Doha, November 03 (QNA) - Cairo will host the 37th Arab Table Tennis Clubs Championship for men and women from November 10 to 15, with 33 teams competing: 19 in the men's event and 14 in the women's.

Qatar will be represented by Al Sadd, Qatar SC and Al Arabi in the men's competition, and Al Ahli and Qatar SC in the women's event.

The men's lineup also includes Egypt's ENPPI, Petrojet and Canal; Kuwait's Al Fahaheel, Al Tadamon and Al Sahel; Lebanon's Al Adab and Riyadi Kfarshima; Syria's Al Rowad; Palestine's Al Amari Youth Center, Sareyyet Ramallah and Shabab Abu Dis; and clubs from Sudan, Bahrain and Oman.

The women's competition features Lebanon's Al Ahli Al Khiyam, Al Ahli Saida and Homenetmen; Egypt's ENPPI, Petrojet and the National Project for Talent and Olympic Champion; Kuwait's Girls of Al Oyoun and Al Fatat; Syria's Al Rowad; Algeria's Al Hawi Women's Club of Larbaa; Oman's Ibri; Sudan's Al Aqsa Atbara; and the two Qatari clubs.

The Arab Table Tennis Federation, headed by Qatari official Khalil Al Mohannadi, is stepping up preparations for the tournament at Hall 2 of the Cairo International Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, in cooperation with the Egyptian Table Tennis Federation.

The draw will take place on November 9, ahead of the competition's opening the following day. Regulations allow each national federation to nominate up to three clubs per event, with each team permitted to field one foreign professional player, subject to registration rules.

The championship aims to strengthen competition among Arab clubs, provide players with opportunities for technical experience, expand participation and raise the standard of table tennis across the region.

The event is part of the Arab Federation's calendar, which assigns Cairo to host the Arab Clubs Championship this year and the Arab National Teams Championship in 2027. Tunisia will host the clubs' event next year, followed by Morocco in 2028. (QNA)