Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
May 14 - 18, 2025
(1) 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: 11
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$325,100.00
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: 12
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$352,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB695762181153100110 US$636,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Overall705762181153100111 US$636,000.00
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Did not play Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th
2017 Julio Nascimento - 9th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 33rd
2018 Cherif Younousse - 17th Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2019 Cherif Younousse - 3rd Ahmed Tijan - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 12/4-7/2024 Finals Doha 2024 1 3rd 320 US$50,000.00
FIVB 11/6-10/2024 Elite16 Rio de Janeiro 3 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/16-20/2024 Elite16 Joao Pessoa 5 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/10/2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 13 4th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2024 Elite16 Vienna 10 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2024 Elite16 Gstaad 10 5th 760 US$8,000.00
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
BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2025 Pool A Gustavs Auzins / Toms Liepa, Latvia (32, Q14) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 5/16/2025 Pool A Dimitriy Korotkov / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (17) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Sat, 5/17/2025 Winner 2 Christoph Dressler / Philipp Waller, Austria (3) Won 21-15, 27-25 0:47
Sat, 5/17/2025 Winner 3 Adrian Heidrich / Jonathan Jordan, Switzerland (25, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Sun, 5/18/2025 Semi-Finals Adrian Mol / Markus Mol, Norway (29, Q9) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Sun, 5/18/2025 Gold Medal Leo Dillier / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (24, Q1) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 13-0 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-0
8/1/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 13 Carracher/Nicolaidis 24 21-14, 21-18 0:38
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Carracher/Nicolaidis 17 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 3 Dressler/Waller, Austria 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Dressler/Waller 3 21-15, 27-25 0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Korotkov/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Korotkov/Tiisaar 17 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Budinger/Evans, United States 3-0
7/4/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool B Tijan/Younousse 10 Budinger/Evans 7 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/3/24FIVBElite16 Brasília Pool A Tijan/Younousse 8 Budinger/Evans 9 21-19, 21-14 0:34
3/6/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool D Tijan/Younousse 12 Budinger/Evans 13, Q3 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
5/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Gold Medal Tijan/Younousse 1 Dillier/Krattiger 24, Q1 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Heidrich/Jordan, Switzerland 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 1 Heidrich/Jordan 25, Q2 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Mol/Mol, Norway 1-0
5/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 1 Mol/Mol 29, Q9 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Auzins/Liepa, Latvia 1-0
5/15/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Auzins/Liepa 32, Q14 22-20, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # Q28 Gao/Li, China 2-0
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Lucky Loser Tijan/Younousse 8 Gao/Li 14, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:31
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Tijan/Younousse 18 Gao/Li 31 14-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:42