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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 2006

(31, Q11) Geeske Banck/Susanne Lahme, 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:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Phuket 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$117,010.00

Susanne Lahme
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1968 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Luckenwalde

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$125,710.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	8	1	7	US$50,300.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Did not play	Danja Musch - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/19-22/2006	St. Petersburg Open	25	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	29	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	29	25th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	27	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	22	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	20	25th	60	US$2,000.00

Paris Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/24/2006	Country Quota	Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup, Germany	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:32
Tue, 7/25/2006	Qualifier 1	Nadia Erni / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (Q22)	Won 21-14, 25-27, 15-12	1:10
Tue, 7/25/2006	Qualifier 2	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (Q27)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:32
Wed, 7/26/2006	Winner 1	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2)	Lost 21-17, 13-21, 11-15	0:52
Wed, 7/26/2006	Contender 1	Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (15)	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 7-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Banck/Lahme trail the series against the field 4-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Banck/Lahme	31, Q11	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	4	Banck/Lahme	29	21-11, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	4	Banck/Lahme	29	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	11	Banck/Lahme	27	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 1	Cook/Sanderson	15	Banck/Lahme	31, Q11	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	1:00
Trail the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	8	Banck/Lahme	25	25-23, 21-16	0:44
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Banck/Lahme	22	21-16, 10-21, 15-9	0:52
Trail the series against # 18 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Reynolds	6	Banck/Lahme	27	21-15, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	20, Q6	Banck/Lahme	29	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-3
7/24/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Country Quota	Banck/Lahme	31, Q11	Eckl/Kaup		21-14, 21-19	0:32
7/3/06	FIVB	France Open	Country Quota	Eckl/Kaup	23, Q15	Banck/Lahme		21-18, 21-12	0:34
6/26/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Country Quota	Eckl/Kaup	Q20	Banck/Lahme		21-17, 24-22	0:42
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Eckl/Kaup	29, Q26	Banck/Lahme	20	By Forfeit
Trail the series against Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Banck/Lahme	22	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # Q5 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-1
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Zhang/Zuo	13	Banck/Lahme	29	21-17, 16-21, 22-20	1:00
Trail the series against # Q9 Hinchley/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Hinchley/Lochowicz	16	Banck/Lahme	25	21-7, 19-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # Q15 Gerlic/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Banck/Lahme	25	Gerlic/Kloeden	24	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # Q22 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/25/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Banck/Lahme	31, Q11	Erni/Graessli	Q22	21-14, 25-27, 15-12	1:10
Lead the series against # Q27 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/25/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Banck/Lahme	31, Q11	Jursone/Minusa	Q27	21-12, 21-14	0:32