Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 2 - 7, 2012
(24, Q6) Geeske Banck/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany
 
Geeske Banck
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 22, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Kiel
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 94
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Phuket 2008)
Career Winnings: US$117,010.00
Kira Walkenhorst
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 18, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Essen
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 52
Career Wins: 12
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$513,387.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB6000001100121 US$19,100.00
FIVB C&S1010000000000 US$5,600.00
Overall7010001100121 US$24,700.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Martina Stein - 41st Did not play
2003 Martina Stein - Country Quota Did not play
2005 Mireya Kaup - Country Quota Did not play
2006 Susanne Lahme - 25th Did not play
2007 Susanne Lahme - 17th Did not play
2009 Anja Gunther - 9th Did not play
2010 Anja Gunther - Country Quota Did not play
2011 Anja Gunther - Country Quota Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome Q21 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 5/31-6/3/2012 Seoul Challenger 3 2nd 72 US$5,600.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/2/2012 Country Quota Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:44
Mon, 7/2/2012 Country Quota Jana Kohler / Anni Schumacher, Germany Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Tue, 7/3/2012 Qualifier 2 Karolina Rehackova / Michaela Vorlova, Czech Republic (Q11) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Wed, 7/4/2012 Pool H Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (9) Lost 15-21, 26-28 0:40
Wed, 7/4/2012 Pool H Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (8) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:39
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool H Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (25) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Banck/Walkenhorst trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Goricanec/Graessli 9 Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 21-15, 28-26 0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/12/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Lavalle/Maestrini 22, Q5 Banck/Walkenhorst Q21 21-16, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 25 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Forrer/Verge-Depre 25 Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 22-20, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against Aulenbrock/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
6/2/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 4 Banck/Walkenhorst 3 Aulenbrock/Laboureur 2 21-13, 24-22 0:39
Series tied with Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-1
7/2/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 Bieneck/Grossner 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:44
6/6/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Country Quota Bieneck/Grossner Q18 Banck/Walkenhorst 24-22, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/2/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 Kohler/Schumacher 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 Rehackova/Vorlova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/3/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 Rehackova/Vorlova Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:36