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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Dutch Masters
May 28 - June 1, 2008

(12, Q2) 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 The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Katrin Holtwick - 7th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	Q16	33rd	30	US$0.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	16, Q11	5th	360	€ 2,800.00
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

Dutch Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/28/2008	Country Quota	Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:52
Thu, 5/29/2008	Qualifier 2	Gisela Rodriguez / Moran Zur, Israel (Q18)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-6	0:49
Thu, 5/29/2008	Qualifier 3	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (Q10)	Won 22-24, 21-18, 15-11	0:54
Fri, 5/30/2008	Winner 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (5)	Won 23-21, 18-21, 15-8	0:56
Fri, 5/30/2008	Winner 2	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (4)	Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
Sat, 5/31/2008	Winner 3	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (9)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
Sat, 5/31/2008	Semi-Finals	Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (15)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:47
Sun, 6/1/2008	Gold Medal	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (5)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther lead the series against the field 9-1 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 2	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Jursone/Minusa	4	14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-1
6/1/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Gold Medal	Kadijk/Mooren	5	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	21-17, 21-12	0:35
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Kadijk/Mooren	5	23-21, 18-21, 15-8	0:56
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 # 9 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/31/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 3	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	9	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
5/31/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Semi-Finals	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Van Iersel/Wesselink	15	21-15, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/28/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Country Quota	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Lubetz/Sude		21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against # Q10 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
5/29/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 3	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	Q10	22-24, 21-18, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q18 Rodriguez/Zur, Israel 1-0
5/29/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 2	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Rodriguez/Zur	Q18	21-17, 19-21, 15-6	0:49