Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Saturday, October 7, 2023 Stadium Court 21:00
Match #13: Pool G
(7) Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar
vs.
(42) Andy Blanco/Luis Garcia, Guatemala
Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 90
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$338,400.00
Ahmed Tijan
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 28, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Banjul, Gambia
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 84
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$310,600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB674762171153100110 US$607,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Overall684762171153100111 US$607,000.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 6 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 5 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 7 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic 8 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 4 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 1 7th 0 US$15,000.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 3 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 1 1st 800 US$10,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool G Andy Blanco / Luis Garcia, Guatemala (42) Won 21-7, 21-4 0:26
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool G Likejiang Ha / Jiaxin Wu, China (31) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool G Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (18) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:56
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (24) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Jefferson Santos Pereira - 5th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Ahmed Tijan - 17th Cherif Younousse - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Ahmed Tijan - 9th Cherif Younousse - 9th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 4 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 4 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 7 17th 640 US$7,000.00

Andy Alexis Leonardo Blanco
Guatemala
Photo: NORCECA
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 27, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Livingston, Izabal
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 5
Career Best: 37th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$3,400.00
Luis Augusto Garcia Betancourt
Guatemala
Photo: NORCECA
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 15, 1991 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Guatemala City
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 5
Career Best: 37th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$3,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253741Money
FIVB5000000000023 US$6,800.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool G Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (7) Lost 7-21, 4-21 0:26
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool G Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (18) Lost 12-21, 10-21 0:29
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool G Likejiang Ha / Jiaxin Wu, China (31) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:35
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Luis Garcia - 37th Andy Blanco - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 46 37th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 42 37th 160 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Blanco/Garcia 42 21-7, 21-4 0:26