Doha: The Qatari men’s tennis team is set to begin their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III campaign in Malaysia.
The Qatari team arrived in Malaysia 10 days ago and held a training camp to get ready for the event.
The Qatari squad includes Jabor Al Mutawa, Ali Al Sayegh, Jassim Al Zeyarah, Mousa Shanan, Mubarak Shanan, Abdullah Shanan and Mohammad Al Khanji in addition to coaches Younis Al Aynawi, Greogre Banas, Luis Lobez, Alex Lashenko and Ibrahim Al Khelaifi, Deputy Head of the National Teams Committee and Head of Qatar’s delegation.
The Asia/Oceania Zone Group III features Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Syria, Vietnam and Qatar. At the end of the competition two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2016. Qatar began its participation in the Davis Cup in 1992 and has played in Asia/Oceania Zone Group II on three occasions. They made it from Group IV to Group III last year.
The Qatari squad are holding intense training sessions in the morning and evening. They also participated in a number of local and international tournaments to prepare for this event, including the futures championship in Doha and Paris.
Khalid Al Khelaifi, Board Member of the Qatar Tennis Federation and head of the national team’s committee, said: “We are confident that our young men will be able to qualify to Group II in 2016. We depend on our new technical staff, including the international star Younis Al Aynawi whose experience will motivate our players.”
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