Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lucerne Three Star
May 9 - 13, 2018
(2) 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 Lucerne Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/2-6/2018 Mersin Three Star 1 9 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 18 17 320 US$3,000.00
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
Lucerne Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/10/2018 Pool B Christian Garcia / Raul Mesa, Spain (31, Q24) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:35
Fri, 5/11/2018 Pool B Miles Evans / Billy Kolinske, United States (15) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:39
Fri, 5/11/2018 Winner 1 Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (27, Q10) Lost 21-13, 13-21, 13-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 6-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 3 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
5/5/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 2 Diaz/Gonzalez 3 Samba/Tijan 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 15 Evans/Kolinske, United States 0-1
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool B Evans/Kolinske 15 Samba/Tijan 2 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 19 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 17 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Trail the series against # 27, Q10 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 0-1
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Winner 1 Bergmann/Harms 27, Q10 Samba/Tijan 2 13-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q24 Garcia/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/10/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool B Samba/Tijan 2 Garcia/Mesa 31, Q24 22-20, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q15 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