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US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Gstaad
July 3 - 7, 2024

(10) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar

Ahmed Tijan
Qatar

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Banjul, Gambia

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$388,100.00

Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dakar, Senegal

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$415,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	74	8	7	6	2	18	1	16	4	10	0	1	1	0	US$762,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	75	8	7	6	2	18	1	16	4	10	0	1	1	1	US$762,000.00

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
2023	Cherif Younousse - 5th	Ahmed Tijan - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	11	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	10	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	8	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	12	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	1	4th	0	US$35,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	13, Q1	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	7	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	6	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	2	5th	760	US$8,000.00

Elite16 Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/4/2024	Pool B	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (7)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:39
Thu, 7/4/2024	Pool B	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (2)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:43
Fri, 7/5/2024	Pool B	Timothy Brewster / Logan Webber, United States (15, Q5)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 7/5/2024	Winner 1	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (8)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:33
Sat, 7/6/2024	Winner 2	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (3)	Lost 23-21, 15-21, 13-15	0:57

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$36,000.00
World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$128,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	30	4	3	2	0	12	0	4	4	1	0	0	$385,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	3	4	2	0	4	0	8	0	5	0	0	$203,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$9,500.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	75	8	7	6	2	18	1	16	4	10	0	0	$762,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ahmed Tijan												Cherif Younousse
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$18,000.00	World Championships	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$32,500.00
5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$64,000.00	World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$64,000.00
33	4	3	2	0	12	8	1	0	0	$192,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	34	4	3	2	0	12	9	1	1	0	$198,500.00
35	3	4	2	0	4	8	7	1	0	$103,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	38	4	4	2	0	4	9	7	5	0	$112,450.00
11	1	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	$10,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	$8,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
91	8	9	6	2	20	21	12	1	0	$388,100.00	Total	97	9	7	6	2	20	26	13	7	0	$415,900.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2018	FIVB	14	0	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	5	0	1	$70,500.00	35	21	62.5 %
2019	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	0	3	0	0	$73,000.00	28	21	57.1 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2021	FIVB	10	2	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$115,000.00	44	15	74.6 %
2022	FIVB	10	2	1	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	$122,500.00	33	14	70.2 %
2023	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	$105,000.00	26	16	61.9 %
2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	$35,000.00	12	9	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	62	4	6	5	1	16	1	15	2	10	0	2	$524,000.00	179	99	64.4 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ahmed Tijan													Cherif Younousse
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	$9,800.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	$1,600.00	2016	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$9,900.00
7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	$4,050.00	2017	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	$14,150.00
15	0	0	2	0	4	3	5	0	1	$36,700.00	2018	FIVB	15	0	0	2	0	3	4	5	0	1	$36,300.00
12	0	0	1	0	2	6	3	0	0	$36,500.00	2019	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	2	6	3	0	0	$36,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
10	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$57,500.00	2021	FIVB	10	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$57,500.00
10	2	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$61,250.00	2022	FIVB	10	2	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$61,250.00
9	0	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	$52,500.00	2023	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	$52,500.00
5	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	$17,500.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	$17,500.00
79	4	8	5	1	18	18	12	1	12	$269,100.00	Total	Total	85	5	6	5	1	18	23	13	7	7	$296,900.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	154	72.0%	29	13.6%	31	14.5%	183-31	85.5%	42	34.1%	19	15.4%	62	50.4%	42-81	34.1%	154-62	71.3%	71-50	58.7%	1	4	226-116	66.1%
2023-2024	31	64.6%	8	16.7%	9	18.8%	39-9	81.3%	15	37.5%	8	20.0%	17	42.5%	15-25	37.5%	31-17	64.6%	23-17	57.5%	1	1	55-35	61.1%
Against the Field	26	68.4%	3	7.9%	9	23.7%	29-9	76.3%	13	28.3%	8	17.4%	25	54.3%	13-33	28.3%	52-46	53.1%	32-34	48.5%	0	2	42-42	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	11	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	12	6	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	14	11
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	0	56	26	0	0	19	18	7	2	2	0	4	3	94	49
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	35	18	1	0	32	17	7	2	2	0	3	4	81	43
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	6
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	7	3	129	52	1	0	60	45	15	8	6	2	8	7	226	117

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 32-32 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 2-3
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Tijan/Younousse	1	12-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:51
11/5/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	6	Tijan/Younousse	3	33-35, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	3	Ahman/Hellvig	6	21-19, 21-19	0:38
10/16/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	1	Ahman/Hellvig	2	15-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-6
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	2	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-19, 21-17	0:43
5/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	10	Tijan/Younousse	8	22-20, 1-1 Retired	0:29
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Bronze Medal	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Tijan/Younousse	6	21-18, 21-16	0:37
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 # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-9
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-23, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	11	21-13, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
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 # 4 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 2-1
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	5	Ehlers/Wickler	4	21-15, 21-16	0:34
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
Lead the series against # 5 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 4-1
6/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	11	Goncalves/Lanci	6	21-18, 26-24	0:46
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	12	Goncalves/Lanci	9	21-19, 21-12	0:38
11/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Goncalves/Lanci	4	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Goncalves/Lanci	11	Tijan/Younousse	5	21-18, 21-18	0:38
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	7	Goncalves/Lanci	15, Q10	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Benesh/Partain, United States 3-1
6/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	10	Tijan/Younousse	11	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Benesh/Partain	5	16-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:55
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 # 7 Budinger/Evans, United States 3-0
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	10	Budinger/Evans	7	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	8	Budinger/Evans	9	21-19, 21-14	0:34
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	12	Budinger/Evans	13, Q3	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 5-3
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-13, 21-17	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 9 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 3-4
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	Tijan/Younousse	12	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:48
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-19, 21-19	0:38
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-18, 21-12	0:31
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:42
6/5/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Gold Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 27-25, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 3-2
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	12	Bryl/Losiak	5	19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:52
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Bryl/Losiak	10	14-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:54
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
Series tied with # 14, 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
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Brewster/Webber, United States 1-0
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	10	Brewster/Webber	15, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 16, Q15 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