Saudi Arabia at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia at the
2018 Asian Games
IOC codeKSA
NOCSaudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sa
in Jakarta and Palembang
August 18 (18-08) – September 2 (2-09)
Flag bearer Ali Yousef Alothman[1]
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Saudi Arabia competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.[2]

Medalists

Further information: 2018 Asian Games medal table

The following Saudi Arabia competitors won medals at the Games.

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Saudi Arabia that participated at the Games:

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2018 Asian Games
Recurve
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Abdalelah Ali Binali Men's individual 613 62 did not advance
Fahd Alwi Mansour 621 35  Thamwong (THA)
L 5–6 		did not advance
Fares Mater Alotaibi 620 36  Najafabadi (IRI)
W 6–0 		 Abdullin (KAZ)
L 0–6 		did not advance
Abdalelah Binali
Fahd Alwi Mansour
Fares Mater Alotaibi 		Men's team 1854 16  Hong Kong
W 5–1 		 South Korea
L 0–6 		did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia entered fourteen athletes (ahmed saud 11 men's and 3 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.[3]

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Rana Abu Harbesh Singles  Cheung N Y (HKG)
L 2–21, 5–21 		did not advance
Shatha Almutairi  K Sirimannage (SRI)
L 4–21, 4–21 		did not advance
Rana Abu Harbesh
Shatha Almutairi 		Doubles Bye  Lee S-h /
Shin S-c (KOR)
L 4–21, 7–21 		did not advance

Bowling

Main article: Bowling at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Block 1 Block 2 Total Rank
Result Result
Adel Al-Bariqi
Sultan Al-Masri
Ammar Tarrad 		Trios 2000 1851 3851 23
Yousef Akbar
Abdulrahman Al-Kheliwi
Hassan Al-Shaikh 		1971 2000 3971 17
Yousef Akbar
Abdulrahman Al-Kheliwi
Hassan Al-Shaikh
Adel Al-Bariqi
Sultan Al-Masri
Ammar Tarrad 		Team of six 4017 3908 7925 10

Contract bridge

Main article: Contract bridge at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Point Rank Point Rank Point Rank
Omar Bajunaid
Abdelhakim Sahab 		Pair 1404.1 24 Q 1015.4 15 did not advance
Ibrahim Al-Ahdal
Hussamuddin Sallout 		1218.4 33 did not advance
Abdelhakim Sahab
Ibrahim Al-Ahdal
Omar Bajunaid
Hussamuddin Sallout 		Team 56.29 14 did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia clinched its first gold medal when the equestrian team came first in the jumping event represented by Ramzy Al-Duhami, Khaled Al-Mobty, Khaled Al-Eid, and Abdullah Al-Sharbatly. The team outsmarted equestrian contestants from 17 countries.[4]

Jumping
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2
Team Final 		Final round A Final round B
Points Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank
Ramzy Al-Duhami TED Individual 0.00 1 0 0.00 1 Q 1 1.00 1 Q 0 1.00 1 Q 4 5.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Khaled Al-Eid Kayenne of de Rocky Mounten 1.50 5 4 5.50 11 Q 0 5.50 8 Q 8 13.50 11 did not advance
Khaled Al-Mobty Dessert Storm II 0.40 2 0 0.40 2 Q 4 4.40 7 Q 5 9.40 8 Q 6 15.40 8
Abdullah Al-Sharbatly Carrera 4.19 # 14 Eliminated did not advance
Abdullah Al-Sharbatly
Khaled Al-Eid
Khaled Al-Mobty
Ramzy Al-Duhami 		See above Team 1.90 1 4 5.90 1 Q 5 10.90 1st place, gold medalist(s) —

# – indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Esports (demonstration)

Main article: Esports at the 2018 Asian Games
Clash Royale[5]
Athlete ID Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Loser
round 1 		Loser
round 2 		Loser
round 3 		Semifinal Final
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Solaiman Almbrek Scorep10 Clash Royale  India
L 0–3 		did not advance  Uzbekistan
W 3–0 		 India
L 0–3 		did not advance
Hearthstone[6]
Athlete ID Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Mosa Fouad H Alkaltham Abu11ibrahim Hearthstone  Vietnam
L 1–3 		did not advance
League of Legends[7]
Athlete ID Event Group stage Semifinals Final / BM
Oppositions
scores 		Rank Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Hamza Wazzan
Ajwad Wazzan
Maan Arshad
Nawaf Alsalem
Meshal Albarrak 		Wickychi
Ajwad
Fear
Mimic
Mishal 		League of Legends  Chinese Taipei: L 0–2
 Pakistan: W 2–0
 Indonesia: W 2–0 		2 Q  South Korea
L 0–2 		 Chinese Taipei
L 1–3 		4

