News 26/08/2019 Omani duos head into Salalah semifinals Salalah, Oman, August 26, 2019 – Oman duos Mazin Alhashmi/Nouh Al-Jabubi and Ahmed Alhousni and Haitham Alshereiqi move closer to the finale with Denmark’s Daniel Thomsen/Morten Overgaard and Poland’s Piotr Janiak/Piotr Ilewicz as they all head into the semifinals of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Salalah 1-star.Mazin and Nouh cleared three hurdles on Monday, first with a win over Kazakhstan’s Artem Petrossyants and Yegor Dimitriyev 2-0 (21-14, 21-9), then another win against Slovenia’s Danijel Pokersnik and Jure Peter Bedrac who retired after an injury 2-0 (21-12, 19-19), securing their spot in the quarterfinals. They faced another European opponent – Czech Republic’s Frantisek Knobloch and Jakub Vala – to finally reach the semifinals with a 2-0 (21-16, 21-13) victory.Their compatriots Ahmed and Haitham, who won both their matches in pool play, had the advantage as they cruised straight to the quarterfinals. In their match against Kazakhstan’s Alexandr Babichev and Pavel Aleinik, Ahmed and Haitham easily handled their rivals with a 2-0 (21-17, 21-13) victory.Quick links - Beach volleyball:FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - SalalahFIVB.com - Beach VolleyballLatest VideosFacebookTwitterInstagramMeanwhile, Thomsen and Overgaard prevailed in a three-set encounter with Iran’s Amir Shoustarizadeh and Mohamed Sadeghi Malati, as the latter stopped the match because of an injury, giving away the match to their rivals 2-1 (18-21, 21-18, 14-11).Janiak and Ilewicz also needed three sets to overcome their compatriots Adrian Sdebel and Sebastian Kaczmarek 2-1 (21-18, 18-21, 15-8). Print this Page News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News