European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008
(15) 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: 13
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: 10
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 1 (CEV Under Age Myslowice 2005)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (The Hague 2008)
Career Winnings: US$82,234.03
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253341CQMoney
CEV801002001210001 US$23,305.38
FIVB4100101283604439 US$142,000.00
Overall49011032848144310 US$165,305.38
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Marika Steinhauff - 29th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 12, Q2 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 1 Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (18) Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:57
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2) Lost 23-21, 21-23, 6-15 1:01
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 2 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (32) Lost 21-16, 19-21, 13-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther lead the series against the field 8-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Banck/Gunther 22-20, 21-13  
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-3
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Banck/Gunther 15 21-23, 23-21, 15-6 1:01
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Banck/Gunther 16, Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:41
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Banck/Gunther 16, Q11 21-19, 21-12 0:41
Series tied with # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-1
6/1/08CEVDutch Masters Gold Medal Kadijk/Mooren 5 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 21-17, 21-12 0:35
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Kadijk/Mooren 5 23-21, 18-21, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Jursone/Minusa 4 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/31/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 3 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 9 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Banck/Gunther 16, Q11 Gemise Fareau/Giordano 7 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:59
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 15 Alcon/Matveeva 18 17-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:57
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 16, Q11 Alcon/Matveeva 6 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 1 Banck/Gunther 16, Q11 Gschweidl/Hansel 8 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 24 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
5/31/08CEVDutch Masters Semi-Finals Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Van Iersel/Wesselink 15 21-15, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 32 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 32 Banck/Gunther 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53