India beat Qatar 3-2 to enter quarterfinals of men's volleyball in Asian Games

Jerome Vinith. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian men's volleyball team continued its winning run, eking out a hard-fought 3-2 win over Qatar to register its third victory and qualify for the quarterfinals of the Asian Games here on Tuesday (September 29, 2026).The Indian team bounced back from being two sets down to defeat Qatar 26-28, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 24-22 in a marathon Pool C match, which lasted two hours and 47 minutes.All four quarterfinals will be played on Thursday (October 1, 2026).India had earlier defeated Vietnam 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-20) and Hong Kong China 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-21) in their opening two matches respectively.Against Qatar, Jerome Vinith scored 27 points for India, all coming through spikes, while Amit Singh Balwan scored 24 points — 22 from spikes and two from blocks.Joel Benjamin Jebaraj also made double-digit scores with 17 points — 14 from spikes, two from blocks, and one service point. Published - September 30, 2026 02:25 am IST