Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 20 - 25, 1999
(Q6) Willie De Jesus/Amaury Velasco, Puerto Rico
 
Willie "El Toro" De Jesus Torres
Puerto Rico
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Dorado
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 63
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: 6
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Albena 1997)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Tenerife 2000)
Career Winnings: US$24,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253337414957Money
FIVB450000001221576912 US$37,700.00
FIVB C&S5011001200000000 US$8,800.00
Overall500110013221576912 US$46,500.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Amaury Velasco - 41st Willie De Jesus - 41st
1998 Amaury Velasco - 41st Willie De Jesus - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open Q6 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open Q4 37th 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open Q2 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 6/25-27/1999 Italy Challenger 4 7th 30 US$1,200.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open Q4 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 30 25th 34 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 28 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 1/13-17/1999 Argentina Open 29 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 30 25th 34 US$1,400.00
FIVB 9/3-6/1998 Spain Open 30 25th 34 US$1,400.00
FIVB 7/31-8/2/1998 Austria Open 32 25th 34 US$1,400.00
FIVB 7/24-26/1998 French Open Q3 41st 10 US$0.00
Marseille World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/20/1999 Masafumi Matsunaga / Takuya Noguchi, Japan (Q59) Won 15-7 0:30
Tue, 7/20/1999 David Swatik / Mike Whitmarsh, United States (Q27) Won 15-8 0:40
Wed, 7/21/1999 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (30) Lost 14-16 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Amaury Velasco - 33rd Willie De Jesus - 33rd
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Joseph Gil - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
De Jesus/Velasco lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 30 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 0-1
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Ermishin/Kouchnerev 30 De Jesus/Velasco Q6 16-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q27 Swatik/Whitmarsh, United States 1-0
7/20/99FIVBMarseille World Championships De Jesus/Velasco Q6 Swatik/Whitmarsh Q27 15-8 0:40
Lead the series against # Q59 Matsunaga/Noguchi, Japan 1-0
7/20/99FIVBMarseille World Championships De Jesus/Velasco Q6 Matsunaga/Noguchi Q59 15-7 0:30