Football

Main article: Football at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia drawn in group F at the Games.[8][9]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Saudi Arabia men's Men's tournament  Iran
D 0–0 		 Myanmar
W 3–0 		 North Korea
L 0–3 		3 Q  China
W 4–3 		 Japan
L 1–2 		did not advance 8

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the Saudi Arabia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[10]

Head coach: Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Shehri

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Amin Al Bukhari (1997-05-02)2 May 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
21 1GK Saleh Al Ohaymid (1998-05-21)21 May 1998 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
22 1GK Mohammed Al Rubaie (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Batin
2 2DF Abdullah Hassoun (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3 2DF Mohammed Bassas (1998-08-31)31 August 1998 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
4 2DF Abdullah Al-Yousef (1997-10-29)29 October 1997 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh
5 2DF Abdulelah Al-Amri (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda
12 2DF Mohammed Al-Zubaidi (1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
13 2DF Awn Al-Saluli (captain) (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
6 3MF Yousef Al-Harbi (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
7 3MF Abdulrahman Ghareeb (1997-03-31)31 March 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
8 3MF Abdullah Majrashi (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
10 3MF Ayman Al-Khulaif (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
11 3MF Saad Al-Selouli (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
14 3MF Ali Al-Asmari (1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Ohod
16 3MF Abdurahman Al-Dossari (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
17 3MF Nasser Al Omran (1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 21) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
18 3MF Nawaf Al Habashi (1998-06-23)23 June 1998 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
9 4FW Haroune Camara (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20) Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah
20 4FW Muteb Al-Hammad (1998-08-13)13 August 1998 (aged 19) Saudi Arabia Al-Batin

* Over-aged player.

Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  North Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Myanmar 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Iran
Report
Myanmar 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
North Korea 3–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Round of 16
China 3–4 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Japan
 Report
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia men's team will compete in group C at the Games.[9][11]

Summary
Team Event Preliminary Standing Main / Class. Rank /
standing 		Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Saudi Arabia men's Men's tournament Group C
 Hong Kong: W 42–24
 Indonesia: W 47–13 		1 Q Group I
 Japan: D 26–26
 Qatar: L 23–28
 Iraq: D 20–20 		3 Did not advance  Iran
L 23–30 		6

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Roster
Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 89 37 +52 4 Main round / Group 1–2
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 64 59 +5 2
3  Indonesia 2 0 0 2 30 87 −57 0 Main round / Group 3
Source: AHF
15 August
16:00 		Saudi Arabia  42–24  Hong Kong POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Saeed, Moj. Al-Salem 5 (21–12) Ip S.Y. 6
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17 August
14:00 		Indonesia  13–47  Saudi Arabia POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ)
Bagas, Tolang 5 (4–21) Al-Saffar 8
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Main round (Group I)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 78 60 +18 6 Semifinals
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 70 74 −4 3
3  Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 69 74 −5 2 Classification 5th–6th
4  Iraq 3 0 1 2 64 73 −9 1 Classification 7th–8th
Source: AHF
20 August
20:00 		Saudi Arabia  26–26  Japan POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Al-Abbas 8 (15–11) Agarie 7
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22 August
20:00 		Qatar  28–23  Saudi Arabia POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Capote 6 (16–10) Al-Hammad 6
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24 August
16:00 		Iraq  20–20  Saudi Arabia POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI)
Adnan 9 (11–12) Al-Abbas, Al-Abdulali 5
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Fifth place game
26 August
18:00 		Saudi Arabia  23–30  Iran POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Saeed, Moj. Al-Salem 5 (9–16) Samsami 6
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Jet ski

Main article: Jet ski at the 2018 Asian Games
Athlete Event Moto
Points 		Ded. Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Hesham Bakhsh Runabout limited 27 33 DNF — 60 10
Saud Ahmad Runabout 1100 stock DNF — 0 –
Runabout endurance open 348 344 352 — –5 1039 7
Khalid Al-Otaibi Runabout endurance open 328 DNF — –5 323 13

Ju-jitsu

Main article: Ju-jitsu at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia entered the ju-jitsu competition with 3 athletes (2 men's and 1 women's).[12]

Key:

  • ADV – Won by advantages.
  • RDC – Won by referee decision.
  • SUB – Won by submission.
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Abdulmalik Al-Murdhi –69 kg  M Wakili (AFG)
W 100SUB–0 		 T Al-Kirbi (UAE)
L 0–0ADV 		did not advance
Ahmed Saud –85 kg  J Andishmand (AFG)
W 2RDC–2 		 K Balhol (UAE)
L 0–100SUB 		did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Farah Al-Zahrani –62 kg Bye  B Al-Matrooshi (UAE)
DSQ 		did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia sent one judoka to compete at the Games.[13]

