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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Gstaad
July 5 - 9, 2023

(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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$271,600.00

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$299,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	64	4	6	5	2	16	1	15	3	10	0	1	1	0	US$529,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	65	4	6	5	2	16	1	15	3	10	0	1	1	1	US$529,000.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Julio Nascimento - 41st	Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th
2018	Cherif Younousse - 17th	Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2019	Cherif Younousse - 5th	Ahmed Tijan - 5th
2021	Cherif Younousse - 2nd	Ahmed Tijan - 2nd
2022	Cherif Younousse - 9th	Ahmed Tijan - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	7	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	8	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	4	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	1	7th	0	US$15,000.00
FIVB	11/2-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	3	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	1	1st	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	6	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	1	9th	530	US$4,000.00

Elite16 Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/6/2023	Pool B	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (10)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:36
Fri, 7/7/2023	Pool B	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (7)	Lost 20-22, 18-21	0:40
Fri, 7/7/2023	Pool B	Daniele Lupo / Enrico Rossi, Italy (15, Q9)	Won 21-13, 25-23	0:41
Sat, 7/8/2023	Winner 2	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1)	Lost 33-31, 17-21, 13-15	1:07

Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 30-25 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-7
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	2	31-33, 21-17, 15-13	1:07
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:51
10/8/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	2	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:53
4/26/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-18, 21-18	0:44
4/20/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	17	21-19, 22-20	0:42
4/20/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	18	21-14, 21-10	0:30
3/8/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	8	Mol/Sorum	19	18-21, 21-18, 20-18	0:50
1/5/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Pool H	Tijan/Younousse	8	Mol/Sorum	9	21-23, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-0
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	14, Q2	21-23, 23-21, 18-16	1:01
6/13/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	21	21-17, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-2
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	7	Carambula/Ranghieri	3	21-17, 21-17	0:37
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool D	Carambula/Ranghieri	12, Q1	Tijan/Younousse	4	21-15, 21-17	0:32
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Carambula/Ranghieri	10	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 5 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-1
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Tijan/Younousse	4	21-19, 21-16	0:36
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	1	Ehlers/Wickler	15, Q4	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-2
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Bryl/Losiak	5	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-18, 21-17	0:36
3/26/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	1	Bryl/Losiak	8	21-17, 21-15	0:37
3/25/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool A	Bryl/Losiak	8	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-16, 25-23	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-2
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	7	Tijan/Younousse	2	22-20, 21-18	0:40
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Loyola/Wanderley	5	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-5
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:54
3/27/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Gold Medal	Tijan/Younousse	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-17, 21-15	0:41
10/8/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Tijan/Younousse	2	21-16, 21-18	0:34
4/24/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	21-17, 21-16	0:38
8/5/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Bronze Medal	Tijan/Younousse	24, Q5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	25-23, 17-21, 15-12	0:57
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Tijan/Younousse	22	22-20, 21-16	0:34
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Tijan/Younousse	15	21-13, 21-15	0:30
3/9/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Tijan/Younousse	8	22-20, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 9 Benesh/Partain, United States 2-0
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	7	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	1	Benesh/Partain	22, Q9	22-20, 22-20	0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-3
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	21-15, 21-13	0:36
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-18, 21-18	0:38
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	6	22-20, 27-25	0:46
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-14, 21-17	0:31
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-16, 21-19	0:40
7/28/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:46
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	27-25, 29-27	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	7	Carvalhaes/Solberg	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
Series tied with # 13, Q3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Gavira/Herrera	13	22-20, 19-21, 18-16	0:55
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	8	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	11	Tijan/Younousse	6	21-19, 25-23	0:39
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	5	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 15, Q9 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-1
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Lupo/Rossi	15, Q9	21-13, 25-23	0:41
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Lupo/Rossi	16, Q10	Tijan/Younousse	8	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # Q2 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 1-0
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	7	Goncalves/Mariano	15, Q10	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # Q5 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	17	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # Q6 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 3-0
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q6	22-20, 21-12	0:36
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/27/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	1	Berntsen/Mol	20	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # Q12 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 2-0
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Haussener/Metral	31	21-11, 21-14	0:34
2/26/21	FIVB	Doha 1 Star	Gold Medal	Tijan/Younousse	1	Haussener/Metral	2	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	4	Dressler/Huber	29	21-15, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # Q16 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Dillier/Heidrich	32	21-14, 21-19	0:38