2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships

Men's World Team 2005
20th WSF World Men's Team Championship
Location Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan
Date(s) December 8 - 14, 2005
Teams 22 (from all the 5 confederations)
Website
www.squashtalk.com/worldmensteams/
Results
Champions England England
Runners-up Egypt Egypt
Third place France France
 2003 Austria India 2007 

The 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2005 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Islamabad, Pakistan and took place from December 8 to December 14, 2005. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Pakistan Squash Federation. The England team won his third World Team Championships beating the Egyptian team in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 22 teams competed from all the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For Iran, it was their first participation at a world team championship.

Africa
(SFA)
America
(FPS)
Asia
(ASF)
Europe
(ESF)
Oceania
(OSF)
Map
 Egypt
 South Africa
 Canada
 United States
 Hong Kong
 Iran
 India
 Kuwait
 Malaysia
 Pakistan (Host Country)
 Austria
 England
 France
 Finland
 Germany
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Scotland
 Spain
 Wales
 Australia (Title Holder)
 New Zealand

Seeds

  1.  England (Champion)
  2.  Egypt (Final)
  3.  France (Semifinals)
  4.  Australia (Quarterfinals)
  5.  Canada (Semifinals)
  6.  Malaysia (Quarterfinals)
  7.  Pakistan (Quarterfinals)
  8.  Wales (Quarterfinals)
  9.  Netherlands (Round of 16)
  10.  India (Round of 16)
  11.  New Zealand (First Round)
  12.  South Africa (Round of 16)

Squads

England England
South Africa South Africa
Kuwait Kuwait
Austria Austria

Egypt Egypt
New Zealand New Zealand
Germany Germany
Iran Iran
  • Mohammed Hossein Sanaee
  • Majid Rohani
  • Paya Ahmed Abadi
  • Mohammad Hossein Jafari

France France
India India
Republic of Ireland Ireland

Australia Australia
Netherlands Netherlands
Finland Finland
United States United States

Canada Canada
Wales Wales
Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Wong Wai Hang
  • Dick Lau
  • Roger Ngan
  • Anson Kwong

Malaysia Malaysia
Pakistan Pakistan
Scotland Scotland
Spain Spain

Group stage results

Pool A

England England 3 - 0 Kuwait Kuwait
South Africa South Africa 3 - 0 Austria Austria
England England 3 - 0 South Africa South Africa
Kuwait Kuwait 3 - 0 Austria Austria
England England 3 - 0 Austria Austria
South Africa South Africa 2 - 1 Kuwait Kuwait
Rank Nation Match Won Lost Points
1 England England 3 3 0 6
2 South Africa South Africa 3 2 1 4
3 Kuwait Kuwait 3 1 2 2
4 Austria Austria 3 0 3 0

Pool B

Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Germany Germany
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 0 Iran Iran
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 New Zealand New Zealand
Germany Germany 3 - 0 Iran Iran
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Iran Iran
New Zealand New Zealand 1 - 2 Germany Germany
Rank Nation Match Won Lost Points
1 Egypt Egypt 3 3 0 6
2 Germany Germany 3 2 1 4
3 New Zealand New Zealand 3 1 2 2
4 Iran Iran 3 0 3 0

Pool C

France France 3 - 0 Republic of Ireland Ireland
France France 3 - 0 India India
India India 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland Ireland
Rank Nation Match Won Lost Points
1 France France 2 2 0 4
2 India India 2 1 1 2
3 Republic of Ireland Ireland 2 0 2 0

Pool D

Australia Australia 3 - 0 Finland Finland
Netherlands Netherlands 2 - 1 United States United States
Australia Australia 3 - 0 Netherlands Netherlands
Finland Finland 2 - 1 United States United States
Australia Australia 3 - 0 United States United States
Netherlands Netherlands 2 - 1 Finland Finland
Rank Nation Match Won Lost Points
1 Australia Australia 3 3 0 6
2 Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 1 4
3 Finland Finland 3 1 2 2
4 United States United States 3 0 3 0

Pool E

Canada Canada 3 - 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong
Canada Canada 3 - 0 Wales Wales
Wales Wales 3 - 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong
Rank Nation Match Won Lost Points
1 Canada Canada 2 2 0 4
2 Wales Wales 2 1 1 2
3 Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 0 2 0

Pool F

Malaysia Malaysia 2 - 1 Scotland Scotland
Pakistan Pakistan 3 - 0 Spain Spain
Malaysia Malaysia 0 - 3 Pakistan Pakistan
Scotland Scotland 3 - 0 Spain Spain
Malaysia Malaysia 2 - 1 Spain Spain
Pakistan Pakistan 2 - 1 Scotland Scotland
Rank Nation Match Won Lost Points
1 Pakistan Pakistan 3 3 0 6
2 Malaysia Malaysia 3 2 1 4
3 Scotland Scotland 3 1 2 2
4 Spain Spain 3 0 3 0

