Abdulla al-Khater (L) and Mohamed Ali al-Mohannadi.

By Sports Reporter/Doha

In a bid to continue promoting volleyball throughout Qatar and the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, Aspire Zone has announced the first edition of the Aspire Beach Volleyball Tournament to be held on April 17 and 18 at the Sand Pitch at Aspire Zone.
Aspire Zone has collaborated with the Qatar Volleyball Association to host this landmark event as it aims to diversify the sporting events that it has to offer the local community.
The inaugural Aspire Beach Volleyball Tournament is a unique opportunity for local residents to compete separately in a fantastic initiative, where they will have the chance to walk away with the best beach volleyball male/female team title in front of an enthusiastic home grown crowd.  
Aspire Beach Volleyball Tournament will start off with preliminary rounds during which the participating teams will be divided into two groups, Group A and Group B. Then, the first round will be played in a league format with the first of Group A taking on the second of Group B. And this will be followed by the first of Group B taking on the second of Group A.  
The tournament will conclude with a final where two matches will be played. The winners of the semi-finals will compete for first and second place respectively. Meanwhile, the runners up from the semi-finals will compete for third and fourth place.
64 participants are expected to take part in the Aspire Beach Volleyball Tournament, with the women’s tournament to be played on Friday, April 17th while the men’s tournament will take place the following day on April 18th.
Abdulla al-Khater, Events Manager at Aspire Zone said: “Aspire Zone is delighted to be hosting the first edition of the Aspire Beach Volleyball Tournament with the ongoing support of the Qatar Volleyball Association. We remain committed to organising unique events such as this one, and to really engage the community with a fun and challenging event.”  
Mohamed Ali al-Mohannadi, Secretary General at The Qatar Volleyball Association, said: “We are looking forward to building a solid relationship with Aspire Zone, which has a great role in sports development to highlight and promote our activities among Qataris and Residents of both genders.”  
The event is open to both men and women, including Qatari Nationals as well as residents living in Qatar, that are aged 17 years and over. Aspire Zone has confirmed that registration for the Aspire Beach Volleyball Tournament is free, in order to give all members of the community the chance to participate in it.