Younousse, Tijan eliminated in Round of 16

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November 20, 2025
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20-November-2025

Younousse, Tijan eliminated in Round of 16

Qatar’s campaign at the Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 ended in the Round of 16 yesterday, as Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan fell 2-1 to France’s Teo Rotar and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat on Central Court.

The Olympic bronze medallists started strongly, taking the opening set 21-15, but the French pair responded in the second to level the match, winning  21-16.

The decider turned into a tense battle, with both teams trading points deep into extra time, before Rotar and Gauthier-Rat secured the third set 23-21 to advance to the quarter-finals and hand Younousse and Tijan their first defeat of the tournament.