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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008

(9) Abdullah Al Ali/Ahmad Matar, United Arab Emirates

Abdullah Al Ali
United Arab Emirates

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 1, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sharjah

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Dubai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$900.00

Ahmad Matar
United Arab Emirates

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 15, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dubai

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Dubai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$1,800.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 1	Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (24, Q2)	Lost 9-21, 12-21	0:29
Wed, 10/8/2008	Contender 1	Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (25, Q4)	Lost 10-21, 12-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,800.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Abdullah Al Ali												Ahmad Matar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$900.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$900.00	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$900.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,800.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,800.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Abdullah Al Ali													Ahmad Matar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$900.00	2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$900.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$900.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
2007-2008	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Head to Head Results
Al Ali/Matar trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Hernandez/Villafane	24, Q2	Al Ali/Matar	9	21-9, 21-12	0:29
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Grotowski/Weaver, England 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	Al Ali/Matar	9	21-10, 21-12	0:38