Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Xiamen Four Star
April 23 - 28, 2019
(7) 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 Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Did not play Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th
2017 Julio Nascimento - 9th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 33rd
2018 Cherif Younousse - 17th Ahmed Tijan - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star 1 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 6 9th 400 US$4,000.00
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
Xiamen Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/25/2019 Pool G Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (26, Q11) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:41
Thu, 4/25/2019 Pool G Alison Cerutti / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (23, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Sat, 4/27/2019 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (6) Won 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Sat, 4/27/2019 Winner 3 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
Sat, 4/27/2019 Semi-Finals Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:35
Sun, 4/28/2019 Bronze Medal Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (27) Won 13-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 26-19 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
3/15/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Bryl/Fijalek 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 21-19, 23-21 0:41
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 # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 4 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 1-0
3/14/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 5 12-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 5 Tijan/Younousse 7 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 7 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-1
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool A Dalhausser/Lucena 17 Tijan/Younousse 1 13-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:44
3/10/18FIVBDoha Four Star Bronze Medal Tijan/Younousse 8 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 12 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 # 15 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 1-0
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Cerutti/Filho 23, Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 26, Q11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q11 23-21, 21-15 0:41
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q4 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 27 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 1-0
4/28/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Bronze Medal Tijan/Younousse 7 Carambula/Rossi 27 13-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 31, Q26 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
Lead the series against # 32 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 # Q7 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 # Q8 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
Series tied with # Q10 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 2-2
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 24, Q5 Ermacora/Pristauz 31 21-13, 21-13 0:38
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
Trail the series against # Q17 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 # Q23 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