2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships

Women's World Team 2008
16th WSF World Women's Team Championship
Location Egypt Cairo, Egypt
Date(s) November 30 - December 6, 2008
Teams 19 (from all the 5 confederations)
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/wwteams08.htm
Results
Champions Egypt Egypt
Runners-up England England
Third place Malaysia Malaysia
 2006 Canada New Zealand 2010 

The 2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships is the women's edition of the 2008 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 Cairo, Egypt and took place from November 30 to December 6, 2008. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Egyptian Squash Association. The Egypt team won his first World Team Championships beating the English team in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 19 teams competed from all the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For China, it was their first participation at a world team championship.

Africa
(SFA)
America
(FPS)
Asia
(ASF)
Europe
(ESF)
Oceania
(OSF)
Map
 Egypt (Host Country)
 South Africa
 Canada
 United States
 China
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Austria
 England (Title Holder)
 France
 Germany
 Ireland
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Australia
 New Zealand

Seeds

  1. England England (Final)
  2. Egypt Egypt (Champion)
  3. New Zealand New Zealand (Semifinals)
  4. Malaysia Malaysia (Semifinals)
  5. Netherlands Netherlands (Quarterfinals)
  6. Republic of Ireland Ireland (Quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Australia (Quarterfinals)
  8. France France (First Round)

Squads

England England
France France
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Spain Spain
Austria Austria

Egypt Egypt
Australia Australia
Canada Canada
Japan Japan
Switzerland Switzerland
  • Gaby Schmohl
  • Sara Guebey
  • Jasmin Ballman
  • Andrea Lanfranconi

New Zealand New Zealand
Republic of Ireland Ireland
United States United States
Italy Italy
China China
  • Wu Zhznzhen
  • Jiang Li
  • Xiu Chen
  • Ou Wei

Malaysia Malaysia
Netherlands Netherlands
Germany Germany
South Africa South Africa
  • Farrah Sterne
  • Diana Argyle
  • Siyoli Lusaseni
  • Milnay Louw

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Group stage results

Pool A

England England 3 - 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong
France France 3 - 0 Austria Austria
England England 3 - 0 Spain Spain
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3 - 0 Austria Austria
France France 3 - 0 Spain Spain
England England 3 - 0 Austria Austria
Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 - 1 Spain Spain
England England 3 - 0 France France
Spain Spain 3 - 0 Austria Austria
France France 0 - 3 Hong Kong Hong Kong
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 England England 4 4 0 8
2 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4 3 1 6
3 France France 4 2 2 4
4 Spain Spain 4 1 3 2
5 Austria Austria 4 0 4 0

Pool B

Egypt Egypt 2 - 1 Canada Canada
Australia Australia 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Japan Japan
Canada Canada 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Australia Australia 3 - 0 Japan Japan
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Australia Australia 2 - 1 Canada Canada
Japan Japan 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Canada Canada 3 - 0 Japan Japan
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Australia Australia
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 Egypt Egypt 4 4 0 8
2 Australia Australia 4 3 1 6
3 Canada Canada 4 2 2 4
4 Japan Japan 4 1 3 2
5 Switzerland Switzerland 4 0 4 0

Pool C

New Zealand New Zealand 2 - 1 United States United States
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 - 0 China China
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 0 Italy Italy
United States United States 3 - 0 China China
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 - 0 Italy Italy
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 0 China China
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 - 0 United States United States
Italy Italy 3 - 0 China China
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 0 Republic of Ireland Ireland
United States United States 2 - 1 Italy Italy
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 4 0 8
2 Republic of Ireland Ireland 4 3 1 6
3 United States United States 4 2 2 4
4 Italy Italy 4 1 3 2
5 China China 4 0 4 0

Pool D

Malaysia Malaysia 3 - 0 South Africa South Africa
Netherlands Netherlands 3 - 0 Germany Germany
Malaysia Malaysia 3 - 0 Germany Germany
Netherlands Netherlands 2 - 1 South Africa South Africa
Malaysia Malaysia 3 - 0 Netherlands Netherlands
Germany Germany 0 - 3 South Africa South Africa
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 Malaysia Malaysia 3 3 0 6
2 Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 1 4
3 South Africa South Africa 3 1 2 2
4 Germany Germany 3 0 3 0

Finals

Draw

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  England England 3 3 2  
6  Republic of Ireland Ireland 0 1 0  
  1  England England 3 3 2  
  3  New Zealand New Zealand 1 0 0  
3  New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 2
  9  Hong Kong Hong Kong 0 1 0  
    1  England England 0 3 2
  2  Egypt Egypt 3 2 3
  7  Australia Australia 2 1 2  
4  Malaysia Malaysia 3 3 0  
4  Malaysia Malaysia 1 3 1
  2  Egypt Egypt 3 0 3  
5  Netherlands Netherlands 0 1 0
  2  Egypt Egypt 3 3 2  
Third place match
3 New Zealand New Zealand 1 3 0
4 Malaysia Malaysia 3 1 3

