Al Tamimi leads Qatar’s charge in star-studded Qatar Classic
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Doha: Abdulla Al Tamimi will lead Qatar s charge at the star studded Qatar QTerminals Classic 2024 when the premier PSA and WSA World Series event ret...
Doha: Abdulla Al Tamimi will lead Qatar’s charge at the star-studded Qatar QTerminals Classic 2024 when the premier PSA and WSA World Series event returns to Doha on September 30.
Qatar’s top-ranked player Al Tamimi, making his ninth appearance in the Qatar Classic, faces a tough challenge in the first round against No.3 seed Mostafa Asal, the draw for the prestigious tournament revealed.
Al Tamimi, who fell to Tarek Momen in the third round last year, will be looking to go higher this time. Still, the recent British Open champion Asal who reached the semi-finals in 2022, will also aim to impress on his return to Doha after skipping the event in 2023.
World’s No.1 ranked players, Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini – both from Egypt – headline the line-ups in the men’s and women’s tournaments this time at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.
The defending men’s champion Farag, aiming to match British former World No.1 Mohamed Elshorbagy with a fourth title in Doha, will be up against a stellar field that includes almost all the top-ranked players in the PSA tour.