DOHA (Qatar): Qatar international Ahmad Khalil Al Mohannadi received a wild card for the main draw of WTT Star Contender while the local star also got a wild card entry for the WTT Contender qualifiers.
The Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA), which will host the competition, have given wildcards to two other men and four women local paddlers for the qualifying rounds of WTT Contender and WTT Star Contender events at the WTT Middle East Hub in March.
The main draw for WTT Star Contender is from March 8-13 while the WTT Contender starts from March 3-6.
The qualifying rounds for WTT Contender will be held from February 28-March 2 while the WTT Star Contender qualifiers will be March 6-March.
Mohammed Abdulwahab was the other Qatari, who will get the opportunity to compete from the qualifiers along with unranked Ahmed Al Awlaqi.
In the women’s singles, four Qataris Maha Faramarzi, Maryam Ali, Maha Ali and Mohamed Ala secured wild card entries for the qualifying rounds of both WTT Contender and WTT Star Contender.
QTTA is permitted to use all of its three allocated wildcards (increased from one) to nominate any additional player from within the Top 20 to participate in the event.
QTTA is allowed to put forward four wildcards (also increased from one). for the WTT Star Contender Doha.
