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€ 25,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters presented by Sport.Land. NÖ & Autohaus
May 23 - 26, 2012

Geeske Banck/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany

Geeske Banck
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 22, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kiel

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

112

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (The Hague 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$137,348.73

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$561,939.78

Awards

Most Improved Player 2013
Top Rookie 2013
Best Blocker 2016
Team of the Year 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Best Hitter 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$184.35
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	US$19,100.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,600.00
Overall	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	US$24,884.35

Previous Baden Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Anja Gunther - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/23/2012	Country Quota	Christine Aulenbrock / Chantal Laboureur, Germany	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:37

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$11,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,600.00
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,600.00
Total	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	$24,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Geeske Banck												Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$10,500.00	World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$42,500.00
											World Tour Finals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$130,000.00
33	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	$26,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	5	2	3	3	5	5	4	1	0	$306,450.00
54	0	0	1	0	5	11	7	10	0	$75,410.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	2	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	$27,237.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,800.00	Challenger	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,200.00
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00	Satellite
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,250.00	Confederation Championship	6	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$32,500.00
96	0	3	1	0	7	15	12	14	0	$120,260.00	Total	58	14	4	6	3	10	10	6	2	0	$545,887.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Geeske Banck													Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1999	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2000	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2001	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$1,260.00	2002	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	CEV Under Age
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,500.00	2005	FIVB
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2005	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$4,887.50	2005	CEV
12	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	3	$16,650.00	2006	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	$11,500.00	2007	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50	2007	CEV
9	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	3	$21,950.00	2008	FIVB
5	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	$7,050.00	2008	CEV
12	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	3	2	$25,650.00	2009	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$600.00	2009	CEV
11	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	4	$16,900.00	2010	FIVB
											2010	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	$4,900.00	2011	FIVB
											2011	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2012	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
102	0	4	1	0	11	17	14	13	42	$117,035.00	Total	Total	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,400.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2011-2012	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	1	5	2	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Total	5	1	6	2	2	4	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	11

Head to Head Results
Banck/Walkenhorst trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Aulenbrock/Laboureur, Germany 0-1
5/23/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Country Quota	Aulenbrock/Laboureur		Banck/Walkenhorst		21-18, 21-19	0:37