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Final:
[1] EGYPT
bt [3] FRANCE 2/1
Karim
Darwish lost to Gregory Gaultier 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 2-11 (53m)
Ramy Ashour
bt Renan Lavigne 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (23m)
Amr Shabana
bt Thierry Lincou 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 12-10 (66m)
3rd place
play-off:
[4]
AUSTRALIA bt [2] ENGLAND 2/1
David Palmer
lost to James Willstrop 8-11, 2-11, 13-11, 2-11 (43m)
Cameron
Pilley bt Alister Walker 10-12, 15-13, 11-3, 6-11, 11-4 (94m)
Stewart
Boswell bt Peter Barker 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 (56m)
5th place
play-off:
[6]
PAKISTAN bt [11] SOUTH AFRICA 2/0
Aamir Atlas
Khan bt Stephen Coppinger 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (39m)
Yasir Butt
bt Clinton Leeuw 11-5, 11-9, 12-14, 6-11, 11-7 (55m)
7th place
play-off:
[8] ITALY
bt [7] CANADA 2/0
Marcus
Berrett bt Shahier Razik 14-12, 11-8, 11-1 (36m)
Jose
Facchini bt David Phillips 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (41m)
9th place
play-off:
[5]
MALAYSIA bt [10] NEW ZEALAND 2/0
Mohd Azlan
Iskandar bt Kashif Shuja 9-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6 (47m)
Mohd
Nafiizwan Adnan bt Martin Knight 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 (52m)
11th place
play-off:
[15]
GERMANY bt [12] USA 2/0
Simon Rosner
bt Julian Illingworth 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 6-11, 11-4 (58m)
Stefan
Leifels bt Preston Quick 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 12-10 (41m)
13th place
play-off:
[17/24]
SCOTLAND bt [13] NETHERLANDS 2/1
Alan Clyne
lost to Laurens Jan Anjema 10-12, 5-11, 6-11 (38m)
Chris Small
bt Sebastian Weenink 10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8 (59m)
Stuart
Crawford bt Piedro Schweertman 5-11, 11-2, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9 (50m)
15th place
play-off:
[17/24]
KUWAIT bt [14] IRELAND 2/0
Abdullah
Almezayen bt Liam Kenny 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (29m)
Bader Al
Hussaini bt Keith Moran 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (33m)
Egypt Clinch World Team
Championship Title In Denmark
Favourites
Egypt clinched the 22nd Men's World Team Squash
Championship title in Denmark - but the three-man team,
which included three of the world's top four players, was taken the
full distance before beating third seeds France 2/1 in the
climax of the biennial World Squash Federation event
at Squash Center Denmark in the city of Odense.
French number
one Gregory Gaultier, the world number two, put the underdogs
into an unexpected lead when he recovered from a game down to beat
world number one Karim Darwish 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2 in 53
minutes - a win which avenged the 26-year-old from Aix-en-Provence's
defeat in last week's final of the PSA Super Series Platinum Sky
Open in Cairo.
Ramy Ashour,
the 2008 world champion from Cairo, soon brought Egypt back into
contention by defeating France's third string Renan Lavigne
11-3, 11-4, 11-5 in just 23 minutes.
The decider
featured Egypt's Amr Shabana and Frenchman Thierry Lincou,
both former world champions and world number ones, and two of the
game's most respected players. And the match could not have been
more dramatic - with both players calling upon all their vast
experience in an attempt clinch the title for their countries.
Honours were
shared after the first two games - and Lincou had game balls from
10-7 in the third and 10-5 in the fourth.
But determined
Shabana - a man not previously known for producing his best in team
competitions - dug deeper than ever before to overcome his French
opponent 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 12-10 after 66 long minutes to claim the
title for Egypt.
It was the
Egyptians fourth time in the final since 1999, but only the second
time that the now dominant nation in world squash has won the
prestigious men's world title.
"There was so
much pressure on us, everybody was telling us, you must win, you
must win," an exhilarated Shabana said afterwards. "So it’s such a
relief to actually win the competition, after so many years trying -
especially against France, a team with an amazing spirit.
"It means the
world to me to win that title, after 10 years not winning it."
