Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 KATARA Beach Volleyball Cup 2018
March 6 - 10, 2018
(8) Cherif Samba/Ahmed Tijan, 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
Ahmed Tijan
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 28, 1995 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Banjul, Gambia
Resides: Doha
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 76
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$255,600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB584651141141100110 US$497,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Other10000000100000 US$0.00
Overall604651141142100111 US$497,000.00
Previous Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Ahmed Tijan - 41st Cherif Samba - 41st
2016 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 17th Assam Mahmoud - 17th
2016 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th Julio Nascimento - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/20-24/2018 Kish Island Three Star 3 17 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 8 9 400 US$4,000.00
Doha Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool H Billy Allen / Ryan Doherty, United States (25, Q4) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 8-15 0:40
Wed, 3/7/2018 Pool H Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (24, Q3) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:47
Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 1 Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (11) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 2 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (19) Won 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:50
Thu, 3/8/2018 Winner 3 Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (12) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
Fri, 3/9/2018 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (9) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:32
Sat, 3/10/2018 Bronze Medal Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (1) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 8-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-0
3/10/18FIVBDoha Four Star Bronze Medal Samba/Tijan 8 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
3/9/18FIVBDoha Four Star Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Samba/Tijan 8 22-20, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 8 Pedlow/Schachter 11 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-0
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Samba/Tijan 8 Bryl/Fijalek 12 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-0
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 8 Mol/Sorum 19 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:50
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Mol/Sorum 9 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 20 Prudel/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Prudel/Szalankiewicz 13 Samba/Tijan 8 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Beeler/Krattiger 24, Q3 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Allen/Doherty, United States 0-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Allen/Doherty 25, Q4 Samba/Tijan 8 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:40
Trail the series against # Q7 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-1
2/22/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 12 Samba/Tijan 3 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy, France 1-0
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy 25, Q7 21-14, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # Q11 Horl/Winter, Austria 0-1
2/21/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Pool C Horl/Winter 19 Samba/Tijan 3 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:42
Lead the series against # Q21 Iemelianchyk/Popov, Ukraine 1-0
2/21/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Pool C Samba/Tijan 3 Iemelianchyk/Popov 30, Q16 21-14, 21-19 0:36