Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rosarito Elite 16
March 23 - 27, 2022
(1) 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 Rosarito Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-10/2021 World Tour Finals - Italy 2 5th 0 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/24-8/7/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games 3 3rd 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 2 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 3 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star 4 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 3 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 10 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 17 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
Rosarito Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/24/2022 Pool A Alvaro Filho / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (9) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
Fri, 3/25/2022 Pool A Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (8) Lost 16-21, 23-25 0:43
Fri, 3/25/2022 Pool A Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (16, Q8) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Sat, 3/26/2022 Winner 1 Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (5) Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
Sat, 3/26/2022 Semi-Finals Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (8) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Sun, 3/27/2022 Gold Medal Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 26-14 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-4
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Mol/Sorum 3 Tijan/Younousse 2 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:53
4/26/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Tijan/Younousse 10 21-18, 21-18 0:44
4/20/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Tijan/Younousse 17 21-19, 22-20 0:42
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 # 4 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-2
7/10/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Gold Medal Boermans/de Groot 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
7/7/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Pool B Boermans/de Groot 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 20-22, 21-12, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 3-1
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 1 Perusic/Schweiner 5 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 4 Perusic/Schweiner 5 21-18, 21-17 0:35
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 3 Perusic/Schweiner 14 Tijan/Younousse 8 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:00
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Perusic/Schweiner 28 18-21, 21-13, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # 6 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 6-1
10/7/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Tijan/Younousse 2 Carambula/Rossi 9 16-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:49
7/28/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool C Tijan/Younousse 3 Carambula/Rossi 15 24-22, 21-13 0:39
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 10 Carambula/Rossi 7 21-16, 21-10 0:36
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Carambula/Rossi 7 Tijan/Younousse 10 19-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:57
4/19/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 17 Carambula/Rossi 7 21-18, 21-17 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-4
3/27/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Gold Medal Tijan/Younousse 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-17, 21-15 0:41
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Tijan/Younousse 2 21-16, 21-18 0:34
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 21-17, 21-16 0:38
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 # 8 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-1
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 1 Bryl/Losiak 8 21-17, 21-15 0:37
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool A Bryl/Losiak 8 Tijan/Younousse 1 21-16, 25-23 0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Filho/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Filho/Goncalves 9 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 12 Gaxiola/Rubio, Mexico 1-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 8 Gaxiola/Rubio 24, Q2 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 14, Q6 Brunner/Schalk, United States 1-0
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 17 Brunner/Schalk 31, Q17 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 16, Q8 Seidl/Waller, Austria 2-0
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Seidl/Waller 16, Q8 21-13, 21-16 0:33
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 8 Seidl/Waller 25, Q3 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-0
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Berntsen/Mol 29, Q8 21-17, 21-15 0:36
7/27/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Berntsen/Mol 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # Q16 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