Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 3 - 8, 2009
(18) 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 Phuket Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Susanne Lahme - 9th Did not play
2007 Anja Gunther - 9th Geeske Banck - 9th
2008 Anja Gunther - 3rd Geeske Banck - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 13 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 13 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 19 33rd 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 22 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 24, Q2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 21 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open 4 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 8 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/5/2009 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (15) Lost 28-26, 18-21, 11-15 1:15
Thu, 11/5/2009 Contender 1 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (31, Q5) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther trail the series against the field 14-17 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 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
Trail the series against # 2 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Banck/Gunther 22 23-25, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-5
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Banck/Gunther 13 21-15, 21-12 0:37
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Banck/Gunther 22 21-14, 21-15 0:36
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Banck/Gunther 21 21-12, 21-16 0:35
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Banck/Gunther 11 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Banck/Gunther 11 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-17, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Sannok/Tenpaksee, Thailand 2-0
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 8 Sannok/Tenpaksee 9 21-13, 21-19 0:33
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 26 Sannok/Tenpaksee 10 21-10, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Holtwick/Semmler 6 Banck/Gunther 13 21-16, 21-19 0:37
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 22 Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Banck/Gunther 8 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:59
Series tied with # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 15 Banck/Gunther 18 26-28, 21-18, 15-11 1:15
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 13 Mouha/Van Breedam 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 16 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Banck/Gunther 21 Lessard/Martin 28 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:05
Lead the series against # 17 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
Lead the series against # 20 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 Banck/Gunther 11 22-20, 21-12 0:40
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 21-13, 14-21, 15-11 0:46
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Petrova/Skalnikova 21, Q4 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-5 0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q4 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Banck/Gunther 21 Dampney/Mullin 45 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 26 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Suzuki/Tanaka 46, Q17 Banck/Gunther 19 21-14, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 27, Q4 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Meppelink/Wesselink 22, Q4 Banck/Gunther 6 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 28 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Blundell/Harrison 27 Banck/Gunther 6 15-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q3 21-10, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 31, Q5 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 31, Q5 Banck/Gunther 18 21-19, 21-13 0:37
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Baburina/Osheyko 27 Banck/Gunther 8 23-21, 21-17 0:44