Syria defeat Qatar in Davis Cup

SINGAPORE, June 28 , 2019 - Qatar's Davis Cup team suffered a shock 3-0 defeat at the hands of Syria counterparts in their second match of Asia/Oceania Group III campaign in Singapore on Thursday.Two matches are scheduled on Friday, Qatar will shake hands with Iran, while Syria will lock horns against Malaysia.Eight countries are currently involved in Singapore in the Asia/Oceania Group III 2019 tournament. These include Vietnam, Kuwait and Sri Lanka, apart from hosts Singapore in Pool A, with Iran, Qatar, Syria and Malaysia facing off in Pool B.After three days of round robin competitions, the winners of both pools will play off against one another, with second playing second, third playing third and fourth playing fourth to establish the final standings.Three nations would be promoted to Group II according to Davis Cup regulations depending on the size of the group. Qatar, who made their Davis Cup debut in 1992, have played in the Asia/Oceania Group II three times.

Al Adaam to begin Beach Volleyball World Campaign on Friday

HAMBURG, Germany, June 28, 2019 - World's number-six ranked beach volleyball duo, Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will be looking to impress against world's best when the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships action begins on Friday in Hamburg, Germany. Along with the star duo، Qatar's Mahmoud Essam and Tamer Abdulrasool will also begin their journey in Pool E.Cherif and Ahmed, seeded fourth, are pooled in Group D, along with teams from Sierra Leone, Czech Republic and Belgium. Essam and Abdulrasool will meet their counterparts from Russia, Brazil and USA during the group stage.Cherif and Ahmed will meet their opponents, Kamara and Bangura from Sierra Leone in their opening fixture at the Am Rothenbaum Stadium in Hamburg tomorrow. Later, Tamer and Mahmoud will face Russia's Semenov and Leshukov in their opening clash.The Brazilians are expected to be the toughest opponents the Qataris will face during the championships.Brazilians will be seeking their fifth sweep at the championships this time in Germany. The South Americans captured the top of the men's and women's podiums at the 1997, 1999, 2011 and 2015 events.With 28 group matches, including 16 for women and 12 for men, the pre-tournament favourites of Rebecca Cavalcanti/Ana Patricia Silva of Brazil and Anders Mol/Christian Sorum of Norway will launch their quests while competing in Pool D and Pool A, respectively.

Al Adaam ready for West Asian U-23 Volleyball Qualifiers

DOHA, June 27, 2019 – Qatar's Men U-23 Volleyball team concluded a fruitful internal training camp in Doha on Wednesday, that in preparation for West Asian Men's U-23 Volleyball Championship qualifiers to be held from 26 June to July 7 in Kingdom of Bahrain.Al Adaam Men's U-23 volleyball team conducted daily training sessions at Qatar Volleyball Federation Indoor at Al Gharafa Club over the past period and played a number of friendly matches against senior Men's team.The team delegation will leave Doha to Bahrain's capital of Manama on Tuesday. The West Asian group brings together Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq , Palestine ,where three teams only will qualify to the finals. West Asian Men's U-23 Volleyball Championship acts as a qualifying tournament for Asian Men's U-23 Volleyball Championship 2019 scheduled in Myanmar in August.

Al Adaam shotgun team off to Italy for Training Program

DOHA, June 27, 2019 - Qatar's shogun team left Doha on Wednesday to Italy's capital of Rome for a training program ahead of its participation in the upcoming ISSF World Championship Shotgun will run from 30 June – 11 July, 2019 in Italy.The world event will bring together more than 500 shooters representing 83 nations to compete in skeet, Trap and Air rifle mixed for both men and women.In the skeet event, Qatar is represented by Olympic champion, Nasser Al Attiyah, Abdulaziz Al Attiyah, Masood Saleh, Rashid Saleh, Reem Al Sharshani, while Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Mohammed Khageem, Saieed Abo Shareb and Rashid Al Ezbah in Trap event.

Mousa and Mubarak star in Qatar's win over Malaysia

SINGAPORE, June 27, 2019 - Qatar's Davis Cup team made a winning start to their Asia/Oceania Group III campaign, beating Malaysia 2-1 in their Pool B round robin tie in Singapore on Wednesday.Mousa Shanan Zayed won the opening singles rubber as he beat Christian Chin 7-5, 6-2 at the indoor courts of OCBC Arena. His younger brother Mubarak Shanan Zayid later overcame Shamirul Shahril Mohamed 7-5, 5-7, 6-1.The doubles match, however, saw Rayane Alami and Mousa Zayed go down to Christian Didier Chin and Syed Mohamed Agil 6-0, 2-6, 6-2.Qatar will now take on Syria (who beat Iran 3-0) today in the second round robin tie. Eight countries are currently involved in Singapore in the Asia/Oceania Group III 2019 tournament. These include Vietnam, Kuwait and Sri Lanka, apart from hosts Singapore in Pool A, with Iran, Qatar, Syria and Malaysia facing off in Pool B.After three days of round robin competitions, the winners of both pools will play off against one another, with second playing second, third playing third and fourth playing fourth to establish the final standings.Three nations would be promoted to Group II according to Davis Cup regulations depending on the size of the group. Qatar, who made their Davis Cup debut in 1992, have played in the Asia/Oceania Group II three times. On Tuesday, the ambassador of the State of Qatar to Singapore Abdullah bin Ibrahim al-Hamar held a dinner banquet in honour of the Qatar tennis delegation.On this occasion, Al-Hamar stressed that importance of the tournament which features the participation of our tennis national team. He also hailed the sporting boom in Qatar under the leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, where many accomplishments were achieved in all fields, the last of which was the successful participation of the first football team in the 2019 Copa America. Al-Hamar added that tennis became a popular sport in Qatar because the Qatar Tennis Federation Qatar hosts a huge number of international tennis events, including the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and Qatar Total Open which attracts the world's tennis stars. The head of Qatar's delegation to the event, Ahmed Al-Obaidli ,thanked Al-Hamar for his support to the Qatari national team.

Al Adaam tennis team to begin campaign against Malaysia in Davis Cup

SINGAPORE, June 26, 2019 – Qatar's tennis team will begin its campaign in 2019 Davis Cup Asia/ Oceania Zone Group 111 against Malaysia in Singapore on Wednesday.Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III will feature the participation of Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Vietnam and Singapore.Al Adaam is distributed in group A alongside Iran, Syria and Malaysia, while group B brings together Vietnam , Kuwait, Sri Lanka and hosts Singapore.2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III will be held from 26-29 June.