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European Championship Tour
€ 80,000 Masters Final
September 19 - 21, 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 Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	9/10-14/2008	English Masters	6	4th	420	€ 3,800.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	13	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	10	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	23	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	20	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	21	17th	120	US$2,500.00
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

Russian Masters Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/19/2008	Pool A	Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:35
Fri, 9/19/2008	Pool A	Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (8)	Won 27-29, 24-22, 15-11	1:02
Sat, 9/20/2008	Pool A	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (1)	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:33
Sat, 9/20/2008	Semi-Finals	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (3)	Lost 25-23, 19-21, 10-15	0:57
Sat, 9/20/2008	Bronze Medal	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2)	Won 25-23, 21-19	0:45

Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 11-17 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-4
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-14, 21-14	0:33
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Jursone/Minusa	20	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:51
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-19, 21-16	0:43
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-6
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Bronze Medal	Jursone/Minusa	4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	25-23, 21-19	0:45
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 3	Jursone/Minusa	6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	24-22, 21-19	0:39
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	21-14, 27-25	0:39
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Jursone/Minusa	11, Q11	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:58
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	21-18, 21-17	0:39
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Jursone/Minusa	14	21-8, 21-17	0:35
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Jursone/Minusa	15	26-24, 21-9	0:40
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Semi-Finals	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	Jursone/Minusa	4	23-25, 21-19, 15-10	0:57
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	Jursone/Minusa	25	15-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Jursone/Minusa	4	Mooren/Wesselink	5	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	22-24, 21-18, 20-18	1:06
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 # 7 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-2
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	13	Baburina/Osheyko	20	22-20, 21-19	0:41
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 # 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-2
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Jursone/Minusa	4	Moiseeva/Uryadova	8	27-29, 24-22, 15-11	1:02
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Moiseeva/Uryadova	25	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:51
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Jursone/Minusa	21	Moiseeva/Uryadova	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	19	Moiseeva/Uryadova	13	21-15, 21-10	0:32
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	20	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q8	34-32, 16-21, 15-11	1:03