Al-Qadsia wins U-16 volleyball league title
KUWAIT CITY, April 27: Two exciting matches will take place today in the final round of the Premier Volleyball League. Al-Qadsia will face Burqan at 5:00 pm, followed by the matchup between Al-Shabab and Al-Arabi at 7:00 pm, at the Volleyball Association Hall in the Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Complex. Tomorrow will see the conclusion of the Premier League with the final match between Kazma and Kuwait Club. The top four teams—Kuwait Club, Kazma, Burgan, and Al-Arabi—have already secured their spots in the semifinals, which will begin next Friday. The first and second-place teams will face the fourth-place team, while the second and third-place teams will compete in two matches. If the two winning teams emerge victorious, a decisive match will determine who advances to the final.
Kuwait Club leads the Premier Volleyball League standings with 10 points, followed by Kazma with 9 points, Burgan with 8 points, Al-Arabi with 6 points, Al-Qadsia with 3 points, and Al-Shabab with no points.
In the First Division League, Al-Tadamon will play Yarmouk, while Al-Sahel will take on Sulaibikhat.
Meanwhile, Al-Qadsia Club secured the U-16 Volleyball League title after a 3-0 victory over Kazma in the final. Al-Yarmouk Club finished in second place, and Kuwait SC took third place.
The Kuwait Volleyball Federation President, Dr. Jaber Al-Marri, along with the Chairman of the Federation's Competitions Committee, Dr. Jaber Al-Sharif, former Volleyball Federation President Kamal Al-Ayouni, Al-Qadsia Club Board Member Dr. Hussein Al-Qabandi, and Al-Yarmouk Club Board Member Khaled Al-Failakawi, presented commemorative medals to the top three teams and a trophy to Qadsia's team captain.
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