A Volley All Festival promoting volleyball at a grassroots level was held at the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar on October 30. The event, which was organised by the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) in collaboration with the Qatari Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Education, saw 500 children participate in a fun-filled day. Players,...
Police is back on track in QVA Cup
QVA Cup for Men – Season 2014/2015 – Wednesday – 12/11/2014: Police 3 X Al Gharafa 0 (25-14, 25-22 & 25-18) Al Sadd 3 X Al Shamal 0 (25-12, 25-16 & 25-19) El Jaish 3 X Qatar SC 0 (25-16, 26-24 & 25-9) Thursday’s Games – 12/11/2014 (Doha Time): 17:15 Al Arabi X Al Ahli...
Al Arabi snatches their first win in QVA Cup
QVA Cup for Men – Season 2014/2015 – Tuesday – 11/11/2014: Al Arabi 3 X Al Wakra 0 (Sets: 25-13, 19-25, 25-13 & 25-23) Al Ahli 3 X Al Khor 0 (Sets: 25-0, 25-0 & 25-0) Wednesday’s Games – 12/11/2014 (Doha Time): 17:15 Al Shamal X Al Sadd 18:30 El Jaish X Qatar Sports Club Venue: Al Arabi...
QVA General Assembly to be held today
The Qatar Volleyball Association’s general assembly will be held today, Tuesday, In the QVA’s headquarters at 6 PM (Doha Time). Representatives from all the registered clubs will attend the meeting, along with QVA board members and the national teams directors in order to discuss several issues related to the volleyball development in the country.
Good start for El Jaish & Al Sadd in QVA Cup
QVA Cup for Men – Season 2014/2015 – Monday – 10/11/2014: El Jaish 3 X Al Gharafa 0 (Sets: 25-14, 25-16 & 25-12) Al Sadd 3 X Qatar Sports Club 0 (Sets: 25-21, 25-15 & 25-18) * Police Sports Club withdrew from their game against Al Shamal (Incompleted roster). Tuesday’s Games – 11/11/2014 (Doha Time):...
FIVB official praises Qatar Open venue
FIVB Technical Supervisor Joep van Iersel is delighted with the high standards the maiden Qatar Open Beach Volleyball Tournament set. Hosted jointly by the Qatar Volleyball Association and the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy, the Qatar Open was held at Al Gharafa Club. The event was full of surprises and it climaxed with 14th seeds Holler...
Big success in hosting Qatar Open beach volleyball
Tim Holler and Jonas Schroder completed their giant-killing act by winning the maiden gold medal of the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy in Al Gharafa Club on Saturday. The 14th-seeded Germans raised their level by a notch or two in the inaugural Qatar Open semi-finals and stunned the formidable...
Holler and Schroder win Qatar Open to cap dream start on the World Tour
Tim Holler and Jonas Schroder made a dream start to life on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour by winning gold at the inaugural Qatar Open on Saturday. The German pair defeated Canada’s Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter 2-0 (21-18, 21-13 in a match in which Holler dominated at the net and Schroder a bagful...
From Russia with love as Bykanov and Prokopiev reach Qatar semis
Ruslan Bykanov and Serguei Prokopiev have been receiving plenty of love from back home in Russia en route to the Doha Open semifinals, their best FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour finish of their careers so far. On Friday they reached the quarterfinals by beating the USA’s Derek Olson and Stafford Slick 2-0 (21-12, 21-13). They...
Khallouf, Abdelrasoul bow out fighting
Qatar’s No 2 team, featuring Abdelaziz Khallouf and Tamer Abdelrasoul, bowed out of the Qatar Open Beach Volleyball Tournament on Thursday, but not before their gritty fight lighting the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy court in Al Gharafa Club. With the top local pair of Tiago Santos and Jefferson Santos Pereira pulling out of the third...