Qatar, along with Australia and Kazakhstan, will represent the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) at the FIVB World Championships, to be held in the Netherlands from June 26 to July 5. As per the FIVB qualification criteria, the top three AVC teams, based on the Beach Tour rankings on December 31, 2014, earn direct entry to...
Jefferson & Younousse win GCC gold for Qatar
New pair Cherif Younousse and Jefferson Pereira put up an excellent show and won the gold medal of the second GCC Beach Games Volleyball, beating Oman B’s Haitham al Shereiqi and Ahmed al Hosni in straight sets on Sunday. At Al Gharafa Club complex, Pereira and Younousse sent a decent crowd into raptures when they...
Qatari spikers to clash in GCC semi finals
Abdelaziz Khallouf and Tamer Abdelrasoul bounced back from a defeat to beat Bahrain B 2-0 and qualify for the semi-finals of the second GCC Beach Games Volleyball on Saturday. At Al Gharafa Club court, Khallouf and Abdelrasoul, who had lost a Group A match to Oman A’s Badr al Sobhi and Mazin al Hashmi 1-2,...
Al Rayyan wins GCC Club Volleyball Championship Title
In a new glorious achievement , Qatar’s Al Rayyan club were crowned with the title of the 4th GCC Club Volleyball Championship 2015 , following their 3-0 victory over hosts Al Ahli of KSA in the conclusion of the event in Jeddah, KSA on Sunday. Qatar’s Al Rayyan made an impressive performance in this crucial...
Qatar Line Up For GCC Beach Games
Mr. Nasser Al Modhahka, Director of the Qatari Delegation participating in the second GCC Beach Games stressed that the arrangements for the Qatari participation in the games were completed. The GCC Beach Games will be held in Doha from 2-9 April, 2015 at Katara Beach and Al Gharafa Sports Club. The games will feature the...
QVA National Beach Volleyball Tour (Event 3)
QVA National Beach Volleyball Tour – 3rd EVENT Date: 27 and 28 March 2015 Place: Al Gharafa Beach Venue Registration deadlines: Wednesday March 25th h. 24:00 Starting Roster composition: Thursday March 26th > h. 12:00 Playing format: Qualification + MD Single Elimination Prize Money: Q.R. 11.000 (in total) Rosters & Schedule – Qualification: EVENT 3 National...
Promoting healthy living, Aspire style
The inaugural Aspire Beach Volleyball tournament will be played at the Aspire Zone courts on April 17 and 18. Sixty four teams are expected to vie for honours in the men’s and women’s sections of the tournament, to be played on a league-cum-knockout basis. It will be organised under the auspices of the Qatar Volleyball Association...
Police Defeat Al Rayyan In GCC Club Championship
Qatar’s Police defeated their countrymen Al Rayyan 3-2 in their second match in the 34th edition of GCC Club Volleyball Championship in Jeddah, KSA on Sunday. On Monday, Al Rayyan will take on Al Arabi of Kuwait while Police will shake hands with Al Hilal of KSA. The prestigious event is bringing together eight clubs,...
Men League: Tough wins for Ahli & Sadd
Qatar Men’s Volleyball League – Season 2014/2015 – Wednesday – March 18: – Al Sadd 3 X Al Wakra 2 (23-25, 25-20, 25-14,19-25 & 15-12) – Al Ahli 3 X Al Gharafa 2 (25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 25-19 & 15-12) Wednesday’s Matches – March 25 (Doha Time): 16:30 Al Shamal X Al Gharafa 18:30 Al Wakra X Al...
Qatar & Arabi setter Saeed calls it quits
Former Qatar captain and Al Arabi star Saeed Juma Al Hitmi announced his retirement from all forms of the game. The 40-year-old, who was a long-serving setter of the 24-time league champions, had been repeatedly bogged down by knee injuries in the recent past. Saeed’s last success with Arabi came at the 2014 Emir’s Cup...