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	3	Birlova/Ukolova	13	22-20, 21-17	0:39
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
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	25	Borger/Buthe	9	21-17, 21-13	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
Lead the series against # 14 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Hansel/Schwaiger	14	21-16, 21-11	0:30
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 # 15 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 7-0
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
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	8	21-15, 21-19	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
Lead the series against # 16 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-1
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Hermannova/Slukova	16	Borger/Buthe	3	21-13, 21-14	0:32
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 # 17 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 # 19 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Brunner/Huberli	19	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 29 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 # 30 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 3-0
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	30	21-16, 21-13	0:32
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