Ooredoo official sponsor of Qatar ExxonMobil Open

Ooredoo has yesterday been named an Official Sponsor of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2017, which will be held from today until 7 January 2017. The 2017 is set to be a special year for the tournament as it is the fifth year that Ooredoo has supported the world-class sporting event and the 25 anniversary of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open contest. This year Star players featuring at the tournament include world No. 1 Andy Murray, the defending champion and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 2012 champion and Tomas Berdych among many others. The Qatar ExxonMobil Open tournament is the first of the season and gives players a chance to warm up and prepare for the 2017 grand-slams including the Australian Open, held two weeks later in Melbourne, Australia. Ooredoo will be the telecommunications partner for the event, providing media areas and offices with world-class global connectivity, and supporting visitors and fans with incredible 3G, 4G and 4G+ broadband services on the Ooredoo Supernet. Yousuf Abdulla al-Kubaisi, Chief Operating Officer of Ooredoo Qatar, said: “Tennis is an important sport for Qatar and one that is loved by communities across the county. For twenty five years the Qatar ExxonMobil Open has been delighting tennis fans across the region and world and we are proud to be supporting an event that has helped put Qatar on the sporting map.” Ooredoo sponsors a broad range of sports and healthy living initiatives throughout the year, and is set to host the fifth Ooredoo Marathon on 13 January 2017, as the company encourages people to get fit.