Ramy Ashour,
the 22-year-old world number four who - incredibly - found himself
playing third string for his country, added: "This is such a
crucial moment for us, this is going to be a turning point for
Egyptian Squash - and for Shabana, Karim, Wael, and myself, this is
massive for us.
"We are so
proud to have taken the title today, and we hope we are going to
keep the cup for many, many years to come!"
Defending
champions England, beaten by France in the semi-finals,
suffered further ignominy in the play-off for third place when
losing to fourth seeds Australia. The second seeds were
weakened during the event by an ankle injury sustained by squad
number one Nick Matthew, which ultimately ruled the world No5
out of the rest of the competition.
But James
Willstrop put the title-holders into the lead with an 11-8,
11-2, 11-13, 11-2 win over David Palmer, the Australian
number one who barely more than 12 hours earlier had endured an
86-minute marathon with Karim Darwish in the semi-finals.
But Australia
bounced back when third string Cameron Pilley outlasted
England reserve player Alister Walker 10-12, 15-13, 11-3,
6-11, 11-4 after 94 minutes - then Stewart Boswell clinched
victory for the underdogs by beating England's Peter Barker
11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 in 56 minutes.
Pakistan
beat South Africa
2/1 in the play-off for fifth place - thus producing their best
result since finishing as runners-up in 1995. But it was also a
courageous performance by South Africa, the 11th seeds who
celebrated their best finish for eight years.
Italy
also had cause for rejoicing after beating seventh seeds Canada
in the 7th place play-off. Featuring two players making their debut
for the country, the eighth seeds had only once before finished in
the top 16.
USA
lost to Germany in the play-off for 11th place - but their
12th place finish represented the country's best result since 1983.
But Kuwait
also had much to celebrate in Denmark. Winners of the 15th place
play-off against Ireland, the Kuwaitis recorded their best result in
14 appearances in the competition since 1979.
Semi-finals:
[1] EGYPT
bt [4] AUSTRALIA 3/0
Ramy Ashour
bt Cameron Pilley 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9 (60m)
Karim
Darwish bt David Palmer 11-6, 4-11, 14-16, 11-8, 11-5 (86m)
Amr Shabana
bt Stewart Boswell 12-10, 11-7 (20m)
[3] FRANCE
bt [2] ENGLAND 2/1
Renan
Lavigne lost to Adrian Grant 11-9, 5-11, 4-11, 3-11 (52m)
Gregory
Gaultier bt James Willstrop 12-10, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10 (76m)
Thierry
Lincou bt Peter Barker 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8 (60m)
5th - 8th
place play-offs:
[6]
PAKISTAN bt [7] CANADA 3/0
Yasir Butt
bt David Phillips 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 4-11, 11-8 (43m)
Aamir Atlas
Khan bt Shahier Razik 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-3 (62m)
Farhan
Mehboob bt Shawn Delierre 11-8, 11-2 (18m)
[11] SOUTH
AFRICA bt [8] ITALY 2/1
Jesse
Engelbrecht lost to Amr Swelim 8-11, 6-11, 3-11 (28m)
Stephen
Coppinger bt Davide Bianchetti 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8 (61m)
Rodney
Durbach bt Marcus Berrett 7-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6 (43m)
9th - 12th
place play-offs:
[5]
MALAYSIA bt [15] GERMANY 3/0
Mohd
Nafiizwan Adnan bt Raphael Kandra 11-5, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7 (42m)
Mohd Azlan
Iskandar bt Jens Schoor 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 (30m)
Ong Beng Hee
bt Stefan Leifels 11-13, 11-6, 11-6 (26m)
[10] NEW
ZEALAND bt [12] USA 2/1
Martin
Knight bt Preston Quick 11-3, 11-3, 11-8 (39m)
Kashif Shuja
lost to Julian Illingworth 7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 10-12 (55m)
Campbell
Grayson bt Gilly Lane 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 (40m)
13th - 16th
place play-offs:
[17/24]
SCOTLAND bt [14] IRELAND 2/1
Chris Small
lost to Derek Ryan 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 3-11 (42m)
Alan Clyne
bt Liam Kenny 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (52m)
Stuart
Crawford bt Arthur Gaskin 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 (42m)
