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 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Heppenheim
Resides: Stuttgart
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$538,268.70
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: 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 2 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 2 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 5 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 10 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 7 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 10 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 10 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 10 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 11 4 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 13 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 11 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 11 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 4 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 6 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 7 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 6 9 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 5 17 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 2 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 3 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 4 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 6 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/21-25/2014 Prague Open 4 5 300 US$3,375.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 44-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 4-2
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 21-16, 24-22 0:45
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 10 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:55
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 7 21-14, 21-18 0:41
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Borger/Buthe 6 21-10, 21-16 0:35
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 22 Borger/Buthe 8 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/19/14FIVBBerlin 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
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Mader/Zumkehr 26 Borger/Buthe 10 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 8 Mader/Zumkehr 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
6/20/14FIVBBerlin 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
2/27/16FIVBMaceió 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
Lead the series against # 6 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 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 4-2
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Borger/Buthe 10 Birlova/Ukolova 34 21-14, 21-19 0:42
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 21-19, 21-10 0:33
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 4 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 4 Borger/Buthe 13 By Forfeit  
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 24 Borger/Buthe 20 21-11, 21-19 0:33
5/3/12FIVBShanghai 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
7/24/15FIVBYokohama 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
Series tied with # 10 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-1
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 2 Capers/Kessy 9 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:50
5/27/15FIVBMoscow 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
4/15/16FIVBXiamen 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 # 12 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou 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
5/27/15FIVBMoscow 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
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Hansel/Schwaiger 21, Q2 Borger/Buthe 2 24-22, 21-16 0:41
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q6 Borger/Buthe 2 32-30, 17-21, 15-11 1:00
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 7 Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q9 21-17, 21-14 0:36
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 4 Hansel/Schwaiger 23 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:55
9/24/14FIVBSão 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
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool A Borger/Buthe 1 Wang/Yue 16 21-19, 21-12 0:32
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Borger/Buthe 2 Wang/Yue 18 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 11 Wang/Yue 16 21-13, 24-22 0:44
6/22/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Borger/Buthe 4 Wang/Yue 16 21-10, 21-19 0:37
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 6 Wang/Yue 22 24-22, 13-21, 15-10 0:53
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Wang/Yue 10 Borger/Buthe 7 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
5/2/14FIVBShanghai 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
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool A Borger/Buthe 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 17 21-18, 21-19 0:39
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Nestarcova/Pridalova 23 15-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:47
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool D Borger/Buthe 13 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 21-10, 21-14 0:31
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Borger/Buthe 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 21-19, 21-18 0:36
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova 23 21-17, 21-12 0:32
6/22/13FIVBRome 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
3/16/16FIVBVitória 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
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 4 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 14 21-8, 21-15 0:32
10/27/10FIVBSanya 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
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool H Borger/Buthe 17 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 41 21-15, 21-17 0:36
6/19/13FIVBRome 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
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou 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
5/4/16FIVBSochi 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
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Borger/Buthe 2 Chen/Tang 31 21-14, 21-12 0:29