Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Yangzhou Four Star
October 9 - 14, 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: 83
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$285,600.00
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: 89
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$313,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB664752171153100110 US$557,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Overall674752171153100111 US$557,000.00
Previous Yangzhou Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 9 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 24, Q5 3rd 960 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2018 Tokyo Three Star 1 5th 360 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 23, Q5 17th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 22 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 22 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star Q1 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 15 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/9-13/2018 Lucerne Three Star 2 17th 240 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2018 Mersin Three Star 1 9th 300 US$2,000.00
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
Yangzhou Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/11/2018 Pool A Iaroslav Gordieiev / Sergiy Popov, Ukraine (32, Q11) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:33
Fri, 10/12/2018 Pool A Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (16) Won 26-24, 18-21, 15-8 0:55
Fri, 10/12/2018 Winner 1 Peng Gao / Likejiang Ha, China (8) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 0:47
Sat, 10/13/2018 Winner 2 Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (11) Lost 23-25, 20-22 0:44
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 8-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 9 Leshukov/Semenov 10 21-18, 17-21, 19-17 0:51
Series tied with # 6 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-1
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 18 Tijan/Younousse 23, Q5 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool F Tijan/Younousse 22 Plavins/Tocs 11 24-22, 24-22 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Gao/Ha, China 1-0
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 1 Gao/Ha 8 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 2-1
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 2 Pedlow/Schachter 11 Tijan/Younousse 1 25-23, 22-20 0:44
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Tijan/Younousse 22 Pedlow/Schachter 11 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 8 Pedlow/Schachter 11 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Tijan/Younousse 23, Q5 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Caminati/Rossi 16 26-24, 18-21, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Allen/Doherty, United States 0-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Allen/Doherty 25, Q4 Tijan/Younousse 8 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 0-1
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Winner 1 Bergmann/Harms 27, Q10 Tijan/Younousse 2 13-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q4 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Evans/Kolinske, United States 0-1
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool B Evans/Kolinske 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 31 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 1 Tijan/Younousse 23, Q5 Li/Zhou Q28 21-13, 16-21, 15-9 0:40
Trail the series against # 32, Q11 Gordieiev/Popov, Ukraine 0-1
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool A Gordieiev/Popov 32, Q11 Tijan/Younousse 1 21-17, 21-16 0:33