Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(Q19) Willie De Jesus/Amaury Velasco, Puerto Rico
 
Willie "El Toro" De Jesus Torres
Puerto Rico
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
Amaury Velasco
Puerto Rico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 6, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Santurce, PR
Resides: San Juan, 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 Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open 30 25 30 US$1,400.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open Q15 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/21-24/1997 Bulgaria Challenger 9 2 54 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open Q22 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open Q21 49 12 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open 31 25 30 US$1,400.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open Q33 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open Q33 41 8 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open Q15 57 4 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 6/25-29/1997 Czech Republic Challenger 14 9 24 US$1,000.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open Q14 37 18 US$0.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/10/1997 Petr Chromy / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (Q14) Won 15-5 0:37
Wed, 9/10/1997 Duda Macedo / Fred Souza, Brazil (25) Lost 9-15 0:32
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Amaury Velasco - 33rd Willie De Jesus - 33rd
2001Klagenfurt Joseph Gil - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships Q19 33 42 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships Q6 33 42 US$0.00
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 25 Macedo/Souza, Brazil 0-1
9/10/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Macedo/Souza 25 De Jesus/Velasco Q19 15-9 0:32
Lead the series against # Q14 Chromy/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
9/10/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships De Jesus/Velasco Q19 Chromy/Stejskal Q14 15-5 0:37