Volleyball fans are certainly in for a hot and sumptuous treat as Qatar’s top teams line up stars in a bid to have glory of the major events. With the QVA League having been already claimed by mighty Al Arabi after dethroning Al Rayyan Club, only two more major events are left in the domestic...
Four-team Qatar Cup from Friday
The Qatar Cup and Emir’s Cup tournaments will be held at the Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena at Al Sadd. The Qatar Cup, to be played from April 22 to 28, will see the top-four finishers in the Qatar League — Al Arabi, Al Rayyan, Police and El Jaish — vying for honours. All...
Al Arabi, Police seeded to clash in semis of Emir Cup
Defending champions and 21-time winners Al Arabi Club are likely to clash with Police in the best of three semi-final series at the upcoming Emir’s Cup Volleyball Championship. The Qatar Volleyball Association had a break with the past and shifted both the important Qatar Cup and Emir’s Cup to the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah...
Champions Al Arabi end Men League on a high
The Qatar Volleyball Association League came to a pulsating end as Al Arabi, who had sealed the crown for a 25th time in the 19th round, scotched a bold bid by Police to end their winning run in Doha on Friday. Al Arabi finally wrapped up the match 3-2 in one hour and 52 minutes...
Nascimento, Tijan finish fourth at Satun Pak Bara Open after spirited display
Qatari pair of Julio Cesar Do Nascimento and Ahmed Tijan ended on the wrong end of their thrilling matches and finished fourth at the “SMM” AVC Beach Tour Est Cola first Satun Pak Bara Open in Satun, Thailand on Monday. Nascimento and Tijan, who have been performing creditably and had made it to the knock-out...
Al Arabi win Men League with one round to spare
Al Arabi Club ended Al Rayyan Club’s domination over the QVA League and regained the title after three years as they won the 19th round clash with the arch-rivals in four sets on Monday. The 21-25 25-16 25-21 25-22 triumph in one hour and 47 minutes was their 18th of the League campaign and more...
Ranghieri & Carambula champions in Qatar Open 2016
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...