2011 Qatar Peace And Sport Cup: Round 1 Results

Fan Yiyong (USA) / Grigory Vlasov (RUS) vs Soumyadeep Roy (IND) / Syed Awais Hassan (PAK)
 
The fourth seed Fan Yiyong and Grigory Vlasov had an impressive performance as they swept their opponent and fifth seeds Soumyadeep Roy and Syed Awais Hassan in 11-5, 11-6, 12-10.

Cao Zhen (CHN) / Aia Mohamed (QAT) vs Poulomi Ghatak (IND) / Sadia Falak Sher (PAK)

The third seeds Cao Zhen and Aia Mohamed opened the match with an advantage of 11-6. In the second set, Poulomi Ghatak and Sadia Falak Sher quickly returned the favor and leveled in 1-1 with a close 11-9.

After leveling in 1-1, the Indian-Pakistani partnership gained their rhythm however at the end, it was Cao and Mohamed who had the round with 11-9. Ghatak and Sher maintained their persistence in the fourth set and stayed close in the scores. At the end of the game, they successfully leveled once again in 2-2 with 12-10.

In the deciding set, the third seeds continued to be challenged as the lower seeds caught up in 10-10. After more ties in 11-11 and 12-12, Cao Zhen and Aia Mohamed finally found their opportunity and ended the match with another close 14-12. They will eventually advance into the next round of competition.

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