Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Sunday, October 8, 2023 Stadium Court 14:30
Match #37: Pool G
(7) Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar
vs.
(31) Likejiang Ha/Jiaxin Wu, China
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

Likejiang Ha
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 18, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Beijing
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 69
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$37,960.53
Jiaxin Wu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 9, 1993 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Jiangsu
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$40,205.90
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
FIVB47502030308525617 US$54,874.82
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/10-13/2023 Futures Wenzhou Cangnan 1 1st 400 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton Q5 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala 18, Q7 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 6/8-11/2023 Futures Lecce 2 3rd 320 € 500.00
FIVB 3/29-4/2/2023 Futures Coolangatta Beach 2 1st 400 US$1,000.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 Futures Mount Maunganui Beach 2 1st 400 US$1,000.00
FIVB 11/1-4/2022 Sohar Futures 5 1st 400 US$1,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool G Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (18) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool G Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (7) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:37
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool G Andy Blanco / Luis Garcia, Guatemala (42) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (5) Lost 17-21, 23-25 0:43
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Jiaxin Wu - 37th Likejiang Ha - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 42 37th 160 US$3,400.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 31 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Ha/Wu 31 21-18, 21-14 0:37