Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(8) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Susanne Lahme - Country Quota Did not play
2007 Susanne Lahme - Country Quota Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q24 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open Q16 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 26 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool H Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool H Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (24, Q3) Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-7 0:48
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool H Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (9) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 8-15 0:59
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (21, Q4) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (27) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 Banck/Gunther 8 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:59
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Petrova/Skalnikova 21, Q4 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Van Iersel/Wesselink 24, Q3 20-22, 21-14, 15-7 0:48
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Baburina/Osheyko 27 Banck/Gunther 8 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Banck/Gunther Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:40