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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Saturday, May 4, 2024 Court #2 19:00

Match #29: Winner's Bracket Round 2

(8) Cherif Samba/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar
vs.
(10) George Wanderley/Andre Loyola, Brazil

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

George Souto Maior Wanderley
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 12, 1996 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

João Pessoa

Resides:

João Pessoa

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$255,787.50

Andre Loyola Stein
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 19, 1994 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vila Velha

Resides:

Paraiba

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$399,037.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	48	5	3	7	2	6	0	12	3	6	2	1	1	US$450,400.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	49	5	3	7	2	7	0	12	3	6	2	1	1	US$450,400.00

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	15, Q4	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	5	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	6	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	4	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	7	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	9	3	0	US$50,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	11	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	4	37	160	US$3,400.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	9	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	3	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	7	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	1	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q1	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	4	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	1	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	Q3	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	5	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	4	5	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/9-13/2022	Uberlandia Elite 16	3	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	2	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	5	25	340	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	5	3	1280	US$35,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	3	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	4	5	760	US$8,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool B	Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (2)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:43
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool B	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (15, Q7)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:35
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Matthew Immers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (7)	Lost 17-21, 22-20, 14-16	0:53
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (14, Q4)	Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (8)	Won By Forfeit	0:29
Sun, 5/5/2024	Semi-Finals	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Mariano, Brazil (4)	Lost 19-21, 21-17, 12-15	0:54
Sun, 5/5/2024	Bronze Medal	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (3)	Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50

Head to Head Results
Loyola/Wanderley lead the series 5-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	10	Samba/Tijan	8	By Forfeit	0:29
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Bronze Medal	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Samba/Tijan	1	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Samba/Tijan	6	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	7	Samba/Tijan	2	22-20, 21-18	0:40
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool D	Samba/Tijan	4	Loyola/Wanderley	5	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Samba/Tijan	1	21-15, 21-16	0:36