Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(26) Julien Prosser/Mark Williams, Australia
 
Julien Prosser
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 11, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Bunbury, West Australia
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 105 kg (231 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 145
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 2001)
Career Winnings: US$371,993.50
Mark Williams
Australia / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 27, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Australia
Height: 197 cm (6'7")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 27
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$82,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB20001131225311 US$102,800.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1990 Andy Burdin - 14th Did not play
1991 Andy Burdin - 11th Did not play
1992 Andy Burdin - 7th Did not play
1993 Andy Burdin - 6th Did not play
1994 Andy Burdin - 7th Did not play
1995 Andy Burdin - 17th Did not play
1996 Lee Zahner - 7th Did not play
1997 Lee Zahner - 4th Did not play
1998 Lee Zahner - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 20 17th 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 23 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 28, Q8 17th 104 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 20 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 22, Q6 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 26 3rd 240 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q7 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q4 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 23, Q3 25th 30 US$2,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool B Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Won 21-19, 19-21, 22-20 1:21
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool B Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (47) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool B Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (23) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:38
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (40) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:01
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:36
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Lee Zahner - 9th Did not play
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Lee Zahner - 5th Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Lee Zahner - 9th Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Brett Richardson - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 26 9th 320 US$10,000.00
Head to Head Results
Prosser/Williams lead the series against the field 16-12 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/6/03FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 5 Prosser/Williams 26 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Prosser/Williams 26 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-19, 19-21, 22-20 1:21
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 Araujo/Insfran 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Prosser/Williams 20 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Prosser/Williams 20 21-13, 19-21, 16-14 0:49
Series tied with # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Prosser/Williams 26 21-16, 21-19 0:36
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Prosser/Williams 26 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 12 Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 10-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Prosser/Williams 26 Berger/Doppler 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Baracetti/Conde 7 Prosser/Williams 23 23-21, 21-17 0:53
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Prosser/Williams 20 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Brenha/Maia 13 Prosser/Williams 20 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 1-0
7/6/03FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Prosser/Williams 26 Bellaguarda/Dultra 4, Q6 21-18, 20-22, 15-6 0:56
Trail the series against # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-2
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Prosser/Williams 22, Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:35
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Prosser/Williams 26 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-13, 21-16 0:38
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Prosser/Williams 26 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Holden/Leinemann 10 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 25-23, 21-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 10 Prosser/Williams 23 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 36 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Prosser/Williams 23 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 22-20, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 37 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 Backer/Boersma Q14 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Prosser/Williams 26 Kogel/Mulder 40 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:01
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Prosser/Williams 26 Kogel/Mulder 23 21-14, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Prosser/Williams 20 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 43 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Prosser/Williams 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 45 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q25 21-12, 21-11 0:26
Lead the series against # 47 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 2-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Prosser/Williams 26 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 47 21-12, 21-15 0:33
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Prosser/Williams 22, Q6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q27 21-12, 21-11 0:29