Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Moscow Four Star
August 8 - 12, 2018
(9) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Julio Nascimento - 33rd Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Moscow Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2018 Pool H Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (24, Q4) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
Thu, 8/9/2018 Pool H Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (8) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Fri, 8/10/2018 Winner 2 Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (10) Won 21-18, 17-21, 19-17 0:51
Sat, 8/11/2018 Winner 3 Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Igor Velichko, Russia (1) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 9-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 16-15 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko, Russia 1-1
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko 1 Tijan/Younousse 9 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool H Tijan/Younousse 24, Q5 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko 9 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-3
8/5/18FIVBVienna Major Bronze Medal Tijan/Younousse 24, Q5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 25-23, 17-21, 15-12 0:57
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Tijan/Younousse 22 22-20, 21-16 0:34
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Tijan/Younousse 15 21-13, 21-15 0:30
3/9/18FIVBDoha Four Star Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Tijan/Younousse 8 22-20, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Felipe/Goncalves 2 Tijan/Younousse 22 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 7 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
8/5/18FIVBVienna Major Semi-Finals Bryl/Fijalek 14 Tijan/Younousse 24, Q5 21-15, 21-17 0:42
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 8 Bryl/Fijalek 12 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Crabb/Gibb, United States 3-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 9 Crabb/Gibb 8 21-19, 22-20 0:38
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 24, Q5 Crabb/Gibb 13, Q1 21-11, 21-18 0:33
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 22 Crabb/Gibb 17 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool H Tijan/Younousse 24, Q5 Doppler/Horst 8 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Tijan/Younousse 23, Q5 Krasilnikov/Liamin 10 21-18, 23-21 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Thole/Wickler, Germany 0-1
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool F Thole/Wickler 27, Q9 Tijan/Younousse 22 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 18 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-1
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Tijan/Younousse 18 25-23, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20, Q1 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
Series tied with # 23 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Beeler/Krattiger 19 Tijan/Younousse 15 21-16, 21-15 0:33
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 8 Beeler/Krattiger 24, Q3 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 26, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 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, Q12 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 17 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Series tied with # Q5 Prudel/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 2 Tijan/Younousse 24, Q5 Prudel/Szalankiewicz Q12 22-20, 21-19 0:43
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Prudel/Szalankiewicz 13 Tijan/Younousse 8 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 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