Rio de Janeiro, August 9, 2016 - Germany's Karla Borger/Britta Buthe and Jantine van der Vlist/Sophie van Gestel of the Netherlands open the night session of day four with a must-win pool E match. Both teams lost their pool opener and now face missing the elimination phase without a win.
Head to Head
Karla Borger/Britta Buthe have won both meetings between the two teams on the FIVB World Tour. Both wins have been pool play matches won in straight sets at the Fuzhou Open in April and the Moscow Grand Slam in May.
Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany, Seed #8, Pool E, 0-1, 0.000 Set Ratio, 0.6667 Point Ratio, Qualified 9th with 5,260 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Karla: November 22, 1988 (27y8m15d), 180 cm (5'11"), 68 kg (151 lbs.), Hometown Heppenheim, 73rd FIVB World Tour event, one gold medal, $302,450 career winnings (ranks 54th)
• Britta: May 25, 1988 (28y2m12d), 185 cm (6'1"), 78 kg (173 lbs.), Hometown Dearborn, 65th FIVB World Tour event, one gold medal, $296,900 career winnings (ranks 56th)
• Karla and Britta have been playing together since 2010. They are playing in their 64th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 30th), one gold medal, $593,800 career winnings (ranks 18th). They rank second behind Spain's Baquerizo/Fernandez (97) in FIVB World Tour events played together amongst the teams competing in the Rio Olympics.
• Karla has played in eight FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, two silver, three bronze medals and two 4th place finishes.
• Britta has played in eight FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, two silver, three bronze medals and two 4th place finishes.
• Karla and Britta have played in four Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Gold Lucerne Open 2015, 4th St. Petersburg Grand Slam 2015, Bronze Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 2016, Bronze Porec Major 2016).
• Karla and Britta won the silver medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and finished 17th in 2015 (The Hague).
• Karla and Britta are currently ranked 4th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,700 points and 5th in winnings with $138,875.
• Karla and Britta have a career 195-106 (64.8%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 75-30 (71.4%) record in 2015-16.
• Karla and Britta won the bronze medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2016 (Biel, Switzerland).
• Britta won the bronze medal at the U19 World Championships with Svenja Engelhardt in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda).
• Karla was named the FIVB World Tour Best Server in 2014.
• Britta was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2011.
• Britta is the heaviest women's player competing in the Rio Olympics at 78 kg (173 lbs.). She is tied for seventh heaviest all-time behind Czech Republic's Eva Celbova Rysava (2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens), Australia's Liane Fenwick (1996 Atlanta), Belgium's Liesbeth Mouha (2008 Beijing), and Mexico's Bibiana Candelas (2008 Beijing), at 80 kg (178 lbs.).
• Lost to Joana Heidrich / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17), 12-21 and 16-21 in 38 minutes.
Jantine van der Vlist/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands, Seed #20, Pool E, 0-1, 0.000 Set Ratio, 0.7619 Point Ratio, Qualified through European Confederation (CEV) Continental Cup
• Jantine: October 30, 1985 (30y9m7d), 183 cm (6'0"), 73 kg (162 lbs.), Hometown Wageningen, 77th FIVB World Tour event, $102,300 career winnings
• Sophie: June 29, 1991 (25y1m8d), 180 cm (5'11"), 67 kg (149 lbs.), Hometown Oostelbeers, 48th FIVB World Tour event, one gold medal, $135,925 career winnings
• Jantine and Sophie have been playing together since 2015. They are playing in their 17th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, $67,600 career winnings.
• Jantine has played in four FIVB World Tour final fours with four 4th place finishes.
• Sophie has played in seven FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold medal, one silver medal and five 4th place finishes.
• Jantine and Sophie have played in three Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Olsztyn Grand Slam 2015, 4th Puerto Vallarta Open 2015-16, 4th Cincinnati Open 2016).
• Sophie finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Madelein Meppelink in 2012 (London).
• Jantine and Sophie finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague).
• Jantine finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Roos Van der Hoeven in 2011 (Rome) and 33rd with Marloes Wesselink in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Sophie finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Madelein Meppelink in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Jantine and Sophie are currently ranked 33rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 2,200 points and 34th in winnings with $32,600.
• Jantine and Sophie have a career 33-39 (45.8%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, all in 2015-16.
• Sophie won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Rimke Braakman in 2008 (The Hague, Netherlands).
• Sophie won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Michelle Stiekema in 2008 (Brighton, England) and the bronze medal with Rimke Braakman in 2011 (Halifax, Canada).
• Sophie was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012.
• Lost to Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (5), 15-21 and 17-21 in 39 minutes.