Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Cancun Hub - 3rd Event
April 28 - May 2, 2021
(3) 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 Cancun Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2021 Ahmed Tijan - 2nd Cherif Samba - 2nd
2021 Ahmed Tijan - 2nd Cherif Samba - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 10 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 17 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 8 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 2/23-26/2021 Doha 1 Star 1 1 0 US$1,000.00
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
Cancun 4 Star - 3rd Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/29/2021 Pool C Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (30, Q12) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Thu, 4/29/2021 Pool C Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (19) Lost 21-23, 20-22 0:45
Fri, 4/30/2021 Winner 1 Miguel Sarabia / Raymond Stephens, Mexico (31) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 4/30/2021 Winner 2 Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (11) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Sat, 5/1/2021 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (1) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:41
Sat, 5/1/2021 Semi-Finals Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (5) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:38
Sun, 5/2/2021 Gold Medal Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (10) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 43-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 3-2
5/1/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 3 Samba/Tijan 3 Cerutti/Filho 1 23-21, 21-15 0:41
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Cerutti/Filho 5 Samba/Tijan 19 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool E Samba/Tijan 8 Cerutti/Filho 5 21-19, 21-15 0:44
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Cerutti/Filho 20 Samba/Tijan 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:52
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Samba/Tijan 7 Cerutti/Filho 23, Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 4 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 # 5 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 3-2
5/1/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 5 21-15, 21-17 0:38
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 # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 8 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-16, 21-15 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-3
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 21-17, 21-16 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 8 Gaxiola/Rubio, Mexico 1-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Gaxiola/Rubio 24, Q2 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 4-1
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 10 Carambula/Rossi 7 21-16, 21-10 0:36
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Carambula/Rossi 7 Samba/Tijan 10 19-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:57
4/19/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 3 Samba/Tijan 17 Carambula/Rossi 7 21-18, 21-17 0:35
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Samba/Tijan 4 Carambula/Rossi 45 19-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:56
4/28/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Bronze Medal Samba/Tijan 7 Carambula/Rossi 27 13-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 4-1
5/2/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Gold Medal Samba/Tijan 3 Leshukov/Semenov 10 21-15, 21-12 0:34
4/17/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool A Leshukov/Semenov 16 Samba/Tijan 17 21-17, 23-21 0:45
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 # 11 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 11 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 10 Gerson/Heidrich 21 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 19 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-1
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool C Kantor/Losiak 19 Samba/Tijan 3 23-21, 22-20 0:45
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 # 20 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 3-2
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Samba/Tijan 10 Pedlow/Schachter 23, Q5 21-17, 23-21 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 21 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
Series tied with # 24 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Brunner/Schalk, United States 1-0
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 17 Brunner/Schalk 31, Q17 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Abbiati/Andreatta, Italy 2-0
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool C Samba/Tijan 3 Abbiati/Andreatta 30, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:38
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Samba/Tijan 6 Abbiati/Andreatta 27 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 31 Sarabia/Stephens, Mexico 2-0
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 3 Sarabia/Stephens 31 21-13, 21-14 0:34
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool A Samba/Tijan 17 Sarabia/Stephens 32 21-13, 21-10 0:28
Series tied with Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-1
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 6 Evans/Kolinske 25, Q4 21-19, 21-17 0:36
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool B Evans/Kolinske 15 Samba/Tijan 2 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q16 Kislytsyn/Kuvichka, Russia 1-0
2/25/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 1 Kislytsyn/Kuvichka 7 22-20, 21-13 0:37