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Finals

Draw

Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 
    1  England England 3 3 2  
 Germany Germany 0 2 3     8  Wales Wales 0 0 0  
8  Wales Wales 3 3 0       1  England England 3 0 3  
5  Canada Canada 3 3 2       5  Canada Canada 0 3 0  
10  India India 0 0 0     5  Canada Canada 3 3 0
    4  Australia Australia 1 1 2  
      1  England England 3 3
      2  Egypt Egypt 1 0
    3  France France 3 1 3  
9  Netherlands Netherlands 0 2 0     7  Pakistan Pakistan 1 3 1  
7  Pakistan Pakistan 3 3 2       3  France France 0 3 1
6  Malaysia Malaysia 3 3 0       2  Egypt Egypt 3 1 3  
12  South Africa South Africa 0 0 3     6  Malaysia Malaysia 1 0
    2  Egypt Egypt 3 3  
 
Third place match
5 Canada Canada 0 3 0
3 France France 3 2 3

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Results

Quarter Finals


England
3
QUARTER FINAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
12 December 2005
Glass Court

Wales
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
Wales
N°1 James Willstrop
N°2 David Evans
9
4
9
7
9
4
     
2 England
Wales
N°3 Nick Matthew
N°3 Ricky Davies
9
3
9
2
9
2
     
3 England
Wales
N°2 Lee Beachill
N°1 Gavin Jones
9
0
9
5
       


Canada
2
QUARTER FINAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
12 December 2005
Glass Court

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Australia
N°1 Jonathon Power
N°1 Anthony Ricketts
1
9
9
3
9
4
9
3
   
2 Canada
Australia
N°3 Shahier Razik
N°3 Joseph Kneipp
1
9
9
7
9
1
9
5
   
3 Canada
Australia
N°2 Graham Ryding
N°2 Stewart Boswell
3
9
7
9
       


France
2
QUARTER FINAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
12 December 2005
Glass Court

Pakistan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Pakistan
N°1 Thierry Lincou
N°1 Shahid Zaman
10
8
9
3
2
9
9
4
   
2 France
Pakistan
N°3 Renan Lavigne
N°3 Farhan Mehboob
1
9
6
9
9
4
5
9
   
3 France
Pakistan
N°2 Gregory Gaultier
N°2 Mansoor Zaman
9
2
7
9
9
4
9
1
   


Malaysia
0
QUARTER FINAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
12 December 2005
Glass Court

Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Egypt
N°1 Mohd Azlan Iskandar
N°1 Amr Shabana
0
9
10
8
7
9
4
9
   
2 Malaysia
Egypt
N°3 Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
N°3 Mohammed Abbas
0
9
0
9
0
9
     
3 Malaysia
Egypt
N°2 Ong Beng Hee
N°2 Karim Darwish
           

Semi Finals


England
2
SEMI FINAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
13 December 2005
Glass Court

Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
Canada
N°2 Peter Nicol
N°2 Graham Ryding
9
4
9
2
9
6
     
2 England
Canada
N°1 James Willstrop
N°1 Jonathon Power
3
9
7
9
4
9
     
3 England
Canada
N°3 Nick Matthew
N°3 Shahier Razik
10
8
9
2
9
0
     


France
1
SEMI FINAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
13 December 2005
Glass Court

Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Egypt
N°2 Gregory Gaultier
N°2 Karim Darwish
3
9
3
9
4
9
     
2 France
Egypt
N°1 Thierry Lincou
N°1 Amr Shabana
0
9
9
6
9
3
9
8
   
3 France
Egypt
N°3 Renan Lavigne
N°3 Wael El Hindi
9
3
4
9
6
9
6
9
   

Final


England
2
FINAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
14 December 2005
Glass Court

Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
Egypt
N°1 James Willstrop
N°1 Amr Shabana
4
9
9
6
9
3
9
1
   
2 England
Egypt
N°3 Peter Nicol
N°3 Mohammed Abbas
9
0
9
2
9
1
     
3 England
Egypt
N°2 Lee Beachill
N°2 Karim Darwish
           


 2005 WSF World Team Championship 

England
3rd title
Team
James Willstrop - Lee Beachill - Peter Nicol - Nick Matthew

Post-tournament team ranking

Position Team Result
1stEngland England Champions
2ndEgypt Egypt Final
3rdFrance France Semi Final
4thCanada Canada Semi Final
5thAustralia Australia Quarter Final
6thMalaysia Malaysia Quarter Final
7thPakistan Pakistan Quarter Final
8thWales Wales Quarter Final

Position Team Result
9thSouth Africa South Africa Round of 16
10thGermany Germany Round of 16
11thIndia India Round of 16
12thNetherlands Netherlands Round of 16
13thUnited States United States Group Stage
14thScotland Scotland Group Stage
15thNew Zealand New Zealand Group Stage
16thKuwait Kuwait Group Stage

Position Team Result
17thSpain Spain Group Stage
18thFinland Finland Group Stage
19thRepublic of Ireland Ireland Group Stage
20thIran Iran Group Stage
21stHong Kong Hong Kong Group Stage
22ndAustria Austria Group Stage

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See also

References

External links

Preceded by
Austria (Vienna)
2003
Squash World Team
Pakistan (Islamabad)

2005
Succeeded by
India (Chennai) 2007
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