DOHA: The Qatar Cup will start on Saturday, a Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) announced yesterday after conducting a pull rite for a 10-team event.
Also yesterday, a QBF conducted draws for a Emir Cup — a country’s tip basketball eventuality — that will start after a Qatar Cup.
Yesterday a pull ceremonies were hold in a participation of QBF Secretary General Mohamed Ali Hobesh and other bar representatives.
Al Arabi, Al Khor and Qatar SC are in Group A of a Qatar Cup. Last year’s runners-up El Jaish is interconnected in Group B with Al Sadd, Al Ahli, Wakra and Al Shamal.
Al Ahli will take on Al Wakrah in a opening diversion of a Qatar Cup during Al Gharafa Indoor Hall.
On a same day and venue, Al Arabi will play Al Sadd in a diversion that starts during 7pm.
On Sunday, Al Khor take on Al Shamal while Qatar SC play El jaish in dual games during Al Gharafa Indoor Hall.
A day later, Al Rayyan play Al Sadd while Al Ahli take on Al Arabi during a same venue.
The quarter-finals will be played on Apr 24 and 26 while a semi-final clashes will be staged on Apr 28.
The rough theatre ends on Apr 22 with a diversion between Al Gharafa and Qatar SC.
The contest will have altogether 27 games, including a all-important final on Apr 30.
In a Emir Cup, a opening strife will be between Al Arabi and Al Khor — it was reliable during a pull rite hold by a QBF yesterday.
The opening strife will be played during Al Gharafa Indoor Sports Hall on May 5. Qatar SC will take on Al Rayyan during a same venue on a same day in a diversion that will start during 7pm.
On May 6, Al Ahil face Al Wakrah while Al Sadd take on Al Shamal in dual games scheduled for a second day of a prestigious basketball event.
On May 9, fortifying champions Al Gharafa face Qatar SC while Al Rayyan take on Al Arabi. The rough theatre ends on May 19.
Gharafa manager Koussay Al Khalaf pronounced his group was assured forward of a Emir Cup.
“It’s a satisfactory organisation and we am awaiting some clever competitions this year in a tournament,” Al Khalaf said.
“This time final year’s leader and runners-up have been put in a opposite groups so that a other teams also have equal possibility to infer their eagerness and QBF deserves regard for adopting a procedure. So this is a acquire move,” he said.
“I feel a draws for both a large championships demeanour sincerely even. All a tip 4 teams are equally divided in a dual groups and even a arriving teams like Shamal, Wakrah, Qatar Sports Club and Arabi have a possibility to do well,” he said.
“The cups are not played on a format of a league. Even a smaller teams have an event to play good opposite large teams, dissapoint them and validate for to a semi-finals. All a teams will make some changes and try to get stronger for a arriving events,” he added.
The Emir Cup quarter-finals will be played on May 22 and 24. The semi-finals will be staged on May 26. The all-important final is scheduled for May 29 when a basketball deteriorate concludes during Losail Sports Hall.
Last week, Al Rayyan kick El Jaish in a final diversion of a best-of-three array to win a Qatar Basketball League title.
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