Al Arabi Sports Club dethroned El Jaish 21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23 to regain the season opening Qatar Volleyball Association Cup here on Wednesday. Al Arabi had last won the QVA Cup in 2014, where incidentally they had defeated Jaish in the final. Jaish had won three of the four previous editions of the tournament, but...
QVA league to kick-off on Oct. 17
The Qatar Men’s volleyball league has traditionally been a two-horse race between Al Arabi and Al Rayyan. As the new season begins on October 17, it is again difficult to look beyond these two powerhouses. Champions Arabi and Rayyan have impeccable credentials. While the former have won the title a record 25 times, the latter are...
5th Asian Beach Games: Qatar wins the volleyball title
Qatar pulled a superb one-two in the men’s beach volleyball at the Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam on Sunday. Olympians Jefferson Santos Pereira and Cherif Younousse of A team justified their status as they downed their B team fellow players Ahmed Tijan and Julio Cesar do Nascimento in straight sets. Pereira and Younousse, who...
Qatar to compete in World League for the 2nd consecutive year
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...
Two volleyball teams from Qatar for Asian Beach Games
Two beach volleyball teams from Qatar will compete in the Fifth Asian Beach Volleyball Games in Danang, Vietnam, from September 24 to October 3. Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younnousse, who made their Olympic debut this year at Rio, have been in good form since the start of season. They won an FIVB World Tour event at...
Qatar win Arab Beach Volleyball Championship Title
Qatar’s beach volleyball team (A) confidently claimed the title of the prestigious Arab Beach Volleyball Championship 2016, following their 2-0 victory over Omani counterparts in the final match held in El Jadida city of Morocco on Saturday. The Qatari side showed impressive performance and supremacy to defeat their rivals 25-23 and 25 -12 in the...
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...