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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Swiss Masters
May 22 - 25, 2008

(16, Q11) 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:

Tournaments:

112

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (The Hague 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$137,348.73

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (CEV Under Age Myslowice 2005)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (The Hague 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$82,234.03

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	8	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	US$23,305.38
FIVB	41	0	0	1	0	1	2	8	3	6	0	4	4	3	9	US$142,000.00
Overall	49	0	1	1	0	3	2	8	4	8	1	4	4	3	10	US$165,305.38

Previous Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Mireya Kaup - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters		Country Quota	0	€ 0.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	26	9th	240	US$6,000.00

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/21/2008	Country Quota	Frederike Fischer / Julia Grossner, Germany	Won 25-23, 21-16	0:44
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 1	Magdalena Jirak / Cornelia Rimser, Austria (Q22)	Won 21-16, 21-8	0:33
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 2	Catalina Pol Borras / Alejandra Simon, Spain (Q6)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:38
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 3	Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (Q19)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:36
Fri, 5/23/2008	Winner 1	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (1)	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:41
Fri, 5/23/2008	Contender 1	Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (8)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:45
Fri, 5/23/2008	Contender 2	Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (6)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:39
Sat, 5/24/2008	Contender 3	Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (7)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:59
Sat, 5/24/2008	Contender 4	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (1)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	21-18, 21-17	0:41
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	21-19, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Alcon/Matveeva	6	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	7	19-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:59
Lead the series against # 8 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 1	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Gschweidl/Hansel	8	21-18, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against Fischer/Grossner, Germany 1-0
5/21/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Country Quota	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Fischer/Grossner		25-23, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # Q6 Pol Borras/Simon, Spain 1-0
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Pol Borras/Simon	Q6	21-14, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q19 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Remmers/Stiekema	Q19	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # Q22 Jirak/Rimser, Austria 1-0
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 1	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Jirak/Rimser	Q22	21-16, 21-8	0:33