Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup Doha 2020
March 9 - 13, 2020
(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
2018 Ahmed Tijan - 3rd Cherif Samba - 3rd
2019 Ahmed Tijan - 5th Cherif Samba - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Other 9/18-21/2019 FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament 5 13 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 19 9 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 19 9 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star 8 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Espinho Four Star 6 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series 14 5 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 4 17 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 7 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 4 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 7 3 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star 1 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 6 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/9-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 1 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 9 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 24, Q5 3 960 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2018 Tokyo Three Star 1 5 360 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 23, Q5 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 22 5 480 US$6,000.00
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
Doha Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/10/2020 Pool H Iaroslav Gordieiev / Sergiy Popov, Ukraine (25, Q3) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 10-15 0:50
Tue, 3/10/2020 Pool H Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (24, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:30
Wed, 3/11/2020 Winner 1 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (4) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 29-29
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 1-2
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool C Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 3 Samba/Tijan 19 21-17, 21-14 0:34
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 3 Samba/Tijan 7 22-20, 21-19 0:38
3/14/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 5 12-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-3
8/5/18FIVBVienna Major Bronze Medal Samba/Tijan 24, Q5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 25-23, 17-21, 15-12 0:57
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Samba/Tijan 22 22-20, 21-16 0:34
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
Series tied with # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 2-2
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool C Samba/Tijan 19 Dalhausser/Lucena 14 28-26, 21-18 0:44
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 6 Samba/Tijan 4 21-18, 21-15 0:39
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool A Dalhausser/Lucena 17 Samba/Tijan 1 13-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:44
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 # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
3/11/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Samba/Tijan 8 21-16, 21-18 0:34
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samba/Tijan 6 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 5 Crabb/Gibb, United States 3-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 9 Crabb/Gibb 8 21-19, 22-20 0:38
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 3 Samba/Tijan 24, Q5 Crabb/Gibb 13, Q1 21-11, 21-18 0:33
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 22 Crabb/Gibb 17 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 0-4
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Goncalves/Schmidt 10 Samba/Tijan 19 21-17, 21-13 0:37
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool C Goncalves/Schmidt 3 Samba/Tijan 19 21-18, 21-17 0:35
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 1 Goncalves/Schmidt 2 Samba/Tijan 8 21-19, 21-19 0:47
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Goncalves/Schmidt 6 Samba/Tijan 14 20-22, 23-21, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
3/15/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Bryl/Fijalek 2 Samba/Tijan 1 21-19, 23-21 0:41
8/5/18FIVBVienna Major Semi-Finals Bryl/Fijalek 14 Samba/Tijan 24, Q5 21-15, 21-17 0:42
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 # 9 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-0
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool G Samba/Tijan 7 Bourne/Crabb 10 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 11 Samba/Tijan 6 21-19, 25-23 0:39
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 5 Samba/Tijan 7 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Samba/Tijan 4 Ehlers/Fluggen 29, Q20 24-22, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 3-0
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool C Samba/Tijan 19 Leshukov/Semenov 14 21-19, 21-12 0:34
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Samba/Tijan 14 Leshukov/Semenov 3 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 0:46
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 9 Leshukov/Semenov 10 21-18, 17-21, 19-17 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-0
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 19 Kantor/Losiak 22 23-21, 21-15 0:40
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 7 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Samba/Tijan 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
Series tied with # 17 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-2
9/18/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 13 Samba/Tijan 5 21-14, 21-16 0:33
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Samba/Tijan 14 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 21-16, 21-19 0:40
7/28/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 Samba/Tijan 1 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:46
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Samba/Tijan 15 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 27-25, 29-27 0:49
Series tied with # 19 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 3-3
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 19 Ermacora/Pristauz 32 21-13, 21-16 0:41
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 28, Q9 Samba/Tijan 4 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:43
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 24, Q5 Ermacora/Pristauz 31 21-13, 21-13 0:38
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Samba/Tijan 23, Q5 Ermacora/Pristauz Q21 21-18, 21-19 0:35
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
Series tied with # 21 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 2-2
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Pedlow/Schachter 15 Samba/Tijan 6 23-25, 22-20, 15-13 0:56
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 2 Pedlow/Schachter 11 Samba/Tijan 1 25-23, 22-20 0:44
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 # 23 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool H Samba/Tijan 24, Q5 Doppler/Horst 8 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:56
Series tied with # 24, Q2 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-1
3/10/20FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 24, Q2 21-16, 21-15 0:30
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool E Aye/Gauthier-Rat 20, Q13 Samba/Tijan 8 21-19, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Gordieiev/Popov, Ukraine 0-2
3/10/20FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Gordieiev/Popov 25, Q3 Samba/Tijan 8 17-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:50
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool A Gordieiev/Popov 32, Q11 Samba/Tijan 1 21-17, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-2
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool E Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 Samba/Tijan 8 25-23, 21-17 0:40
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Samba/Tijan 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 21-15, 21-15 0:31
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Samba/Tijan 23, Q5 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Lead the series against # Q4 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
7/27/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 1 Berntsen/Mol 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # Q9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Samba/Tijan 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 26, Q11 23-21, 21-15 0:41
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q4 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49