Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 4 - 9, 2010
(23, Q3) Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany
 
Geeske Banck
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 22, 1981 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Kiel
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 108
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Phuket 2008)
Career Winnings: US$137,238.59
Anja Günther
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 5, 1983 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 64
Career Best: 2nd (CEV The Hague 2008)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Phuket 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Susanne Lahme - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 18 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 12, Q2 13th 180 € 1,200.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters Q1 17th 120 € 0.00
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$4,250.00
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters Q1 21st 60 € 0.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/4/2010 Country Quota Rieke Brink-Abeler / Angelina Grun, Germany Won 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Wed, 5/5/2010 Qualifier 2 Agatha Bednarczuk / Raquel Pellucci, Brazil (Q30) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Wed, 5/5/2010 Qualifier 3 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (Q14) Won 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 0:56
Thu, 5/6/2010 Winner 1 Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (10) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Thu, 5/6/2010 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (7) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:40
Fri, 5/7/2010 Contender 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (24, Q4) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:29
Fri, 5/7/2010 Contender 3 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (16) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Fri, 5/7/2010 Contender 4 Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (12) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:38
Sat, 5/8/2010 Contender 5 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (9) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 8-15 0:52
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000200 $14,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam16000000301111 $34,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2300101253335 $93,600.00
Confederation Championship100000000100 $1,000.00
Total42001012837416 $143,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Geeske Banck Anja Gunther
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000000300 $10,500.00 World Championships2000000200 $7,000.00
330000041424 $26,350.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam220000031117 $17,200.00
54001051171020 $75,410.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open280010383310 $46,800.00
1010000000 $2,800.00 Challenger          
2020000000 $1,950.00 Satellite          
1000010000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000010000 $0.00
2000010100 $3,250.00 Confederation Championship1000000100 $500.00
960310715121444 $120,260.00 Total5400104117427 $71,500.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB100000010000 $6,000.00 2250.0 %
2008FIVB900101111103 $43,900.00 201557.1 %
2008CEV501002000101 $14,100.00 18869.2 %
2009FIVB1200000042132 $51,300.00 192345.2 %
2009CEV300000001200 $1,200.00 5455.6 %
2010FIVB100000100000 $7,600.00 7277.8 %
TotalFIVB2300101263235 $108,800.00 484253.3 %
TotalCEV801002001301 $15,300.00 231265.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Geeske Banck  Anja Gunther
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC          
7000000106 $1,260.00 2002FIVB          
5000000005 $0.00 2003FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2003FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
4000000103 $1,500.00 2005FIVB2000000002 $0.00
2020000000 $1,950.00 2005FIVB C&S          
4000021100 $4,887.50 2005CEV1000000100 $0.00
12000012063 $16,650.00 2006FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           2006CEV1000000001 $0.00
10000002125 $11,500.00 2007FIVB1000001000 $3,000.00
1000010000 $1,237.50 2007CEV1000000001 $0.00
9001022103 $21,950.00 2008FIVB9001022103 $21,950.00
5010020101 $7,050.00 2008CEV5010020101 $7,050.00
12000006132 $25,650.00 2009FIVB12000006132 $25,650.00
3000001200 $600.00 2009CEV3000001200 $600.00
1000010000 $3,800.00 2010FIVB1000010000 $3,800.00
760310101491128 $98,035.00 TotalTotal4001106106313 $62,050.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall33 58.9% 13 23.2% 10 17.9% 46-10 82.1% 12 16.7% 11 15.3% 49 68.1% 12-60 16.7% 33-49 40.2% 25-21 54.3% 10 59-70 45.7%
2009-201017 53.1% 8 25.0% 7 21.9% 25-7 78.1% 8 18.2% 5 11.4% 31 70.5% 8-36 18.2% 17-31 35.4% 16-12 57.1% 10 34-43 44.2%
Against the Field18 58.1% 6 19.4% 7 22.6% 24-7 77.4% 4 9.1% 9 20.5% 31 70.5% 4-40 9.1% 36-62 36.7% 20-32 38.5% 00 28-47 37.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000033000200000035
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam27136900350000001224
Challenge/Four Star/Open2243000018180110004441
Confederation Championship000000001100000012
Total49569120022260110006072
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther trail the series against the field 29-33 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 11 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-11, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-6
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
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Banck/Gunther 22-20, 21-13  
Trail the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-6
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 21-15, 21-15 0:40
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Banck/Gunther 13 21-4, 21-9 0:27
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Banck/Gunther 12 21-14, 21-16 0:36
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 Banck/Gunther 22 21-19, 21-15 0:44
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Banck/Gunther 7 21-16, 21-15 0:44
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 Banck/Gunther 8 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:59
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
11/8/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 6 Banck/Gunther 8 Salgado/Salgado 1 19-21, 21-12, 19-17 1:13
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 6 Salgado/Salgado 2 Banck/Gunther 7 21-10, 21-19 0:38
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Banck/Gunther Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 9 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Huang/Yue 10 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Series tied with # 12 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-1
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 21-19, 21-13 0:38
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Banck/Gunther 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q4 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/31/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 3 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 9 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:49
Series tied with # 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-17, 21-18 0:45
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13, Q3 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 15-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:44
Series tied with # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Banck/Gunther 11 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:53
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 7 Keizer/Van Iersel 10 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 16 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-3
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Bawden/Palmer 20, Q1 Banck/Gunther 13 21-17, 21-19 0:44
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Bawden/Palmer 26, Q3 Banck/Gunther 12 21-12, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bawden/Palmer 30, Q15 Banck/Gunther Q2 27-25, 21-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 19, Q1 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 # 20 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
Series tied with # 22 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Martins/Santanna 25, Q1 21-12, 12-21, 15-12 0:44
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 32 Banck/Gunther 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom 24, Q4 21-11, 21-11 0:29
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12, Q1 Banck/Gunther 7 By Forfeit  
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q11 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Banck/Gunther 21 Dampney/Mullin 45 21-17, 21-18 0:40
6/18/09CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 2 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Dampney/Mullin Q18 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Kolocova/Slukova, Czechia 1-0
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 3 Banck/Gunther 7 Kolocova/Slukova 9 18-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 30, Q8 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Meppelink/Wesselink 22, Q4 Banck/Gunther 6 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:56
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 Brink-Abeler/Grun, Germany 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Country Quota Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against Fischer/Grossner, Germany 1-0
5/21/08CEVSwiss Masters Country Quota Banck/Gunther 16, Q11 Fischer/Grossner 25-23, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # Q5 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 # Q9 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
5/22/08CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Banck/Gunther 16, Q11 Remmers/Stiekema Q19 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q10 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-0
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q3 21-10, 21-15 0:35
5/29/08CEVDutch Masters Qualifier 3 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Baquerizo/Fernandez Q10 22-24, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
Series tied with # Q13 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-1
6/4/09CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Brzostek/Marciniak 16, Q25 Banck/Gunther Q1 21-19, 21-14 0:33
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Boulton/Johns, England 2-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Boulton/Johns Q14 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 0:56
6/18/09CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 3 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Boulton/Johns Q7 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:47
5/7/09CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Boulton/Johns 16, Q17 Banck/Gunther Q1 21-17, 16-21, 15-6 0:58
Lead the series against # Q30 Bednarczuk/Pellucci, Brazil 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Bednarczuk/Pellucci Q30 21-15, 21-12 0:35