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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 3 - 7, 2014

(3) Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany

Karla Borger
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 22, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heppenheim

Resides:

Stuttgart

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

167

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$591,878.18

Britta Büthe
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 25, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dearborn, MI

Resides:

Stuttgart

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 Cagliari Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	4	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	7	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	6	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	9	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	17	2	900	US$45,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	16	4	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	15	17	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	13	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	15	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	14	17	200	US$2,300.00
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	20	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	18	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	13	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	17	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	24, Q2	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	25, Q3	25	80	US$3,500.00

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/3/2014	Pool C	Laura Giombini / Daniela Gioria, Italy (19)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:37
Wed, 6/4/2014	Pool C	Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (30)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:37
Thu, 6/5/2014	Pool C	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (14)	Lost 21-16, 16-21, 9-15	0:47
Thu, 6/5/2014	Winner 1	Victoria Kjolberg / Janne Kongshavn, Norway (27)	Won 21-16, 21-11	0:35
Fri, 6/6/2014	Winner 2	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (8)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:36
Fri, 6/6/2014	Winner 3	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (1)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 24-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-3
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
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
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 # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-2
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	7	Kolocova/Slukova	15	21-17, 21-17	0:37
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	24, Q2	Kolocova/Slukova	8	23-21, 23-21	0:42
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Borger/Buthe	23	21-18, 23-21	0:33
7/23/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Gold Medal	Borger/Buthe	2	Kolocova/Slukova	1	21-17, 21-17	0:35
11/4/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	5	Borger/Buthe	28, Q20	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
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 # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-2
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 # 12 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 3-0
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Country Quota	Borger/Buthe	24, Q2	Bieneck/Grossner		21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:42
4/15/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Country Quota	Borger/Buthe	16, Q6	Bieneck/Grossner		21-17, 21-16	0:31
7/21/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	2	Bieneck/Grossner	18	21-19, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
6/5/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Nystrom/Nystrom	14	Borger/Buthe	3	16-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:47
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q3	20-22, 25-23, 15-9	0:46
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q3	21-19, 23-25, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Braakman/van der Vlist	25, Q3	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
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 # 19 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 2-0
6/3/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Giombini/Gioria	19	21-17, 21-12	0:37
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	17	Giombini/Gioria	36	21-18, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Borger/Buthe	9	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-11, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 24 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/22/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	2	Hermannova/Williams	7	21-10, 21-14	0:26
Lead the series against # 27 Kjolberg/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
6/5/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	3	Kjolberg/Kongshavn	27	21-16, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 30 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
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