Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 17 - 21, 2019
(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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Julio Nascimento - 2nd Did not play
2018 Cherif Younousse - 5th Ahmed Tijan - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series 14 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 4 17th 640 US$7,000.00
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
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/19/2019 Pool F Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (27) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Fri, 7/19/2019 Pool F Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) Lost 19-21, 23-25 0:39
Sat, 7/20/2019 Winner 1 Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (15) Lost 25-23, 20-22, 13-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 20-17 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Goncalves/Schmidt 6 Tijan/Younousse 14 20-22, 23-21, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 2 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 2-0
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Tijan/Younousse 14 Leshukov/Semenov 3 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 0:46
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 # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 11 Tijan/Younousse 6 21-19, 25-23 0:39
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 5 Tijan/Younousse 7 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-1
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 14 Plavins/Tocs 20, Q2 26-24, 21-19 0:38
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 # 13 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 # 15 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 2-2
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Pedlow/Schachter 15 Tijan/Younousse 6 23-25, 22-20, 15-13 0:56
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 # 16 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 # 18 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Tijan/Younousse 14 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 21-16, 21-19 0:40
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 # 21 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
Series tied with # 23 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 # 27 Abbiati/Andreatta, Italy 1-0
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Tijan/Younousse 6 Abbiati/Andreatta 27 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Guehrer/Schubert, Australia 0-1
7/23/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 1 Guehrer/Schubert Q23 Tijan/Younousse Q10 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:46
Trail the series against # Q6 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 2-3
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 28, Q9 Tijan/Younousse 4 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:43
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