Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 World Tour Finals - Italy
October 6 - 10, 2021
(2) 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 Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-8/7/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games 3 3 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 2 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 3 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star 4 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 3 1 800 US$20,000.00
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
World Tour Finals - Italy Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/6/2021 Pool B Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (7) Won 21-14, 21-8 0:30
Thu, 10/7/2021 Pool B Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (9) Won 16-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:49
Fri, 10/8/2021 Pool B Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (3) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 14-16 0:53
Fri, 10/8/2021 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:34
Sat, 10/9/2021 Winner 1 Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (8) Lost 19-21, 21-15, 14-16 0:51
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 28-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-3
8/4/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 3 Lupo/Nicolai 18 21-17, 23-21 0:40
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Samba/Tijan 4 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:47
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 3 Samba/Tijan 10 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-17, 21-16 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-4
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Mol/Sorum 3 Samba/Tijan 2 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:53
4/26/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Samba/Tijan 10 21-18, 21-18 0:44
4/20/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Samba/Tijan 17 21-19, 22-20 0:42
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 # 4 Crabb/Gibb, United States 4-0
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 4 Crabb/Gibb 6 21-19, 25-23 0:39
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
Series tied with # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 2-2
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 4 Perusic/Schweiner 5 21-18, 21-17 0:35
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 3 Perusic/Schweiner 14 Samba/Tijan 8 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:00
9/18/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Pool D Perusic/Schweiner 12 Samba/Tijan 5 19-21, 21-13, 18-16 0:51
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Samba/Tijan 4 Perusic/Schweiner 28 18-21, 21-13, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-4
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Samba/Tijan 2 21-16, 21-18 0:34
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 # 7 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 5-2
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Samba/Tijan 2 Leshukov/Semenov 7 21-14, 21-8 0:30
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 2 Leshukov/Semenov 6 Samba/Tijan 3 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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 # 8 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
10/9/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 Samba/Tijan 2 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
5/30/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 4 Varenhorst/van de Velde 14 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:45
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 # 9 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 6-1
10/7/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Samba/Tijan 2 Carambula/Rossi 9 16-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:49
7/28/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool C Samba/Tijan 3 Carambula/Rossi 15 24-22, 21-13 0:39
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 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 3-1
8/7/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Bronze Medal Samba/Tijan 3 Plavins/Tocs 14 21-12, 21-18 0:39
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 14 Plavins/Tocs 20, Q2 26-24, 21-19 0:38
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 18 Samba/Tijan 23, Q5 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool F Samba/Tijan 22 Plavins/Tocs 11 24-22, 24-22 0:42