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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Friday, May 3, 2024 Stadium Court 12:00

Match #9: Pool A

(1) Stefan Boermans/Yorick de Groot, Netherlands
vs.
(8) Cherif Samba/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar

Stefan Boermans
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1994 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hengelo

Resides:

The Hague

Height:

204 cm (6'8")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$108,235.63

Yorick de Groot
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 2000 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sliedrecht

Resides:

Sliedrecht

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$88,388.09

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	20	2	1	1	2	5	0	5	1	0	1	1	1	US$165,500.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	6	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	8	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	24	5	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	9	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	8	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	11	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	13, Q5	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	16	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	3	4	680	US$6,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool A	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (9)	Won 32-30, 21-17	0:42
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (8)	Lost 17-21, 23-21, 13-15	0:56
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool A	Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (16, Q14)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:34
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (2)	Lost 18-21, 21-13, 13-15	0:49

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

Head to Head Results
Boermans/de Groot lead the series 5-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Samba/Tijan	8	Boermans/de Groot	1	21-17, 21-23, 15-13	0:56
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	6	Samba/Tijan	12	21-19, 21-17	0:38
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	8	Samba/Tijan	13, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:46
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Boermans/de Groot	24	Samba/Tijan	7	21-17, 21-14	0:37
7/10/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Gold Medal	Boermans/de Groot	15	Samba/Tijan	2	23-21, 19-21, 15-10	0:52
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool B	Boermans/de Groot	15	Samba/Tijan	2	20-22, 21-12, 15-11	0:45