Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Friday, May 16, 2025 Court #3 09:00
Match #17: Pool A
(1) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar
vs.
(17) Dimitriy Korotkov/Mart Tiisaar, Estonia
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)    

Dimitriy Korotkov
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Narva
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Rakvere 2024)
Career Winnings: US$5,960.63
Mart Tiisaar
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 5, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Rapla
Height: 205 cm (6'9")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Vilnius 2020)
Career Winnings: US$72,562.20
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253341Money
FIVB70000020011011 US$8,250.00
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Did not play Kusti Nolvak - 17th
2018 Did not play Kusti Nolvak - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan Q5 33rd 180 US$0.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 19, Q6 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 18 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/6-10/2024 Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Q12 21st 340 US$0.00
BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2025 Pool A Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (16) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 5/16/2025 Pool A Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)    
Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool A