Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 11 - 15, 2012
(Q18) Geeske Banck/Kira Walkenhorst, 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
Kira Walkenhorst
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 18, 1990 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Essen
Resides: Hamburg
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 53
Career Wins: 12
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$517,387.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB6000001100121 US$19,100.00
FIVB C&S1010000000000 US$5,600.00
Overall7010001100121 US$24,700.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Martina Stein - Country Quota Did not play
2007 Susanne Lahme - 33rd Did not play
2008 Anja Gunther - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 24, Q6 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome Q21 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 5/31-6/3/2012 Seoul Challenger 3 2 72 US$5,600.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/10/2012 Country Quota Teresa Mersmann / Cinja Tillmann, Germany Won 21-14, 23-21 0:36
Wed, 7/11/2012 Qualifier 1 Melody Benhamou / Deborah Giaoui, France (Q15) Won 22-20, 24-22 0:46
Wed, 7/11/2012 Qualifier 2 Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (28, Q2) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Banck/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 7-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/12/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Lavalle/Maestrini 22, Q5 Banck/Walkenhorst Q21 21-16, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 27 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/2/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 Kohler/Schumacher 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q2 Banck/Walkenhorst Q18 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 30, Q7 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Forrer/Verge-Depre 25 Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 22-20, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 32, Q21 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-1
7/2/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 Bieneck/Grossner 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:44
6/6/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Country Quota Bieneck/Grossner Q18 Banck/Walkenhorst 24-22, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against Gernert/Gunther, Germany 1-0
6/12/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst Q21 Gernert/Gunther 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against Huttermann/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
5/31/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 2 Banck/Walkenhorst 3 Huttermann/Van de Velde 14 21-9, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against Mersmann/Tillmann, Germany 1-0
7/10/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Walkenhorst Q18 Mersmann/Tillmann 21-14, 23-21 0:36
Trail the series against # Q6 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Goricanec/Graessli 9 Banck/Walkenhorst 24, Q6 21-15, 28-26 0:40
Lead the series against # Q15 Benhamou/Giaoui, France 1-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Banck/Walkenhorst Q18 Benhamou/Giaoui Q15 22-20, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # Q25 Aulenbrock/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
6/2/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 4 Banck/Walkenhorst 3 Aulenbrock/Laboureur 2 21-13, 24-22 0:39