Qatar’s Julio do Nascimento and Ahmed Tijan lost to Iranian Rahman Raoufi and Bahman Salemi Injehboron in a marathon semi-final match of the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship in Songkhla, Thailand on Sunday. Second seeds do Nascimento and Tijan won the opening set after a prolonged battle. But the Iranians rallied to bounce back and wrapped...
Emir Cup Semis: Al Arabi subdue Police in five-set thriller & Al Rayyan go 1-0 up against El Jaish
Defending champions Al Arabi Club fought back twice from being down and posted a thrilling five-set 23-25 25-22 25-27 25-23 15-5 triumph over Police in the Emir Cup Volleyball Championship semi-final playoffs on Saturday. With this victory, Al Arabi Club took 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. In other match, 11-time champions Al Rayyan Club...
Asian Sr. Beach Volleyball Championships to be held in Songkhla
Australians Chris McHugh/ Damien Schumann, who last month won the inaugural men’s Four Nations Cup at Sydney’s Manly Beach and bronze medallists at the Pak Bara Master in Satun two days ago, have been awarded the men’s top seeds at the SMM Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships at Samila Beach, Songkhla between April 14-17. A...
Defending champions Al Arabi, Police qualify for Emir Cup semi-finals
Defending champions and 22-time winners Al Arabi Club booked their spot in the prestigious Emir Cup Volleyball Championship on Wednesday after their 3-0 victory over Al Shamal Club. Al Arabi got off to a strong start and wrapped up their 25-11 25-21 25-23 victory in one hour and 28 minutes at the Qatar Women’s Sports...
Jefferson, Cherif claim Satun Pak Bara Master
Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younnouse dominated Indonesians Ade Candra Rachmawan and Mohammed Asfiya once again and wrested the second Satun Pak Bara Master 2017, the opening leg of the AVC Beach Tour. Olympians Pereira and Younnouse, who had beaten the Indonesian rivals in the Palembang Open in their previous clash, supported each other admirably...
Jefferson, Cherif make it to Satun Pak Bara Master final
Qatar’s experienced Olympian pair of Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younnouse qualified for the final of the second Satun Pak Bara Master 2017, the opening leg of the AVC Beach Tour, with their gritty comeback victory. In Satun, Thailand, on Monday, Pereira and Younnouse lost the opening set in closing stages. But they staged a...
Al Arabi beat Al Rayyan in four sets, claim Qatar Cup
Professional duo of German Gyorgy Grozer and American Taylor Sander powered Al Arabi Club to a soul-soothing 3-1 victory over defending champions Al Rayyan Club in the final of the Qatar Cup Volleyball Championship, one of the three biggest events on the QVA domestic calendar. At the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee Indoor Hall, both Grozer...
Sparks to fly in Qatar Cup final between Al Arabi and Al Rayyan
Defending champions Al Rayyan Club and arch-rivals Al Arabi Club renew their long rivalry at the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee Indoor Hall as they clash for the title of the Qatar Cup Volleyball Championship on Saturday at 6.30 pm. Both the outfits would be more than keen to alleviate their pain of disappointing QVA League...
Al Rayyan get the better of Police, reach Qatar Cup final
Former nine-time winners Al Rayyan Club got the better of Police in a roller-coaster decider of the Qatar Cub Volleyball Championship semi-final playoffs and advanced to the final on Thursday. Al Rayyan, who won the match 25-23 25-21 22-25 22-25 15-10 in two hours and three minutes, will next clash with 15-time champions Al Arabi...
Al Arabi ease into Qatar Cup final & Police force decider with win over Al Rayyan
Fifteen-time champions Al Arabi Club made it to their 22nd final at the Qatar Cup Volleyball Championship, knocking out runners-up El Jaish at the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee Hall on Tuesday. Al Arabi Club had already clinched the first semi-final playoff on Sunday and tonight’s 25-13 21-25 25-13 25-21 victory in one hour and 38...