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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Friday, May 3, 2024 Court #2 16:00

Match #17: Pool A

(8) Cherif Samba/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar
vs.
(9) Chase Budinger/Miles Evans, United States

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$287,400.00

Ahmed Tijan
Qatar

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Banjul, Gambia

Resides:

Doha

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$259,600.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	59	4	6	5	1	15	1	14	1	10	0	1	1	0	US$505,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	61	4	6	5	1	15	1	14	2	10	0	1	1	1	US$505,000.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	12	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	1	4	0	US$35,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	13, Q1	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	7	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	7	2	1100	US$20,000.00
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

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool A	Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (16, Q14)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:42
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (1)	Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-13	0:56
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (9)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:34
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (10)	Lost By Forfeit	0:29

Chase Budinger
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Encinitas, CA

Resides:

Hermosa Beach, CA

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Haikou 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$68,750.00

Miles Evans
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$71,357.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	20	1	1	1	2	3	0	5	1	2	1	2	1	US$81,500.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/25-28/2024	Challenge Xiamen	4	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	Q3	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	7	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	3	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	5	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	13, Q3	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	1	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	3	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	5	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	9	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	45	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q14	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	16, Q13	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	11	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	16	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	10	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q7	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	17, Q10	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	Q5	25	220	US$0.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool A	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (1)	Lost 30-32, 17-21	0:42
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (16, Q14)	Won 18-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:48
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (8)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:34
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5)	Won 21-23, 21-16, 15-7	0:49
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (3)	Lost 14-21, 21-23	0:37

Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Samba/Tijan	8	Budinger/Evans	9	21-19, 21-14	0:34
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Samba/Tijan	12	Budinger/Evans	13, Q3	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:53