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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
May 1 - 5, 2024

(8) 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$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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$313,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	66	4	7	5	2	17	1	15	3	10	0	1	1	0	US$557,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	67	4	7	5	2	17	1	15	3	10	0	1	1	1	US$557,000.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	7	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool A	Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (16, Q14)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:42
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (1)	Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-13	0:56
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (9)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:34
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (10)	Lost 22-20, 1-1 Retired	0:29

Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 33-23 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 1-5
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	8	Boermans/de Groot	1	21-17, 21-23, 15-13	0:56
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	6	Tijan/Younousse	12	21-19, 21-17	0:38
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	8	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:46
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Boermans/de Groot	24	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-17, 21-14	0:37
7/10/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Gold Medal	Boermans/de Groot	15	Tijan/Younousse	2	23-21, 19-21, 15-10	0:52
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool B	Boermans/de Groot	15	Tijan/Younousse	2	20-22, 21-12, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 2 Benesh/Partain, United States 3-0
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 # 3 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 # 4 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 3-1
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	12	Goncalves/Mariano	9	21-19, 21-12	0:38
11/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Goncalves/Mariano	4	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Goncalves/Mariano	11	Tijan/Younousse	5	21-18, 21-18	0:38
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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 Budinger/Evans, United States 2-0
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
Trail the series against # 10 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-5
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
Lead the series against # 12 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	3	Bello/Bello	14, Q7	23-25, 21-14, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Brunner/Crabb, United States 1-0
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Brunner/Crabb	12	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 14, Q4 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 # 15, Q7 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 # 16, Q14 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-0
5/2/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	8	Aravena/Droguett	16, Q14	21-14, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # Q2 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 0-1
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool A	Bassereau/Lyneel	24	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-18, 12-21, 22-20	0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 3-0
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool G	Tijan/Younousse	7	Carvalhaes/Solberg	18	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:56
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	5	Carvalhaes/Solberg	13, Q1	30-28, 21-16	0:47
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	7	Carvalhaes/Solberg	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # Q8 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