Results

Quarter Finals


England
3
QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court

Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
Republic of Ireland
N°3 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
N°3 Tania Owens
11
3
11
4
11
5
     
2 England
Republic of Ireland
N°1 Jenny Duncalf
N°1 Madeline Perry
9
11
11
5
11
9
12
10
   
3 England
Republic of Ireland
N°2 Alison Waters
N°2 Aisling Blake
11
6
11
4
       


New Zealand
3
QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court

Hong Kong
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Hong Kong
N°3 Joelle King
N°3 Liu Tsz Ling
11
2
11
4
11
3
     
2 New Zealand
Hong Kong
N°1 Shelley Kitchen
N°1 Annie Au
11
7
9
11
11
4
11
5
   
3 New Zealand
Hong Kong
N°2 Jaclyn Hawkes
N°2 Joey Chan
11
5
11
2
       


Australia
1
QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court

Malaysia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Malaysia
N°3 Lisa Camilleri
N°3 Delia Arnold
6
11
7
11
11
9
11
8
2
11
 
2 Australia
Malaysia
N°1 Kasey Brown
N°1 Nicol David
2
11
11
8
1
11
7
11
   
3 Australia
Malaysia
N°2 Donna Urquhart
N°2 Sharon Wee
11
4
11
7
       


Netherlands
0
QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court

Egypt
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Egypt
N°3 Orla Noom
N°3 Raneem El Weleily
8
11
2
11
8
11
     
2 Netherlands
Egypt
N°1 Vanessa Atkinson
N°1 Omneya Abdel Kawy
8
11
10
12
11
6
7
11
   
3 Netherlands
Egypt
N°2 Annelize Naude
N°2 Engy Kheirallah
11
13
6
11
       

Semi Finals


England
3
SEMI FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
5 December 2008
Glass Court

New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
New Zealand
N°2 Alison Waters
N°2 Jaclyn Hawkes
11
6
11
7
8
11
11
5
   
2 England
New Zealand
N°1 Jenny Duncalf
N°1 Shelley Kitchen
11
7
11
5
12
10
     
3 England
New Zealand
N°3 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
N°3 Joelle King
11
8
11
8
       


Malaysia
1
SEMI FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
5 December 2008
Glass Court

Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Egypt
N°2 Sharon Wee
N°2 Engy Kheirallah
6
11
6
11
11
9
9
11
   
2 Malaysia
Egypt
N°1 Nicol David
N°1 Omneya Abdel Kawy
16
14
11
4
11
8
     
3 Malaysia
Egypt
N°3 Delia Arnold
N°3 Raneem El Weleily
3
11
6
11
12
10
9
11
   

Final


England
1
FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
6 December 2008
Glass Court

Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
Egypt
N°1 Jenny Duncalf
N°1 Omneya Abdel Kawy
1
11
6
11
9
11
     
2 England
Egypt
N°3 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
N°3 Raneem El Weleily
11
8
5
11
15
13
10
11
11
4
 
3 England
Egypt
N°2 Alison Waters
N°2 Engy Kheirallah
11
4
9
11
11
9
0
11
10
12
 

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 2008 WSF World Team Championship 

Egypt
1st title
Team
Omneya Abdel Kawy - Engy Kheirallah - Raneem El Weleily - Heba El Torky

Post-tournament team ranking

Position Team Result
1stEgypt Egypt Champions
2ndEngland England Final
3rdMalaysia Malaysia Semi Final
4thNew Zealand New Zealand Semi Final
5thRepublic of Ireland Ireland Quarter Final
6thAustralia Australia Quarter Final
7thNetherlands Netherlands Quarter Final
8thHong Kong Hong Kong Quarter Final

Position Team Result
9thSouth Africa South Africa Group Stage
10thCanada Canada Group Stage
11thFrance France Group Stage
12thJapan Japan Group Stage
13thGermany Germany Group Stage
14thUnited States United States Group Stage
15thItaly Italy Group Stage
16thSpain Spain Group Stage

Position Team Result
17thSwitzerland Switzerland Group Stage
18thAustria Austria Group Stage
19thChina China Group Stage

See also

References

External links

Preceded by
Canada (Edmonton)
2006
Squash World Team
Egypt (Cairo)

2008
Succeeded by
New Zealand (Palmerston North) 2010
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