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LoginDoha 2026 Gulf Games: Qatar's Ali Al Obaidli Claims Snooker Silver in 6-Red Event
Doha, May 16 (QNA) - Qatar's Ali Al Obaidli secured the silver medal in the 6-Red Snooker competition during the billiards and snooker events at the 4th Gulf Games Doha 2026.
Al Obaidli earned silver after narrowly losing 3-4 to Kuwait's Ammar Taqi in Friday's final. The closely contested match remained evenly balanced throughout and was only decided in the final frame.
The Qatari player reached the final following an impressive campaign that began with him topping Group One after recording consecutive victories over Kuwait's Ammar Taqi by 4-3 and Oman's Sami Al Hamrashdi by 4-1.
In the quarterfinals, Al Obaidli continued his strong run with a dominant 4-0 victory over Bahrain's Hisham Al Saqr before defeating another Bahraini player, Habib Sabah, 4-2 in the semifinals. Fellow Qatari player Ahmed Saif also competed in the same event and topped Group Three after defeating Bahrain's Hisham Al Saqr 4-2 and narrowly losing 3-4 to Saudi Arabia's Ayman Al Omari.
However, Saif's campaign ended in the quarterfinal stage following a hard-fought 3-4 defeat against Kuwait's Ammar Taqi.
The 6-Red Snooker competition featured 12 players from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, with each nation represented by two players. Competitors were divided into four groups of three players each, with the top two from every group advancing to the quarterfinals.
Qatar's national team is represented in the billiards and snooker competitions by seven players: Ali Al Obaidli, Muhanna Al Obaidli, Mansour Al Obaidli, Ahmed Saif, Bashar Hussein, Mishal Turki Al Ali, and Abdul Latif Al Fawal. (QNA)
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