Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 12 - 16, 2008
(4) 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 Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 8 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/13/2008 Winner 1 Micah Brown / Hayley Griffiths, New Zealand (29, Q5) Won 21-8, 21-3 0:26
Thu, 11/13/2008 Winner 2 Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (13) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:41
Fri, 11/14/2008 Contender 2 Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (19) Lost 21-11, 14-21, 17-19 0:51
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther trail the series against the field 6-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
11/8/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Banck/Gunther 8 21-15, 14-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 8 Hinchley/Palmer, Australia 1-1
11/9/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Bronze Medal Banck/Gunther 8 Hinchley/Palmer 13 21-14, 21-18 0:43
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 4 Hinchley/Palmer 13 Banck/Gunther 8 21-14, 27-25 0:47
Lead the series against # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Banck/Gunther 8 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:59
Trail the series against # 13 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-2
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 13 Banck/Gunther 4 21-18, 21-15 0:41
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 Banck/Gunther 8 21-18, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 0-1
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Andreasen/Vestergaard 19 Banck/Gunther 4 11-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:51
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 24 Maloney/Zakrzewski, Canada 1-0
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 6 Maloney/Zakrzewski 27 21-11, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Brown/Griffiths, New Zealand 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 4 Brown/Griffiths 29, Q5 21-8, 21-3 0:26