Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Mersin Three Star
May 2 - 6, 2018
(1) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar
 
Ahmed Tijan
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 28, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Banjul, Gambia
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$271,600.00
Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$299,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB644652161153100110 US$529,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Overall654652161153100111 US$529,000.00
Previous Mersin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 18 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 8 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 2/20-24/2018 Kish Island Three Star 3 17th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 8 9th 400 US$4,000.00
Mersin Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2018 Pool A Ali Cebeci / Yusuf Ozdemir, Türkiye (32) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Thu, 5/3/2018 Pool A Lukas Kazdailis / Arnas Rumsevicius, Lithuania (17) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Sat, 5/5/2018 Winner 2 Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (3) Lost 21-19, 21-23, 10-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
5/5/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 2 Diaz/Gonzalez 3 Tijan/Younousse 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 8 Beeler/Krattiger 24, Q3 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-1
2/22/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 12 Tijan/Younousse 3 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy, France 1-0
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 8 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy 25, Q7 21-14, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Horl/Winter, Austria 0-1
2/21/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Pool C Horl/Winter 19 Tijan/Younousse 3 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 17 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 17 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 32 Cebeci/Ozdemir, Türkiye 1-0
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Cebeci/Ozdemir 32 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # Q13 Gao/Li, China 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Tijan/Younousse 18 Gao/Li 31 14-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q15 Iemelianchyk/Popov, Ukraine 1-0
2/21/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Pool C Tijan/Younousse 3 Iemelianchyk/Popov 30, Q16 21-14, 21-19 0:36