Seventh seeds Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Carambula clinched the Qatar Open 2016, part of the FIVB World Open Beach Volleyball Tour, on Friday. The Italians shifted their game into higher gears at the right time and won the final showdown 21-17 21-19 against Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl of Austria in 37 minutes. The 198-cm...
Polish players hog limelight in Qatar Open knock-out
Polish players stole the knock-out show of the Qatar Open Beach Volleyball Tournament as they eliminated the two top seeds before the semi-finals on Thursday. At the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts, sixth seeds Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak stunned top seeds Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson of the USA in straight sets at 21-18...
Mixed fortunes for Qatari pairs
The pool matches offered mixed feelings for local players with the lead duo of Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse bowing out of the Qatar Open 2016, while newcomers Ahmed Tijan and Julio Cesar Do Nascimento booking a spot in the first round on Wednesday. At the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts, both the Qatari...
Austrian pair show growing confidence to progress at Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar, April 6, 2016 (FIVB) – Lorenz Petutschnig and Tobias Winter showed their growing confidence on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour by reaching the Qatar Open second round at Al Gharafa Sports Club on Wednesday. The Austrians defeated France’s Edouard Rowlandson and Youssef Krou 2-1 (21-14, 18-21, 11-10) to extend their run of...
Tijan, Nascimento shock third seeds in Qatar Open
Qatar’s second team of Ahmed Tijan and Julio Cesar Do Nascimento pulled off a big upset on the opening day of the Qatar Open 2016, an event on the FIVB World Open Tour calendar, on Tuesday. At the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy show court, Tijan and Nascimento, who have paired up recently after Assam Mahmoud...
Tops seeds leave sticky start behind to make smooth progress
Doha, Qatar, April 5, 2016 (FIVB) – Top seeds Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson made a good start to their debut Qatar Open when they won two from two on Tuesday, the opening day of the main draw at Al Gharafa Sports Club. First off they had to fight hard to beat Germany’s Armin Dollinger...
Qatar to bank on Continental Cup for Rio ticket
The men entrusted with the job of charting the course of glory for Qatar are optimistic that the GCC nation would soon start reaping the rewards for its massive and sincere efforts. The Qatar Volleyball Association has opened a fully-equipped academy in Al Gharafa in a bid to promote the beach volleyball and groom the...
Norwegian duo lead way into Qatar main draw
Doha, Qatar, April 4, 2016 (FIVB) – Morten Kvamsdal and Christian Sandlie Sorum carried on their development as a team when they won two from two on the opening day of the Qatar Open on Monday at Al Gharafa Sports Club. The Norwegian pair began with a 2-1 (21-19, 12-21, 15-6) win over Estonia’s Kusti...
Pereira, Younousse ready to exploit home conditions..Tijan & Nascimento eye experience in Qatar Open 2016
Qatar’s lead pair Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse will seek to use the home conditions to their advantage as the Qatar Open, the third and last single-gender event on the FIVB’s 2016 Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar, begins with qualifiers on Monday. The Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts have got the final touches under...
Jefferson and Cherif aiming for home gold
Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse will aiming to show their home fans why they are enjoying a growing reputation on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour when the Qatar Open takes place from April 4 – 8. • Qatar Open website • Qualification • Main draw The pair won their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World...