Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan defeated Nico Beeler and Marco Krattiger of Switzerland 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 to enter the knockout round of the FIVB World Tour Katara Beach Volleyball Cup yesterday. Younousse and Tijan lost their opener against Ryan Doherty and William Allen 18-21, 21-17, 15-8, but they came back strongly to beat the...
Qatar teams to prep for Tokyo 2020 qualifiers at Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) are considering the FIVB Katara Beach Volleyball Cup as preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers. Qatar has fielded three different pairs for the four-star event with the aim to achieve the right balance for the teams before the Tokyo Games qualification process, which is scheduled to start in September. This...
The qualifiers of the 4-star Katara Cup from today .. Younousse hopes to lead Qatar from the front
Cherif Younousse, reunited with Ahmed Tijan after three years, is confident about leading Qatar’s No. beach volleyball 1 team from the front. Younousse and Tijan last played together in the 2014 Doha Open, which was their only second event. And then Younousse paired up with Jefferson Santos Pereira, while Tijan played alongside four different players,...
Big names back in the desert as Doha returns to World Tour hosting duties
Doha returns to the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour as the Qatari capital hosts a World Tour tournament for the fourth time, and the first since 2016. The 4-Star KATARA Beach Volleyball Cup runs from March 6-10, but unlike the previous three tournaments the competition will take place at the KATARA Cultural Village rather than...
Qatar aims for a strong start in Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
Two of hosts Qatar’s three pairs will start charting new life on the FIVB Beach World Tour through the upcoming prestigious four-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2018, which will take place at the scenic sandy beach in Katara from March 6 to 10. This is the first time that a four-star status event is being...
First in the region; Qatar to host Katara beach volleyball cup 2018 in amphitheatre
Beach volleyball players will star in the extravaganza to be organized inside Katara Amphitheatre from March 6 to March 10. The amphitheatre, which has hosted world-renowned musicians and operas, will be the venue for the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2018. According to Katara, this is the first time in the region hat such a competition...
New competition format set for 2018 AVC championships
AVC has announced that a new competition format will come into effect for all AVC Championships this year with teams from the same level dealing with close battles, promising a real adrenaline rush and boisterous cheers from the very beginning of the tournament. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision on discussion topics...
Al Rayyan emerge Arab Volleyball champions
Qatar’s Al Rayyan won the Arab Clubs Championship in majestic style on Sunday. In the final match in Tunis, they defeated hosts Esperance Sportive de Tunis in straight sets (25-22, 25-18, 25-23). Qatar League leaders Rayyan, who thrashed Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal 25-15, 25-14, 25-18 in the semifinal, dished out another stunning show in...
Top players to contest in Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2018
Qatar’s scenic Katara Cultural Village will be added as a new venue to the FIVB World Tour next month when it hosts the premier 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2018. Fourteen out of top 16 world-ranked pairs are among the teams that would contest for top honours, big prize money and valuable ranking points in...
Inter-Community Beach Volleyball Festival starts this weekend
Qatar Volley ball Association (QVA) and Indian Sports Centre (ISC) are jointly organising the first Inter-Community Beach Volleyball Festival for two days at Al Gharafa beach volleyball facility (Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy). The festival will start on January 11. This was announced in a press conference jointly held by QVA and ISC at the association’s...