Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 7, 2019
(4) 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 Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 7 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 4 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 7 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
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
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/28/2019 Pool D Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (45) Won 19-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:56
Sat, 6/29/2019 Pool D Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (28) Won 18-21, 21-13, 18-16 0:56
Mon, 7/1/2019 Pool D Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (21) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Thu, 7/4/2019 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (6) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Jefferson Santos Pereira - 5th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Cherif Younousse - 9th Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Cherif Younousse - 17th Ahmed Tijan - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 4 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 4 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 7 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 24-19 (Lead 11 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
Series tied with # 3 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 1-1
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 3 Tijan/Younousse 7 22-20, 21-19 0:38
3/14/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 5 12-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 6 Tijan/Younousse 4 21-18, 21-15 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 5 Tijan/Younousse 7 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-0
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Bourne/Crabb 10 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 18 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 7 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 1-1
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Cerutti/Filho 20 Tijan/Younousse 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:52
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Cerutti/Filho 23, Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Series tied with # 21 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-1
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 21-15, 21-15 0:31
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 # 22 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
Series tied with # 23 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 # 26 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 # 28 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-0
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Perusic/Schweiner 28 18-21, 21-13, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 30 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
Lead the series against # 39 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Ehlers/Fluggen 29, Q20 24-22, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 45 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 2-0
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Carambula/Rossi 45 19-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:56
4/28/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Bronze Medal Tijan/Younousse 7 Carambula/Rossi 27 13-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46