Qatar to field three teams at FIVB Beach World Tour event in Doha

11/7/2015 1:05:47 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

DOHA: Qatar will field three teams at Doha Open the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Doha it was revealed here yesterday.

The Doha Open will be held at the Qatar Beach Volleyball Academy courts at Al Gharafa from November 9 to 13.

The tournament originally scheduled to be held from November 17 to 21 was advanced as per the request of the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) which wanted it to finish one week earlier and on a Friday.

The FIVB-sanctioned event is the eighth of the 10 Open events on the 2015 World Tour and are part of the 2016 Olympic qualification process.

“It’s for the second year in a row that we’re hosting the FIVB event. The QVA has an agreement with FIVB to host the World Tour event till 2016. We’re even exploring the option of hosting a Grand Slam event in future” said QVA General Secretary Mohammed Ali Al Mohannadi (pictured).

Meanwhile Qatar national volleyball team continued its intensive training sessions ahead of the Doha Open.

The Doha Open will be the eighth Open event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 calendar in a season that extends from late April to mid-December.

It will be the second after the FIVB World Tour Season Final with points from the tournament going towards the 2016 ranking.

The pre-Olympic 2015 season includes five FIVB Grand Slams a new FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series a special FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour season Final in the United States and six FIVB Opens.

The Peninsula

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