Qatar at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Sporting event delegation
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Qatar is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2]
| Qatar at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | QAT |
| NOC | Qatar Olympic Committee |
| in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
| Competitors | 32 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Thamer Al Mohannadi |
| Medals |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Qatar is scheduled to compete in three sports.[3] After competing in speed skating in its debut at the 2011 Games, this will mark the country's debut in all three sports it contests at this edition: curling, hockey and short track speed skating.[4] Qatar's team will consist of 32 athletes.[5]
On February 19, 2017 it was announced that ice hockey player Thamer Al Mohannadi would be the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[6]
Competitors
The following table lists the Qatari delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curling | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ice hockey | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Short track speed skating | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 4 | 32 |
Curling
Qatar has entered a men's and women's team, each consisting of four athletes (for a total of eight).[7][8][5][9]
Men's tournament
- Nabeel Alyafei – Skip
- Ahmed Al Fahad – Third
- Jaber Al Ozali – Second
- Ahmad Khashabi – Lead
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | |
| Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
 China |
Liu Rui | 5 | 0 |
 South Korea |
Kim Soo-hyuk | 4 | 1 |
 Japan |
Yusuke Morozumi | 3 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei |
Randolph Shen | 2 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan |
Viktor Kim | 1 | 4 |
 Qatar |
Nabeel Alyafei | 0 | 5 |
- Round-robin
Qatar has a bye in draw 3
Saturday, February 18, 9:00
Saturday, February 18, 18:00
Monday, February 20, 13:30
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Tuesday, February 21, 9:00
Tuesday, February 21, 18:00
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Women's tournament
- Maryam Binali – Skip
- Hanan Al Boinin – Third
- Mubarka Al Abdulla – Second
- Dhabya Al Boinin – Lead
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | |
| Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
Kim Eun-jung | 4 | 0 |
| China |
Wang Bingyu | 3 | 1 |
| Japan |
Satsuki Fujisawa | 2 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan |
Ramina Yunicheva | 1 | 3 |
| Qatar |
Maryam Binali | 0 | 4 |
- Round-robin
Qatar has a bye in draw 5
Saturday, February 18, 13:30
Saturday, February 19, 9:00
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Sunday, February 20, 9:00
Monday, February 20, 18:00
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Ice hockey
Qatar has entered a men's team. The team will compete in the Division two.[10][11] Qatar finished in seventh place (17th place overall) in division 2 of the competition.[12]
Men's tournament
Qatar was represented by the following 21 athletes:[13]
- Mohamed Abdelaziz (G)
- Ahmad Alsulaiti (G)
- Eid Mohammed Al Kubaisi (D)
- Abdulla Al Muhaizaa (D)
- Mohammed Al Muhaizaa (D)
- Mohamed Alkaabi (D)
- Naif Alrumaihi (D)
- Saad Naimi (D)
- Turki Al Heidous (F)
- Saoud Al Kuwari (F)
- Thamer Al Mohannadi (F)
- Saad Al Moslamani (F)
- Ali Al Muhaizaa (F)
- Jassim Al Sheeb (F)
- Abdulrahman Alashqar (F)
- Mohammed Alkhalaf (F)
- Abdulla Alsulaiti (F)
- Abdulaziz Fakhroo (F)
- Ahmad Fakhroo (F)
- Jassim Fakhroo (F)
- Abdulla Mohammed (F)
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward
- Group A
| Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 |  Philippines |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 |  Independent Olympic Athletes |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 3 |
| 4 | Qatar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | –21 | 0 |
| 21 February 2017 16:30 | Qatar | 2–6 (0–1, 0–2, 2–3) | Independent Olympic Athletes | Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 62 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 23 February 2017 20:00 | Qatar | 2–14 (1–4, 0–5, 1–5) | Philippines | Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 103 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 50 | ||
| 24 February 2017 16:30 | Kyrgyzstan | 7–2 (2–0, 4–0, 1–2) | Qatar | Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 68 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 55 | Shots | 24 | ||
Short track speed skating
Qatar has entered three male short track speed skaters.[5]
- Men
- Mubarak Al Mohannadi
- Jumah Al Sulaiti
- Mohammed Al Sahouti