Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Thursday, May 15, 2025 Court #1 13:30
Match #1: Pool A
(1) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar
vs.
(32, Q14) Gustavs Auzins/Toms Liepa, Latvia
Ahmed Tijan
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 28, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Banjul, Gambia
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$311,725.00
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: 12
Tournaments: 91
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$339,525.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB684762171153100110 US$609,250.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Overall694762171153100111 US$609,250.00
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Did not play Jefferson Santos Pereira - 25th
2017 Julio Nascimento - 9th Jefferson Santos Pereira - 33rd
2018 Cherif Younousse - 17th Ahmed Tijan - 17th
2019 Cherif Younousse - 3rd Ahmed Tijan - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 12/4-7/2024 Finals Doha 2024 1 3rd 320 US$50,000.00
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
BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2025 Pool A Gustavs Auzins / Toms Liepa, Latvia (32, Q14) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 5/16/2025 Pool A Dimitriy Korotkov / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (17)    

Gustavs Auzins
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 29, 2005 (20 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 6
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Baden 2024)
Career Winnings: US$2,365.35
Toms Liepa
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 21, 2004 (20 yrs old)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 9
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Qidong 2024)
Career Winnings: US$1,873.43
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB10000000000 US$1,500.00
Previous Xiamen Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/14/2025 Qualifier 1 Jinyang Song / Tai Zhang, China (Q19) Won 22-24, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
Wed, 5/14/2025 Qualifier 2 Goncalo Sousa / Tomas Sousa, Portugal (Q3) Won 21-18, 26-24 0:43
Thu, 5/15/2025 Pool A Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1) Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:35
Fri, 5/16/2025 Pool A Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (16)    
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
5/15/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Auzins/Liepa 32, Q14 22-20, 21-12 0:35