Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Crown Seoul Open
May 25 - 30, 2010
(27, Q5) 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: 11
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Turku 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$83,525.00
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: 14
Tournaments: 118
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Turku 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$99,710.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253133374157Money
FIVB720000103519111141161 US$159,750.00
FIVB C&S3101010000000000 US$5,200.00
Overall751010203519111141161 US$164,950.00
Previous Seoul Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam Q13 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 31, Q12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 27, Q3 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/26/2010 Qualifier 1 Jamie Broder / Liz Cordonier, Canada (Q28) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Wed, 5/26/2010 Qualifier 2 Olaya Pazo / Alejandra Simon, Spain (Q21) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:32
Thu, 5/27/2010 Winner 1 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (6) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:34
Thu, 5/27/2010 Contender 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (22) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 12-43 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 15 Series, 2 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 # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-4
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Jursone/Minusa 24 21-13, 21-14 0:35
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-14, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Jursone/Minusa 25 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Jursone/Minusa Q12 23-25, 21-14, 15-8 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Akers/Turner 6 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 21-13, 26-24 0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-6
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 21-16, 21-13 0:34
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-14, 21-14 0:31
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-16, 21-19 0:37
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 # 7 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-16 0:33
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-17, 15-21, 15-8 0:52
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 Jursone/Minusa 25 15-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Jursone/Minusa 24 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 25 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 22-24, 21-18, 20-18 1:06
Trail the series against # 19 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 By Forfeit  
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 21-14, 21-18 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 23 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 25 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-3
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 33 Jursone/Minusa 32 25-23, 21-14 0:45
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
Series tied with # 26 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 Blundell/Harrison Q5 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Blundell/Harrison 28, Q3 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 28, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Urban/Wiatr 30 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 Nishibori/Urata Q21 26-24, 21-13 0:47
Lead the series against # Q21 Pazo/Simon, Spain 1-0
5/26/10FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 Pazo/Simon Q21 21-13, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # Q28 Broder/Cordonier, Canada 1-0
5/26/10FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 Broder/Cordonier Q28 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q31 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 23 Cook/Hinchley 5 By Forfeit