Led by top-seeded Cherif and Ahmed from host Qatar, four teams posted a pair of wins each Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of this week’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event at the Al Gharrafa Beach Complex in Doha.

Joining Cherif and Ahmed in winning two pool play matches Wednesday at the Doha Beach Volleyball Cup were second-seeded Yves Haussener/Quentin Metral of Switzerland, fifth-seeded Murat Giginoglu/Volkan Gogtepe of Turkey and 11th-seeded qualifiers Travis Mewhirter/Adam Roberts of the United States.

As the 13th-ranked team on the FIVB World Tour, Cherif and Ahmed needed only 63 minutes to win their two Pool A matches Wednesday by defeating 16th-seeded qualifiers Salba Chafic/Joe El Azzi of Lebanon and eighth-seeded Alexey Gusev/Pavel Shustrov of Russia.

Cherif and Ahmed are competing for the fourth time together in the Qatari capital as the pair has posted a third, fifth and 17th in their last three appearances in Doha. The Doha Beach Volleyball Cup is Cherif and Ahmed’s 30th World Tour start together as the Qataris are seeking their first FIVB gold medal together.