Stage set for QTerminals Qatar Classic

Doha: The Qatar squash Federation has completed its preparations for the 2022 edition of QTerminals Qatar Classic, PSA World Tour Platinum level tournament which will take place from September 4-10. Egypt’s World No.1 Ali Farag will return to Doha for the first time since taking victory in 2020, as he starts his 2022-2023 season as the top seed for the event. Farag missed last year’s tournament but the three-time World Champion has fond memories of the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, having won this tournament in 2020, when he defeated New Zealand’s Paul Coll in the final. The pair will be the top two seeds once again next month, with Farag set to face either Mexico’s Cesar Salazar or Qatar’s Syed Azlan Amjad, one of two wildcards for the event. He could then face either Colombia’s Miguel Rodriguez or Switzerland’s Nicolas Mueller in the third round, before a possible meeting with England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy in the last eight. Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Paul Coll will start his campaign in Doha against either home favourite Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi or India’s Ramit Tandon, followed by a possible meeting with either Germany’s Raphael Kandra or England’s George Parker. Welshman Joel Makin could lie in wait in the last eight, in what would be a repeat of their Commonwealth Games final from Birmingham. Defending QTerminals Qatar Classic champion Diego Elias will meet Indian No.1 Saurav Ghosal, the Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist, in the second round in Doha, before a possible clash with England’s Adrian Waller in the last 16. Either Frenchman Gregoire Marche or Egypt’s Tarek Momen, the winner of the 2019-2020 PSA World Championships at the very same venue, could lie in wait for the Peruvian in the quarter-finals. Egypt’s World No.3 Mostafa Asal will face one of the toughest tests possible in his opening match of the 2022-2023 season, as he will take on World No.9 Marwan ElShorbagy in the second round of the Platinum level tournament. Possible meetings with Egypt’s Fares Dessouky and Mazen Hesham could come prior to the quarter finals.

Qatar to take on Brazil in 2022 FIVB Men's World Championship

Ljubljana, Slovenia – Qatar national men's volleyball team will take on Brazil in their third match at the 2022 FIVB World Championships on Tuesday. The tournament being staged in Poland and Slovenia will conclude on September 11 Team Qatar began their campaign in the event with a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Japan on Friday, then they suffered another defeat against Cuba on Sunday. Qatar are in Pool B, which also includes World No 1 Brazil, Japan and two-time runners-up Cuba. Qatar squad: Mubarak Dhahi, Mahmoud Essam, Sulaiman Saeed, Renan, Nader Abubaker, Belal Abunabot, NiKola, Bojan, Yousef Aglaf, Melos, Ibrahim Saeed, Ahmed Jamal and Uthman Abdulwahid.

Team Qatar win 4 medals in West Asian U-20 Fencing Championship

Amman-Qatar's Jaber Al Fadaaq claimed the gold medal of boys' epee event at the West Asian U-20 Fencing Championship on Monday. In the final match, Al Fadaaq defeated Hassan Al Abed of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, Haya Diyab took the silver medal of girls' epee event while Lina Al Buenain clinched the bronze medal of foil event. It is worth mentioning that 150 fencers representing 11 countries - Qatar, Palestine, Oman, Kuwait, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Lebanon, and the host Jordan - are taking part in the championship.

Team Qatar Fencers keep up winning run in West Asian U-20 Fencing Championship

Amman-Qatar’s fencing team has pushed the limits to claim three medals on Tuesday, including gold, sliver  and bronze at the ongoing West Asian U-20 Fencing Championship  in Jordanian’s capital city of Amman. In the men’s Epee, Qatar’s Jaber Al-Fadaaq won the gold medal after defeating Hassan Al-Abed of Saudi Arabia, as his teammates, Haya Diyab and Lina Al Buenain claimed the silver and bronze medals in Women’s Epee and Foil respectively. Tuesday’s victories, took Qatar’s medal tally to 4 medals, as  fencers still aspire to hit high new levels of achievements in the remained days of West Asian championship. It is worth mentioning that 150 fencers representing 11 countries - Qatar, Palestine, Oman, Kuwait, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Lebanon, and the host Jordan - are taking part in the championship.

Team Qatar lose to Cuba in 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

Ljubljana - Qatar Volleyball National Team lost Sunday to Cuba 3/1 (21/25, 21/25,25/22, 19, 25) in both sides' second game of Group B in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, currently held in Slovenia and Poland and due to run through Sep. 11. This is Qatar's second straight defeat in group stage following their Friday's 1/3 loss (20/25, 18/25, 15/25) to Japan. The last match will be against Brazil on Tuesday. The championship consists of 24 teams divided into six groups of four. Qatar, ranked third in Asia and 20th in the world, marked their first-ever appearance in the championship to be drawn in group B along with Japan, Brazil and Cuba. Group A comprised Ukraine, Serbia, Tunisia and Puerto Rico, while title holders Poland were drawn in group C along with the US, Mexico and Bulgaria. Teams of France, Slovenia, Germany and Cameroon are competing in group D ,and group E consisted of Italy, Turkey and China. In group F, Asian championships Iran face Argentina, the Netherlands and Egypt. In the Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship in Bahrain’s capital city of Manama, team Qatar defeated UAE 3-0 ( 25/19,25/21, 25/16).

Qatar Fencer Al-Abdullah wins bronze medal in West Asian Championship

AMMAN , Jordan -  Team Qatar fencer Sheikha Al Abdullah won the bronze medal at the  West Asian U20 Fencing Championship, which is running from 26th to  31 August  in Jordan’s capital city of Amman. Qatar’s Abdullah took the bronze medal after finished third in  Women’s U15 Epee event, Jordan’s Jana Abdeen claimed the gold medal as the silver medal wen to Jana Al Sharji of Sultanate of Oman. Nearly,  150 fencers from 11 countries are competing in the championship, including Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon and hosts Jordan.