Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 15 - 20, 2008
(6) 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 Guarujá Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 8 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Guarajà Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 1 Elizabeth Maloney / Katherine Zakrzewski, Canada (27) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:38
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 2 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11) Won 21-13, 14-21, 15-11 0:46
Thu, 9/18/2008 Winner 3 Vivian Cunha / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (14) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:39
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 4 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (9) Won 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 1:01
Fri, 9/19/2008 Contender 5 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (5) Lost 17-21, 11-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Banck/Gunther Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 4 Banck/Gunther 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 1:01
Trail the series against # 10 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 Banck/Gunther 8 21-18, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 21-13, 14-21, 15-11 0:46
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Petrova/Skalnikova 21, Q4 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Cunha/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 3 Cunha/Maestrini 14 Banck/Gunther 6 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Maloney/Zakrzewski, Canada 1-0
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 6 Maloney/Zakrzewski 27 21-11, 21-18 0:38