Staff Reporter
Doha: The men’s singles and doubles table tennis championships for the 2025-2026 season concluded at the Ras Abu Aboud Training and Development Center after two days of competition featuring strong participation from clubs affiliated with the Qatar Table Tennis Federation.
Mohammed Abdul Wahab of Qatar SC emerged as the standout performer, capturing the men’s singles title with a 3-1 victory over Rawad Akram Al Nasser of Al Arabi Club in the final.
Al Nasser settled for second place, while Youssef Abdul Zaher of Al Khor Club and Abdullah Abdul Wahab of Al Sadd Club shared third place.
In the men’s doubles competition, Mohammed Abdul Wahab teamed up with Sultan Al Kuwari to secure another title for Qatar Club after defeating the Al Rayyan Club pair of Fahad Al Mughni and Abdulaziz Nasser Al Abdullah 3-0 in the final.
The Al Rayyan duo finished runners-up, while the Al Arabi pairing of German Smith and Rawad Akram Al Nasser, alongside the Al Khor team of Youssef Abdul Zaher and Khaled Mohammed Al Yafei, shared third place.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Ahmed Khalil Al-Mohannadi, Secretary-General of the Qatar Table Tennis Federation, crowned the winners of the singles competition, while Abdullah Bader Al-Sada, member of the federation’s board, and Mohammed Nasser Al-Saadi, Head of Table Tennis at Qatar Club, presented the doubles awards.
Al-Mohannadi praised the high technical level and organization of the tournament, noting that the final rounds featured strong performances and intense competition among the players.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency, he congratulated Mohammed Abdul Wahab on winning both the singles and doubles titles, describing the event as an ideal preparation for the Qatari national team ahead of the 4th GCC Games in Doha next week.
He said the tournament reflected the significant development of table tennis across local clubs and emphasized that all participants are key members of the national team.
Al-Mohannadi added that the national team recently completed intensive preparations for the upcoming Gulf Games, including a training camp before competing in the World Team Championships in London.
He expressed confidence in the team’s ability to achieve strong results and contend for gold medals during the regional event.
