On Tuesday 9th of May, the English Modern School (EMS) organised and hosted the QUESS U13, U14, U16 Boys’ Table Tennis. SEK-Qatar participated in the U13 and U14 competitions.

Squad: Abdur-Rahmaan Iqbal, Fares Elsayed, Filip Saric, Hyder Jinnah, Jaime Pombo, Jibran Samnani.

On Wednesday, 10th of May, SEK-Qatar participated in the QUESS U13, U14 Girls’ Table Tennis at EMS. Both SEK-Qatar’s players showed a fantastic performance in both the singles, and doubles. SEK-Qatar competed against EMS, and American Community School who presented the biggest squad of players, and won the overall.

On the Singles: Gabriela won 8 matches, and Virginia won 13 matches. With a total of 21 points, and average of 10.5. ACS with 9 players achieved a total of 16 points, averaging 1.7.

On the Doubles: SEK-Qatar won 6 matches. ACS’s highest total of wins was 8 matches.

SEK-Qatar were Runners-up. Well done, Gabriela and Virginia!

Squad: Gabriela Brito, Virginia Beghelli.

On Tuesday, 25th of April, Grade 4’s girls had their QPPSSA basketball tournament at Qatar International School.

Qatar International School 10-0 SEK-Qatar

SEK-Qatar 2-4 Nord Anglia International School Al Khor

SEK-Qatar 0-4 International School of London Qatar

SEK-Qatar 0-6 Dukhan English School

Squad: Aisha Al Sulaiti, Ana-Sofia Haddad, Danae Demetriou, Essma Nechi, Jawaher Al Thani, Joumana Elsify, Julia Ramírez, Mahrya Arif, Sumaya Shaban, Tibyan Abuagla.

On Wednesday, 26th of April, Grade 5’s girls had their QPPSSA U11 Girls’ Basketball. The girls had lots of fun participating in the tournament, and playing against Qatar International School, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor, Doha College West Bay, International School of London Qatar, Dukhan English School.

Squad: Hana Ansari, Luana Buda, Lucía Fernández, Ludovica Mazzei, Marta Abella, Naia Manjón, Narod Kassardjian, Nour Salameh, Paula Manjón, Yasin McIntee.

On Sunday 26th, ten Grade 4’s travelled to Qatar-Finland International School for the QPPSSA U10 Boys’ Basketball tournament.

International School of London Qatar 16-4 SEK-Qatar

Dukhan English School 4-0 SEK-Qatar

Qatar-Finland International School 4-6 SEK-Qatar

Doha College West Bay 10-2 SEK-Qatar

Qatar International School 4-0 SEK-Qatar

Squad: Álvaro Lozano, Aly Ibrahim, Aly Mazhar, Filip Loncaric, Jasem Paredes, Matthew Morais, Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Omar Al Maghrabi, Yazzan Soboh, Zain Khanafer.

On Monday 27th, it was time for the Grade 5’s to go on their tournament at Qatar-Finland International School.

QPPSSA U11 Boys’ Basketball tournament

Qatar International School 10-0 SEK-Qatar

Doha College West Bay 12-2 SEK-Qatar

Al Khor International School 6-4 SEK-Qatar

International School of London Qatar 2-10 SEK-Qatar

Dukhan English School 6-4 SEK-Qatar

Qatar-Finland International School 6-2 SEK-Qatar

Squad: Abdelrahman Awad, Darío Moreno, Gabriel Elbechouti, Guillermo López, Ignacio Narro, Khaled Saed, Leonardo Bettoni, Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Nicolás de la Cuesta, Yehia Elsokkar.

On Tuesday, 21st of March, the U14 Boys’ Football team travelled to the International School of London Qatar to compete on a QUESS tournament. SEK-Qatar competed on Group 1 against International School of London Qatar (ISLQ), Doha British School (DBS), Sherborne Qatar (Sher), Park House English School (PHS).

SEK 0 v 2 DBS

SEK 0 v 0 PHS

ISLQ 2 v 2 SEK

SEK 6 v 0 Sher

Squad: Jorge Brito, Riordan MacGregor, Fabián Escobar, Mario Elbechouti, Antranik Ohanian, Malek Ahmed, Khalid Al Zadjali, Alejandro Narro, Mohammad Gharaibeh.

On Wednesday, 22nd of March, it was time for the U14 Girls’ Football team to compete on the QUESS tournament. The event was hosted and organised by ISLQ. On the group stage, SEK played against American School of Doha, Al Jazeera Academy, Qatar Academy Al Khor. SEK played a fourth match against Doha College.

Squad: Zaynab Berriche, Konstantina Filippakopoulous, Sarah Gil, Mahya Bouaoud, Laila Shokair, Tsunami Ceballos, Ayesha Ayesha, Hana Elsokkary, Jana Salameh.

On the 21st of March, ten Grade 2 girls attend their QPPSSA (Year 3/Grade 2) U8 Girls’ Basketball tournament. The team was very excited about their participation, following the boys’ participation in the previous week. SEK played 5 matches, of 10 minutes each. With exceptional performances from Aina and Celia, the team improved as they progressed on the tournament, becoming Second Place overall.

