George Wanderley and Vitor Felipe beat Qatar’s Julio Cesar Do Nascimento Jr and Ahmed Tijan yesterday to win gold at the Espinho 2-Star event on Praia da Baia beach in Portugal. The Brazilian pair defeated the Qatari duo 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) to win their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour medal since they teamed up...
Asian Championship: Qatar face Indonesia in the must-win clash today
Qatar placed themselves back in the contention for a spot in the 19th SMM Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship quarter-finals with a straight win against regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia in Surabaya, Indonesia on Tuesday. In a crucial Pool A match, Qatar posted a 23–25 21–25 21–25 triumph and now face hosts Indonesia in a must-win...
Qatar to start their journey in Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
On July 24th, the 19th Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship will start in Surabaya, Indonesia with 16 teams competing for the title. Indonesia last hosted this tournament in 2007. The 16 teams have been split into 4-team pools for the First Round. In the Second Round, the top two teams from each pool advance to the...
Qatar’s Julio and Tijan finish second in Agadir world tour
Qatar beach volleyball team, comprising Ahmed Tijan and Julio Cesar, finished runners-up in the 2017 Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Agadir, Morocco, yesterday. Julio/Tijan lost to the French duo of Youssef Krou and Quincy Aye 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) in the final yesterday. For their spot in yesterday’s final, the Qataris had defeated Iran’s Bahman...
Qatar tame Pakistan in three sets to claim friendly title
Hosts Qatar took advantage of a couple of upsets on the first two days and disposed Pakistan in straight sets to win the International Friendly Volleyball Tournament at the QVA Indoor Hall here on Wednesday. On the third and concluding day, Qatar tamed giant-killers Pakistan 25-21 25-19 25-16 with Pape, Ilija, Raimi, Ahmad Jamal, Nikola...
Pereira, Younousse stun Olympic silver medallists in Gstaad Major
Qatar’s Jefferson Santos Pereira overcame food poisoning and combined with Cherif Younousse to post the biggest upset during the first round of men’s pool play action at the $600,000 Gstaad Major with a three-set win over Olympic silver medal winners Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai of Italy in Gstaad on Wednesday. Seeded 29th after winning...
Qatar show better fighting qualities in FIVB World League second year
Qatar may have finished seventh in their second year in the FIVB World League but their performance was better than the debut year. In the Group 3 pool last season, Qatar had won three matches – the same number of wins they contrived even this year – to finish 31. This season, they were placed...
FIVB World League: Youngsters spark Qatar to down Venezuela in four sets
Papemaguette Diagne collected 18 points and led Qatar to an exciting 3-1 victory over Venezuela in a Pool D encounter of the FIVB World League Group 3 in Tallinn, Estonia on Sunday. Diagne pulled off 14 smashes and three blocks in his fine individual performance, which inspired four other players to come up with double-digit...
Qatar beat Greece again in FIVB World League
Qatar continued to dominate Greece and posted their second victory in the 2017 FIVB World League Group 3 match in Tallinn, Estonia on Saturday. Wing spiker Ilija Ivoic 13 kills and two aces in 16 points and Nikola Vasic’s 12 pushed Qatar to a straight but hard-fought 25-23 25-21 29-27 victory in the second round...
Progress of Qatari players delights beach volleyball coach Baracetti
Qatar beach volleyball new coach Mariano Baracetti is happy with the progress of his trainees. Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse just bagged the AVC Beach Tour Aspire Qatar Master, their second title on the Asian tour in one month. At the Aspire Park, the Qatari lead pair overcame a stubborn resistance from Australians Chris...