Key:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Sulaiman Hamad –73 kg  S Dangol (NEP)
W 10s1–00 		 V Scvortov (UAE)
L 00–11 		did not advance

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2018 Asian Games

Paragliding

Main article: Paragliding at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Round Total Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Abdulmotaaly Ahmed Individual accuracy 7 175 35 352 13 51 500 17 73 81 804 15
Ali Al-Nujaimi 5 22 34 500 87 500 7 132 154 88 1029 21
Abdulmotaaly Ahmed
Aali Al-Maymuni
Ali Al-Nujaimi
Ali Al-Shamrani
Ibrahim Bahri 		Team accuracy 728 784 115 874 279 1189 — 3969 7

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Husein Alireza Single sculls 8:58.16 5 R 8:18.83 4 FB 7:59.18 9

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games

Hussain Ghuwayli Al-Harbi claimed the first medal for the Saudi Arabia contingent by winning the silver in the 300 metre standard rifle men's competition.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Atallah Al-Anazi 10 m air pistol 573 17 did not advance
Safar Al-Dosari 560 32 did not advance
Mesfer Al-Ammari 10 m air rifle 617.3 21 did not advance
Hussain Al-Harbi 616.8 24 did not advance
Hussain Al-Harbi 300 m standard rifle — 568 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Abdulrahman Al-Juhaydili — 557 9
Saeed Al-Mutairi Skeet 122 4 Q 31 4

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Yousif Habib Bu Arish 50 m freestyle 24.39 33 did not advance
50 m butterfly 25.74 30 did not advance
100 m butterfly 57.84 27 did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2018 Asian Games
Poomsae
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Wahid Moghis Men's individual  Hu Mingda (CHN)
L 7.86–8.34 		did not advance
Wahid Moghis
Essa Al-Shaikh
Mohammed Al-Mustafa 		Men's team  Philippines
L 7.64–8.18 		did not advance
Kyorugi
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ali Asiri Men's −58 kg Bye
Hamad Al-Mabrouk Men's −63 kg  Tawin Hanprab (THA)
Ghazi Al-Asmari Men's −68 kg  Sonexay Mangkheua (LAO)
Saud Al-Muwallad Men's −80 kg  Nurlan Myrzabayev (KAZ)
Norah Al-Marri Women's −57 kg Bye  Permata Cinta Nadya (INA)

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia men's team has placed in pool A at the Games.[9]

Indoor volleyball

Team Event Group Stage Playoffs Quarterfinals / Pl. Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Oppositions
scores 		Rank Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Saudi Arabia men's Men's tournament  Kyrgyzstan: W 3–1
 Indonesia: W 3–1 		1 Q Bye  Chinese Taipei
L 1–3 		 Thailand
L 0–3 		 China
L 0–3 		10

Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men
Roster

The following is the Saudi Arabia roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[15]

Head coach: North Macedonia Zharko Ristoski

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block Club
1 Ibrahim Salman Al-Moaiqel 7 April 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 302 cm (119 in) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
2 Nawaf Al-Bakheet 31 August 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 318 cm (125 in)
3 Ahmed Al-Bakheet (c) 30 September 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 331 cm (130 in) 321 cm (126 in) Qatar Al Arabi
4 Hassan Abdullah Wathlan 10 May 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 304 cm (120 in) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
5 Meshari Saad Al-Gurashi 24 April 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 303 cm (119 in)
6 Sami Mohammed Samiti 15 February 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 305 cm (120 in)
8 Hassan Al-Abdulbaqi 20 June 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 310 cm (120 in)
10 Bandar Ali Al-Zahrani 14 May 1990 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 308 cm (121 in)
11 Abdullah Hassan Al-Zahrani 18 June 1995 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 66 kg (146 lb) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
12 Muwaffaq Al-Mutairi 30 September 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in) Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
13 Omar Mansour Al-Najrani 13 July 1990 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 334 cm (131 in) 323 cm (127 in) Saudi Arabia Al Ahly
17 Ibrahim Ali Majrashi 7 January 1998 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 330 cm (130 in) Saudi Arabia Al Ahly
Pool A
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 6 6 2 3.000 186 167 1.114
2  Indonesia (H) 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 164 149 1.101
3  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 136 170 0.800
Source: OCA
(H) Host