[13]
NETHERLANDS bt [17/24] KUWAIT 2/1
Rene Mijs
lost to Bader Al Hussaini 9-11, 7-11, 11-3, 5-11 (40m)
Laurens Jan
Anjema bt Abdullah Almezayen 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6 (54m)
Piedro
Schweertman bt Salem Fayez Mohammed 5-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-1 (29m)
17th place
play-off:
[16] HONG
KONG bt [9] INDIA 2/1
Leo Au bt
Gaurav Nandrajog 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-2 (45m)
Dick Lau bt
Ritwik Bhattacharya 5-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-5, 11-6 (57m)
Max Lee lost
to Harinder Pal Sandhu 6-11, 11-9, 8-11 (27m)
19th place
play-off:
[17/24]
FINLAND bt [17/24] DENMARK 2/1
Hameed Ahmed
bt Danny Knudsen 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 (30m)
Olli
Tuominen bt Rasmus Nielsen 9-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (38m)
Matias Tuomi
lost to Kristian Frost Olesen 10-12, 11-4, 9-11 (43m)
21st place
play-off:
[17/24]
WALES bt [17/24] SWEDEN 2/1
Nic Birt bt
Andre Vikstrom 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (45m)
Rob
Sutherland lost to Rasmus Hult 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 10-12 (74m)
Jethro Binns
bt Carl-Johan Lofvenborg 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 (31m)
23rd place
play-off:
[17/24]
SPAIN bt [17/24] AUSTRIA 2/1
Eduardo
Gonzales De Chaves bt Stefan Brauneis 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 (51m)
David Vidal
lost to Aqeel Rehman 8-11, 9-11, 9-11 (43m)
Alejandro
Garbi Caro bt Jakob Dirnberger 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (55m)
25th - 28th
place play-offs:
[25/28]
JAPAN bt [25/28] SERBIA 2/1
Shimizu
Takanori bt Ivan Djordjevic 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 (23m)
Yuta Fukui
lost to Dennis Drenjovski 11-13, 12-14, 11-9, 4-11 (34m)
Tsukue
Shinnosuke bt Daniel Zilic 11-3, 13-11, 12-10 (26m)
[25/28]
KENYA bt [25/28] VENEZUELA 2/1
Hartaj Bains
bt Juan Pablo Sanchez 11-8, 11-3, 11-3 (16m)
Hardeep Reel
bt Francisco Valecillo 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6 (30m)
Rajdeep
Bains lost to Juan Pablo Rothie 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 11-13 (34m)
Final positions: 25 Japan, 26 Kenya, 27 Serbia, 28 Venezuela
Egypt & France To Contest World
Championship Final In Denmark
Top seeds
Egypt and third seeds France will meet in the final of
the 22nd Men's World Team Squash Championship in
Denmark for the first time after dramatic victories over
Australia and England, respectively, in the semi-finals
of the biennial World Squash Federation event at
Squash Center Denmark in the city of Odense.
England,
bidding to win the title for the third time in a row, began well
against their European rivals - third string Adrian Grant
recovering from a game down to beat Frenchman Renan Lavigne
9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-3.
But the battle
between the top strings was always going to be crucial - and so it
proved to be when France's world number two Gregory Gaultier
fought for 76 minutes to overcome his career-long rival James
Willstrop, ranked five places below, 12-10, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10.
 With
the balance of power evenly poised, it was down to French stalwart
Thierry Lincou and relative England newcomer Peter Barker
to settle the account - and after leading 2/0 and 5-0 in the third,
it looked as if the former world individual champion from Marseille
had the winning post clearly in sight.
But Londoner
Barker had famously come from behind to beat Lincou in the 2008
European Team Championship final - and mounted a mighty comeback
to take the third game.
Lincou had
more to offer, however, and reasserted his authority on the match -
and, after exactly one hour, clinched victory by beating Barker
11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8.
It was only
the second time in the history of the championships that France had
come out on top over four-time champions England - six years after
the first, in the world semi-finals in Austria.
France,
finalists in 2003 but yet to win the title, will face Egypt after
the event favourites reached the final for the fourth time since
1999.
