qatar open - anyone know about the schedule?
i have tickets for wednesday.
i can't find any info about what time the matches start and how many matches there will be.
www.qataropen.org is forbidden for some reason.
anyone know when the matches will be and where i can find out who will be playing?
thanks
They want you their early because the stewards really struggle when everyone turns up at once. It's almost more fun watching them try to cope as everyone surges in mid rally than it is watching the tennis.
The other issue is that the seats aren't allocated, only the stand. But once you're in the complex the tickets aren't checked that closely. So for example, there are Upper A and Upper C sections, but most people just walk to the nearest staircase (which is A I think) and are allowed in regardless of which ticket they have. This means one side is overcrowded, with people sat on the steps, while the other side is half empty. It's the half empty side that the TV cameras point at.
I looked at the tv pictures at 6 or so. Many empty seats, so why do they want yuo there at 2:30 other than to look goodon tele!
Did you Google it first?
Welcome to Qatar Open...
Website:
http://www.qataropen.org/
the website looks better than before..
when i went to buy the tickets there itself they informed me that matches start at 330 but they also told to come early by 1 hour or so...i dont know the reason for this.
I had a chance to look at the website before it shutdown for some reason...all matches start at 3:30pm
They had the particular day's matches listed (on the website), now that the site is down I don't know where to get the info other than just going to the Stadium..
Good Luck.
That is so strange that the site is forbidden as I was on it yesterday!!! Maybe the server is down or something. You could always try call the tennis federation for info.