Abu Dhabi, October 26 (QNA) - Qatari pair Mousa Al Khair and Mohamed Ehab advanced to the quarterfinals of the 31st Arab Men's Beach Volleyball Championship, currently underway in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with national teams from Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen taking part.
The pair opened their group-stage campaign with a straight-sets victory over Iraq's Islam Sajet and Ali Hassan Jabr, winning 21-18 and 21-12. They subsequently fell to Bahrain's Jaafar Al Jasmi and Hassan Abdullah in three sets, 16-21, 22-20 and 10-15.
Al Khair and Ehab will square off against Lebanon's Joe Azzi and Saleh Shafik in the quarterfinals.
Three other matchups are scheduled for the same round. Lebanon's Jad Abi Karam and Hadi Shbib will take on Iraq's Islam Sajet Matrrawi and Ali Hassan Jabr, while Bahrain's Jaafar Al Jasmi and Hassan Abdullah will face the UAE duo of Zayed and Rashid Hassan.
The fourth quarterfinal will pit Bahrain's Khalid Abdullah and Ali Hussein against Iraq's Osama Munif and Hassan Haidar. (QNA)