Boasting a
squad featuring three of the world's top four players, Egypt could
have been expected to steamroll any opposition. But Australia's
world No17 Cameron Pilley stretched Egypt's third string
Ramy Ashour for 60 minutes before the world No4 finally
prevailed 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9.
 Then
Australian number one David Palmer called upon all his vast
experience to extend world number one Karim Darwish for 86
minutes in the crucial second match. But the wily 28-year-old from
Cairo eventually recovered from 2/1 down to win 11-6, 4-11, 14-16,
11-8, 11-5 - and put Egypt into the final.
Final:
[1] EGYPT v [3] FRANCE
3rd place
play-off: [2] ENGLAND v [4] AUSTRALIA
5th place
play-off: [6] PAKISTAN v [11] SOUTH AFRICA
7th place
play-off: [7] CANADA v [8] ITALY
9th place
play-off: [5] MALAYSIA v [10] NEW ZEALAND
11th place
play-off: [12] USA v [15] GERMANY
13th place
play-off: [13] NETHERLANDS v [17/24] SCOTLAND
15th place
play-off: [14] IRELAND v [17/24] KUWAIT
Quarter-finals:
[1] EGYPT
bt [7] CANADA 3/0
Amr Shabana
bt Jonathon Power 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-7 (52m)
Ramy Ashour
bt Shahier Razik 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9 (38m)
Wael El
Hindi bt David Phillips 7-11, 11-6, 14-12 (39m)
[4]
AUSTRALIA bt [6] PAKISTAN 3/0
David Palmer
bt Farhan Mehboob 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (35m)
Stewart
Boswell bt Yasir Butt 11-5, 12-10, 11-5 (45m)
Cameron
Pilley bt Mansoor Zaman 11-6, 11-7 (17m)
[3] FRANCE
bt [11] SOUTH AFRICA 3/0
Gregory
Gaultier bt Rodney Durbach 11-5, 12-14, 11-4, 11-5 (45m)
Thierry
Lincou bt Jesse Engelbrecht 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
Julien Balbo
bt Clinton Leeuw 7-11, 11-0, 11-5 (34m)
[2] ENGLAND
bt [8] ITALY 3/0
James
Willstrop bt Marcus Berrett 11-3, 12-10, 11-6 (26m)
Peter Barker
bt Amr Swelim 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (28m)
Adrian Grant
bt Jose Facchini 11-5, 11-9 (24m)
9th - 16th
place play-offs:
[15]
GERMANY bt [17/24] SCOTLAND 3/0
Simon Rosner
bt Alan Clyne 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5 (57m)
Jens Schoor
bt Stuart Crawford 7-11, 11-5, 7-11, 14-12, 11-7 (51m)
Stefan
Leifels bt Chris Small 13-11, 13-11 (23m)
[5]
MALAYSIA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Mohd Azlan
Iskandar bt Liam Kenny 11-9, 11-7, 11-2 (47m)
Ong Beng Hee
bt Arthur Gaskin 11-4, 10-12, 11-1, 7-11, 11-6 (59m)
Ivan Yuen bt
Derek Ryan 11-2, 11-7 (15m)
[12] USA bt
[13] NETHERLANDS 2/1
Julian
Illingworth lost to Laurens Jan Anjema 1-11, 5-11, 4-11 (28m)
Gilly Lane
bt Piedro Schweertman 11-8, 12-10, 11-4 (34m)
Christopher
Gordon bt Sebastian Weenink 15-13, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 (66m)
[10] NEW
ZEALAND bt [17/24] KUWAIT 2/1
Kashif Shuja
lost to Abdullah Almezayen 3-11, 3-11, 8-11 (24m)
Campbell
Grayson bt Salem Fayez Mohammed 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 (28m)
Martin
Knight bt Bader Al Hussaini 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (69m)
17th - 20th
place play-offs:
[16] HONG
KONG bt [17/24] FINLAND 2/1
Dick Lau
lost to Olli Tuominen 10-12, 1-11, 1-11 (30m)
Max Lee bt
Henrik Mustonen 14-12, 13-11, 11-4 (40m)
Anson Kwong
bt Matias Tuomi 11-3, 11-6, 11-9 (32m)
[9] INDIA
bt [17/24] DENMARK 2/1
Ritwik
Bhattacharya bt Rasmus Nielsen 4-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 (52m)
Harinder Pal
Sandhu lost to Kristian Frost Olesen 10-12, 9-11, 2-11 (45m)
Gaurav
Nandrajog bt Kim Povlsen 12-10, 11-3, 11-6 (30m)
21st - 24th
place play-offs:
