Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
April 30 - May 5, 2012
(Q23) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2005 Inguna Minusa - 33rd Inese Jursone - 33rd
2007 Inguna Minusa - 17th Inese Jursone - 17th
2008 Inguna Minusa - 33rd Inese Jursone - 33rd
2009 Inguna Minusa - 13th Inese Jursone - 13th
2010 Inguna Minusa - 25th Inese Jursone - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 31, Q10 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Ã…land Open Q13 41st 18 US$0.00
CEV 8/9-13/2011 CEV European Championship Final 28 17th 160 € 1,000.00
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
CEV 7/19-23/2011 CEV Polish Masters 14 9th 240 € 1,500.00
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$0.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/1/2012 Qualifier 1 Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (Q10) Lost 17-21, 10-21 0:32
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2009FIVB1000000001522 $31,250.00 102033.3 %
2009CEV510001111000 $17,400.00 10952.6 %
2010FIVB1000000000226 $11,900.00 131644.8 %
2010CEV100001000000 $4,750.00 2340.0 %
2011FIVB800000000017 $5,400.00 61135.3 %
2011CEV200000010100 $2,500.00 4544.4 %
2012FIVB200000000002 $0.00 1233.3 %
TotalFIVB7100001035191132 $159,750.00 8512340.9 %
TotalFIVB C&S310101000000 $5,200.00 12380.0 %
TotalCEV3010123474701 $66,400.00 475944.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Inese Jursone  Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
10000001522 $15,625.00 2009FIVB10000001522 $15,625.00
5100022000 $8,700.00 2009CEV5100022000 $8,700.00
10000000226 $5,950.00 2010FIVB10000000226 $5,950.00
1000010000 $2,375.00 2010CEV1000010000 $2,375.00
8000000017 $2,700.00 2011FIVB9000000018 $2,700.00
2000001100 $1,250.00 2011CEV2000001100 $1,250.00
2000000002 $0.00 2012FIVB2000000002 $0.00
10720221020261134 $116,650.00 TotalTotal15220221224341858 $138,810.00
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%
2011-20126 85.7% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 7-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 3 21.4% 11 78.6% 0-14 0.0% 6-11 35.3% 1-3 25.0% 00 7-14 33.3%
Against the Field5 25.0% 3 15.0% 12 60.0% 8-12 40.0% 2 5.6% 7 19.4% 27 75.0% 2-34 5.6% 10-50 16.7% 10-38 20.8% 11 11-45 19.6%
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 20-60 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 20 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 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 # 3 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 # 5 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 # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-9
8/11/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-16, 21-13 0:34
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 21-16, 21-13 0:34
9/19/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Jursone/Minusa 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
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 # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-3
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 15 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:41
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-15 0:33
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 15 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czechia 3-2
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 16 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q9 22-24, 21-18, 19-17 0:59
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Jursone/Minusa 9 Kolocova/Slukova 8 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:50
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 7 Kolocova/Slukova 13, Q4 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:49
5/31/08CEVDutch Masters Contender 3 Kolocova/Slukova 14, Q5 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-15, 21-18 0:35
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 4 Kolocova/Slukova 15, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:31
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 # 16 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 # 17 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czechia 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
Trail the series against # 20 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-2
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool E Kohler/Sude 12 Jursone/Minusa 28 21-14, 21-14 0:34
6/29/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kohler/Sude 30, Q22 Jursone/Minusa Q11 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-18, 21-18 0:43
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-12, 17-21, 15-8 0:47
Lead the series against # 24 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 23 Cook/Hinchley 5 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 25 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-3
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 9 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-15, 21-17 0:35
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 By Forfeit  
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 # 26, Q6 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
5/18/11FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 Birlova/Ukolova 23, Q4 Jursone/Minusa Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 28, Q1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
8/9/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool E Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Jursone/Minusa 28 21-14, 21-17 0:32
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 # 29, Q4 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 # 30, Q8 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-4
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 4 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-19, 21-18 0:38
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
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
Trail the series against # 31, Q7 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
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q10 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 0-1
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Barsuk/Vozakova Q10 Jursone/Minusa Q23 21-17, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q16 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 # Q19 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
7/21/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 2 Goricanec/Graessli 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q21 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Q13 Brzostek/Wojtasik Q20 23-21, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # Q22 Boulton/Johns, England 2-1
11/2/11FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q10 Boulton/Johns Q7 25-23, 21-16 0:42
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Boulton/Johns 5 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Boulton/Johns 30, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q24 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre 19 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # Q25 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova 8 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-14, 22-20 0:35