Qatar to take on Australia in Men’s Beach Volleyball Event
Paris: Qatar’s high-flying beach volleyball duo, Cherif Younesse and Ahmed Tijan will take on Australian Olympic debutantes Izac Carracher and Mark Nicolaidis in their third and final Pool A match at the Eiffel Tower beach courts in Paris, today.
Brimming with confidence after a thrilling win over the Swedish World No.1 pair of David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig, Younesse and Tijan have already booked their place in the round of 16 at the 2024 Games this time.
However, the Tokyo Olympics bronze winners will be looking to finish the pool stage on top of their group, with a win over the Australian pair when the two teams face off at 11:00 am Qatar time.
Before their memorable 2-1 (15-21, 21-19, 20-18) victory over the top-seeded Swedish pair, Younesse and Tijan had overcome World No.13 Italians Paolo Nicolai and Samuele Cottafava in straight sets (21-19, 21-18) in their opening match on Sunday.
After two rounds, Younesse and Tijan are the only unbeaten duo in their group, comfortably making it to the next stage, while Ahman and Hellvig are in the second spot. Nicolai and Cottafava are third, while the Aussies are currently fourth after losing both previous matches.
The top two from each pool advance to the Round of 16, along with four lucky losers .
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