The 16th annual squash tournament will bring top players from around the world to Doha to compete for a grand prize of $177,000
DOHA, Qatar — Qatar Airways is delighted to announce that it is the Official Airline Partner of the Qatar Classic 2018 Squash Tournament, taking place from 27 October - 2 November at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar.
The Qatar Classic 2018 Squash Tournament will see top players from around the world gather in Doha to compete for a championship prize of $177,000 – the largest award in the tournament’s history. Players battling it out in this year’s event include rising Qatari champion Abdulla Al Tamimi, rated 28th in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Ranking; Germany’s leading squash player, Simon Rösner, rated fifth in the PSA world ranking; South America’s first top ten player, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, rated sixth in the PSA world ranking, as well as many more top-ranked global players.
Qatar Airways’ award-winning hospitality will be on display at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex throughout the event, where Qatar Airways cabin crew will present trophies to the tournament champions. A ticketing booth will also be available to assist with any queries that attendees might have about their flight tickets.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is thrilled to be the Official Airline Partner for the Qatar Classic 2018 Squash Tournament, which will bring the world’s top squash players to Doha to compete in this year’s event. As an airline, we believe in connecting people through a shared love of sport, and this belief is reflected in the many world-class sporting events we sponsor globally. The Qatar Classic 2018 Squash Tournament is an especially wonderful opportunity to welcome these talented athletes and squash enthusiasts to Doha, and we are all excited about having the opportunity to watch them compete.”
Qatar Classic Squash Championship Higher Organising Committee Chairman of Qatar Classic, His Excellency Mr. Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi, said: “Our partnership with Qatar Airways is a key enabler for Qatar Squash Federation to organise high-quality events and to continue defining Qatar as a globally renowned and vibrant centre for world-class sporting events.”
Qatar Airways holds an extensive global sports portfolio, sponsoring some of the biggest teams around the world. In addition to its existing partnership with the German football club giants FC Bayern München AG, for which it is a Platinum Partner, Qatar Airways also recently revealed multi-year sponsorship agreements with Italian football club AS Roma, and with Argentinian football club Boca Juniors, which saw the award-winning airline become the Official Jersey Sponsor for both teams. Qatar Airways is also the official airline sponsor of Qatar ExxonMobil open men’s tennis tournament and Qatar Total open women’s tennis tournament.
The national carrier for the State of Qatar was recently named ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best Business Class Seat’, ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge’.
Qatar Airways is one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, with a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft flying to business and leisure destinations across six continents. The award-winning airline recently revealed a host of upcoming new global destinations, including Gothenburg, Sweden; Da Nang, Vietnam and Mombasa, Kenya.
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About Qatar Airways:
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is celebrating more than 20 years of Going Places Together with travellers across its more than 150 business and leisure destinations. The world’s fastest-growing airline will add a number of exciting new destinations to its growing network in 2018, including Gothenburg, Sweden; Da Nang, Vietnam; Mombasa, Kenya and many more, flying passengers on board its modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft.
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was named ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best Business Class Seat,’ ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.
Qatar Airways is a member of the oneworld global alliance. The award-winning alliance was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance 2015 by Skytrax for the third year running. Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance, oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
Oryx One, Qatar Airways’ in-flight entertainment system offers passengers up to 4,000 entertainment options from the latest blockbuster movies, TV box sets, music, games and much more. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 and select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the award-winning airline’s on-board Wi-Fi and GSM service.
Qatar Airways proudly supports a range of exciting international and local initiatives dedicated to enriching the global community that it serves. Qatar Airways, the official FIFA partner, is the official sponsor of many top-level sporting events, including the FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cups, reflecting the values of sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the airline’s own brand message - Going Places Together.
Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s leading international air cargo carriers, serves more than 60 freighter destinations worldwide via its world-class Doha hub and also delivers freight to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations globally on more than 200 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet includes two Boeing 747-8 freighters, 15 Boeing 777 freighters and eight Airbus A330 freighters.
For further information, please contact:
Qatar Airways Group, Corporate Communications Department
Tel: +974 4022 2200