20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
10:00 UTC+7 		Saudi Arabia  3–1  Kyrgyzstan GBK Tennis Indoor, Jakarta
Attendance: 500
Referees: Nathanon Sowapark (THA), Kanagaraj Karibeeran (IND)
(25–18, 20–25, 25–18, 25–17)
Report
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)
19:00 UTC+7 		Indonesia  1–3  Saudi Arabia GBK Tennis Indoor, Jakarta
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Jun Sang-chun (KOR), Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI)
(23–25, 25–16, 19–25, 22–25)
Report
Quarterfinal
26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)
19:30 UTC+7 		Saudi Arabia  1–3  Chinese Taipei GBK Tennis Indoor, Jakarta
Attendance: 550
Referees: Nathanon Sowapark (THA), Joseph Gerard (MAS)
(25–22, 19–25, 8–25, 23–25)
Report
7th–10th semifinal
30 August 2018 (2018-08-30)
10:00 UTC+7 		Saudi Arabia  0–3  Thailand GBK Tennis Indoor, Jakarta
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Jun Sang-chun (KOR), Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI)
(23–25, 25–27, 22–25)
Report
9th place game
31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)
14:30 UTC+7 		Saudi Arabia  0–3  China Bulungan Sport Hall, Jakarta
Attendance: 200
Referees: Cedric Chung Sze-lai (HKG), Joseph Gerard (MAS)
(15–25, 10–25, 17–25)
Report

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Saudi Arabia men's Men's tournament  Indonesia
D 12–12 		 Hong Kong
W 12–6 		 China
L 5–17 		 Japan
L 4–20 		3 Q  Iran
L 7–15 		 Singapore
L 5–6 		 Indonesia
W 12–8 		7

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Team roster

Head coach: Bandar Al-Zahrani

  1. Hussain Jaizany (GK)
  2. Mohammed Al-Helal (CB)
  3. Mohammed Gahal (D)
  4. Saeed Taleb (CB)
  5. Naif Al-Muntashiri (D)
  6. Ayman Al-Aryani (CB)
  7. Ahmed Al-Shammary (D)
  8. Khaled Al-Harbi (CF) (C)
  9. Hamed Al-Nefaiei (CF)
  10. Bader Al-Dughther (D)
  11. Adel Al-Malki (D)
  12. Mohammed Al-Khawfi (D)
  13. Omar Sharahili (GK)
Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 79 15 +64 8 Quarterfinals
2  China 4 3 0 1 63 22 +41 6
3  Saudi Arabia 4 1 1 2 33 55 −22 3[a]
4  Indonesia 4 1 1 2 32 63 −31 3[a]
5  Hong Kong 4 0 0 4 17 69 −52 0
Source: OCA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: KSA 12–12 INA. Goal difference against the highest placed team (JPN): KSA −16, INA −17.
25 August
15:00 		Saudi Arabia  12–12  Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta
Referees:
Safabakhsh (IRI), Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–4, 3–4, 4–1
Al-Dughather 6 Goals Harahap 4
26 August
15:50 		Saudi Arabia  12–6  Hong Kong Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta
Referees:
Han (KOR), Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 4–2, 2–2
Al-Nefaiei 3 Goals Cheng H.M. 3
28 August
15:50 		China  17–5  Saudi Arabia Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta
Referees:
Safabakhsh (IRI), Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 2–1, 6–1, 5–3
Liu X., Sha S., Zhang C.F. 3 Goals Al-Dughather, Al-Malki 2
29 August
15:50 		Japan  20–4  Saudi Arabia Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta
Referees:
Ni (CHN), Jiathornwattana (THA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–1, 6–0, 5–2
Adachi 5 Goals Al-Dughather 2
Quarter-final
30 August
9:00 		Iran  15–7  Saudi Arabia Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta
Referees:
Alexandrescu (ROU), Štampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 5–3, 4–2
Malek-Khanbanan 4 Goals Al-Dughather 3
Classification semifinal (5–8)
31 August
9:00 		Saudi Arabia  5–6  Singapore Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta
Referees:
Ni (CHN), Safabakhsh (IRI)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–1, 2–0, 0–4
Taleb, Al-Dughather 2 Goals Koh J.Y. 2
Seventh place game
1 September
9:00 		Saudi Arabia  12–8  Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Jakarta
Referees:
Han (KOR), Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–3, 0–2, 7–3
Al-Malki 4 Goals Budiman, Arifin 2

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Mansour Al-Saleem −56 kg 122 4 142 6 264 6
Seraj Al-Saleem 108 8 141 7 249 8
Nawaf Mohammed S Almazaydi −62 kg 115 DNF — — — —
Mahmoud Mohammed Al Humayd −69 kg 142 7 177 8 319 6
Mohsen Hussain Al Duhaylib 131 13 166 11 297 12
Ali Yousef Alothman −85 kg 130 9 161 9 291 9
Ali Ahmed Al Khazal −94 kg 150 8 190 5 340 7

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