Qatari Volleyball Team Maintains Its Position in World Rankings

DOHA - (QNA) - The Qatari senior volleyball team maintained its 21st position in the world team rankings recently issued by the International Volleyball Federation, after the amazing results it achieved in the Asian Challenge Cup qualifying tournament for the World Challenge Cup, which was held in Bahrain winning the title to obtain 153.67 points. The Polish team topped the world rankings with 410.36 points, the Italian team came in second place with 369.30 points, then the Japanese team with 348.41 points came in third place, and the Brazilian team came in fourth place with 342.82 points. The Qatari volleyball team arrived Monday at Hamad International Airport after winning the Asian Challenge Cup title. The Qatari team defeated its Pakistani counterpart in the final match in three games (25-22, 25-20, 25-19) to win the championship cup and gold medals. Secretary General of the Qatar Volleyball Federation Yousef Kanoo, praised the teams victory and the achievement by winning the Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup title, pointing to the outstanding level demonstrated by the team during the strong matches it played in the competition.

Team Qatar edge out Pakistan to win Asian Volleyball Challenge Trophy

MANAMA , Bahrain - Qatar secured a decisive 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-19) victory over Pakistan to clinch the 2024 Asian Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup title in Isa Town, Bahrain, on Sunday.  In Sunday’s game , Team Qatar players  produced a dominant performance  against opponents Pakistan to seal a convincing  3-1 victory and to claim the trophy. The triumph also earned Qatar a spot in the upcoming FIVB Volleyball Men’s Challenger Cup to be held in China from July 4 to 7.  

Team Qatar to take on USA in IHF Beach Handball World Championships

Basel,  (QNA) - The International Handball Federation (IHF) has revealed the match schedule of the 11th IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships that will be staged in Pingtan Island, China, from June 18-23. Being listed on Group D, the Qatari Men's team is slated to face US on June 18 and Uruguay on June 19 in the second match prior to confronting Germany in the same day. Group A comprises Australia, Oman, Denmark, and Hungary, with Group B including Tunisia, Spain, China, and Brazil, and Group C Puerto Rico, Portugal, Argentina, and Croatia. The top three teams from each group in the preliminary round will qualify for the main round of the tournament. This is the seventh participation of Qatar in the world championship after Turkiye's edition 2010 in which Qatar ranked 10th and 7th in Oman edition. Qatar achieved a remarkable milestone after being ranked 3rd in Brazil edition in 2014, as well as Hungary edition in 2016, 9th in Russia edition 2018 and 5th in Greece edition 2022. (QNA)

Qatar to Play in Finale of 2024 AVC Challenge Cup for Men Tomorrow

MANAMA -(QNA) - The Qatar national volleyball team qualified to the finale of the 2024 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for Men, after defeating Kazakhstan in three sets to one a match held in Bahrain on Saturday. The intense match saw Qatar succeed in winning its sets with scores of (25-16, 19-25, 25-19, 25-16). Qatar will face the winner in today's match between South Korea and Pakistan in tomorrow's final. As a result of Qatar's victory over Kazakhstan today, the team becomes ever-close to qualify to the AVC Challenge Cup, especially that the team secured second place in last year's edition held in Doha.  On other hand, Qatar’s duo Cherif Younis and Ahmed Tijan suffered  a 2-1 defeat at  the hands of  American counterparts to finish their campaign in second round of  the Czech Ostrava round, one of the Elite16 rounds, which is organized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for the men's and women's categories.

Qatari Beach Volleyball Team Qualify for Second Round in Czech Ostrava

Ostrava, June 07 (QNA) - The Qatari men's beach volleyball team, consisting of the duo Cherif Younis and Ahmed Tijan, qualified Friday for the second round in the Czech Ostrava round, one of the Elite16 rounds, which is organized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for the men's and women's categories. The Qatari team qualified after defeating Brazilian counterparts, Evandro Junior, and Arthur Lancey, in two games to zero, 21-18 and 26-24, at the end of the third round matches. The Qatari team came in third place in the third group, behind the Norwegian team (leader) and the Brazilian team in second place, while the French team came in fourth and final place. The team will meet in the second round with their American counterparts. The Qatari duo lost their opening match to Norway, 13-21, 21-18, and 9-15. They won in the second round against the French duo Youssef Crowe, and Arnaud Gauthier. The Qatari team ranked 15th in the world rankings recently issued by the International Federation of the Game, collecting 5,800 points from latest participation in world championships and tours during the last period. The Swedish duo (David Ahlmann and Jonathan Helwig) top the world rankings with 8,140 points, followed in second place by the Brazilian duo (George and Andre) with 7,640 points. 

Team Qatar to face Kazakhstan in Asian Challenge Cup Semi-finals

Manama, June 7 (QNA) - The Qatari men's volleyball team will face its Kazakhstani counterparts on  Saturday in the semi-finals of the fourth edition of the Asian Challenge Cup, which Bahrain is hosting until une 10, while the South Korean national team will meet its Pakistani counterpart in the same round. The Qatari team qualified for the semi-finals after defeating the Chinese team in three games (25-19, 25-19, and 25-19) in the quarter-finals. On the other hand, the Kazakhstan team qualified after defeating the Australian team by three games (21-15, 25-23, 25-18, and 25-21). The Qatari team opened its matches in the group stage of this tournament against its South Korean counterpart, but lost at the beginning of its journey with (2 - 3) after a strong match. Team Qatar ended the first round by defeating Indonesia 3/0 to qualify for the quarter-finals, after finishing in second place in the third group with 4 points behind the leading Korean team. The Qatari national team participating in the tournament includes 14 players, led by Argentine coach Camilo Soto.