Bahrain get tough Davis Cup group

TDT | Manama    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain have been drawn in a tough Group A for the Asia/ Oceania Group V matches in the 2023 Davis Cup.

The zonal event is being hosted in the Kingdom with matches scheduled to begin today from 10am at the Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF) hard courts in Isa Town.

Thirteen men’s national teams from across the continent are participating in the competition.

Bahrain’s senior men’s national tennis team are in Group A alongside Bhutan and Myanmar.

Group B features Yemen, Qatar and Nepal, while Group C includes Bangladesh, Mongolia and the Maldives.

Group D is composed of four teams, namely Brunei, Laos, Tajikistan and Macau.

The draw was held yesterday at the BTF headquarters along with the pre-tournament technical meeting.

All the competing squads from abroad have already arrived in Bahrain ahead of today’s start of play.

The Kingdom’s flag is being flown in the event by the quartet of Elyas Abdulnabi, Faris Altoobli, Shadi Kallel and Hasan Abdulnabi.

They are coached by Abdulkarim Abdulnabi.

Following a single round-robin in this opening stage, the top team from each of the four groups move on to the play-off round.

Two winners will then be promoted to Group IV for next year’s Davis Cup competition.

The Davis Cup is one of the premier world competitions for men’s tennis, run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The Kingdom is hosting Asia/Oceania group matches for the third successive year.

GROUP A

BAHRAIN: Elyas Abdulnabi, Faris Altoobli, Shadi Kallel, Hasan Abdulnabi BHUTAN: Pema Norbu, Thinley Norbu, Tenzin Singye Dorji, Tandin Wangchuk

MYANMAR: Hein Htet Zaw, Hein Latt Kyaw, Aung Myo Thant, Zaw San Oo, My Paing Min

GROUP B

YEMEN: Ghassan Alansi, Mansoor Ahmed, ahmed Mohammed, Adnan Juzar Abbas

QATAR: Mubarak Alharasi, Rashed Naif, Mashari Naif, Issa Alharrasi, Mossa Alharrasi

NEPAL: Abishek Bastola, Pradip Khadka, Aki Zuben Rawat, Ritik Rana

GROUP C

BANGLADESH:Ranjam Ram, Alve Mahadi Hasan, Zarif Abrar, Saiam MD

MONGOLIA: Munkhbaatar Badrakh, Undrakh Purevdorj, Sonompuntsag Enkhjargal, Khurelerdene Janchivdorj, Oyunbat Baatar

MALDIVES: Abdulla Faaih Fazeel, Aiham Shiyam, Daoud Shaheeb, Muhammad Nooh Nazih, Mohamed Kaisaan Izzath Rasheed

GROUP D

BRUNEI: Aiman Abdullah, Timothy Lim, Chung Peng Lim, Gavin Yeung Kok Lim, Ak Ahmad Sulaiman LAOS: Staporn Simmalavong, Somphone Songbandith, Xaysavath Chansomphou, Ananda Khamphoumany

TAJIKISTAN: Firus Mukhidinov, Somon Amonov, Mirsulton Zamanov, Abbos Ismoilov, Ravshan Rahmatov MACAU: Marco Ho Tin Leung, Ng Long Hei, Fong Chi Hei Austin, Ioi Tou Cheong