Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Maldives Challenge
October 13 - 16, 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 Sun Island Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 6 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-9/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 1 9 530 US$4,000.00
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
Maldives Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/14/2022 Pool A Remi Bassereau / Julien Lyneel, France (24) Lost 18-21, 21-12, 20-22 0:51
Fri, 10/14/2022 Pool A Vaclav Bercik / Matyas Dzavoronok, Czech Republic (13) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Sat, 10/15/2022 Winner 1 Evan Cory / Logan Webber, United States (20, Q6) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Sat, 10/15/2022 Winner 2 Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (22, Q9) Won 22-20, 22-20 0:42
Sun, 10/16/2022 Semi-Finals David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (2) Won 15-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:46
Sun, 10/16/2022 Gold Medal Chase Budinger / Troy Field, United States (14) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 9-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 1 Ahman/Hellvig 2 15-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 10 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 # 13 Bercik/Dzavoronok, Czech Republic 1-0
10/14/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Bercik/Dzavoronok 13 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Budinger/Field, United States 1-0
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Gold Medal Samba/Tijan 1 Budinger/Field 14 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Dillier/Heidrich 32 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 20, Q6 Cory/Webber, United States 1-0
10/15/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 1 Cory/Webber 20, Q6 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 22, Q9 Benesh/Partain, United States 1-0
10/15/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 1 Benesh/Partain 22, Q9 22-20, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 0-1
10/14/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Pool A Bassereau/Lyneel 24 Samba/Tijan 1 21-18, 12-21, 22-20 0:51