European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008
(10) Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia
 
Inese Jursone
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 13, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Limbazi
Resides: 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 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Latvia
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 Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Inguna Minusa - 7th Inese Jursone - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 26, Q4 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 24, Q9 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q9 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 25 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 20 17 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 4 7 300 € 2,200.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 21 25 60 US$1,800.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 4 4 420 € 3,800.00
CEV 5/8-11/2008 Austrian Masters 11, Q11 13 180 € 1,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q4 33 30 US$0.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q2 21 60 € 0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 22 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 21 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 20 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 19 13 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 21 9 320 € 3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 21, Q2 25 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/9-12/2007 Dutch Masters 4 9 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q7 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 26 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 14 13 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 7/5-8/2007 Swiss Masters 11 7 300 € 2,475.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q12 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q10 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 19 13 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 5 9 240 € 1,950.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 13 9 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 26 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 24, Q9 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 25, Q6 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 29, Q8 9 240 US$6,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 15 17 160 € 1,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/17-19/2006 Turku Satellite 3 1 20 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 21 60 € 0.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q28 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q27 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-29/2006 Cyprus Challenger 6 5 48 US$2,000.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 11 13 180 € 1,300.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 1 Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (23) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:44
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 2 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (7) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:43
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 2 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (9) Lost 25-27, 19-21 0:49
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 27-46
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
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 # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-6
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 21-14, 27-25 0:39
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Jursone/Minusa 11, Q11 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-8, 21-17 0:35
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Jursone/Minusa 15 26-24, 21-9 0:40
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Hakedal/Torlen 2 Jursone/Minusa 4 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:01
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 15, Q7 Jursone/Minusa 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-3
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 11 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-10, 21-19 0:36
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Jursone/Minusa 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 10 Pohl/Rau 7 21-8, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-4
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 Jursone/Minusa 10 21-18, 21-16 0:43
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Glesnes/Maaseide 9 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-13, 21-18 0:34
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-16, 25-23 0:48
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Kadijk/Mooren 14 22-24, 27-25, 15-13 1:03
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q10 19-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:48
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 7 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-13, 21-15 0:32
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 12 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 24-22, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 4-2
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 Jursone/Minusa 10 27-25, 21-19 0:49
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 2 21-15, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 19 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-14, 21-12 0:39
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Jursone/Minusa 11 22-20, 14-21, 16-14 1:05
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:17
Trail the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-4
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 5 Jursone/Minusa 4 18-21, 21-15, 16-14 1:01
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-13, 21-17 0:35
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Jursone/Minusa Q2 21-16, 23-21 0:40
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Jursone/Minusa 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Series tied with # 13 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-1
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Jursone/Minusa 4 Hajeckova/Novotna 3 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 7 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 22-24, 21-18, 20-18 1:06
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Jursone/Minusa 4 Prokopeva/Ukolova 11 23-21, 15-21, 15-11 1:04
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Prokopeva/Ukolova 12 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Jursone/Minusa 4 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 By Forfeit  
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 13, Q3 21-15, 24-22 0:39
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 11 Gemise Fareau/Giordano 8 13-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 0-1
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Alcon/Matveeva 14, Q5 Jursone/Minusa 11, Q11 23-21, 16-21, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Series tied with # 20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-2
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 Jursone/Minusa Q4 21-10, 21-19 0:37
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 15 Baburina/Osheyko 18 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 0:51
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Baburina/Osheyko 10 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-16, 21-12 0:34
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
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
Series tied with # 22 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 3-1
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 10 Gschweidl/Hansel 23 24-22, 21-19 0:44
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 Gschweidl/Hansel 5 21-14, 21-14 0:33
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Jursone/Minusa 13 Gschweidl/Hansel 21-14, 23-25, 15-13  
5/17/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 2 Gschweidl/Hansel Jursone/Minusa 21-12, 16-21, 15-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 24 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 15 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-11, 21-10 0:25
Lead the series against # 25 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-13, 23-21 0:40
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 24 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-19, 21-16 0:44
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Jursone/Minusa 6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-2
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-13, 21-13 0:31
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 8 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 28 Renkema/Wiltens, Netherlands 2-0
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 Renkema/Wiltens 13, Q1 21-17, 21-13 0:30
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 11 Renkema/Wiltens 21-16, 21-10 0:44
Series tied with # 32 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
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