Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 6, 2017
(23) Cherif Samba/Jefferson Santos Pereira, Qatar
 
Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1995 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Dakar, Senegal
Resides: Doha
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$283,400.00
Jefferson Santos Pereira
Qatar / Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Doha
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB21100010503731 US$67,000.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 19, Q1 9 240 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 29, Q13 9 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star Q16 33 120 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 17 17 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 22 25 90 US$1,000.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2017 Xiamen Three Star Q5 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 8/6-18/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 19 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open 15 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 18 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 8 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 24, Q3 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 27, Q7 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/15-19/2016 Kish Island Open 18 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 8 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 9/22-26/2015 Xiamen Open 17 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Q21 33 80 US$0.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool B Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (26) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:36
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool B Jonathan Golindano / Carlos Rangel, Venezuela (47) Won 21-18, 22-24, 15-10 0:53
Tue, 8/1/2017 Pool B Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 1 Kacper Kujawiak / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (27) Won 21-19, 25-23 0:38
Fri, 8/4/2017 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (12) Lost 24-26, 22-24 0:50
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015The Hague Jefferson Santos Pereira - 5th Cherif Samba - 5th
2019Hamburg Ahmed Tijan - 17th Did not play
2022Rome Ahmed Tijan - 9th Did not play
2023Tlaxcala Ahmed Tijan - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 27 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 23 9 480 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Samba/Santos Pereira trail the series against the field 16-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool B Samba/Santos Pereira 23 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-17, 21-19 0:34
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Samba/Santos Pereira 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-3
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool C Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Samba/Santos Pereira 19, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:32
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Samba/Santos Pereira 29, Q13 21-16, 21-14 0:35
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Dalhausser/Lucena 6 Samba/Santos Pereira 27, Q7 17-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samba/Santos Pereira 27 23-25, 21-14, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool H Kantor/Losiak 8 Samba/Santos Pereira 24, Q3 22-20, 21-14 0:34
2/19/16FIVBKish Island Open Semi-Finals Samba/Santos Pereira 18 Kantor/Losiak 7 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:50
11/10/15FIVBQatar Open Pool H Kantor/Losiak 9 Samba/Santos Pereira 8 21-16, 20-22, 16-14 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/27/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Carvalhaes/Solberg 9, Q1 Samba/Santos Pereira Q16 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
Series tied with # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
8/8/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool F Samba/Santos Pereira 19 Gavira/Herrera 7 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Samba/Santos Pereira 18 21-17, 19-21, 19-17 0:54
Trail the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Samba/Santos Pereira 17 21-14, 18-21, 15-7 0:47
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Samba/Santos Pereira 15 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool D Samba/Santos Pereira 29, Q13 Lupo/Nicolai 4 13-21, 21-13, 23-21 0:47
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samba/Santos Pereira 22 26-28, 21-18, 21-19 0:55
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Samba/Santos Pereira 8 21-19, 21-14 0:32
Series tied with # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 12 Samba/Santos Pereira 23 26-24, 24-22 0:50
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Samba/Santos Pereira 27 Doppler/Horst 22 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-0
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Samba/Santos Pereira 29, Q13 Saxton/Schalk 22 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
2/19/16FIVBKish Island Open Gold Medal Samba/Santos Pereira 18 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 11 21-13, 14-21, 15-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-0
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool C Samba/Santos Pereira 19, Q1 Brunner/Patterson 14 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-1
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool D Crabb/Gibb 13 Samba/Santos Pereira 29, Q13 22-24, 26-24, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 19 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool A Samba/Santos Pereira 17 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 21-14, 21-15 0:31
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Samba/Santos Pereira 18 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool D Samba/Santos Pereira 29, Q13 Grimalt/Grimalt 20 21-13, 21-17 0:32
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Grimalt/Grimalt 22 Samba/Santos Pereira 27, Q7 21-23, 21-14, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-1
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 2 Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Samba/Santos Pereira 19, Q1 21-14, 21-19 0:34
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 3 Samba/Santos Pereira 18 Ontiveros/Virgen 2 21-15, 21-19 0:35
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Samba/Santos Pereira 18 Ontiveros/Virgen 2 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:37
Trail the series against # 25 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 0-1
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 1 Dressler/Kunert 18 Samba/Santos Pereira 17 21-19, 23-25, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 26 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool B Samba/Santos Pereira 23 Bockermann/Fluggen 26 21-19, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 27 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Samba/Santos Pereira 23 Kujawiak/Prudel 27 21-19, 25-23 0:38
Trail the series against # 34 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool H Carambula/Ranghieri 9 Samba/Santos Pereira 24, Q3 20-22, 21-16, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against # 47 Golindano/Rangel, Venezuela 1-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool B Samba/Santos Pereira 23 Golindano/Rangel 47 21-18, 22-24, 15-10 0:53