Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Monday, October 9, 2023 Stadium Court 12:00
Match #61: Pool G
(7) Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar
vs.
(18) Guto Carvalhaes/Pedro Solberg, Brazil
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

Gustavo "Guto" Albrecht Carvalhaes
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 20, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 89
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$264,187.50
Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 27, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 18
Career Winnings: US$1,121,562.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB2410015093320 US$155,250.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Alison Cerutti - 9th Arthur Lanci - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 12, Q2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 12 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 13, Q1 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 1 4th 680 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 11 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia 10 13th 460 US$5,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool G Likejiang Ha / Jiaxin Wu, China (31) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:41
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool G Andy Blanco / Luis Garcia, Guatemala (42) Won 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool G Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (7) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 8-15 0:56
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Moritz Pristauz / Robin Seidl, Austria (29) Won 13-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
Thu, 10/12/2023 Winner 2 Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Lanci, Brazil (9) Won 15-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:54
Fri, 10/13/2023 Winner 3 Theo Brunner / Trevor Crabb, United States (21) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:41
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Harley Marques - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Pedro Cunha - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Rhooney Ferramenta - 5th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Bruno Schmidt - 5th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Evandro Goncalves - 3rd
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Pedro Solberg - 9th Guto Carvalhaes - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Vitor Felipe - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Alison Cerutti - 5th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 8 9th 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 18 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series 3-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/9/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool G Tijan/Younousse 7 Carvalhaes/Solberg 18 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:56
7/27/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool D Tijan/Younousse 5 Carvalhaes/Solberg 13, Q1 30-28, 21-16 0:47
6/3/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 7 Carvalhaes/Solberg 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58