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Qatar teams off to bright start at AVC Beach Tour Pingtung Open in Taiwan
Qatar teams got off to a brilliant start at the AVC Beach Tour Pingtung Open, which began at the scenic Qinzhou Beach in Chinese Taipei on Thursday. In a competitive field featuring 45 teams – including 24 in the men's division – Qatari pairs stamped their authority early with commanding victories in their opening matches. In Pool D, Saifeddine Binaziz Elmajid and Assam Ahmed Mahmoud cruised past Chinese Taipei's Tzulin Chuang and Chenggang Hu 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) in just 34 minutes. They will now face a tougher test against Thailand's Pithak Tipjan and Wachirawit Muadpha [4]. In Pool E, Mahdi Badreddin Sammoud and Mohamed Ihab Zaki made light work of Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Mahfouz and Hadi Aljorfi, claiming a 2-0 win (21-12, 21-12) in 30 minutes. They are set to meet Japan's Kai Kurokawa and Ryuichi Adachi next. The tournament offers a US$2,500 prize for the men's and women's champions, adding to the stakes as Qatar aims for a deep run in the prestigious continental event.
