Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Gstaad Elite 16
July 6 - 9, 2022
(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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th Julio Nascimento - 41st
2018 Ahmed Tijan - 17th Cherif Samba - 17th
2019 Ahmed Tijan - 5th Cherif Samba - 5th
2021 Ahmed Tijan - 2nd Cherif Samba - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 4 9 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 1 2 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 2 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 1 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 1 1 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 10/6-10/2021 World Tour Finals - Italy 2 5 0 US$20,000.00
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
Gstaad Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2022 Pool A Leo Dillier / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (32) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Wed, 7/6/2022 Pool A Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (17) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Fri, 7/8/2022 Winner 2 Saymon Barbosa / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (19) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 11-15 1:08
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 34-24
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-4
3/27/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Gold Medal Samba/Tijan 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-17, 21-15 0:41
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
Series tied with # 4 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 3-3
5/28/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 1 Samba/Tijan 2 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 1 Perusic/Schweiner 5 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
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 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
6/5/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Gold Medal Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Samba/Tijan 1 16-21, 27-25, 15-12 0:56
Series tied with # 7 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-1
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 1 Bryl/Losiak 8 21-17, 21-15 0:37
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool A Bryl/Losiak 8 Samba/Tijan 1 21-16, 25-23 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Filho/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Filho/Goncalves 9 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 11 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-0
6/4/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 1 Nolvak/Tiisaar 11 21-11, 21-14 0:30
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool B Samba/Tijan 2 Nolvak/Tiisaar 7 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Felipe/Lima 8 21-14, 24-22 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-3
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 15, Q2 Samba/Tijan 1 21-14, 21-17 0:31
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 # 15 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 22-20, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
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
Lead the series against # 16 Seidl/Waller, Austria 2-0
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Seidl/Waller 16, Q8 21-13, 21-16 0:33
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Seidl/Waller 25, Q3 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Carracher/Nicolaidis 17 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 4-3
4/19/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 17 Ermacora/Pristauz 23, Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 19 Barbosa/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
7/8/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 2 Barbosa/Schmidt 19 Samba/Tijan 1 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 1:08
6/16/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Barbosa/Schmidt 24 Samba/Tijan 4 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 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
Lead the series against # 27 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 3-0
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Berntsen/Mol 16, Q6 22-20, 21-12 0:36
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Samba/Tijan 4 Berntsen/Mol 29, Q8 21-17, 21-15 0:36
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 # 29 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 4 Dressler/Huber 29 21-15, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 2-0
7/7/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Pool B Samba/Tijan 2 Haussener/Metral 31 21-11, 21-14 0:34
2/26/21FIVBDoha 1 Star Gold Medal Samba/Tijan 1 Haussener/Metral 2 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Dillier/Heidrich 32 21-14, 21-19 0:38