[17/24]
WALES bt [17/24] SPAIN 3/0
Rob
Sutherland bt David Vidal 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5 (48m)
Peter Creed
bt Alejandro Garbi Caro 6-11, 11-5, 12-14, 11-9, 13-11 (60m)
Nic Birt bt
Eduardo Gonzales De Chaves 4-11, 11-7, 11-4 (35m)
[17/24]
SWEDEN bt [17/24] AUSTRIA 3/0
Rasmus Hult
bt Aqeel Rehman 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 (27m)
Carl-Johan
Lofvenborg bt Jakob Dirnberger 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 (28m)
Joakim
Larsson bt Christian Coufal 11-9, 11-7 (20m)
25th - 28th
place play-offs:
[25/28]
KENYA bt [25/28] SERBIA 2/1
Hardeep Reel
bt Dennis Drenjovski 11-6, 11-0, 11-8 (27m)
Hartaj Bains
bt Daniel Zilic 11-8, 12-10, 13-11 (36m)
Joseph
Ndungu Karigithe lost to Ivan Djordjevic 11-9, 5-11, 7-11, 7-11
(34m)
[25/28]
JAPAN bt [25/28] VENEZUELA 3/0
Yuta Fukui
bt Francisco Valecillo 10-12, 11-4, 11-2, 11-2 (23m)
Tsukue
Shinnosuke bt Juan Pablo Rothie 11-6, 11-9, 11-3 (19m)
Shimizu
Takanori bt Gabriel Teran 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 (15m)
Top Four Seeds Sail Into World
Semi-Finals In Denmark
The top four
seeds have taken their anticipated places in the semi-finals of the
22nd Men's World Team Squash Championship in
Denmark after straightforward quarter-final wins in the biennial
World Squash Federation event at Squash Center
Denmark in the city of Odense.
 Two
of the game's most admired players took to the court in the opening
match between favourites Egypt and seventh seeds Canada.
It was the first meeting between 30-year-old Cairo-based Amr
Shabana, the world No3, and Toronto's 35-year-old retired former
world number one Jonathon Power for almost four years.
And the packed
gallery were not disappointed when veteran Power, displaying the
racket magic which brought him 37 Tour titles during his illustrious
career, fought back to draw level after the second game.
But Shabana's
superior fitness ultimately shone through as the three-time world
champion went on to claim an 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-7 victory.
Successes by world No4 Ramy Ashour and world No13 Wael El
Hindi gave Egypt the 3/0 win which takes the team through to a
semi-final against eight times champions Australia, the
fourth seeds.
Twice world
individual champion David Palmer beat Farhan Mehboob
11-5, 11-9, 11-6 to lead Australia to a 3/0 win over sixth seeds
Pakistan – but the six-time champions will no doubt be pleased
to be guaranteed a top eight finish after ending their 2007 campaign
in ninth place.
Defending
champions England again had to contend without squad number
one Nick Matthew, the world No5 who was sidelined earlier in
the week by a serious ankle injury. But fellow Yorkshireman
James Willstrop led the second-seeded team to victory over a
resurgent Italy, beating former Englishman Marcus Berrett
11-3, 12-10, 11-6 in 26 minutes.
Team-mates
Peter Barker and Adrian Grant also overcame Italian
opposition without dropping games – but Italy will be rejoicing at
their success in reaching the last eight for the first time in six
attempts since 1989.
England will
now face formidable European rivals France, the cross-channel
opponents who they have faced in nine European Team
Championships' finals this decade. Led by world number two
Gregory Gaultier, third seeds France despatched outsiders
South Africa, the 11th seeds, 3/0.
But Gaultier
was stretched to four games by South African stalwart Rodney
Durbach before beating the 37-year-old former touring pro 11-5,
12-14, 11-4, 11-5 in 45 minutes.
