The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) that the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 Qatar Open has been moved from the original dates of November 17-21 to an earlier schedule of November 9-13. The change of dates of the Qatar Open will optimise spectator experience by finishing on a Friday – a weekend in Qatar – serving the...
FIVB official praises Qatar Open venue
FIVB Technical Supervisor Joep van Iersel is delighted with the high standards the maiden Qatar Open Beach Volleyball Tournament set. Hosted jointly by the Qatar Volleyball Association and the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy, the Qatar Open was held at Al Gharafa Club. The event was full of surprises and it climaxed with 14th seeds Holler...
Big success in hosting Qatar Open beach volleyball
Tim Holler and Jonas Schroder completed their giant-killing act by winning the maiden gold medal of the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy in Al Gharafa Club on Saturday. The 14th-seeded Germans raised their level by a notch or two in the inaugural Qatar Open semi-finals and stunned the formidable...
Holler and Schroder win Qatar Open to cap dream start on the World Tour
Tim Holler and Jonas Schroder made a dream start to life on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour by winning gold at the inaugural Qatar Open on Saturday. The German pair defeated Canada’s Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter 2-0 (21-18, 21-13 in a match in which Holler dominated at the net and Schroder a bagful...
From Russia with love as Bykanov and Prokopiev reach Qatar semis
Ruslan Bykanov and Serguei Prokopiev have been receiving plenty of love from back home in Russia en route to the Doha Open semifinals, their best FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour finish of their careers so far. On Friday they reached the quarterfinals by beating the USA’s Derek Olson and Stafford Slick 2-0 (21-12, 21-13). They...
Khallouf, Abdelrasoul bow out fighting
Qatar’s No 2 team, featuring Abdelaziz Khallouf and Tamer Abdelrasoul, bowed out of the Qatar Open Beach Volleyball Tournament on Thursday, but not before their gritty fight lighting the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy court in Al Gharafa Club. With the top local pair of Tiago Santos and Jefferson Santos Pereira pulling out of the third...
Turkish delight as Gogtepe and Giginoglu progress in Doha
Volkan Gogtepe and Murat Giginoglu finished day three of the inaugural Qatar Open tired but happy after they continued their impressive form on Thursday with two wins over US teams that ensured their progress to the second knockout round. First the pair saved six match points against Derek Olson and Stafford Slick in their final pool...
Tough day for Qatari Teams
Hosts Qatar did not have a good first day in the main round of the 2014 Qatar Open Beach Volleyball Tournament on Wednesday. Despite a good crowd present at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy in Al Gharafa Club cheering them, all the three local pairs lost their first two matches in the group league. Qatar’s...
Canadians continue Parana form at Qatar Open
Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter won twice on the opening day of the inaugural Doha Open to maintain the form that earned them a maiden FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour title at the Parana Open three days ago. The Canadian duo started with a 2-0 (21-17, 21-13) victory over Qatar’s Assam Mahmoud and Sultan Asif...
Khallouf excited about his debut on World Tour event
By: Raajiv Tripathi Qatar’s No 2 team player Abdelaziz Khallouf is immensely excited about his delayed debut on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and said he is more than ready for the Qatar Open. The Qatar Open, which began with the qualifying rounds at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts in Al Gharfa Club...