Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 World Tour Doha 1 Star
February 23 - 26, 2021
(1) 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
2020 Ahmed Tijan - 17th Cherif Samba - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/9-13/2020 Doha Four Star 8 17 320 US$3,000.00
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
Doha 1 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 2/24/2021 Pool A Salba Chafic / Joe El Azzi, Lebanon (16, Q4) Won 21-8, 21-11 0:29
Wed, 2/24/2021 Pool A Alexey Gusev / Pavel Shustrov, Russia (8) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 2/25/2021 Winner 2 Anton Kislytsyn / Daniil Kuvichka, Russia (7) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:37
Fri, 2/26/2021 Semi-Finals Alexey Gusev / Pavel Shustrov, Russia (8) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Fri, 2/26/2021 Gold Medal Yves Haussener / Quentin Metral, Switzerland (2) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 7-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
2/26/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Gold Medal Samba/Tijan 1 Haussener/Metral 2 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 7 Kislytsyn/Kuvichka, Russia 1-0
2/25/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 1 Kislytsyn/Kuvichka 7 22-20, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Gusev/Shustrov, Russia 2-0
2/26/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 1 Gusev/Shustrov 8 21-13, 21-12 0:29
2/24/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Gusev/Shustrov 8 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 Chafic/El Azzi, Lebanon 1-0
2/24/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Chafic/El Azzi 16, Q4 21-8, 21-11 0:29