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US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
June 13 - 19, 2011

(35) 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:

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:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	31	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	72	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	19	11	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	US$5,200.00
Overall	75	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	5	19	11	1	14	1	16	1	US$164,950.00

Previous Rome Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Inguna Minusa - 33rd	Inese Jursone - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	Q13	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	Q13	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	Q4	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	25, Q6	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	29, Q9	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q11	41st	24	US$0.00

Rome World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Mon, 6/13/2011

Pool K

Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (38)

Lost 18-21, 21-14, 13-15

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Inese Jursone	Total	13	8	4	0.308	1	6	0	1
	1	5	4	1	0.600	1	3	0	0
	2	6	3	2	0.167	0	3	0	1
	3	2	1	1	0.000	0	0	0	0
Inguna Minusa	Total	45	21	6	0.333	1	9	6	2
	1	20	8	4	0.200	0	2	1	1
	2	12	6	0	0.500	0	3	4	1
	3	13	7	2	0.385	1	4	1	0

Tue, 6/14/2011

Pool K

Angie Akers / Nicole Branagh, United States (11)

Lost 16-21, 16-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Inese Jursone	Total	13	5	3	0.154	0	4	0	1
	1	7	3	3	0.000	0	3	0	0
	2	6	2	0	0.333	0	1	0	1
Inguna Minusa	Total	28	15	1	0.500	0	3	2	3
	1	15	6	1	0.333	0	0	0	1
	2	13	9	0	0.692	0	3	2	2

Wed, 6/15/2011

Pool K

Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (14)

Lost 19-21, 17-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Inese Jursone	Total	27	14	7	0.259	0	7	2	2
	1	18	8	6	0.111	0	4	1	1
	2	9	6	1	0.556	0	3	1	1
Inguna Minusa	Total	27	14	1	0.481	0	7	1	1
	1	12	7	1	0.500	0	5	0	1
	2	15	7	0	0.467	0	2	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Inese Jursone	53	27	14	0.245	1	17	2	4
Inguna Minusa	100	50	8	0.420	1	19	9	6
Total	153	77	22	0.359	2	36	11	10
Opponents	158	94	17	0.487	11	46	8	12

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Did not play	Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Inguna Minusa - 17th	Inese Jursone - 17th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Inguna Minusa - 17th	Inese Jursone - 17th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Did not play	Inga Ikauniece - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	26	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	24	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	35	37th	40	US$3,400.00

Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 10-53 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 21 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Jursone/Minusa	26	21-19, 21-13	0:40
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	14-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-18, 21-11	0:30
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Jursone/Minusa	31, Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-4
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Jursone/Minusa	24	21-13, 21-14	0:35
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Kessy/Ross	8	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	0:51
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Kessy/Ross	8	Jursone/Minusa	25	21-14, 19-21, 15-10	0:54
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Jursone/Minusa	Q12	23-25, 21-14, 15-8	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	Jursone/Minusa	31, Q12	21-16, 21-19	0:41
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	Jursone/Minusa	25	15-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-6
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q5	21-16, 21-13	0:34
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-14, 21-14	0:31
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
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 # 8 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-14, 21-16	0:33
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Jursone/Minusa	19	21-17, 15-21, 15-8	0:52
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Xue/Zhang	16	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-12, 21-10	0:29
Trail the series against # 10 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-7
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	4	Jursone/Minusa	13	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Salgado/Salgado	2	Jursone/Minusa	10	21-13, 23-21	0:35
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	12, Q1	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:55
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	Jursone/Minusa	19	21-17, 21-17	0:34
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	10	Jursone/Minusa	26	18-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:55
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q5	Jursone/Minusa	Q28	21-14, 21-17	0:32
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q15	Jursone/Minusa	Q18	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Akers/Branagh, United States 0-1
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool K	Akers/Branagh	11	Jursone/Minusa	35	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-3
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool K	Gioria/Momoli	14	Jursone/Minusa	35	21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	11	Jursone/Minusa	22	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	19	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	16	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q9	22-24, 21-18, 19-17	0:59
Lead the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-2
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	Nystrom/Nystrom	8	21-13, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	22	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q5	21-14, 21-18	0:35
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 # 22 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	13	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q9	21-14, 19-21, 15-7	0:44
5/17/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	17, Q4	Jursone/Minusa	Q13	16-21, 22-20, 19-17	0:53
Trail the series against # 23 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
8/3/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23, Q7	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	16-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:58
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	26, Q7	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	21-10, 21-14	0:40
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	11	Baquerizo/Fernandez	22	25-23, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 24 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
6/29/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kohler/Sude	30, Q22	Jursone/Minusa	Q11	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 25 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
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
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	12	Jursone/Minusa	28, Q15	24-22, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 28 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-3
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Martins/Santanna	24, Q4	Jursone/Minusa	Q13	21-15, 9-21, 15-11	0:41
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	12	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-17, 15-21, 17-15	0:50
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Martins/Santanna	31, Q23	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:53
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	Martins/Santanna	Q24	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 31 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-2
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	23	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	21-17, 21-14	0:37
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	12	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 32 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-3
7/21/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	33	Jursone/Minusa	32	25-23, 21-14	0:45
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	12	Jursone/Minusa	21	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:47
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Candelas/Garcia	23	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	19-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 34 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
5/18/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 3	Birlova/Ukolova	23, Q4	Jursone/Minusa	Q13	21-18, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 36 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	19	Boulton/Johns	30, Q8	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 37 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist	Q23	21-9, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 38 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-1
6/13/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool K	Gielen/Mouha	38	Jursone/Minusa	35	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 40 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q3	By Forfeit
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 41 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	11	Dampney/Mullin	21	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	0:44
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	Q4	Dampney/Mullin	Q29	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52