The qualifiers for the women’s Billie Jean King Cup in the Asian Group III concluded today, Saturday. The final day of the tournament will witness the two final matches to determine the qualified teams from these qualifiers for the Asian Group II in the next season. The remaining participating teams in the tournament will play matches to determine their rankings from fifth to fourteenth place.
Qatar, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, and Laos have qualified for the final stage of the Asian Group III qualifiers for the Billie Jean King Cup. Qatar will play against Kyrgyzstan, and Laos will face Iran tomorrow, Saturday, to determine the two teams that will advance to the second group next year. The Qatari team has continued to deliver strong and impressive performances in the tournament and secured their place in the final stage after confirming their leadership in Group III with a third consecutive victory, defeating the Nepalese team 2-1.
Qatari player Hind Al-Mudhahka lost the first singles match after a tough and marathon game against Nepalese player Mahika Rana, with a score of 6-0, 6-7, and 6-3. Qatari player Mubarakah Al-Naimi kept her team’s hopes alive for qualification until the doubles match, as she won against Abhilasha Bista from Nepal with a score of 7-5 and 6-2. In the doubles match, Qatari players Mubarakah Al-Naimi and Khadija Qassama managed to defeat their Nepalese opponents Mahika Rana and Abhilasha Bista with a score of 6-0 and 6-4, securing their qualification from this group.
In one of the strongest and best matches of the tournament, the Iranian team advanced to the final stage with a tough victory over the Saudi Arabian team in an exciting match with a score of 3-0 in the first group. Iranian player Nelli Atif gave her team the lead with her victory over Dana Al-Zuhair from Saudi Arabia, with a score of 6-7(6), 6-1, and 6-0. Iranian player Yasaman Yazdani confirmed Iran’s victory by defeating Yara Al-Hakbani from Saudi Arabia with a score of 3-6, 6-2, and 6-4. Iran concluded the match with their victory in the doubles match with a score of 6-0 and 6-1.
Kyrgyzstan qualified for the final stage after topping Group II. They concluded their matches yesterday with a victory over the Vietnamese team with a score of 3-0. Kyrgyzstan took the lead with the victory of their player Valdislava over Quynh Dem from Vietnam with a score of 6-1 and 6-2. Her teammate Arina Solomatina confirmed their country’s victory and qualification for the final stage by defeating Sofia Tran from Vietnam with a score of 6-3, 7-6(5), and 6-1. The Kyrgyzstan doubles pair, Valdislava and Savina, sealed their country’s victory by defeating the Vietnamese pair Sofia Tran and Ngoc Si with a score of 6-1 and 6-2.
Laos completed the quartet of teams qualifying for the final stage after topping Group IV by securing their third victory in the group against the Maldives. In the first singles match, Laos player Phonthip defeated Layan Shamim from the Maldives with a score of 6-4, 1-6, and 7-6(5). Laos player Malaylak Dilila ended the hopes of the Maldives team for qualification with her victory over Aara Azam from the Maldives with a score of 6-2 and 6-2. The Maldives doubles pair Aara Azam and Layan Shamim managed to win against the Laos pair Malaylak Dilila and Phonthip with a score of 6-2 and 7-5.
In the remaining matches, our national team suffered its third loss in the tournament, as they were defeated by the Macau team with a score of 3-0. Our player Hajar Zidan lost to Macau player Wing Sze with a score of 3-0. Salma Faraj Allah also lost to Macau player Jamie Lau with a score of 6-0 and 6-0. The Bahraini doubles pair, Salma Faraj Allah and Hanin Al-Najjar, were defeated by the Macau players Jamie Lau and Wing Sze with a score of 6-1 and 6-0.
Brunei Darussalam won against Tajikistan with a score of 3-0 in the Group III matches. Brunei player Ming Wai won against Tajik player Fazila Muradova with a score of 6-1 and 6-0. Brunei player Nurul Hidayah secured the team’s victory by defeating Zarina Saidova from Tajikistan with a score of 6-0 and 6-0. The Brunei doubles pair, Ming Wai and Nurul Hidayah, completed the clean sweep by defeating the Tajik pair Zarina Saidova and Fazila Muradova with a score of 6-0 and 6-0.
