FIVB – Doha, Qatar, November 11, 2015 – Top seeds Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser went straight into the Qatar Open second elimination round after they wrapped up pool play with an unbeaten record on Wednesday. The USA pair had a tough final pool encounter against Denmark’s Peter Dilling Kildegaard Andersen and Kristoffer Abell, but...
Qatar teams sizzle but go down fighting
Both home teams Qatar No. 1 (Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younnouse), and Qatar No. 2 (Assam Mahmoud and Ahmed Tijan) – put up an encouraging show during the Qatar Open 2015 main round group league. However, it was not enough and they lost two matches each at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy in Al...
Ingrosso twins back on court and back to winning ways
FIVB – Doha, Qatar, November 10, 2015 – Matteo and Paolo Ingrosso put three months away from the court behind them to record two wins from two on the opening day of the Qatar Open on Tuesday. The Italian twins last played an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event at the Yokohama Grand Slam in July,...
All options open for us, says QVA chief Mawlawi
Hungrier for even bigger success, the Qatar Volleyball Association has mounted elaborate arrangements for the second edition of the Qatar Open Beach Volleyball Tournament. At the QVA Beach Volley Academy courts, the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour event will have the main round starting on Tuesday. The qualifiers to find eight teams for the main...
Aussie duo hold firm to reach Qatar main draw
FIVB – Doha, Qatar, November 9, 2015 – Joshua Court and Damien Schumann had to hold their focus to the end to ensured they progressed from the Qatar Open qualifiers to the main draw on Monday. The Australian pair began with a 2-1 (25-23, 17-21, 15-11) win over Venezuela’s Igor Hernandez and Leonard Alexis Colina...
Qatar to field two teams at FIVB World Tour event in Doha
Qatar will field two teams at Doha Open, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Doha, it was revealed here yesterday. The Doha Open will be held at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts at Al Gharafa from November 9 to 13. The tournament, originally scheduled to be held from November 17 to 21,...
QVA ready to stage Qatar Open Beach Volleyball C’ship
Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) is preparing to host the eight open event of FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 from 9-13 November in Doha, Qatar. The Doha Open (Qatar Open) will be the eighth Open event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 calendar in a season that extends from late April to mid-December....
Stage Set For Qatar Beach Volleyball Open
The organising committee of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 Qatar Open has completed its preparations for the event to be held from November 9-13, 2015. The Qatar Open will be the eighth Open event on the World Tour 2015 calendar and it will be the second after World Tour season final, with points from the...
QVA Cup: Jaish begin march in style
Two-time champions El Jaish began their Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) Cup campaign in resounding style by posting two straight-set victories. Jaish, who won the QVA Cup in 2013 and ’14, beat Al Gharafa 25-15, 25-13, 25-20 in the Group B opener before easing past Al Shamal 25-13, 25-16, 25-8. Playing their first tournament under new coach...
QVA Cup: Arabi, Jaish in same group
The Qatar Volleyball Association’s season-opening Federation Cup begins at the Al Arabi Sports Club on Wednesday. Al Arabi are the defending champions of the low-profile tournament, which national players skip most of the time. It is no different this time as well, as the national players will take time off after the GCC Games in...