Qatar’s Tijan Ahmed and Abdullah Nasim began their campaign in the West Asia Beach Volleyball Zonal Tour with a straight sets win over their Saudi Arabian opponents at the Aspire courts on SaturdayAhmed and Nasim prevailed 21-12, 21-13 against Ali Mahfouz and Hassan Alabdulbaqi in their Group A encounter.

Qatar play Syria in their final group encounter on Sunday. In the four-team Group B, a keen tussle is underway with Oman and Palestine sharing the joint top spot with two wins each. Oman notched 2-0 wins over Iraq and Jordan. Palestine meanwhile dropped a set against Jordan before winning 2-1, and later blanked Iraq 2-0.