Qatar won their third straight match in the GCC Basketball Championships in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, yesterday.

Four-time winners Qatar followed up their win over Kuwait (78-53) and Oman 75-49) with a 71-53 victory over two-time champions United Arab Emirates.

The tournament, which is being held for the men’s teams of the Gulf region, will determine the two nations that will make it to the 2015 Asia Cup in China.

Yesterday’s win was also witnessed by the Qatar Olympic Committee secretary general and the Qatar Basketball Federation president Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.

Qatar is scheduled to play hosts and three-time champions Saudi Arabia today and Bahrain tomorrow.

Qatar’s Greek coach Vasilis Fragias was happy with the performance of his players.

“I’m not only happy about winning over United Arab Emirates today but also with my players who tuned their game well, despite a few mistakes. The fact we finished the first half with a huge lead (38-22), shows the rising level of Qatar’s game. This makes me optimistic about the next few games, which are very crucial,” Fragias said.

 

 

 

 

 

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