The Qatar Beach Volleyball Association (QVA) announced on Tuesday the dates for its two National Beach Volleyball Series. The first event will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of February 2017 while the second event will be staged on the 9th and 10 of February 2017. Furthermore, the QVA announced that the first stage...
Third Super Cup win for Al Arabi
Holders Al Arabi Club gave glimpses of their rich form and resources when they completed a hat-trick of the Super Cup against Al Rayyan Club with a 3-0 victory on Friday. At their home court, Al Arabi, the runners-up in the Asia Clubs Championship in Myanmar in August, produced a fluent mix of serve, attack...
New-look Al Rayyan look to put Al Arabi under pressure
Al Rayyan Club may prove dangerous for double defending champions Al Arabi Club in the Super Cup Volleyball on Friday. The match is scheduled at 6 pm at Al Arabi Club Indoor Hall and the hosts, who finished the AVC Cup in Myanmar in second place and started the season with the QVA Cup on...
Al-Mawlawi: "Looking forward to the new season"
As stunning serves and powerful smashes are set to enthral the crowd in the coming days, the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) is gearing up for the domestic season. A total of 110 matches featuring 11 teams will be played over the next five months and QVA President Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi said he was expecting some...
Arabi-Rayyan Super Cup face-off on Friday
Arch-rivals and domestic superpowers Al Arabi and Al Rayyan will face off in the Super Cup on Friday. The one-off tie traditionally draws last season’s Qatar League champions against the Emir’s Cup winners. But with Arabi having won both tournaments last season, league runners-up Rayyan got the chance to meet Arabi. Arabi, who have won...
Al Arabi regain QVA Cup
Al Arabi Sports Club dethroned El Jaish 21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23 to regain the season opening Qatar Volleyball Association Cup here on Wednesday. Al Arabi had last won the QVA Cup in 2014, where incidentally they had defeated Jaish in the final. Jaish had won three of the four previous editions of the tournament, but...
QVA league to kick-off on Oct. 17
The Qatar Men’s volleyball league has traditionally been a two-horse race between Al Arabi and Al Rayyan. As the new season begins on October 17, it is again difficult to look beyond these two powerhouses. Champions Arabi and Rayyan have impeccable credentials. While the former have won the title a record 25 times, the latter are...
5th Asian Beach Games: Qatar wins the volleyball title
Qatar pulled a superb one-two in the men’s beach volleyball at the Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam on Sunday. Olympians Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse of A team justified their status as they downed their B team fellow players Ahmed Tijan and Julio Cesar do Nascimento in straight sets. Pereira and Younousse, who...
Qatar to compete in World League for the 2nd consecutive year
Qatar will compete in the FIVB World League for the second consecutive year. They made the cut after coming 36th in the September world rankings. Qatar had recently made their debut in the World League group stage and beat strong teams like Puerto Rico, Greece and Tunisia. In six matches played at two venues in Slovenia...
2016/2017 volleyball season to start on October 3
The Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) Cup, which begins on October 3, will set the ball rolling for 2016-17 as the game’s governing body officially released the calendar for the new season. National players usually give the low-profile season opener a miss, but this year they will be seen in action as they have been devoid of...