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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(12) Geeske Banck/Mireya Kaup, 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:

Tournaments:

112

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (The Hague 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$137,348.73

Mireya Kaup
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 11, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Munich

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$29,748.56

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	US$11,959.34
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,900.00
Overall	10	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	US$18,859.34

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/10-13/2005	Switzerland Satellite	13, Q6	2nd	30	US$2,400.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	9	13th	30	€ 1,300.00
FIVB C&S	7/29-31/2005	Italy Satellite	5	2nd	18	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	Q32	41st	12	US$0.00
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	11	7th	50	€ 2,475.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	Q21	33rd	20	US$0.00
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open		17th	20	€ 500.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/25/2005	Winner 1	Isabelle Forrer / Annik Skrivan, Switzerland (21)	Won 21-10, 21-16	0:32
Thu, 8/25/2005	Winner 2	Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (5)	Won 23-21, 16-21, 20-18	0:57
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 3	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (4)	Lost 20-22, 13-21	0:41
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 3	Ruth Flemig / Ilka Semmler, Germany (15)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:32
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 4	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (1)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-7	0:52
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 5	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (2)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Banck/Kaup lead the series against the field 10-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Banck/Kaup	12	Hakedal/Torlen	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-3
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	2	Banck/Kaup	12	21-18, 21-19	0:37
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 3	Kadijk/Mooren	7	Banck/Kaup	11	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:56
5/11/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Qualifier 4	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Banck/Kaup		18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Banck/Kaup	12	22-20, 21-13	0:41
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	3	Banck/Kaup	11	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Banck/Kaup	12	Campisi/Lozano	5	23-21, 16-21, 20-18	0:57
Series tied with # 6 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-1
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Novotna	8	Banck/Kaup	9	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Banck/Kaup	11	Hajeckova/Novotna	6	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
5/11/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Qualifier 2	Banck/Kaup		Moiseeva/Uryadova		21-17, 21-17	0:30
Series tied with # 8 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-1
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Gold Medal	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Banck/Kaup	13, Q6	21-11, 21-18	0:37
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 3	Banck/Kaup	13, Q6	Kuhn/Schwer	1	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
7/31/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Gold Medal	Baburina/Osheyko	2	Banck/Kaup	5	21-17, 24-22	0:49
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 2	Banck/Kaup	11	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Flemig/Semmler, Germany 2-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Banck/Kaup	12	Flemig/Semmler	15	21-19, 21-14	0:32
7/7/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Qualifier 3	Banck/Kaup	11	Flemig/Semmler	16	13-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Banck/Kaup	13, Q6	Mandana/Pol	5	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Forrer/Skrivan, Switzerland 1-0
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Banck/Kaup	12	Forrer/Skrivan	21	21-10, 21-16	0:32