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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 2 - 6, 2025

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$310,600.00

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$338,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	67	4	7	6	2	17	1	15	3	10	0	1	1	0	US$607,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	68	4	7	6	2	17	1	15	3	10	0	1	1	1	US$607,000.00

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
2024	Cherif Younousse - 5th	Ahmed Tijan - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava			0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen			0	US$0.00
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

Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 33-32 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 3-4
8/8/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Tijan/Younousse	13	21-13, 21-17	0:35
7/29/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Ahman/Hellvig	1	15-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:56
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
Lead the series against Bello/Bello, England 2-0
11/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	3	Bello/Bello	14, Q4	21-19, 21-19	0:43
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 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
Trail the series against Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 3-5
12/7/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Bronze Medal	Tijan/Younousse	1	Boermans/de Groot	4	18-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:52
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Boermans/de Groot	4	23-21, 22-20	0:42
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
Series tied with Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-1
10/20/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	5	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	4	21-10, 21-13	0:33
10/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	4	Tijan/Younousse	5	19-21, 25-23, 15-8	0:55
Lead the series against Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-0
8/1/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Carracher/Nicolaidis	24	21-14, 21-18	0:38
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 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 3-1
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Ehlers/Wickler	5	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
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 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 6-4
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	13	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-13	0:37
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-16, 22-20	0:40
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
Lead the series against Hodges/Schubert, Australia 1-0
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	10	Hodges/Schubert	15, Q11	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:47
Trail the series against Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-14
12/7/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-11, 21-16	0:34
11/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	3	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:49
10/20/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	5	25-27, 21-17, 19-17	1:09
8/10/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	13	21-13, 21-16	0:32
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	10	23-25, 21-13, 15-10	0:55
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 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 6-3
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Perusic/Schweiner	10	20-22, 22-20, 15-9	1:00
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Perusic/Schweiner	2	Tijan/Younousse	10	25-23, 21-18	0:49
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Perusic/Schweiner	4	11-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Perusic/Schweiner	3	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:49
5/28/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Winner 1	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Tijan/Younousse	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
3/26/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	1	Perusic/Schweiner	5	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
5/29/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	4	Perusic/Schweiner	5	21-18, 21-17	0:35
3/11/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 3	Perusic/Schweiner	14	Tijan/Younousse	8	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:00
6/29/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Perusic/Schweiner	28	18-21, 21-13, 18-16	0:56
Lead the series against Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-0
6/13/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool G	Tijan/Younousse	7	Pokersnik/Zemljak	26, Q11	24-22, 21-18	0:42