AVC Beach Tour: Younousse, Tijan cruise into Doha Open quarters
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Doha: Qatar s Olympic bronze winners Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan kept their hopes for another home title alive when they stormed to the AVC Men s...
Doha: Qatar’s Olympic bronze winners Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan kept their hopes for another home title alive when they stormed to the AVC Men’s Beach Tour Doha Open quarter-finals yesterday.
After opening the tournament at Al Gharafa Beach Complex on Wednesday with a commanding 21-7, 21-10 win over Uzbekistan’s Mukhammadali Otabekov and Nodirjon Alekseev, the world No. 9 duo secured a dominant 2-0 victory in the Round of 16 yesterday.
In the Last 16 clash, the Qatari duo outclassed Bahrain’s Ali Marhoon and Hasan Abdulla Nasser with scores of 21-15, 21-11 in just 24 minutes to enter the next round.
The victory also extended the top seeds’ unbeaten streak in Asia following their recent gold-winning performance at the Samila Open in Thailand.













