European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012
(26) 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: 15
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Sochi 2009)
Career Winnings: US$137,426.29
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: 15
Tournaments: 163
Career Wins: 3
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Sochi 2009)
Career Winnings: US$163,854.08
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293133374157Money
CEV3110123474431100000 US$93,435.58
CEV C&S200000110000000000 US$1,296.77
FIVB72000010351901101141161 US$159,750.00
FIVB C&S310101000000000000 US$5,200.00
Overall1082022551192331211141161 US$259,682.35
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Inguna Minusa - 17th Inese Jursone - 17th
2007 Inguna Minusa - 9th Inese Jursone - 9th
2008 Inguna Minusa - 7th Inese Jursone - 7th
FIVB 2009 Inguna Minusa - 17th Inese Jursone - 17th
FIVB 2010 Inguna Minusa - 41st Inese Jursone - 41st
FIVB 2011 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Q22 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Q23 41st 24 US$0.00
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 Åland 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
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool G Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (7) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:31
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool G Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (10) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:34
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool G Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (23) Lost 20-22, 21-17, 12-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 14-45 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-2
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool G Gielen/Mouha 7 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-11, 21-17 0:31
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 # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-4
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 10 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-18, 21-15 0:34
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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Q13 Brzostek/Wojtasik Q20 23-21, 25-23 0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
5/8/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 24, Q11 Jursone/Minusa Q22 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-1
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova 8 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-14, 22-20 0:35
7/17/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 11, Q7 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 18 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 0-1
8/16/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 2 Braakman/Stiekema Q20 Jursone/Minusa Q13 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 0-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool G Hermannova/Williams 23 Jursone/Minusa 26 22-20, 17-21, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 31 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 0-1
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Barsuk/Vozakova Q10 Jursone/Minusa Q23 21-17, 21-10 0:32