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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001

(Q13) Willie De Jesus/Joseph Gil, 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

Joseph A. "Pelito" Gil Rivera
Puerto Rico

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 15, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hato Rey

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,000.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	US$4,500.00

Previous Lignano Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Amaury Velasco - 41st	Did not play
1998	Amaury Velasco - 41st	Did not play
1999	Amaury Velasco - 33rd	Did not play
2000	Amaury Velasco - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	Q14	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q12	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q12	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	Q7	41st	14	US$0.00

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2001	Qualifier 2	Jeovanny Medrano / Rafael Vargas, El Salvador (Q52)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:40
Wed, 7/11/2001	Qualifier 3	Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (Q20)	Lost 16-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:58

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Willie De Jesus												Joseph Gil
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,250.00
52	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	16	0	$21,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$1,750.00
4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,800.00	Challenger
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	Satellite
63	0	1	1	0	1	5	5	17	0	$27,000.00	Total	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$3,000.00

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
2001	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	4	6	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	4	6	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Willie De Jesus													Joseph Gil
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	$1,900.00	1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00	1997	FIVB C&S
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	$4,200.00	1998	FIVB
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,050.00	1998	FIVB C&S
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	6	$6,000.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1999	FIVB C&S
14	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	8	$6,750.00	2000	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2001	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
58	0	1	1	0	1	5	5	14	31	$23,750.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	$750.00

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	10	76.9%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	2	12.5%	4	25.0%	10	62.5%	2-14	12.5%	10-10	50.0%	3-6	33.3%	0	0	13-16	44.8%
2000-2001	10	76.9%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	2	12.5%	4	25.0%	10	62.5%	2-14	12.5%	10-10	50.0%	3-6	33.3%	0	0	13-16	44.8%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	1	6.7%	4	26.7%	10	66.7%	1-14	6.7%	6-20	23.1%	4-12	25.0%	0	0	5-16	23.8%

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	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	12
Total	0	0	13	10	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	16

Head to Head Results
De Jesus/Gil trail the series against the field 1-6 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q19 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q21	De Jesus/Gil	Q12	18-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:45
Trail the series against # Q20 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q20	De Jesus/Gil	Q13	21-16, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # Q23 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal, Cuba 0-1
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal	Q19	De Jesus/Gil	Q14	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # Q24 Contreras/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 0-2
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 8	Contreras/Rodriguez Ibarra	Q20	De Jesus/Gil	Q14	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:47
6/27/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Contreras/Rodriguez Ibarra	Q21	De Jesus/Gil	Q12	22-20, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # Q29 Delanghe/Wijsmans, Belgium 0-1
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Delanghe/Wijsmans	Q26	De Jesus/Gil	Q7	23-21, 21-16	0:47
Lead the series against # Q52 Medrano/Vargas, El Salvador 1-0
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	De Jesus/Gil	Q13	Medrano/Vargas	Q52	21-17, 21-16	0:40