Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT
November 1 - 6, 2011
(31, Q10) 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 Phuket Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Inguna Minusa - 13th Inese Jursone - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open Q13 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q17 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q15 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 35 37th 40 US$3,400.00
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
Phuket Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/2/2011 Qualifier 1 Hiroyo Kaneda / Megumi Murakami, Japan (Q23) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:32
Wed, 11/2/2011 Qualifier 2 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (Q7) Won 25-23, 21-16 0:42
Thu, 11/3/2011 Winner 1 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:34
Thu, 11/3/2011 Contender 1 Takemi Nishibori / Satoko Urata, Japan (15, Q8) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 12-34 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-5
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q10 21-12, 21-15 0:34
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 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 # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
8/3/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 23, Q7 Jursone/Minusa Q10 16-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:58
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q7 Jursone/Minusa Q10 21-10, 21-14 0:40
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 25-23, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 16 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q9 22-24, 21-18, 19-17 0:59
Lead the series against # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 23 Cook/Hinchley 5 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 12 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-1
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Gielen/Mouha 38 Jursone/Minusa 35 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Hajeckova/Skalnikova 13 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q9 21-14, 19-21, 15-7 0:44
5/17/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 17, Q4 Jursone/Minusa Q13 16-21, 22-20, 19-17 0:53
Series tied with # 15, Q8 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-1
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Nishibori/Urata 15, Q8 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q10 21-16, 21-16 0:44
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 Nishibori/Urata Q21 26-24, 21-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 16 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
6/29/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kohler/Sude 30, Q22 Jursone/Minusa Q11 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 25 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-3
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Gioria/Momoli 14 Jursone/Minusa 35 21-19, 21-17 0:40
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 # 28, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-2
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 Nystrom/Nystrom 8 21-13, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
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 # Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-3
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 24, Q4 Jursone/Minusa Q13 21-15, 9-21, 15-11 0:41
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
Lead the series against # Q7 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
11/2/11FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q10 Boulton/Johns Q7 25-23, 21-16 0:42
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Boulton/Johns 30, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q23 Kaneda/Murakami, Japan 1-0
11/2/11FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q10 Kaneda/Murakami Q23 21-11, 21-11 0:32