These were the matches and results: Qatar-Finland International School 6 vs 2 SEK; Doha College West Bay 4 vs 2 SEK; SEK 4 vs 2 Qatar International School; Dukhan English School 4 vs 4 SEK; Nord Anglia International School Al Khor 0 vs 4 SEK.

Squad: Aina Vivas, Celia Lozano, Layla Al Lanjawi, Madison Smith, Matilde Bettoni, Mia Impellitteri, Noga Cohen, Noora Al Thani, Yasmeen Soboh, Zaina Al Muftah.

QPPSSA Grade 2 Girls’ Basketball – Runners up, in the QPPSSA Northern Divison 2016-2017.

On 22nd of March, Grade 3 girls competed in the QPPSSA U9 Girls’ Basketball tournament.

The Grade 3 girls had lots of fun taking part on this tournament of basketball, where they played against teams from Al Khor International School, Dukhan English School, Qatar International School, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor, Doha College West Bay, International School of London Qatar. They kept improving throughout, and got praised by the referees for being the team that showed better sportsmanship.

Squad: Ghala Gharaibeh, Leila Helin, Liv Muth, Jumana Moawad, Pamela Dahdah, Margherita Mino, María Constanza Ades, Shahad Al Romaihi, Sophia Khan.

SEK’s Player of the Tournament was María Constanza Top Scorer was Jumana Moawad, and Best Defender was Ghala Gharaibeh. Doha College West Bay hosted both tournaments.

On Sunday, 12th of March, Doha College West Bay hosted the QPPSSA (Year 3 NC UK/Grade 2 IB curriculum) U8 Boys’ Basketball tournament. The SEK-Qatar team walked to the school next door, in Al Farouq Street, West Bay area of the city, for the competition. The SEK-Qatar’s squad had to play against Qatar International School (QIS), Doha College West Bay (DC WB), Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAIS AK), and Dukhan English School.

The boys played well, and showed good teamwork. But, above all they really enjoyed taking part on the competition. SEK was 4th overall.

With points scored by Ali, Ioannis, and Vasco, these were SEK’s results on the matches:

SEK 0 vs 2 QIS

DC WB 4 vs 2 SEK

NAIS AK 0 vs 6 SEK

Dukhan 4 vs 4 SEK

Squad: Abdulaziz Al Fakhroo, Ali Amer, Diego Garrote, Elias Carbajo, Ioannis Augustt, Mihailo Izogin, Omar Aldari, Sahir Samnani, Salman Shaban, Vasco Romão.

Within the SEK-Qatar team, our Player of Tournament was Ali Amer, Top Scorer for SEK was Vasco Romão, and Best Defender was Mihailo Izogin.

On Monday, 13th of March, it was time for the Grade 3 pupils to attend the QPPSSA U9 Boys’ Basketball tournament.

Squad: Dominik Ulloa, Eitan Cohen, Gabriel George, Gabriel Loncaric, Humberto Baptista, Idriss McIntee, Javier Pombo, Kristijan Saric, Nasser Al Kuwari, Usayd Ansari.

With points scored by Javier and Kristijan, these were SEK’s results on the matches:

Al Khor International School 3 vs 0 SEK-Qatar

Qatar-Finland International School 0 vs 2 SEK-Qatar

SEK-Qatar 4 vs 7 Qatar International School

SEK-Qatar played 5th-6th Place match against Dukhan English School. With 4 points scored, SEK won the match by 4-2, finishing 5th overall.

On Tuesday 21st of February, the under 16 boys’ basketball team travelled to ISLQ to compete on the QUESS U16 Boys’ Basketball tournament.

SEK Qatar’s basketball players made a good effort setting screens and moving the ball around the court. Mahmoud was great on the rebounds. Ryota made a very good effort against much taller players in the oppositions. Adel made two beautiful three point shots and showed some nice ball work.

Game 1: International School of London Qatar vs SEK International School Qatar (13-9)

Ryota scored 2 free throws. Adel scored a total of 7 points (1×3 point shot, 2×2 points shots).

The first line up was: Ryota, Adel, Mahmoud, Ulises, and Jonas.

Game 2: Al Khor International School vs SEK International School Qatar (13-6)

Ryota scored 2 points, and a free throw. Adel scored a 3 point shot.

All players got some game time.

Posterior to the tournament, there was time for a couple of friendly matches.

Game 3: SEK Qatar played against Qatar International School on the outdoors court on a 2 ten minutes halves. Everybody played.

Game 4: 40 minutes of a 6 on 6 friendly match between players, Samuel’s father, and staff. It was a good practice time.

The boys had a fun time during the competition. Onwards and upwards! Well done, players and coaches!

Squad: Adel Amer, Gorkem Aris, Jack Kassardjian, Jorge Brito, Mahmoud Ladki, Nejc Petric, Roman Timon, Ryota Wolff, Samuel Hecker, Ulises Ceballos.

