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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 10 - 14, 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:

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 Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	15	17th	160	€ 1,000.00
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
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

English Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/12/2008	Winner 1	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (10)	Won 21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:53
Fri, 9/12/2008	Winner 2	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2)	Lost 21-14, 13-21, 10-15	0:54
Fri, 9/12/2008	Contender 2	Denise Johns / Shauna Mullin, England (5)	Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:54
Sat, 9/13/2008	Contender 3	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (9)	Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:50
Sat, 9/13/2008	Contender 4	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (12, Q1)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther lead the series against the field 9-7 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
4/16/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Banck/Gunther		22-20, 21-13
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-4
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Banck/Gunther	7	14-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:54
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Banck/Gunther	15	21-23, 23-21, 15-6	1:01
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
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 Johns/Mullin, England 1-0
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	7	Johns/Mullin	5	15-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 9 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 3	Banck/Gunther	7	Kolocova/Slukova	9	18-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 1	Banck/Gunther	7	Keizer/Van Iersel	10	21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 4	Nystrom/Nystrom	12, Q1	Banck/Gunther	7	By Forfeit
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Banck/Gunther	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-16, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 15, Q6 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 # Q11 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