Sherif Younis and Ahmed Tejan advance unbeaten to Doha 2026 quarter-finals

The Qatari duo of Sherif Younis and Ahmed Tejan decided this evening their qualification to the quarter-finals of the Asian Open Beach Volleyball Round (Doha 2026), held at the International Center of Excellence for Beach Volleyball in Al Gharafa, after topping Group A after achieving three consecutive victories without losing a single half.

Sherif Younis and Ahmed Tejan started their journey on Saturday by defeating the Thai duo of Nopvadon and Burafid in two sets without reply, with a score of (21-15 and 21-19), before continuing their brilliance today by achieving two consecutive victories, the first at the expense of the Chinese duo of Li Wei and Yuan Ningfei by two sets without reply, with a score of (21-9 and 21-15), and the second against the Indonesian duo of Virza and Rizqi by the same result, with a score of (21-13 and 21-9).

The Qatari duo performed at distinguished levels in their three matches, confirming their readiness to compete strongly for the title, after finishing the group stage at the top of Group A with three wins, without losing a single half.

The participation of Sherif Younis and Ahmed Tejan is of great interest, in light of the achievements of the two players during the recent period, as they won the gold medal at the Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) in Japan, achieving the title for the third time in a row, after their achievements in Jakarta and Balembang in 2018, and then Hangzhou in 2022.

The duo also won gold at the 2026 Asian Beach Games in China, as well as being named the Best Men's Beach Volleyball Player in Asia for the 2025-2026 season.

Sherif Younis and Ahmed Tejan top the list of teams participating in the men's competitions according to the championship classification, with 4660 points, and they are competing with the ambition of winning the title, benefiting from their great experience and distinguished results at the continental and international levels.

On the other hand, the Qatar 2 team, consisting of the duo of Moussa Al-Khair and Mohammed Ehab, bid farewell to the men's competitions from the group stage, after losing to the Australian duo of Oliver Merritt and Jade Walker by two sets without reply, by a score of (13-21 and 17-21), and then to the Chinese duo of Li Xiaocai and Sun Xinglong by the same score, by a score of (24-26, 13-21).

The Qatar 3 team, consisting of the duo of Saifuddin Al-Majeed and Mahmoud Essam, also ended its campaign in the same round, after losing to the Indonesian duo of Imam and Fairuz by two sets to a half, with a score of (18-21, 21-13, 21-23), and then against the Thai duo of Nettorn and Wachirawat by two halves to a half, with a score of (21-16, 17-21, 13-15).

In the men's competition, the Australian duo of Solomon Bushby and Justin Schumann defeated the Japanese duo of Takahashi and Ikeda in two sets without reply, with a score of (21-15, 21-13), and the Lebanese duo of Hadi Al-Shabib and Jad Abi Karam defeated the Lebanese duo of Hadi Al-Shabib and Jad Abi Karam in two sets without reply, with a score of (21-18 and 21-15).

The Lebanese duo beat the Chinese duo of Dong Shaoquan and Hong Wei Qiang by two sets to one, with a score of (21-18, 11-21, 15-10).

In the third group, the Chinese duo of Li Xiaocai and Sun Xinglong defeated the Saudi duo of Wafi Al-Jasser and Ali Al-Awami in two sets without reply, with a score of (21-7 and 21-14), and the Australian duo of Oliver Merritt and Jade Walker beat the Saudi duo by two sets without reply, with a score of (21-8, 21-13).

In Group D, Australian duo Joshua Hawat and Finley Bennett defeated the Thai duo of Nethorn and Wachirawat by two sets to one, with a score of (30-28, 19-21, 15-12), and the Indonesian duo of Imam and Fairuz by two sets without reply, with a score of (21-19, 21-18).

In the first group, the Indonesian duo of Virza and Rizqi defeated the Thai duo of Nopvadon and Burafid by two sets to one, with a score of (21-13, 19-21, 15-13), while the Thai duo beat the Chinese duo of Li Wei and Yuan Ningfei in two sets without reply, with a score of (21-18, 23-21).

In the women's competition, Japan's Asami Shiba andRika Murakami, in the first group competitions, defeated the Lebanese duo of Myrna and Lara in two sets without reply, with a score of (21-17, 21-7).

The Qatar team (1), which includes Haya Abu Issa and Laila Mohammed, lost to the Australian duo of Milutinovic and Phillips by two sets without reply, with a score of (11-21 and 7-21).

Japan's Ren Matsumoto and Non Matsumoto defeated the Thai duo of S Samita and Kei Sumuruedi by two sets to one, with a score of 22-20, 11-21, 15-7.

Thailand's Taravadhi Naravrnrapat and Raabirchayakorn defeated the Chinese duo of Wei Luqian and Chen Yingshan in two sets without reply, (21-11, 21-16).

Doha will host the Asian Open Tour (Doha 2026) from October 10 to 13, with the participation of 16 teams in the men's competitions and 11 teams in the women's competitions, representing eight countries: Qatar, Australia, China, Japan, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Indonesia.

The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be held tomorrow, Monday, while the round will conclude on Tuesday with the third and fourth place matches, followed by the men's and women's finals.

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