Players who attended to watch, and gain experience: Jonas Hecker, Marios Darby, Oliver Wolff.

On Monday, 28th of November, the U16 girls’ basketball team travelled with coaches Mr. Muhammad McIntee-Masud and Ms. Zisin Lee to compete on the QUESS U16 Girls’ Basketball Tournament at Qatar International School (QIS). The SEK International School Qatar’s squad played against three other schools.

On the first match, SEK faced QIS, with Katerina scoring 2 points, and Victoria 8 points for SEK Qatar. Final result saw a win of 10 points to 2 points for SEK. On the second match, against Dukhan English School, SEK scored a total of 10 points to 2 points from Dukhan. Gabriela scored 4 points, and Victoria another 6 points. On the third match, SEK played against a very strong side from Doha College, losing 7-9. Gabriela scored 2 points, Katerina 2 points, Victoria 3 points. On the last match, versus Al Khor International School, SEK won by 12-9. Gabriela scored 6 points, Salma 2 points, Katerina 2 points, Victoria 2 points.

SEK players’ highlights:

Victoria had the hot shot of the evening. With solid use of the backboard. Great job bringing basketball up the court.

Gabriela had a great laying-up the centre of the key. She was fast driving up the court.

Great defense from the forwards, owned their zone. Forwards also did a great job squaring up, and rebounding, especially on defense, with Katerina continuously blocking shots from opponents.

Overall, the team played a fast paced hustle. They communicated well, and supported each other in defense and offence.

With 39 points scored, SEK Qatar finished in 1st place, winning the QUESS U16 Girls’ Basketball Tournament of 2016-2017.

Squad: Gabriela de la Cuesta, Katerina Darby, Salma El-Bechouti, Tsunami Ceballos, Victoria Pérez.

Keep up the great work!

On Tuesday, 8th of November, SEK International School Qatar had its first participation on the Qatar Private Primary Schools Sports Association (QPPSSA). This sports league programme is designed to implement, and promote sports events between schools with primary years education. Together with Ms. Dalila Rodrigues and Mr. Diego Encinas, a team of grade 4 and 5’s pupils travelled to the International School of London Qatar (ISLQ) to compete on the QPPSSA Grade 5 Girls’ Football tournament. Despite the lack of experience, and little practice, the team kept a very enthusiastic and cheerful mood throughout the tournament.

QPPSSA G4 & G5 Girls’ Football
Grade 5
Pool A: Doha College West Bay, Dukhan English School, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor
Pool B: Qatar International School (QIS), SEK International School Qatar, International School of London Qatar (ISLQ), Al Khor International School (AKIS).
Grade 4
Doha College West Bay, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAIS AK), International School of London Qatar, Qatar International School.

Each match was played up to 10 minutes. On Game 1, SEK faced QIS, losing 4-1. Marta Abella scored the goal for SEK Qatar. The team then watched Game 2 ISLQ vs AKIS, and Game 3 QIS vs ISLQ. On Game 4, AKIS and SEK opposed each other on a close game which, resulted on a win for AKIS 1-0. Game 5, and last on Pool B saw ISLQ vs SEK. ISLQ played a very good game, and won it with six goals to nil. After conclusion of the Pool B matches, SEK Qatar and NAIS AK played a friendly match before heading back to Al Farouq Street. Well done to all the girls who showed great sportsmanship.

Squad: Al Maha Al Dehaimi (Grade 4B), Essma Nechi (Grade 4B), Julia Ramírez (Grade 4B), Lucia Fernández (Grade 4A, captain), Lujayne Bouaoud (Grade 5A), Mahrya Arif (Grade 4A), Marta Abella (Grade 5A), Naia Manjón (Grade 5B), Paula Manjón (Grade 5A).

A big thank you to ISLQ for organising and hosting the competition.

On Tuesday, 11th of October, the U16 Girls’ Volleyball squad travelled to Al Khor International School (AKIS) to compete on the QUESS tournament. The tournament had the participation of eight teams. Pool A and B had four teams each competing a round-robin, first set to 25 points (win by two or, first to 30 points). Winner of Pool A played runner-up of Pool B, and winner of Pool B played runner-up of Pool A. In Pool A competed: Al Khor International School, Sherborne Qatar team B, Qatar Academy Doha, Doha College. In Pool B competed: Doha British School (DBS), Park House English School (PH), SEK Qatar, Sherborne Qatar team A. Here are the results of our SEK team:

DBS 25-13 SEK

PH 25-21 SEK

Sher. A 19-25 SEK

Doha College won the U16 Girls’ Volleyball tournament, and Qatar Academy Doha were runners-up.

There were some great performances from all teams. It was fantastic to watch! Well done, Girls! Thank you to AKIS P.E. team for organising, and hosting the tournament.

Squad: Claudia Montalvo, Gabriela de la Cuesta, Emilia Montalvo, Katerina Darby, Rafaella Becerra, Victoria Pérez, Tsunami Ceballos.