Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Itapema Four Star
May 16 - 20, 2018
(15) 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 Itapema Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/9-13/2018 Lucerne Three Star 2 17 240 US$1,500.00
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
Itapema Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/17/2018 Pool B Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (18) Won 27-25, 29-27 0:49
Thu, 5/17/2018 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:30
Fri, 5/18/2018 Winner 1 Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (19) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan trail the series against the field 6-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Samba/Tijan 15 21-13, 21-15 0:30
3/9/18FIVBDoha Four Star Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Samba/Tijan 8 22-20, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 18 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Samba/Tijan 15 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 27-25, 29-27 0:49
Series tied with # 19 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Beeler/Krattiger 19 Samba/Tijan 15 21-16, 21-15 0:33
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 # 22 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 # 23, Q2 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 # 28, Q5 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