Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Xiamen Four Star
April 18 - 22, 2018
(18) 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 Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th Did not play
2017 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 33rd Julio Nascimento - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 8 3 640 US$10,000.00
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
Xiamen Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/19/2018 Pool B Grant O'Gorman / Ben Saxton, Canada (15) Lost 23-25, 18-21 0:39
Thu, 4/19/2018 Pool B Peng Gao / Yang Li, China (31) Won 14-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:42
Fri, 4/20/2018 Winner 1 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (23, Q2) Lost 14-21, 10-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 7-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 13 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 # 14 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 8 Pedlow/Schachter 11 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 15 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-1
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Samba/Tijan 18 25-23, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 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 # 23, Q2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Samba/Tijan 18 21-14, 21-10 0:30
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 27 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
Lead the series against # 31 Gao/Li, China 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Samba/Tijan 18 Gao/Li 31 14-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:42
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q22 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