Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 5 - 11, 2008
(7) 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 Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 6 7th 300 US$7,000.00
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
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2008 Winner 1 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (26, Q3) Won 21-10, 21-15 0:35
Tue, 10/7/2008 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (10) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:44
Wed, 10/8/2008 Contender 2 Monika Brzostek / Karolina Marciniak, Poland (24, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Wed, 10/8/2008 Contender 3 Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (16) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:41
Wed, 10/8/2008 Contender 4 Mathilde Giordano / Virginie Sarpaux, France (20) Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:48
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 5 Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift, United States (27, Q4) Won 22-20, 23-25, 15-10 1:03
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 6 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (2) Lost 10-21, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 6 Salgado/Salgado 2 Banck/Gunther 7 21-10, 21-19 0:38
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Banck/Gunther Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 Banck/Gunther 8 21-18, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Banck/Gunther 7 21-16, 21-15 0:44
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 # 16 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 3 Banck/Gunther 7 Montagnolli/Pichler 16 21-13, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 20 Giordano/Sarpaux, France 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Banck/Gunther 7 Giordano/Sarpaux 20 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q3 21-10, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 5 Banck/Gunther 7 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 27, Q4 22-20, 23-25, 15-10 1:03