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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite Newport Beach
October 7 - 11, 2025

(1) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar

Ahmed Tijan
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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
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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 Newport Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	3	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	3	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	3	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	5	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	1	1st	800	US$20,000.00
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

BPT Elite Newport Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool A	Paul Burnett / Thomas Hodges, Australia (16, Q10)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:28
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool A	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (9)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:32
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool A	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (8)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:41
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 2	Kristians Fokerots / Martins Plavins, Latvia (6)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:45
Sat, 10/11/2025	Semi-Finals	Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb, United States (11)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:34
Sat, 10/11/2025	Gold Medal	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Lanci, Brazil (3)	Won 21-16, 30-28	0:53

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	10	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	$118,000.00	29	19	60.4 %
2025	FIVB	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$144,000.00	26	6	81.3 %
Total	FIVB	73	8	7	6	2	18	1	15	4	10	0	2	$751,000.00	222	115	65.9 %
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
10	0	1	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	$59,000.00	2024	FIVB	10	0	1	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	$59,000.00
6	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$72,000.00	2025	FIVB	6	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$72,000.00
90	8	9	6	2	20	20	12	1	12	$382,600.00	Total	Total	96	9	7	6	2	20	25	13	7	7	$410,400.00

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%
2024-2025	40	72.7%	9	16.4%	6	10.9%	49-6	89.1%	9	36.0%	5	20.0%	11	44.0%	9-16	36.0%	40-11	78.4%	18-11	62.1%	1	4	59-26	69.4%
Against the Field	31	93.9%	1	3.0%	1	3.0%	32-1	97.0%	9	56.3%	1	6.3%	6	37.5%	9-7	56.3%	62-10	86.1%	20-4	83.3%	0	1	41-8	83.7%

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
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 40-8 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
7/6/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Gold Medal	Tijan/Younousse	3	Andersson/Nilsson	24, Q13	21-19, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 5-1
10/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Gold Medal	Tijan/Younousse	1	Goncalves/Lanci	3	21-16, 30-28	0:53
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 # 4 Benesh/Partain, United States 4-1
8/7/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	13	Benesh/Partain	9	21-14, 21-16	0:38
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 # 5 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 # 6 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 3-0
10/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	1	Fokerots/Plavins	6	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:45
9/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	3	Fokerots/Plavins	4	21-19, 21-17	0:36
9/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	3	Fokerots/Plavins	4	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-1
8/14/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	3	By Forfeit
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 # 8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 6-0
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Berntsen/Mol	8	21-19, 23-21	0:41
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	3	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-19, 21-17	0:37
5/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	5	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-15, 21-17	0:31
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 # 9 Budinger/Evans, United States 4-0
10/8/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Budinger/Evans	9	21-18, 21-13	0:32
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 # 11 Crabb/Crabb, United States 1-0
10/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	1	Crabb/Crabb	11	21-14, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 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 # 15, Q6 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 # 16, Q10 Burnett/Hodges, Australia 1-0
10/8/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Burnett/Hodges	16, Q10	21-12, 21-15	0:28
Lead the series against # Q7 Sedlak/Trousil, Czech Republic 1-0
9/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	3	Sedlak/Trousil	24, Q16	21-14, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Schnetzer/Seiser, Austria 1-0
11/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 2	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Schnetzer/Seiser	Q8	21-17, 21-12	0:35