Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Myslowice Open
May 17 - 22, 2011
(Q10) 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 Myslowice Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Anja Gunther - 13th Geeske Banck - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open Q6 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 23 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open 15 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q8 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 21 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 26 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 23 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam 21 17th 160 US$5,100.00
Myslowice Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/18/2011 Qualifier 2 Nadia Campisi / Cristina Hopf, Spain (Q23) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Wed, 5/18/2011 Qualifier 3 Priscilla Lima / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (22, Q7) Lost 24-26, 19-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther trail the series against the field 19-33 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 13 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-2
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 15 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-19, 22-20 0:37
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Banck/Gunther 21 21-16, 21-16 0:40
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-11, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Banck/Gunther 23 21-16, 21-16 0:34
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 7 Banck/Gunther 23 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 9 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-7
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 Banck/Gunther 21 21-17, 21-15 0:43
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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-4
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Salgado/Salgado 7 Banck/Gunther 26 21-14, 22-20 0:38
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 8 Banck/Gunther 23 21-17, 21-12 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15, Q2 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-3
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 15 Bawden/Palmer 18 21-15, 21-17 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Martins/Santanna 25, Q1 21-12, 12-21, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 7 Banck/Gunther 15 21-17, 21-9 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 22, Q7 Lima/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/18/11FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 Lima/Ribeiro 22, Q7 Banck/Gunther Q10 26-24, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q21 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
4/17/11FIVBBrasilia Open Country Quota Borger/Buthe Q19 Banck/Gunther 21-14, 21-8 0:29
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Banck/Gunther 21 Dampney/Mullin 45 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Banck/Gunther 26 21-11, 19-21, 15-7 0:50
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom 24, Q4 21-11, 21-11 0:29
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # Q3 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 # Q5 Huang/Yue, China 2-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Huang/Yue 21 Banck/Gunther 15 21-18, 21-18 0:38
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Banck/Gunther 21 Huang/Yue 28, Q6 21-12, 21-17 0:49
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Huang/Yue 10 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 23 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-17, 21-14 0:37
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # Q17 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Banck/Gunther 21 Brzostek/Wojtasik 28 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q23 Campisi/Hopf, Spain 1-0
5/18/11FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Banck/Gunther Q10 Campisi/Hopf Q23 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q26 Benhamou/Giaoui, France 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Benhamou/Giaoui Q27 Banck/Gunther Q6 21-15, 21-19 0:39