Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open
August 10 - 15, 2009
(22) 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 Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Inguna Minusa - 9th Inese Jursone - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q7 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 32 33rd 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 23 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 20 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 24 17th 200 US$7,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 7 13th 180 € 1,200.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters 7 7th 300 € 1,400.00
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 7 5th 360 € 2,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
CEV 9/19-21/2008 Russian Masters Final 4 3rd 960 € 6,400.00
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$5,500.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/12/2009 Winner 1 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (11) Lost 21-18, 18-21, 11-15 0:53
Wed, 8/12/2009 Contender 1 Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (27, Q5) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:26
Thu, 8/13/2009 Contender 2 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (12) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 15-17 0:50
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2008FIVB1300001010632 $47,700.00 172738.6 %
2008CEV700120101200 $18,400.00 131448.1 %
2009FIVB800000001322 $25,650.00 61627.3 %
2009CEV300001101000 $4,600.00 4640.0 %
TotalFIVB490000103515817 $136,850.00 619040.4 %
TotalFIVB C&S310101000000 $5,200.00 12380.0 %
TotalCEV2500122454601 $46,350.00 354842.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Inese Jursone  Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
13000011632 $23,850.00 2008FIVB13000011632 $23,850.00
7001211200 $9,200.00 2008CEV7001211200 $9,200.00
8000001322 $12,825.00 2009FIVB8000001322 $12,825.00
3000021000 $2,300.00 2009CEV3000021000 $2,300.00
80102291821819 $95,175.00 TotalTotal12410221122291542 $117,335.00
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%
2008-200916 51.6% 6 19.4% 9 29.0% 22-9 71.0% 3 7.5% 10 25.0% 27 67.5% 3-37 7.5% 16-27 37.2% 9-19 32.1% 21 27-47 36.5%
Against the Field10 40.0% 5 20.0% 10 40.0% 15-10 60.0% 4 11.1% 8 22.2% 24 66.7% 4-32 11.1% 20-46 30.3% 18-36 33.3% 01 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 19-44 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 15 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-19, 21-13 0:40
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:02
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-18, 21-11 0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-7
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-14, 21-14 0:31
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-14, 21-16 0:36
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-16, 21-19 0:37
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-14, 21-14 0:33
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Jursone/Minusa 20 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-19, 21-16 0:43
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-14, 21-16 0:31
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 7, Q3 Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 0-1
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Cunha/Lavalle 11, Q9 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Semi-Finals Schwaiger/Schwaiger 3 Jursone/Minusa 4 23-25, 21-19, 15-10 0:57
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 Jursone/Minusa 25 15-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-3
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 7 Hakedal/Torlen 2 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 0:56
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Hakedal/Torlen 2 Jursone/Minusa 4 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:01
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 11 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 11 Jursone/Minusa 22 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 19 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-2
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:50
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 # 13 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-2
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:56
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Jursone/Minusa 4 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 14 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-3
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 Jursone/Minusa 24 21-19, 21-11 0:41
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Mouha/Van Breedam 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 15 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czechia 3-1
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova Q20 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 0:49
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 19 21-14, 21-18 0:36
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 21-11, 21-14 0:31
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Contender 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 1 Jursone/Minusa 6 26-24, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 19, Q2 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 # 21 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Boyko 29, Q22 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 11 Dampney/Mullin 21 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:44
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa Q4 Dampney/Mullin Q29 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Series tied with # 24 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Mooren/Wesselink 10 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-18, 21-15 0:38
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool A Jursone/Minusa 4 Mooren/Wesselink 5 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 26 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-2
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 21-17, 24-22 0:38
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 14-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:50
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Semi-Finals Nystrom/Nystrom 12, Q1 Jursone/Minusa 6 21-17, 21-17 0:41
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 # 27, Q5 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 22 Andreasen/Vestergaard 27, Q5 21-12, 21-14 0:26
Lead the series against # 28 Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 22 Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker 27 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 29 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 # 31 Aas/Bjorkesett, Norway 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Jursone/Minusa 24 Aas/Bjorkesett 48 21-13, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 32, Q10 Jasbar/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jasbar/Swoboda Q26 Jursone/Minusa Q7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-7
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 4 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-17, 21-17 0:34
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 2 Jursone/Minusa 10 21-13, 23-21 0:35
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
Lead the series against # Q7 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Boulton/Johns 30, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:33