U19 spikers in West Asian final

TDT | Manama    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain’s youth national volleyball team last night powered into the gold medal match of the inaugural West Asia Men’s U19 Volleyball Championship 2023, currently being held in Jeddah.

The nationals secured their berth after cruising past Kuwait 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-16) with a fine semi-final performance.

The Bahrainis will now take on hosts Saudi Arabia in the title contest.

The Saudis booked their berth after beating Lebanon 3-1 (25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 25- 15) in yesterday’s other fixture in the final four. Bahrain maintained their undefeated record in the competition with their win against the Kuwaitis yesterday.

They had previously swept their three games in the group stage before beating Qatar in the quarter-finals.

They then ousted Kuwait for the second time in the tournament, and will now be hoping to clinch the event’s first-ever crown. Kuwait and Lebanon will battle for the bronze medals.

In other classification games yesterday, Jordan beat Qatar 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18) and the UAE battled back from a set down to oust Syria 3-1 (18-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-15). Jordan and the UAE will now play for fifth place overall, while Qatar and Syria will battle for seventh.

Bahrain, coached by Tunisian Saber Abdulwahed, are competing in the championship with a squad of Abbas Ehsan, Hassan Al Warqa, Hussain Issa, Mohammed Redha, Mahdi Hussain, Hussain Ali Radhi, Yasser Haji, Mohammed Hassan Nasser, Hussain Ismail, Ali Hussain, Abdulla Al Haiki and Mohammed Al Khabbaz.