Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 26 - 31, 2008
(Q16) Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, 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
Anja Günther
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 5, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Phuket 2008)
Career Winnings: US$71,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB410010128364439 US$142,000.00
Previous Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 26 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/27/2008 Qualifier 2 Hiromi Suzuki / Satoko Urata, Japan (Q17) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:46
Tue, 5/27/2008 Qualifier 3 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (12, Q1) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 4 Banck/Gunther 26 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Banck/Gunther Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Banck/Gunther Q16 Suzuki/Urata Q17 21-18, 21-13 0:46