Al-Shamal and al-Sadd clubs made convincing victories in the  pre-last round clash of Qatar  Handball League 2013 held on Monday. In the first playoff, Al Shamal outclassed Al Khor SC 36-31 to  lead  their respective group  (9 points), as Al Khor (5 points) officially excluded from competition  in the HH  Heir Apparent  Handball Cup. In the second match, al-Sadd made a comfortable 30-26 victory over Qatar SC and ensured their lead in their respective group holds 9 points. In the third encounter, Al Ahli held Al Arabi to a 28-28 draw. Al Arabi made huge step towards the HH Heir Apparent Handball Cup. Source: Qatar Olympic Committee