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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 10 - 19, 2022

(46) Mohamed Abicha/Soufiane El Gharouti, Morocco

Mohamed Abicha
Morocco

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 16, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Adgal

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Agadir 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$10,000.00

Soufiane El Gharouti
Morocco

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 23, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

CASABLANCA

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$4,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$3,400.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/10/2022	Pool C	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3)	Lost 11-21, 9-21	0:29
Sat, 6/11/2022	Pool C	Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (22)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:33
Mon, 6/13/2022	Pool C	Miguel Sarabia / Juan Virgen, Mexico (27)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:36

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Zouheir Elgraoui - 37th	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Zouheir Elgraoui - 37th	Did not play
2022	World Championships	Rome	Soufiane El Gharouti - 37th	Mohamed Abicha - 37th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Oussama El Azhari - 37th	Did not play
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Did not play	Ilyas Lazaar - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	46	37th	160	US$3,400.00

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mohamed Abicha												Soufiane El Gharouti
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	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$6,800.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$3,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$450.00	Satellite
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	2	$10,000.00	Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	$4,200.00

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
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00	0	3	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mohamed Abicha													Soufiane El Gharouti
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	1	0	0	0	$225.00	2004	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00	2006	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2011	FIVB
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$2,150.00	2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	2019	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
9	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	3	$7,050.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,850.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	0.0%
2021-2022	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	0.0%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Head to Head Results
Abicha/El Gharouti trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/10/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Abicha/El Gharouti	46	21-11, 21-9	0:29
Trail the series against # 22 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 0-1
6/11/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Abicha/El Gharouti	46	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 27 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
6/13/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Sarabia/Virgen	27	Abicha/El Gharouti	46	21-17, 21-15	0:36