Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Doha Challenge
May 5 - 8, 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 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
2021 Ahmed Tijan - 5th Cherif Samba - 5th
2021 Ahmed Tijan - 1st Cherif Samba - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Doha Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/6/2022 Pool A Kristians Fokerots / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (24, Q12) Won 20-22, 28-26, 18-16 1:01
Fri, 5/6/2022 Pool A Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (13) Won 22-20, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
Sat, 5/7/2022 Winner 1 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (15, Q2) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 17-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-2
7/10/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Gold Medal Boermans/de Groot 15 Samba/Tijan 2 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
7/7/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Pool B Boermans/de Groot 15 Samba/Tijan 2 20-22, 21-12, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 10 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q12 Fokerots/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Fokerots/Tocs 24, Q12 20-22, 28-26, 18-16 1:01
Lead the series against # Q9 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