'Blue' Plane finishes fourth in the second West Asia Championship in Muscat

The Kuwait national team finished fourth in the second edition of the West Asia Men’s Volleyball Championship, held in the Omani capital Muscat, after losing to Iraq in the third-place match by a score of 3-1.

Iraq secured victory over Kuwait in straight sets, winning 25-21, 25-19, 25-23, and 25-18, in the final match between the two teams at the tournament, which concludes later today with the final between Qatar and host nation Oman.

Kuwait had opened its campaign with a win against Syria in the group stage before losing to defending champions Qatar, which placed them second in their group.

Yesterday, Kuwait faced Oman in a semi-final match, but Oman won in three straight sets to advance to the final against defending champions Qatar.

Saudi Arabia finished fifth after defeating Syria, who placed sixth, and Lebanon, who finished seventh and last.

Oman is hosting the second edition of the West Asia Men’s Volleyball Championship at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat from July 14 to 21, featuring seven national teams: Kuwait, Syria, and Qatar in Group A, and Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, and Oman in Group B.

The tournament is played in a round-robin format within each group, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals to compete for the title.