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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997

(Q19) Willie De Jesus/Amaury Velasco, Puerto Rico

Willie "El Toro" De Jesus Torres
Puerto Rico

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1968 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dorado

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Albena 1997)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Tenerife 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$27,000.00

Amaury Velasco
Puerto Rico

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 6, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santurce, PR

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Albena 1997)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Tenerife 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$24,000.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	15	7	6	9	1	2	US$37,700.00
FIVB C&S	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,800.00
Overall	50	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	2	15	7	6	9	1	2	US$46,500.00

Previous Los Angeles Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/4-7/1997	Spain Open	30	25th	30	US$1,400.00
FIVB	8/29-31/1997	Turkey Open	Q15	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/21-24/1997	Bulgaria Challenger	9	2nd	54	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/15-17/1997	Belgium Open	Q22	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	8/8-10/1997	Portugal Open	Q21	49th	12	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-3/1997	Austria Open	31	25th	30	US$1,400.00
FIVB	7/25-27/1997	French Open	Q33	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/18-20/1997	Italian Open	Q33	41st	8	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-6/1997	German Open	Q15	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	6/25-29/1997	Czech Republic Challenger	14	9th	24	US$1,000.00
FIVB	2/20-23/1997	Brazil Open	Q14	37th	18	US$0.00

Los Angeles World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/10/1997		Petr Chromy / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (Q14)	Won 15-5	0:37
Wed, 9/10/1997		Duda Macedo / Fred Souza, Brazil (25)	Lost 9-15	0:32

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Amaury Velasco - 33rd	Willie De Jesus - 33rd
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Joseph Gil - 33rd	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	Q19	33rd	42	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	Q6	33rd	42	US$0.00

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 25 Macedo/Souza, Brazil 0-1
9/10/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Macedo/Souza	25	De Jesus/Velasco	Q19	15-9	0:32
Lead the series against # Q14 Chromy/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
9/10/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		De Jesus/Velasco	Q19	Chromy/Stejskal	Q14	15-5	0:37