The qualifying stages of the 2016 Qatar Classic will take place today and tomorrow at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash complex.
The main draw matches begin on November 13, with the final taking place on November 18.
Meanwhile, Egyptian World number six Ali Farag will not take part in the tournament after suffering a hip injury in training.
The 24-year-old Harvard graduate - who reached the quarter-final stage of the PSA Men’s World Championship last week in Cairo - will be replaced as the tournament’s number eight seed by Australian number one Cameron Pilley, with Pilley going up against a qualifier in the first round.
Meanwhile, Peruvian two-time World Junior Champion Diego Elias moves into the main draw and he will lock horns with World number one Mohamed El Shorbagy.
