Al Arabi and Al Rayyan opened their 2024-2025 Amir Cup Basketball Championship semi-final (best of three) campaigns with wins over Al Wakrah and Al Ahli respectively at the Al Gharafa Hall on Thursday evening. Al Arabi showed a solid performance, achieving a resounding victory over Al Wakrah (111-84), clearly dominating from the start.Al Rayyan demonstrated their readiness to fight for the title by securing a valuable victory over Al Ahli 88-79 in a difficult encounter that featured similar technical levels and was characterized by competitiveness throughout the four periods. The semi-final matches will continue with the second round on Saturday, May 17, 2025, where Al Arabi will face Al Wakrah and Al Rayyan will face Al Ahli again.Both Al Wakrah and Al Ahli will hope to secure a victory and return to the competition, forcing a third playoff, scheduled—if necessary—for May 19, 2025.
May 15, 2025 | 10:36 PM