Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Ostrava Elite 16
May 25 - 29, 2022
(2) 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 Ostrava Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Cherif Younousse - 33rd Ahmed Tijan - 33rd
2019 Cherif Younousse - 17th Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2021 Cherif Younousse - 9th Ahmed Tijan - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 1 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
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
Ostrava Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/26/2022 Pool B Guto Carvalhaes / Alison Cerutti, Brazil (10) Lost 25-27, 18-21 0:49
Thu, 5/26/2022 Pool B Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (7) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Fri, 5/27/2022 Pool B Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb, United States (15, Q9) Won 23-21, 16-21, 16-14 0:56
Sat, 5/28/2022 Winner 1 Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (1) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 27-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 3-2
5/28/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 1 Tijan/Younousse 2 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool B Tijan/Younousse 2 Nolvak/Tiisaar 7 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 Carvalhaes/Cerutti, Brazil 0-1
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool B Carvalhaes/Cerutti 10 Tijan/Younousse 2 27-25, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 14, Q4 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 # 15, Q9 Bourne/Crabb, United States 2-0
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool B Tijan/Younousse 2 Bourne/Crabb 15, Q9 23-21, 16-21, 16-14 0:56
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Bourne/Crabb 10 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 16, Q10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 22-20, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 8 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-16, 21-15 0:35
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 # Q5 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 # Q6 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 # Q11 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
10/9/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 Tijan/Younousse 2 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
5/30/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 4 Varenhorst/van de Velde 14 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:45
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 11 21-17, 21-18 0:37