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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$340,000 French Open
July 24 - 26, 1998

(Q3) 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 (57 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 (53 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 Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Amaury Velasco - 41st	Willie De Jesus - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-19/1998	Italian Open	Q5	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/4-5/1998	Switzerland Satellite	7	3rd	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB	7/3-5/1998	German Open	Q7	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-21/1998	Canada Open	29	25th	34	US$1,400.00
FIVB	2/12-15/1998	Brazil Open	32	25th	34	US$1,400.00
FIVB C&S	2/6-8/1998	Chile Challenger	20	9th	24	US$900.00
FIVB	1/16-18/1998	Argentina Open	28	25th	34	US$1,400.00
FIVB	12/4-7/1997	Brazil Open	30	25th	20	US$1,000.00
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	Q19	33rd	42	US$0.00
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	15	0	$37,700.00
Challenger	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$7,600.00
Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	50	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	2	15	0	$46,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Willie De Jesus												Amaury Velasco
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
52	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	16	0	$21,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	42	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	15	0	$19,600.00
4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,800.00	Challenger	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,800.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
63	0	1	1	0	1	5	5	17	0	$27,000.00	Total	51	0	1	1	0	1	5	3	15	0	$24,000.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	$3,800.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	$3,800.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Willie De Jesus													Amaury Velasco
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	1991	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1994	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1995	FIVB
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	$1,900.00	1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	$1,900.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00	1997	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	$2,100.00	1998	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	$2,100.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,050.00	1998	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,050.00
24	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	6	12	$8,300.00	Total	Total	22	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	6	11	$8,550.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	3-4	42.9%
1997-1998	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4

Head to Head Results
De Jesus/Velasco lead the series against the field 1-0 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # Q5 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