Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(21) Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia
 
Inese Jursone
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 13, 1981 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Limbazi
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 115
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$133,784.41
Inguna Minusa
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 17, 1977 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 157
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$159,991.93
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293133374157Money
CEV3110123474431100000 US$93,435.58
FIVB72000010351901101141161 US$159,750.00
FIVB C&S310101000000000000 US$5,200.00
Overall1062022541092331211141161 US$258,385.58
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 25th
2002 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 25th
2003 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2004 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 41st
2007 Inguna Minusa - 13th Inese Jursone - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 7/10-12/2008 European Championship 10 17th 160 € 1,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 26, Q4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 24, Q9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 25 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 4 7th 300 € 2,200.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 21 25th 60 US$1,800.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 4 4th 420 € 3,800.00
CEV 5/8-11/2008 Austrian Masters 11, Q11 13th 180 € 1,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q2 21st 60 € 0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 22 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 21 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 20 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 19 13th 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 21 9th 320 € 3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 21, Q2 25th 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/9-12/2007 Dutch Masters 4 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 26 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (12) Lost 21-18, 18-21, 11-15 0:47
Wed, 7/16/2008 Contender 1 Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (28, Q3) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 2 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (6) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:33
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships300000000201 $17,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam32000010004423 $52,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open37000000351379 $89,550.00
Challenger100001000000 $2,000.00
Satellite210100000000 $3,200.00
Confederation Championship810001010410 $23,250.00
Total8320103045231233 $188,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Inese Jursone Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000000201 $8,700.00 World Championships5000000203 $10,400.00
330000104424 $26,400.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam430000104731 $29,650.00
4100000814712 $45,375.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open64000009171127 $55,960.00
2000011000 $1,450.00 Challenger4000011200 $2,100.00
2101000000 $1,600.00 Satellite2101000000 $1,600.00
9100011420 $11,875.00 Confederation Championship12100014510 $15,850.00
902010310241337 $95,400.00 Total1302010314301961 $115,560.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB800000000026 $4,000.00 61037.5 %
2005FIVB C&S100100000000 $1,200.00 50100.0 %
2005CEV400001011100 $7,250.00 3827.3 %
2006FIVB800000020105 $18,400.00 151451.7 %
2006FIVB C&S210001000000 $4,000.00 7370.0 %
2006CEV600000101301 $4,775.00 51033.3 %
2007FIVB1200000004512 $41,100.00 172342.5 %
2007CEV500000140000 $11,325.00 101050.0 %
2008FIVB900000000432 $21,400.00 91833.3 %
2008CEV500010101200 $8,200.00 71041.2 %
TotalFIVB370000002410615 $84,900.00 476542.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S310101000000 $5,200.00 12380.0 %
TotalCEV2000011353601 $31,550.00 253839.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Inese Jursone  Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2000FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
1000010000 $525.00 2000CEV1000010000 $750.00
           2001FIVB7000000223 $5,250.00
           2001FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
           2001CEV1000000100 $775.00
           2002FIVB9000001152 $7,685.00
           2002CEV1000001000 $450.00
           2003FIVB8000000008 $0.00
           2003CEV2000011000 $2,625.00
           2004FIVB110000001010 $1,500.00
           2004FIVB C&S1000001000 $600.00
           2004CEV3000011100 $3,000.00
8000000026 $2,000.00 2005FIVB8000000026 $2,000.00
1001000000 $600.00 2005FIVB C&S1001000000 $600.00
4000012100 $3,625.00 2005CEV4000012100 $3,625.00
8000002105 $9,200.00 2006FIVB8000002105 $9,200.00
2100010000 $2,000.00 2006FIVB C&S2100010000 $2,000.00
6000011301 $2,387.50 2006CEV6000011301 $2,387.50
12000004512 $20,550.00 2007FIVB12000004512 $20,550.00
5000014000 $5,662.50 2007CEV5000014000 $5,662.50
9000000432 $10,700.00 2008FIVB9000000432 $10,700.00
5000111200 $4,100.00 2008CEV5000111200 $4,100.00
63101161516617 $61,800.00 TotalTotal1071011819241340 $83,960.00
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
Overall56 57.1% 16 16.3% 26 26.5% 72-26 73.5% 11 10.2% 22 20.4% 75 69.4% 11-97 10.2% 56-75 42.7% 27-48 36.0% 21 85-124 40.7%
2007-200822 56.4% 4 10.3% 13 33.3% 26-13 66.7% 6 14.0% 8 18.6% 29 67.4% 6-37 14.0% 22-29 43.1% 10-21 32.3% 20 34-50 40.5%
Against the Field11 44.0% 4 16.0% 10 40.0% 15-10 60.0% 3 8.3% 6 16.7% 27 75.0% 3-33 8.3% 22-52 29.7% 14-32 30.4% 10 19-42 31.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000036000200000038
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00192182200260000002949
Challenge/Four Star/Open002311000013280000005367
Challenger000000002100000022
Satellite0000000051201010101
Confederation Championship00004800661000101218
Total0042321536002844301020109145
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 21-35 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-5
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-17, 21-17 0:34
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 10 Jursone/Minusa 26 18-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:55
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q5 Jursone/Minusa Q28 21-14, 21-17 0:32
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Jursone/Minusa Q18 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-3
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 11 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-10, 21-19 0:36
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Jursone/Minusa 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 10 Pohl/Rau 7 21-8, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 15, Q7 Jursone/Minusa 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 By Forfeit  
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 13, Q3 21-15, 24-22 0:39
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Series tied with # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-16, 21-16 0:33
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-11, 21-16 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-2
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-13, 21-13 0:31
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 8 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-16, 21-17 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 26 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 27-25, 21-18 0:45
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-18, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-13, 23-21 0:40
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 24 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-19, 21-16 0:44
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Jursone/Minusa 6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Martins/Santanna 31, Q23 Jursone/Minusa Q10 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Martins/Santanna Q24 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 12 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-2
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 12 Jursone/Minusa 21 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-0
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki Q8 21-15, 16-21, 15-9 0:55
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 20 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-14, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-2
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Moiseeva/Uryadova 25 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 21 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 19 Moiseeva/Uryadova 13 21-15, 21-10 0:32
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 34-32, 16-21, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Kadijk/Mooren 14 22-24, 27-25, 15-13 1:03
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q10 19-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:48
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 7 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-13, 21-15 0:32
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 12 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 24-22, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-4
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 5 Jursone/Minusa 4 18-21, 21-15, 16-14 1:01
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-13, 21-17 0:35
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Jursone/Minusa Q2 21-16, 23-21 0:40
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Jursone/Minusa 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 0-1
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Alcon/Matveeva 14, Q5 Jursone/Minusa 11, Q11 23-21, 16-21, 15-12 1:03
Series tied with # 23, Q4 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-2
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 Jursone/Minusa Q4 21-10, 21-19 0:37
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 15 Baburina/Osheyko 18 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 0:51
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Baburina/Osheyko 10 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-16, 21-12 0:34
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q24 Jursone/Minusa Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 22-24, 21-18, 20-18 1:06
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Jursone/Minusa 4 Prokopeva/Ukolova 11 23-21, 15-21, 15-11 1:04
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Prokopeva/Ukolova 12 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 26 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
8/19/06FIVB C&STurku Satellite Semi-Finals Jursone/Minusa 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 1 21-19, 26-24 0:45
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Nystrom/Nystrom 17 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:36