Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(31, Q12) 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 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Dorado
Resides: Dorado, PR
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
Joseph A. "Pelito" Gil Rivera
Puerto Rico
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 15, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Hato Rey
Resides: Bayamon
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 17
Career Best: 25th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$3,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB90000000002115 US$4,500.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q13 41 14 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open Q14 41 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q12 41 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q12 41 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open Q7 41 14 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 1 Rodin Merx / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (Q53) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 2 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (Q21) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:43
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 3 Agustin Correa / Fabio Diez, Spain (Q5) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Wed, 7/18/2001 Qualifier 4 Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (Q4) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-8 0:54
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:35
Thu, 7/19/2001 Contender 1 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (18) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
De Jesus/Gil trail the series against the field 5-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 0-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 4 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 Heidger/McCaw Q4 20-22, 21-19, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # Q5 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 Correa/Diez Q5 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # Q16 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 De Jesus/Gil Q13 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # Q17 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Vesti 28, Q21 De Jesus/Gil Q12 18-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # Q21 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q21 25-23, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # Q25 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal, Cuba 0-1
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal Q19 De Jesus/Gil Q14 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # Q31 Delanghe/Wijsmans, Belgium 0-1
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Delanghe/Wijsmans Q26 De Jesus/Gil Q7 23-21, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # Q49 Medrano/Vargas, El Salvador 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 De Jesus/Gil Q13 Medrano/Vargas Q52 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q53 Merx/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 Merx/Ronnes Q53 21-19, 21-16 0:38