{"id":145446,"date":"2025-09-29T06:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=145446"},"modified":"2025-09-29T06:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T06:59:38","slug":"qatars-cherif-ahmed-win-rio-for-third-beach-pro-tour-gold-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/qatars-cherif-ahmed-win-rio-for-third-beach-pro-tour-gold-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"QATAR\u2019S CHERIF &#038; AHMED WIN RIO FOR THIRD BEACH PRO TOUR GOLD OF THE YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>Cuba\u2019s Diaz &amp; Alayo and Netherlands\u2019 Boermans &amp; De Groot complete the podium in Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Cherif &amp; Ahmed during the Rio Elite final<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Qatar\u2019s Cherif Younousse &amp; Ahmed Tijan, seeded third in the men\u2019s main draw, topped the podium at the Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday. It was their third gold on the Tour this season, after the Xiamen Challenge in May and the Gstaad Elite in July. Overall, it was Cherif &amp; Ahmed\u2019s fifth gold and ninth medal since the Tour was launched in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00b7 Watch Rio de Janeiro Elite replays on<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/vb.tv\/\"><b>VBTV<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The silver went to seventh-seeded Noslen Diaz &amp; Jorge Alayo. The Cuban Olympians have now collected six medals on the Beach Pro Tour. This was their second podium in 2025, after the Quintana Roo Elite in March, where they triumphed with gold.<\/p>\n<p>Second-seeded Stefan Boermans &amp; Yorick de Groot of the Netherlands settled for bronze, their fourth consecutive Elite-level bronze, after Gstaad, Hamburg and Joao Pessoa. Overall, it was the team\u2019s 12th podium finish on the Beach Pro Tour.<\/p>\n<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-145448\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-580x326.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-860x484.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-1160x653.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ioun2cnokhfc8it96xvx-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The 2025 Rio de Janeiro Elite men&#8217;s podium<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Outplaying the opponents on all counts, Cherif &amp; Ahmed were well in control of the first set of the final before Cherif closed it off at a wide margin with an elegant touch for the last point. The second set was more competitive. After 13-13, the Cubans took control and kept it up through the end of the set, which came on an Alayo hit to level the match. In the tie-breaker, the gap never exceeded two points one way or another. In the money time, the Cubans denied four Qatari match points before Ahmed put away the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2025\/elite16\/rio-de-janeiro-bra\/schedule\/502354\/?match=cherif%2fahmed-vs-alayo%2fdiaz\">2-1 (21-14, 17-21, 18-16)<\/a> match winner on the fifth. Cherif topped the scorers chart of the match. His 29-point match high featured four kill blocks and an ace. Also with one ace to his name, Ahmed finished with 19 points towards the victory. With three kill blocks and 23 spike kills, Alayo was his team\u2019s leading scorer. Diaz fired three aces towards a 17-point tally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, this place has always been a great place to remember, because this is where I played my first Olympics and it was amazing here in Copacabana. The fans make us feel at home here,\u201d Cherif told VBTV after the final. \u201cIt was a great fight against Cuba tonight, but in the end, it was beach volleyball that won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unbelievable! I don\u2019t know how we did it, but we had a great performance,\u201d Ahmed added. \u201cBeing far away from the family is not easy, but I would like to thank my family back home for being patient. I have a new-born baby waiting for me back at home and I am so happy that I can bring the gold medal to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the third place match, Boermans &amp; De Groot came back from a set down to edge last year\u2019s Rio bronze medalists Martins Plavins &amp; Kristians Fokerots of Latvia and celebrate a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2025\/elite16\/rio-de-janeiro-bra\/schedule\/502353\/?match=plavins%2ffokerots-vs-boermans%2fde+groot\">2-1 (17-21, 21-17, 15-11)<\/a> victory. Boermans contributed four aces and four kill blocks towards a match-high 33 points. De Groot added another 11, all in swings. Fokerots led the fourth-seeded Latvian team with 27 points, including three blocks and two aces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PPGzpAmNsRY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/PPGzpAmNsRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Earlier on Sunday, the two semifinals were played. First, Cherif &amp; Ahmed achieved a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2025\/elite16\/rio-de-janeiro-bra\/schedule\/502351\/?match=plavins%2ffokerots-vs-cherif%2fahmed\">2-0 (21-19, 21-17)<\/a> sweep of their encounter with Plavins &amp; Fokerots, with Cherif producing two aces and two kill blocks to finish with a match-high 19 points, and Ahmed chipping in with another 15.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kD5Ju0eC6do\"><b>https:\/\/youtu.be\/kD5Ju0eC6do<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, Alayo &amp; Diaz came back from a set down and persevered in the overtime of the tie-breaker to celebrate a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2025\/elite16\/rio-de-janeiro-bra\/schedule\/502352\/?match=alayo%2fdiaz-vs-boermans%2fde+groot\">2-1 (15-21, 21-18, 19-17)<\/a> upset of Boermans &amp; De Groot. Alayo led the Cuban team with 22 points. His tally featured three kill blocks and two aces. Diaz added 12 points. Boermans was the best scorer of the match with 27 points. He impressed with six stuffs and three serving points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HufwxaETHBw\"><b>https:\/\/youtu.be\/HufwxaETHBw<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2025\/elite16\/rio-de-janeiro-bra\/schedule\/\"><b>VW Beach Pro Tour Rio de Janeiro Elite: all results<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>QUICK LINKS<\/p>\n<p>AVC Website: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianvolleyball.net\">www.asianvolleyball.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Facebook: click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avcasianvolleyball\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avcasianvolleyball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Twitter: click: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball\">www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Instagram: click: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mikasa Instagram: click: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mikasasports_official\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mikasasports_official<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n<p>AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba\u2019s Diaz &amp; 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