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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Ostrava
May 27 - 31, 2026

(2) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar

Ahmed Tijan
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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Banjul, Gambia

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$394,100.00

Cherif Younousse Samba
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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dakar, Senegal

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$421,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	75	8	7	6	3	18	1	16	4	10	0	1	1	0	US$774,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	76	8	7	6	3	18	1	16	4	10	0	1	1	1	US$774,000.00

Previous Ostrava Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Cherif Younousse - 33rd	Ahmed Tijan - 33rd
2019	Cherif Younousse - 17th	Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2021	Cherif Younousse - 9th	Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2022	Cherif Younousse - 5th	Ahmed Tijan - 5th
2023	Cherif Younousse - 2nd	Ahmed Tijan - 2nd
2024	Cherif Younousse - 9th	Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2025	Cherif Younousse - 5th	Ahmed Tijan - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	10	9th	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	1	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
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

BPT Elite Ostrava Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/28/2026	Pool B	Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (23, Q11)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:31
Fri, 5/29/2026	Pool B	Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb, United States (14)	Lost 21-16, 20-22, 11-15	0:50
Fri, 5/29/2026	Pool B	Elouan Chouikh / Joadel Gardoque, France (11)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:33
Sat, 5/30/2026	Winner 1	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (4)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:39
Sat, 5/30/2026	Winner 2	Nicolas Capogrosso / Tomas Capogrosso, Argentina (17, Q1)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 21-19	0:55
Sun, 5/31/2026	Semi-Finals	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 10-10 Retired	0:50
Sun, 5/31/2026	Bronze Medal	Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb, United States (14)	Lost By Forfeit

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	31	4	3	2	1	12	0	4	4	1	0	0	$397,000.00
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	76	8	7	6	3	18	1	16	4	10	0	0	$774,000.00

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
34	4	3	2	1	12	8	1	0	0	$198,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	35	4	3	2	1	12	9	1	1	0	$204,500.00
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
92	8	9	6	3	20	21	12	1	0	$394,100.00	Total	98	9	7	6	3	20	26	13	7	0	$421,900.00

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	7	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$155,000.00	30	7	81.1 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	75	8	7	6	3	18	1	16	4	10	0	2	$774,000.00	230	119	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
7	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$77,500.00	2025	FIVB	7	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$77,500.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
92	8	9	6	3	20	21	12	1	12	$394,100.00	Total	Total	98	9	7	6	3	20	26	13	7	7	$421,900.00

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	157	72.0%	29	13.3%	32	14.7%	186-32	85.3%	43	34.7%	19	15.3%	62	50.0%	43-81	34.7%	157-62	71.7%	72-51	58.5%	1	6	230-119	65.9%
2025-2026	25	78.1%	5	15.6%	2	6.3%	30-2	93.8%	4	57.1%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4-3	57.1%	25-2	92.6%	9-3	75.0%	0	5	34-10	77.3%
Against the Field	19	73.1%	1	3.8%	6	23.1%	20-6	76.9%	10	45.5%	2	9.1%	10	45.5%	10-12	45.5%	38-14	73.1%	22-16	57.9%	0	3	30-18	62.5%

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	58	27	0	0	21	18	7	3	2	1	4	3	98	52
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	131	53	1	0	62	45	15	9	6	3	8	7	230	120

Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 30-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 3-5
5/31/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Tijan/Younousse	2	21-18, 19-21, 10-10 Retired	0:50
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 # 3 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 # 4 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 2-0
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	2	Andersson/Nilsson	4	21-19, 21-18	0:39
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 # 5 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 # 7 Aye/Daubas, France 1-0
5/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool E	Tijan/Younousse	5	Aye/Daubas	20, Q8	16-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 0-2
11/20/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	18	Tijan/Younousse	10	15-21, 21-16, 23-21	0:54
9/25/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool C	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	10	Tijan/Younousse	3	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Chouikh/Gardoque, France 1-0
5/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Chouikh/Gardoque	11	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Series tied with # 12 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 3-3
8/15/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool C	Bryl/Losiak	6	Tijan/Younousse	3	By Forfeit
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 # 14 Benesh/Crabb, United States 0-2
5/31/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Bronze Medal	Benesh/Crabb	14	Tijan/Younousse	2	By Forfeit
5/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool B	Benesh/Crabb	14	Tijan/Younousse	2	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 1-0
11/17/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool J	Tijan/Younousse	10	Berger/Hammarberg	15	22-20, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17, Q1 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 2-1
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	2	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	17, Q1	19-21, 21-15, 21-19	0:55
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 # 22, Q8 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
10/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	5	Dos Santos/da Silva	7	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 23, Q11 Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 1-0
5/28/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Bedritis/Rinkevics	23, Q11	21-18, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # Q9 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/2/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	3	Campos/Pedrosa	22, Q11	21-18, 23-25, 15-11	0:53