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Abu Dhabi (Aletihad)
About a dozen of semi-finalists in different sports and categories are now standing two steps away from becoming college champions as the business end of the UAE University Games this week.
The largest university sporting event in the UAE officially is organised by Abu Dhabi Entertainment Company in cooperation with the Ministry of Sports and the UAE School and University Sports Federation and with support partners Solutions+ and MBME Group.
The men’s football tournament was the pick with the American University in the UAE getting past UAE University 2-1, to set a match-up against the American University of Sharjah, who went on to thump University of Dubai 4-1. In the second semi-final, the University of Sharjah will face Al Ain University following contrasting wins by the two sides. University of Sharjah drubbed RIT Dubai 8-1, while Al Ain University secured a hard-fought sudden death 9-8 win against American University in Dubai after being tied goalless in regulation period.
In the women’s football, the American University in Sharjah will face the American University in Dubai, while New York University will be up against HCT Abu Dhabi.
New York University squeezed past UAE University 5-4, while HCT Abu Dhabi defeated Middlesex University 4-2. In the other two quarter-finals, American University in Sharjah beat Zayed University 3-1, while American University in Dubai beat Heriott Watt University 4-0.
In men’s basketball, the American University in Dubai will face the Canadian University in Dubai, and RIT University will face the University of Sharjah. In the women’s basketball, Abu Dhabi University will face the American University of Sharjah, and the American University in Dubai will take on the University of Sharjah.
The Canadian University in Dubai looked to be the team to watch out for following their huge 84-35 win against University of Wollongong, while American University in Dubai defeated Zayed University 55-17. In the other two quarter-finals, RIT University beat New York University 43-36, while University of Sharjah defeated Abu Dhabi University 68-29.
In the women’s basketball, Abu Dhabi University will take on American University in Sharjah, while University of Sharjah will face American University in Dubai in the two semi-finals on Wednesday.
The Abu Dhabi University beat New York University 33-11 and American University in Sharjah defeated UAE University 18-14. In the late matches, University of Sharjah beat Middlesex University Dubai 53-36, while American University in Dubai beat Khalifa University 77-8.
The men’s volleyball tournament will see the American University in Dubai face the University of Dubai, and the Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai will face the University of Sharjah. The American University in Dubai beat UAE University 2-0, while University of Dubai got the better of Sorbonne University 2-0. The HCT Dubai beat UAE University 2-0, while University of Sharjah got the better of New York University, 2-0.
In the women’s volleyball tournament, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai will face the American University in Dubai, and New York University will face the University of Sharjah.
The finals will be held on April 19 and 20 at Al Jazeera Club in Abu Dhabi. The first edition of the tournament saw the participation of 1,585 students from 28 universities, who competed in qualifying rounds held across the UAE before reaching the knockout stages of the competition.
