▁January ▁birth ▁date , ▁Ban ▁missed ▁the ▁el ig ibility ▁cut off ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁World ▁Championships ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁days . ▁She ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁international ▁senior ▁debut . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Deb rec en , ▁Ban ▁won ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁on ▁the ▁balance ▁beam , ▁one ▁of ▁Roman ia ' s ▁only ▁vict ories ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁and ▁placed ▁fourth ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁final s . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁placed ▁second ▁all ▁around ▁at ▁the ▁Ch un ichi ▁Cup ▁( be hind ▁team mate ▁O ana ▁Pet rov sch i ) ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Mass ilia ▁Cup . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ban ▁had ▁a ▁similarly ▁strong ▁showing , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁team ' s ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁World ▁Championships ▁and ▁placing ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁all - around ▁final . ▁That ▁year ▁she ▁successfully ▁competed ▁in ▁several ▁international ▁compet itions , ▁winning ▁the ▁all ▁around ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁G ander ▁Memorial ▁behind ▁C ăt ă l ina ▁Pon or ▁and ▁the ▁all ▁around ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Ch un ichi ▁cup ▁behind ▁And ree a ▁Mun te anu ▁and ▁S vet l ana ▁Kh ork ina . ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁silver ▁on ▁beam ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁C ott bus ▁Cup ▁and ▁the ▁ 2