Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 3 - 8, 2018
(22) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Did not play Julio Nascimento - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 22 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star Q1 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 15 17 320 US$3,000.00
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
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool F Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (11) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool F Alexander Walkenhorst / Sven Winter, Germany (27, Q10) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 2 Theo Brunner / John Hyden, United States (7) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:45
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 3 Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (2) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 12-9
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 # 2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Felipe/Goncalves 2 Samba/Tijan 22 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Brunner/Hyden, United States 1-0
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 22 Brunner/Hyden 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 10 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool F Samba/Tijan 22 Plavins/Tocs 11 24-22, 24-22 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 2-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Samba/Tijan 22 Pedlow/Schachter 11 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 8 Pedlow/Schachter 11 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Crabb/Gibb, United States 1-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 22 Crabb/Gibb 17 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 19, Q1 Thole/Wickler, Germany 0-1
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool F Thole/Wickler 27, Q9 Samba/Tijan 22 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 26, Q8 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 # 27, Q10 Walkenhorst/Winter, Germany 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Samba/Tijan 22 Walkenhorst/Winter 27, Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 32 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
Trail the series against # 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
Trail the series against # Q11 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-2
6/20/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Qualifier 2 Ermacora/Pristauz 29, Q16 Samba/Tijan Q1 23-21, 21-17 0:36
2/22/18FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 12 Samba/Tijan 3 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:45