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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Olympic Games Paris 2024
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Match #25: Pool A

(13) Cherif Samba/Ahmed Tijan, Qatar
vs.
(24) Izac Carracher/Mark Nicolaidis, Australia

Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1995 (29 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$292,900.00

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$265,100.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	62	4	6	5	1	15	1	15	2	10	0	1	1	0	US$516,000.00
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	64	4	6	5	1	15	1	15	3	10	0	1	1	1	US$516,000.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Ahmed Tijan - 5th	Cherif Samba - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna			0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	10		0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	11	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	10	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	8	5	760	US$8,000.00
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

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (12)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool A	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (24)

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	The Hague	Jefferson Santos Pereira - 5th	Did not play
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th	Did not play
2017	Vienna	Jefferson Santos Pereira - 9th	Did not play
2019	Hamburg	Ahmed Tijan - 17th	Cherif Samba - 17th
2021	Tokyo	Ahmed Tijan - 3rd	Cherif Samba - 3rd
2022	Rome	Ahmed Tijan - 9th	Cherif Samba - 9th
2023	Tlaxcala	Ahmed Tijan - 17th	Cherif Samba - 17th

Izac Carracher
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 14, 1999 (24 yrs old)

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$42,125.00

Mark William Nicolaidis
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 20, 2000 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Resides:

Brisbane

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$42,275.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	30	2	0	0	1	2	0	9	1	6	5	1	1	2	US$84,250.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Mark Nicolaidis - 9th	Izac Carracher - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna			0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/30-6/2/2024	Challenge Stare Jablonki	15	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	14, Q10	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/25-28/2024	Challenge Xiamen	9	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	17, Q3	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	2/28-3/3/2024	BPT Futures Mollymook	1	1	400	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	11, Q2	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Futures Geelong	1	9	180	US$200.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	19, Q6	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	16	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	Q4	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	34	33	320	US$4,800.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	15, Q11	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	17	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	15	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	9	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	Q7	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	11	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	5	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/2-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	10	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	12	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	8	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	3	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	13, Q3	9	600	US$6,000.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (12)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool A	Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (13)

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Rome	Mark Nicolaidis - 9th	Izac Carracher - 9th
2023	Tlaxcala	Mark Nicolaidis - 33rd	Izac Carracher - 33rd

Head to Head Results
Samba/Tijan lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/28/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool A	Samba/Tijan	1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	17	21-15, 21-16	0:31