Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001
(33) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Amaury Velasco - 25th Did not play
1998 Amaury Velasco - 25th Did not play
2000 Amaury Velasco - 37th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open Q9 37 22 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 31, Q12 25 46 US$2,500.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool A Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (32) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:38
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool A Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (1) Lost 14-21, 23-21, 7-15 1:03
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Amaury Velasco - 33rd David Quinonez - 41st
1999Marseille Amaury Velasco - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 33 33 40 US$0.00
Head to Head Results
De Jesus/Gil trail the series against the field 3-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool A Berger/Stamm 1 De Jesus/Gil 33 21-14, 21-23, 15-7 1:03
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 14 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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 28 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 # 32 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool A Egger/Heyer 32 De Jesus/Gil 33 21-15, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 34 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 # 37 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 De Jesus/Gil Q9 21-11, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 40 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
Lead the series against # 41 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