Qatar’s Younousse & Tijan in Asian Tour quarter-finals

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April 14, 2025
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14-April-2025

Qatar’s Younousse & Tijan in Asian Tour quarter-finals

Samila, Thailand - Qatar’s beach volleyball pair of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan continued their impressive run at the Asian Beach Volleyball Tour in Samila, Thailand, securing a spot in the quarter-finals .

The former Olympic bronze medallists, Younousse and Tijan kicked off their campaign by overpowering Hong Kong’s S H Kan and C Wong (21-8, 21-6) in 24 minutes, before edging Kazakhstan’s Sergey Bogatu and Kirill Gurin in a tense second set to win 21-11, 26-24 in 47 minutes.

They then dispatched Iran’s Salemi and Ghalehnovi 21-13, 21-9 in 33 minutes, securing their place among the top eight contenders.

On Tuesday, the Qatar pair will meet Indonesia’s Danangsyah Pribadi and Yosi Firnanda in their last group stage match which will be followed by the quarter-finals.