Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite 16 Ostrava
May 31 - June 4, 2023
(7) 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 Ostrava Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Ahmed Tijan - 33rd Cherif Samba - 33rd
2019 Ahmed Tijan - 17th Cherif Samba - 17th
2021 Ahmed Tijan - 9th Cherif Samba - 9th
2022 Ahmed Tijan - 5th Cherif Samba - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic 8 13 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 4 9 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 1 7 0 US$15,000.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 3 3 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 1 1 800 US$10,000.00
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
Elite16 Ostrava Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/1/2023 Pool B Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Mariano, Brazil (15, Q10) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
Fri, 6/2/2023 Pool B David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (2) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 15-17 0:51
Fri, 6/2/2023 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (10) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 16-18 0:54
Sat, 6/3/2023 Winner 1 Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (9) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
Sat, 6/3/2023 Winner 2 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (3) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Sun, 6/4/2023 Semi-Finals Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (13, Q3) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:50
Sun, 6/4/2023 Gold Medal Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1) Lost 15-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series against the field 29-28
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-6
6/4/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Samba/Tijan 7 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Samba/Tijan 8 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:51
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
Series tied with # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 2-2
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Ahman/Hellvig 2 Samba/Tijan 7 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 0:51
11/5/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 6 Samba/Tijan 3 33-35, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool C Samba/Tijan 3 Ahman/Hellvig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:38
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 1 Ahman/Hellvig 2 15-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-2
6/3/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 7 Carambula/Ranghieri 3 21-17, 21-17 0:37
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool D Carambula/Ranghieri 12, Q1 Samba/Tijan 4 21-15, 21-17 0:32
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool A Carambula/Ranghieri 10 Samba/Tijan 1 21-18, 21-17 0:35
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
Series tied with # 5 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-1
2/4/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Winner 1 Ehlers/Wickler 10 Samba/Tijan 4 21-19, 21-16 0:36
6/4/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 1 Ehlers/Wickler 15, Q4 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-2
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool A Bryl/Losiak 5 Samba/Tijan 1 21-18, 21-17 0:36
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 # 8 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-0
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Samba/Tijan 6 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 21-23, 23-21, 18-16 1:01
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool D Samba/Tijan 4 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/3/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 1 Samba/Tijan 7 Carvalhaes/Solberg 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-5
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 Samba/Tijan 7 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:54
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
Trail the series against # 12 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-4
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 21-18, 21-18 0:38
10/1/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 Samba/Tijan 6 22-20, 27-25 0:46
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 # 13, Q3 Benesh/Partain, United States 2-0
6/4/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Semi-Finals Samba/Tijan 7 Benesh/Partain 13, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:50
10/15/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 1 Benesh/Partain 22, Q9 22-20, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # 14, Q8 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool A Samba/Tijan 1 Felipe/Lima 8 21-14, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # 15, Q10 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 1-0
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Samba/Tijan 7 Goncalves/Mariano 15, Q10 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
Series tied with # Q1 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-1
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool D Samba/Tijan 4 Loyola/Wanderley 5 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool A Loyola/Wanderley 4 Samba/Tijan 1 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # Q2 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Samba/Tijan 8 21-18, 21-12 0:31
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Samba/Tijan 6 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:42
6/5/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Gold Medal Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Samba/Tijan 1 16-21, 27-25, 15-12 0:56
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
Lead the series against # Q11 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