Sherif Younis and Ahmed Teejan crowned Doha 2026 champions

The Qatari duo of Sherif Younis and Ahmed Teejan won the men's competition title in the Asian Open Beach Volleyball Tour "Doha 2026", while the Thai duo of Taravhadi Naravornabat and Wraperchayakorn Kongfupsarotaodi won the women's title, at the conclusion of the round competitions hosted by the Center of Excellence for Beach Volleyball in Gharafa during the period from October 10 to 13.

The Qatari duo of Sherif Younis and Ahmed Teegan, won the men's title after defeating the Australian duo of Oliver Merritt and Jed Walker in two sets without pay, by 21-13 and 21-18, to win the championship trophy and the gold medal, while the Australian duo won the silver medal.

This crowning reinforces the record of achievements of the duo of Sherif Younis and Ahmed Tejan, who are living an exceptional season in 2026, during which they collected a number of the most prominent titles and achievements, foremost of which is the gold of the Asian Games "Aichi-Nagoya 2026", achieving the third Asian title in a row after the golds of Jakarta, Balembang 2018 and Hangzhou 2022, in addition to being crowned the title of the Asian Beach Games Championship in Sanya, and being selected as the best beach volleyball players in Asia for 2026, as well as the bronze in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, to continue In this way, they will establish their presence at the top of the game at the continental level and write new pages in the history of Qatari sports.

In the women's competition, the Thai duo of Taravadhi Naravonrapat and Wraperchayakorn Kongfupsarotaodi won the gold medal after defeating the Japanese duo of Asami Shiba and Rika Murakami in the final match by two sets without reply, 21-19, 21-12, while the Japanese duo won the silver medal.

In the men's competition, Australian duo of Solomon Bushby and Justin Schumann won the bronze medal after beating compatriots Joshua Howat and Finlay Bennett in two sets of scoreless, 21-18, 21-17.

In the women's competition, the bronze medal went to the Australian duo of Jana Milutinovic and Tara Phillips, after beating the Japanese duo of Ren Matsumoto and Non Matsumoto in two sets without reply, by 21-11, 21-17.

The round witnessed the participation of 27 teams, 16 teams in men's competitions and 11 teams in women's competitions, representing eight countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Japan, Lebanon, China, Thailand and Indonesia.

Mr. Ali bin Ghanem Al-Kuwari, President of the Qatar and West Asian Volleyball Federations, crowned the champions of the men's and women's competitions.

Al-Kuwari congratulated the duo of Sherif Younis and Ahmed Tejan on the occasion of their crowning of the men's competition title in the Doha Tour, stressing the importance of continuing to work to achieve more victories and titles in the upcoming tournaments, and to enhance the presence of Qatari beach volleyball on the Asian and international arenas.

He pointed out that the achievements of Qatari beach volleyball reflect the efforts made to develop the game and raise the level of players, in addition to providing the appropriate conditions to compete in major tournaments, stressing the importance of building on positive results and continuing to work according to a vision aimed at preserving the gains and achieving more successes.

Sherif Younis expressed his happiness at being crowned the Doha Asian Tour title alongside his colleague Ahmed Teejan, considering that the victory represents an incentive to continue working and provide strong levels in the upcoming competitions, pointing out that being crowned in front of the public and on the soil of Qatar gives the title additional importance.

For his part, Ahmed Tejan expressed his pride in winning the men's competition, stressing that the crowning represents an important addition to the duo's career and a motivation to continue preparing and working to achieve more successes, and congratulating the Qatari fans on this achievement.

Qatar participated in the round with six teams, three teams in each category, where the first men's team included Sherif Younis and Ahmed Teejan, the second is Moussa Al-Khair and Mohamed Ehab, and the third is Seif El-Din Al-Majeed and Mahmoud Essam.

In the women's competitions, the first team represented Haya Abu Issa and Laila Mohammed, the second was Shaghaf Ismail and Malak Hashem, and the third was Aisha Al-Alawi and Nili Amr.

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