Qatar spikers beat Australia in AVC Nations Cup

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June 19, 2025
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19-June-2025

Qatar spikers beat Australia in AVC Nations Cup

Doha: Defending champions Qatar warmed up with a 3-0 win over Australia in their ‘opening’ match of the AVC Men’s Volleyball Nations Cup in Manama, Bahrain, on Thursday.

Qatar won the three sets against Australia 25-22, 25-21 and 25-22 to top Group B. Raimi (13) and Ibrahim (10) stood out for Team Qatar while Flowerday (10) and Pope (3) excelled for Australia.

In the quarter-finals, to be played on June 21, Qatar will meet Vietnam while Australia will face South Korea.

Standing at number 24 in the FIVB World Ranking, Qatar are also the highest ranked team among all AVC Nations Cup participants. The Aussies are ranked 33rd.

Qatar’s scheduled opening match in the tournament was to be against Kazakhstan but it cancelled following the latter’s official withdrawal. Qatar decided to maintain the pre-set preparation schedule to avoid any disruption to the team’s rhythm or mental focus.

Both Qatar and Australia had already advanced automatically to the quarter-finals due to Kazakhstan’s withdrawal, making the showdown between the two a decisive step toward the title.