Qatar will compete in the FIVB World League for the second consecutive year. They made the cut after coming 36th in the September world rankings. Qatar had recently made their debut in the World League group stage and beat strong teams like Puerto Rico, Greece and Tunisia. In six matches played at two venues in Slovenia...
2016/2017 volleyball season to start on October 3
The Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) Cup, which begins on October 3, will set the ball rolling for 2016-17 as the game’s governing body officially released the calendar for the new season. National players usually give the low-profile season opener a miss, but this year they will be seen in action as they have been devoid of...
Asian Championship: Al Arabi lose final to Bank Sarmayeh
Al Arabi Club of Qatar had to remain content with another second best team honours as Bank Sarmayeh Tehran (Iran) clinched the final of the SMM Asia Men’s Club Volleyball Championship on their debut at the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on Wednesday. Al Arabi Club, who had lost the title...
Asian Championship: Al Arabi survive to reach final
Last year’s runners-up Al Arabi Club from Qatar made it to their second SMM 2016 Asia Men’s Club Volleyball Championship final in a row with a pulsating come-from-behind 25-19 19-25 23-25 28-26 15-9 triumph over Toyoda Gesei Trefuerza (Japan) on Tuesday. In the final on Wednesday at 3.30 pm (Qatar time), Al Arabi will challenge...
Asian Championship: Al Arabi make it to semi finals for second successive year
Al Arabi Club booked their place in the best four of the SMM Asia Men’s Club Volleyball Championship with a 3-1 victory over Taiwan Power on Monday. At the Wunna Theikdi Hall in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, the Qatari team posted a 25-18 19-25 25-12 25-18 triumph in one hour and 26 minutes. Leonardo Vissotto...
Asian Championship: Al Arabi storm to Group E top spot
Former champions Al Arabi Club of Qatar headed the Group E and will clash with Taiwan Power of Chinese Taipei for a place in the semi-finals of the SMM Asia Men’s Club Volleyball Championship on Sunday. In Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Al Arabi Club, who were runners-up last year, crushed local team Myanmar in straight...
Al Arabi keen to do well at Asian Club Championship
Qatar League champions Al Arabi look the team to beat at the 17th Asian Clubs Championship in Myanmar from August 23 to 31. Sixteen teams are drawn into four groups at the annual Asian Volleyball Confederation-sanctioned event. The winners will get a direct entry into the FIVB Club World Championship in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, later...
Qatar clinch GCC U-20 Championship title
emerged as GCC Under-20 champions with an all-win record in the round-robin format event held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Qatar started their campaign with a 25-13, 26-24, 25-23 victory against Bahrain. They then beat Oman 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23. Their last round -robin tie against Saudi Arabia was virtually a final and Qatar prevailed 26-24,...
Piazza steps down as Qatar head coach
The Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) and national head coach Roberto Piazza mutually agreed to part ways last week. Piazza, who replaced Argentinian Juan Manuel Cichello in March on a one-year deal, was relieved of his duties after the Italian expressed his interest to return to his country, where he has spent most of his two-decade coaching...
Qatar end debut FIVB World League season with win over Puerto Rico
Qatar completed their debut World League appearance on a high, after shutting out Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-16) in Group 3 action. Neither team could qualify to next weekend’s Final Four in Frankfurt, but Puerto Rico needed the win to avoid finishing the last NORCECA team in the Group 3 standings. Qatar’s block once...