Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Tokyo Three Star
July 25 - 29, 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 Tokyo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Tokyo Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/26/2018 Pool A Yu Koshikawa / Dylan Kurokawa, Japan (32) Won 21-7, 21-6 0:25
Thu, 7/26/2018 Pool A Chase Budinger / Sean Rosenthal, United States (16, Q2) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:38
Fri, 7/27/2018 Winner 2 Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (20) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
Sat, 7/28/2018 Winner 3 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (7) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 10-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 9-5 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 Walkenhorst/Winter, Germany 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Tijan/Younousse 22 Walkenhorst/Winter 27, Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
7/28/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 Tijan/Younousse 1 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:46
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Tijan/Younousse 15 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 27-25, 29-27 0:49
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-2
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Tijan/Younousse 23, Q5 Ermacora/Pristauz Q21 21-18, 21-19 0:35
6/20/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Qualifier 2 Ermacora/Pristauz 29, Q16 Tijan/Younousse Q1 23-21, 21-17 0:36
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 # 14 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 # 16, Q2 Budinger/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
7/26/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Budinger/Rosenthal 16, Q2 21-18, 24-22 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
7/27/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Berntsen/Mol 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 32 Koshikawa/Kurokawa, Japan 1-0
7/26/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Koshikawa/Kurokawa 32 21-7, 21-6 0:25
Lead the series against # Q7 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