Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 5 - 9, 2008
(8) Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany
 
Geeske Banck
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 22, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Kiel
Resides: 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 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Resides: 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
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 7 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 6 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 8 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q24 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open Q16 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 26 9 240 US$6,000.00
Phuket Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/6/2008 Winner 1 Kjersti Hansen / Janne Kongshavn, Norway (25, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:31
Thu, 11/6/2008 Winner 2 Jarunee Sannok / Usa Tenpaksee, Thailand (9) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:33
Fri, 11/7/2008 Winner 3 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:59
Fri, 11/7/2008 Winner 4 Tamsin Hinchley / Becchara Palmer, Australia (13) Lost 14-21, 25-27 0:47
Sat, 11/8/2008 Contender 6 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (1) Won 19-21, 21-12, 19-17 1:13
Sat, 11/8/2008 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 15-21, 21-14, 16-18 0:58
Sun, 11/9/2008 Bronze Medal Tamsin Hinchley / Becchara Palmer, Australia (13) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:43
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther lead the series against the field 10-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
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
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
Series tied with # 13 Hinchley/Palmer, Australia 1-1
11/9/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Bronze Medal Banck/Gunther 8 Hinchley/Palmer 13 21-14, 21-18 0:43
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 4 Hinchley/Palmer 13 Banck/Gunther 8 21-14, 27-25 0:47
Trail the series against # 15 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 Banck/Gunther 8 21-18, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
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 # 18 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Hansen/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Hansen/Kongshavn 25, Q2 21-15, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Maloney/Zakrzewski, Canada 1-0
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 6 Maloney/Zakrzewski 27 21-11, 21-18 0:38