Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Las Vegas Four Star
October 17 - 21, 2018
(6) 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 Las Vegas Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/9-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 1 9th 400 US$4,000.00
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
Las Vegas Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/18/2018 Pool F Yang Li / Jiaxin Wu, China (27, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Thu, 10/18/2018 Pool F Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (11) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:38
Fri, 10/19/2018 Winner 1 Miles Evans / Billy Kolinske, United States (25, Q4) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 10/19/2018 Winner 2 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 15-13 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Tijan/Younousse 18 21-14, 21-10 0:30
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 8 Mol/Sorum 19 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:50
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 8 Mol/Sorum 9 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Tijan/Younousse 6 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Series tied with # 8 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
Trail the series against # 11 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool F Schmidt/Solberg 11 Tijan/Younousse 6 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 17 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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 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
Series tied with # 25, Q4 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-1
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 6 Evans/Kolinske 25, Q4 21-19, 21-17 0:36
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool B Evans/Kolinske 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Li/Wu, China 1-0
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool F Tijan/Younousse 6 Li/Wu 27, Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 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 # Q3 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 # Q12 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