Al Rayyan Club, with four titles already under the belt (QVA Super Cup, Arab Clubs Championship, Qatar National Tournament and QVA League), face an acid test on Friday when they clash with Police for the Qatar Cup Volleyball Championship crown at the QVA Hall at 6.15 pm. The Qatar Cup final carries QR500,000 total prize...
Al Rayyan, Police to clash for Qatar Cup
Al Rayyan Club placed themselves in line for another title this season as they knocked out Qatar Sports Club in four sets in the four-time Qatar Cup Volleyball Championship on Tuesday. At the QVA Hall, The Lions, who have won the Super Cup, the League and the Arab Clubs Championship, had lost the opening playoff...
Al Rayyan finish 17/18 QVA League unbeaten
Arab Club Championship winners Al Rayyan Club, who had already won the Qatar Volleyball Association League title, put up their tough character on display in the last match as they stymied Police in five sets on Saturday. Twice behind the defending champions Police, Al Rayyan Club, also having some of their main players unable to...
Al Ahli stun Police, help Al Rayyan win QVA League crown
Geraldo’s power-packed smashes subdued defending champions Police in straight sets, scotching the latter’s hopes of taking the Qatar Volleyball Association League title defence to the last match. At the QVA Hall on Sunday, Al Ahli Club hit the front in the crucial stages of the opening set and went on to reel off a stunning...
Al Rayyan Club record 15th victory in a row & Police down Al Arabi Club in QVA League
Eight-time champions Al Rayyan Club posted their 15th victory in a row in the QVA League, overcoming plucky Qatar Sports Club in a five-set thriller on Monday. The Lions, powered by 21 points from Marcus, were 2-0 up and looked like coasting to another win. But Qatar Sports Club, the four-time winners, rallied back spiritedly...
New competition format set for 2018 AVC championships
AVC has announced that a new competition format will come into effect for all AVC Championships this year with teams from the same level dealing with close battles, promising a real adrenaline rush and boisterous cheers from the very beginning of the tournament. Following the 2017 AVC Board of Administration’s unanimous decision on discussion topics...
Al Rayyan emerge Arab Volleyball champions
Qatar’s Al Rayyan won the Arab Clubs Championship in majestic style on Sunday. In the final match in Tunis, they defeated hosts Esperance Sportive de Tunis in straight sets (25-22, 25-18, 25-23). Qatar League leaders Rayyan, who thrashed Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal 25-15, 25-14, 25-18 in the semifinal, dished out another stunning show in...
Al Rayyan come back from a set down to beat Al Wakra in QVA League
Al Rayyan Club got a jolt before recovering to beat Al Wakra Club in four sets in the Qatar Volleyball Association League in Doha on Monday. At the QVA Hall, Al Rayyan Club dropped a set in extended points. The Lions kept facing a spirited resistance from the rivals but managed to clinch full three...
Soto joins Qatar as new volleyball coach
Camilo Soto, the Argentine who coached the national team to the FIVB World Under-23 Championship in Egypt this year, will guide Qatar’s national team. The 42-year-old signed the agreement with the QVA in Doha on Saturday, replacing Italian head coach Roberto Piazza. QVA President Ali Ghanim al Kuwari and QVA Board Member Mubarak Eid were...
AVC general assembly in Bangkok concludes with fruitful outcomes
The 22nd AVC General Assembly at the Centara Grand Hotel at CentralWorld Bangkok came to a fruitful conclusion on Wednesday, with agenda and the Minutes of the previous Assembly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia two years ago getting approved and Zonal activity reports and proposals from Technical Committees made. AVC President Dr Saleh A. Bin Nasser...