Sharjah24: The table tennis games at the 7th edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2024) commenced with a thrilling start as Egypt’s Enppi SC, Kuwait’s Al-Fatat, and Bahrain’s A’Ali SC secured their wins in their opening matches on Tuesday.
The three teams showcased their prowess in tightly contested matches at the Sharjah Women’s Sports. Enppi set the tone with a clean sweep against Jordan’s Hamada SC, with the Egyptian player Reem Khaled registering an (11-6, 11-6, 11-5) win against Taima Younes.
Her teammate Nadeya Ahmad secured another win against Jordanian Renad Fouad, registering (11-5, 11-6, 11-5). Enppi’s Hana Ibrahim clinched a victory against Jordanian Baraa Al Wedyan in four sets, 3-1, registering (11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6).
In one of the opening day’s toughest matches, the players of Bahraini A’Ali SC managed a hard-fought victory over the Syrian team Muhafaza SC (3-2), with Hind Zaza of Al-Muhafaza winning the first match against Amit Bhadik, clinching the three sets (11-6, 11-7, 14-12).
Mariam Abdullah equalized for her Bahraini team by defeating Syrian Lara Asaf (11-7, 11-8, 11-8). The excitement continued as the Bahraini team took the lead through Fatima Abdullah’s marathon match win against Aba’ Ali (5-3), registering (8-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9).
Hind Zaza brought the score back to a tie between the two teams by defeating Mariam Abdullah (11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8), leading to a decisive fifth match where Amit Bhadik secured Bahrain’s victory after winning (11-8, 12-10, 11-6) against her Syrian opponent Lara Asaf.
Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti team Al-Fatat won its first match by default against Iraq’s Ghaz Al-Janoub SC, earning its first three points in the tournament.
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