The Peninsula
Qatar’s dynamic duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan yesterday topped their Pool in the FIVB Beach Pro Tour Elite16 leg in Hamburg, Germany. Competing in Pool C, they delivered a stunning comeback victory against Czech Republic’s David Schweiner and Ondrej Perusic, winning with a score of 2-1 (17-21, 21-16, 15-9). The Olympic bronze winners continued their momentum later in the evening when they triumphed over Germany’s Paul Henning and Sven Winter 2-0 (21-7, 25-23) to stay unbeaten in the premier tournament and advance to the Round of 12. The duo had earlier defeated Polish qualifiers Piotr Kantor and Jakub Zdybek 2-1 (21-12, 18-21, 24-22) in their first match on Thursday.