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July 24 - 28, 2007
(23) 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: 11
Tournaments: 94
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: 6
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$125,710.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB21000001211817 US$50,300.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Martina Stein - 41st Did not play
2003 Martina Stein - Country Quota Danja Musch - 57th
2005 Mireya Kaup - Country Quota Danja Musch - 5th
2006 Susanne Lahme - 25th Geeske Banck - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 13 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 20 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 20 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 21, Q3 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 27, Q10 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 31, Q11 25th 80 US$3,400.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool B Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (26) Won 21-14, 20-22, 16-14 0:53
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool B Annik Skrivan / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (47) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool B Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 12-21 0:33
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (11) Lost 17-21, 10-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Danja Musch - 17th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Danja Musch - 13th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Anja Gunther - 17th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Anja Gunther - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 23 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Banck/Lahme trail the series against the field 11-21 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis 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 # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Banck/Lahme 23 21-11, 21-12 0:33
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Banck/Lahme 20 21-16, 21-8 0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Banck/Lahme 29 21-11, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Banck/Lahme 20 21-17, 21-11 0:34
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Banck/Lahme 29 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
6/18/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Banck/Lahme 20-22, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
8/1/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q18 Banck/Lahme 21-16, 19-21, 15-6 0:48
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Banck/Lahme 22 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Banck/Lahme 27, Q10 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:06
Trail the series against # 11 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Banck/Lahme 23 21-17, 21-10 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Banck/Lahme 27, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Banck/Lahme 21, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer 12 25-23, 21-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Banck/Lahme 31, Q11 Erni/Graessli Q22 21-14, 25-27, 15-12 1:10
Trail the series against # 16 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Banck/Lahme Q9 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-3
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 13 Banck/Lahme 20 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:44
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 18 Banck/Lahme 21, Q3 21-10, 21-12 0:34
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Banck/Lahme 27 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 2 Banck/Lahme 21, Q3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Banck/Lahme 27, Q10 21-19, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # 22 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Banck/Lahme 20 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-14, 21-12 0:33
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Banck/Lahme 27, Q10 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-19, 27-25 0:56
Lead the series against # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Banck/Lahme 23 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-14, 20-22, 16-14 0:53
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Banck/Lahme 31, Q11 Jursone/Minusa Q27 21-12, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 28 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Banck/Lahme 27, Q10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 18 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 29 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 Banck/Lahme 29 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 31 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q6 Banck/Lahme 20 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 41 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Banck/Lahme 21, Q3 17-21, 21-13, 18-16 0:59
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 8 Banck/Lahme 25 25-23, 21-16 0:44
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 11 Banck/Lahme 22 21-16, 10-21, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 42 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Banck/Lahme 20 Moiseeva/Uryadova 13 20-22, 21-19, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 47 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Banck/Lahme 23 Skrivan/Zumkehr 47 21-17, 21-14 0:37