Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Paf Open
August 28 - September 2, 2012
(18, Q2) 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 Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Anja Gunther - 9th Did not play
2010 Anja Gunther - 9th Did not play
2011 Katarina Schillerwein - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 31, Q15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2012 Berlin Grand Slam Q18 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 24, Q6 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Åland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2012 Qualifier 2 Athina Dilaveri / Georgia Paraskaki, Greece (Q15) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 8/30/2012 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (15) Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-10 0:52
Thu, 8/30/2012 Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (2) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:33
Fri, 8/31/2012 Contender 2 Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (16) Won 12-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:49
Fri, 8/31/2012 Contender 3 Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (25, Q6) Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:51
Fri, 8/31/2012 Contender 4 Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (4) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Sat, 9/1/2012 Contender 5 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Banck/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 10-7 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
9/1/12FIVBÅland Open Contender 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Banck/Walkenhorst 18, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
8/30/12FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 2 Banck/Walkenhorst 18, Q2 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-0
8/31/12FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Banck/Walkenhorst 18, Q2 Barsuk/Vozakova 4 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-0
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Banck/Walkenhorst 31, Q15 Gielen/Mouha 18 21-18, 25-23 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q2 Banck/Walkenhorst Q18 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 12 Maestrini/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Maestrini/Salgado 16 Banck/Walkenhorst 31, Q15 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/30/12FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Banck/Walkenhorst 18, Q2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 22-24, 21-19, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
8/31/12FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Banck/Walkenhorst 18, Q2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 16 12-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/2/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 Kohler/Schumacher 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-1
8/31/12FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Banck/Walkenhorst 18, Q2 Bieneck/Grossner 25, Q6 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:51
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 Huttermann/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
8/13/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst 31, Q15 Huttermann/Laboureur 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Antequera/Ribera, Spain 1-0
8/14/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Banck/Walkenhorst 31, Q15 Antequera/Ribera Q18 21-11, 21-19 0:29
Lead the series against # Q15 Dilaveri/Paraskaki, Greece 1-0
8/29/12FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 2 Banck/Walkenhorst 18, Q2 Dilaveri/Paraskaki Q15 21-15, 21-17 0:35