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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Dutch Masters
May 28 - June 1, 2008

(4) Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia

Inese Jursone
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 13, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Limbazi

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Sochi 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$137,426.29

Inguna Minusa
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 17, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

163

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Sochi 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$163,854.08

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	31	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	31	1	0	1	2	3	4	7	4	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$93,435.58
CEV C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,296.77
FIVB	72	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	19	0	11	0	1	14	1	16	1	US$159,750.00
FIVB C&S	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,200.00
Overall	108	2	0	2	2	5	5	11	9	23	3	12	1	1	14	1	16	1	US$259,682.35

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Inguna Minusa - 17th	Inese Jursone - 17th
2007	Inguna Minusa - 9th	Inese Jursone - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters	11	7th	300	€ 2,475.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q12	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	Q10	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	19	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	19	13th	180	US$4,500.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	5	9th	240	€ 1,950.00

Dutch Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/30/2008	Winner 1	Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (13, Q3)	Won 21-15, 24-22	0:39
Fri, 5/30/2008	Winner 2	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (12, Q2)	Lost 21-14, 19-21, 12-15	0:51
Fri, 5/30/2008	Contender 2	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (2)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
Sat, 5/31/2008	Contender 3	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14, Q5)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa lead the series against the field 18-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-1
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Jursone/Minusa	4	Hajeckova/Novotna	3	21-14, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Hajeckova/Novotna	7	Jursone/Minusa	13	21-12, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 4-1
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	2	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	19	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	21-14, 21-12	0:39
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	Jursone/Minusa	11	22-20, 14-21, 16-14	1:05
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	5	21-18, 18-21, 16-14	1:17
Trail the series against # 3 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 3	Mouha/Van Breedam	15, Q7	Jursone/Minusa	6	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	19	Kadijk/Mooren	14	22-24, 27-25, 15-13	1:03
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	5	Jursone/Minusa	28, Q10	19-21, 21-14, 19-17	0:48
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 4	Kadijk/Mooren	7	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-13, 21-15	0:32
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	12	Jursone/Minusa	28, Q15	24-22, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	11	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	8	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:51
Series tied with # 8 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-2
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Baburina/Osheyko	30, Q20	Jursone/Minusa	Q4	21-10, 21-19	0:37
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	15	Baburina/Osheyko	18	19-21, 26-24, 15-10	0:51
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Baburina/Osheyko	10	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-16, 21-12	0:34
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	8	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Jursone/Minusa	4	Prokopeva/Ukolova	11	23-21, 15-21, 15-11	1:04
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	21	Prokopeva/Ukolova	12	19-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Nystrom/Nystrom	25, Q4	21-17, 16-21, 15-9	0:49
8/19/06	FIVB C&S	Turku Satellite	Semi-Finals	Jursone/Minusa	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	1	21-19, 26-24	0:45
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-19, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 12, Q2 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 2	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Jursone/Minusa	4	14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 13, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13, Q3	21-15, 24-22	0:39
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	21-15, 21-12	0:34
Series tied with # 14, Q5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Contender 3	Kolocova/Slukova	14, Q5	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-15, 21-18	0:35
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	4	Kolocova/Slukova	15, Q12	21-15, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 15 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 3	Van Iersel/Wesselink	15	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-11, 21-10	0:25
Lead the series against Renkema/Wiltens, Netherlands 2-0
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	4	Renkema/Wiltens	13, Q1	21-17, 21-13	0:30
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	11	Renkema/Wiltens		21-16, 21-10	0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	Q4	Dampney/Mullin	Q29	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52