Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 BPT Finals Doha 2024
Thursday, December 5, 2024 Stadium Court 20:00
Match #10: Pool A
(1) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar
vs.
(4) Stefan Boermans/Yorick de Groot, Netherlands
Ahmed Tijan
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 28, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Banjul, Gambia
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 84
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$289,350.00
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: 11
Tournaments: 90
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$317,150.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB674752171153100110 US$564,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Overall684752171153100111 US$564,500.00
Previous Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Cherif Younousse - 41st Ahmed Tijan - 41st
2016 Assam Mahmoud - 17th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 17th
2016 Julio Nascimento - 17th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th
2018 Cherif Younousse - 3rd Ahmed Tijan - 3rd
2019 Cherif Younousse - 5th Ahmed Tijan - 5th
2020 Cherif Younousse - 17th Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2021 Cherif Younousse - 5th Ahmed Tijan - 5th
2021 Cherif Younousse - 1st Ahmed Tijan - 1st
2022 Cherif Younousse - 9th Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2022 Cherif Younousse - 7th Ahmed Tijan - 7th
2023 Cherif Younousse - 9th Ahmed Tijan - 9th
2023 Cherif Younousse - 4th Ahmed Tijan - 4th
2024 Cherif Younousse - 5th Ahmed Tijan - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/6-10/2024 Elite16 Rio de Janeiro 3 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/16-20/2024 Elite16 Joao Pessoa 5 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/10/2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 13 4th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2024 Elite16 Vienna 10 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2024 Elite16 Gstaad 10 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2024 Elite16 Ostrava 11 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2024 BPT Elite16 Espinho 10 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2024 Elite16 Brasília 8 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha 12 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 12/6-9/2023 BPT Finals Doha 2023 1 4th 0 US$35,000.00
Finals Doha 2024 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 12/4/2024 Pool A Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (10) Won 20-22, 22-20, 15-9 1:00
Wed, 12/4/2024 Pool A Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
Thu, 12/5/2024 Pool A Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (4)    
Thu, 12/5/2024 Pool A Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)    

Stefan Boermans
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 13, 1994 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Hengelo
Height: 204 cm (6'8")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 43
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$138,985.63
Yorick de Groot
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 6, 2000 (24 yrs old)
Home Town: Sliedrecht
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 41
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$119,138.09
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB27223270520111 US$227,000.00
Previous Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2021 Yorick de Groot - 33rd Stefan Boermans - 33rd
2022 Yorick de Groot - 4th Stefan Boermans - 4th
2024 Yorick de Groot - 1st Stefan Boermans - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/21-25/2024 Elite16 Hamburg 4 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/10/2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 7 5th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2024 Elite16 Vienna 5 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2024 Elite16 Ostrava 4 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/2/2024 Challenge Stare Jablonki 2 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2024 BPT Elite16 Espinho 3 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2024 Elite16 Brasília 1 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/2024 Elite16 Tepic 3 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha 6 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
Finals Doha 2024 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 12/4/2024 Pool A Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Wed, 12/4/2024 Pool A Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Thu, 12/5/2024 Pool A Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)    
Fri, 12/6/2024 Pool A Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (10)    
Head to Head Results
Boermans/de Groot lead the series 5-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
12/5/24FIVBFinals Doha 2024 Pool A          
5/3/24FIVBElite16 Brasília Pool A Tijan/Younousse 8 Boermans/de Groot 1 21-17, 21-23, 15-13 0:56
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 2 Boermans/de Groot 6 Tijan/Younousse 12 21-19, 21-17 0:38
11/25/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Winner 2 Boermans/de Groot 8 Tijan/Younousse 13, Q1 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:46
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Boermans/de Groot 24 Tijan/Younousse 7 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/10/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Gold Medal Boermans/de Groot 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
7/7/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Pool B Boermans/de Groot 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 20-22, 21-12, 15-11 0:45