European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009
(9) 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 Sochi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Inguna Minusa - 3rd Inese Jursone - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters 4 9 240 € 1,800.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 22 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 27, Q3 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 22 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 22 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q7 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 32 33 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 23 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 20 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 24 17 200 US$7,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 7 13 180 € 1,200.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters 7 7 300 € 1,400.00
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 7 5 360 € 2,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 11 13 180 US$4,250.00
CEV 9/19-21/2008 Russian Masters Final 4 3 960 € 6,400.00
CEV 9/10-14/2008 English Masters 6 4 420 € 3,800.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 13 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2008 Kristiansand Open 10 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 23 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 20 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 21 17 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 7/10-12/2008 European Championship 10 17 160 € 1,000.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool A Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (1) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:39
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool A Anastasia Barsuk / Ekaterina Birlova, Russia (16) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool A Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (8) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:50
Fri, 9/18/2009 Winner 1 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (3) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:35
Fri, 9/18/2009 Semi-Finals Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (1) Won 13-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:51
Sat, 9/19/2009 Gold Medal Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (2) Won 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 16-28
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-5
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Jursone/Minusa 9 Mouha/Van Breedam 1 13-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:51
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Mouha/Van Breedam 1 Jursone/Minusa 9 22-20, 21-17 0:39
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 2 Jursone/Minusa 4 21-14, 21-14 0:35
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 Jursone/Minusa 24 21-19, 21-11 0:41
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Mouha/Van Breedam 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-7
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 # 3 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 # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 7 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-3
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 7 Hakedal/Torlen 2 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 0:56
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
Lead the series against # 8 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-1
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 # 10 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
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 # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
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
Series tied with # 13 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Mooren/Wesselink 10 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-18, 21-15 0:38
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool A Jursone/Minusa 4 Mooren/Wesselink 5 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-1
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova Q20 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 0:49
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 19 21-14, 21-18 0:36
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 21-11, 21-14 0:31
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Contender 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 1 Jursone/Minusa 6 26-24, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 25-23, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 1-0
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Jursone/Minusa 9 Barsuk/Birlova 16 21-15, 21-15 0:39