Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(27, Q7) Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse, Qatar
 
Jefferson Santos Pereira
Qatar / Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Doha
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 33
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Kish Island 2016)
Career Winnings: US$43,087.50
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: 11
Tournaments: 89
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$313,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB21100010503731 US$67,000.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/15-19/2016 Kish Island Open 18 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 8 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 9/22-26/2015 Xiamen Open 17 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Q21 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 27 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open 30, Q25 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open Q20 41st 30 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 1 Hasan Mermer / Safa Urlu, Türkiye (Q26) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:32
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 2 Sebastian Fuchs / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (Q10) Won 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool F Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (6) Lost 21-17, 12-21, 7-15 0:43
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool F Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (11) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:32
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool F Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (22) Lost 23-21, 14-21, 10-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Santos Pereira/Younousse lead the series against the field 14-8 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 23-25, 21-14, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Dalhausser/Lucena 6 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 17-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 Doppler/Horst 22 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 21-14, 21-17 0:32
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool C Krasilnikov/Semenov 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 30, Q25 22-20, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Ontiveros/Virgen 2 21-15, 21-19 0:35
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Ontiveros/Virgen 2 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:37
Trail the series against # 22 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Grimalt/Grimalt 22 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 21-23, 21-14, 15-10 0:51
Series tied with # 23, Q1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
2/19/16FIVBKish Island Open Semi-Finals Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Kantor/Losiak 7 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:50
11/10/15FIVBQatar Open Pool H Kantor/Losiak 9 Santos Pereira/Younousse 8 21-16, 20-22, 16-14 0:49
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
2/19/16FIVBKish Island Open Gold Medal Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 11 21-13, 14-21, 15-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q5 Doherty/Mayer, United States 1-0
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 Doherty/Mayer 2 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q10 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 Fuchs/Windscheif Q10 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Fuchs/Windscheif 13 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q12 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 21-15, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # Q19 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse Q21 Dyachenko/Sidorenko Q12 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # Q23 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Qualifier 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 30, Q25 Daguerre/Salvetti Q9 12-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # Q24 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Qualifier 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 30, Q25 Gregory/Sheaf Q8 16-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:49
Trail the series against # Q25 Eglseer/Mullner, Austria 0-1
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 1 Eglseer/Mullner 29, Q10 Santos Pereira/Younousse 8 21-17, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # Q26 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 Mermer/Urlu Q26 21-12, 21-16 0:32