Doha, October 23 (QNA) – Four players secured the final places in Stage 2 of the 10-Ball World Cup in Doha, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation through October 29.

The qualifiers were the Philippines' Abdulraouf Domrang, Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Al Amoudi, Kuwait's Salman Al Saeedi and Syria's Wissam Daqaq.

Domrang beat compatriot Mark Anthony 7-4, Al Saeedi edged Egypt's Amr Rashad Abdel Tawab 7-6 after trailing 4-6, Daqaq defeated Iraq's Uday Rughzaiya 7-2 in a three-hour match, and Al Amoudi overcame compatriot Fahad Al Duhayyan 7-5 in a match lasting nearly four hours.

Qatar's players exited Stage 1 despite several wins. Teenager Nasser Al Saadi, 15, beat Iraq's Wissam Al Ahmadi, 51, 7-0 before losing 3-7 to Kuwait's Ali Al Ghais. Mohammed Saeed Al Ali also won 7-0 before losing 3-7 to Kuwait's Abdulaziz Al Anzi.

Mohammed Al Zahed defeated the Philippines' Blaise Martin 7-1 but then lost 4-7 to Kuwait's Nasser Buqamber.

Ali Saeed Al Ali beat Lebanon's Hassan Al Khatib 7-5 before losing 0-7 to Kuwait's Mohammed Al Suyouf, while Omar Al Khayarin defeated Lebanon's Mohammed Asfour 7-4 before falling 0-7 to Iraq's Uday Rughzaiya. (QNA)