However, South
Africa - who now face Italy - are sure to record their best finish
since 2001.
Semi-final
line-up:
[1] EGYPT v
[4] AUSTRALIA
[2] ENGLAND v
[3] FRANCE
5th - 8th
place play-offs:
[7] CANADA v
[6] PAKISTAN
[8] ITALY v
[11] SOUTH AFRICA
9th - 12th
place play-offs:
[5] MALAYSIA v
[15] GERMANY
[12] USA v
[10] NEW ZEALAND
13th - 16th
place play-offs:
[14]
IRELAND v [17/24] SCOTLAND
[13]
NETHERLANDS v [17/24] KUWAIT
Last
sixteen round:
[1] EGYPT
bt [15] GERMANY 3/0
Amr Shabana
bt Stefan Leifels 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 (25m)
Karim
Darwish bt Simon Rosner 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 (38m)
Wael El
Hindi bt Raphael Kandra 11-7, 11-6 (17m)
[7] CANADA bt [17/24] SCOTLAND 3/0
Shahier
Razik bt Stuart Crawford 11-2, 11-3, 11-3 (25m)
Jonathon
Power bt Alan Clyne 11-5, 11-8, 3-11, 6-11, 11-2 (63m)
Shawn
Delierre bt Chris Small 11-7, 16-14 (23m)
[4]
AUSTRALIA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Stewart
Boswell bt Arthur Gaskin 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (36m)
David Palmer
bt Liam Kenny 11-7, 11-4, 11-9 (44m)
Cameron
Pilley bt Derek Ryan 11-7, 11-3 (16m)
[6]
PAKISTAN bt [5] MALAYSIA 2/1
Farhan
Mehboob bt Ong Beng Hee 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 11-5 (51m)
Aamir Atlas
Khan lost to Mohd Azlan Iskandar 10-12, 6-11 ret. (27m)
Yasir Butt
bt Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan 7-11, 11-2, 12-10, 11-9 (57m)
[11] SOUTH
AFRICA bt [12] USA 2/1
Rodney
Durbach bt Gilly Lane 7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 13-11 (65m)
Stephen
Coppinger lost to Julian Illingworth 15-13, 9-11, 9-11, 10-12 (66m)
Clinton
Leeuw bt Christopher Gordon 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10 (72m)
[3] FRANCE
bt [13] NETHERLANDS 3/0
Renan
Lavigne bt Rene Mijs 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (31m)
Gregory
Gaultier bt Piedro Schweertman 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 (23m)
Julien Balbo
bt Sebastian Weenink 11-7, 11-5 (23m)
[8] ITALY
bt [10] NEW ZEALAND 2/1
Marcus
Berrett bt Campbell Grayson 11-13, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5 (71m)
Davide
Bianchetti lost to Kashif Shuja 10-12, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 7-11 (68m)
Amr Swelim
bt Martin Knight 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (47m)
[2] ENGLAND
bt [17/24] KUWAIT 2/1
Peter Barker
bt Salem Fayez Mohammed 11-4, 11-2, 11-8 (24m)
James
Willstrop bt Abdullah Almezayen 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 (43m)
Adrian Grant
lost to Bader Al Hussaini 11-6, 13-15, 9-11 (50m)
17th - 24th
place play-offs:
[16] HONG
KONG bt [17/24] SPAIN 3/0
Max Lee bt
Alejandro Garbi Caro 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4 (46m)
Dick Lau bt
David Vidal 14-12, 11-2, 11-9 (40m)
Anson Kwong
bt Eduardo Gonzales De Chaves 11-9, 11-7 (19m)
[17/24]
FINLAND bt [17/24] WALES 2/1
Henrik
Mustonen bt Jethro Binns 11-2, 2-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7 (42m)
Olli
Tuominen bt Rob Sutherland 11-3, 11-9, 6-11, 11-4 (45m)
Matias Tuomi
lost to Peter Creed 9-11, 6-11 (42m)
[17/24]
DENMARK bt [17/24] SWEDEN 2/1
Kristian
Frost Olesen bt Joakim Larsson 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 (43m)
Rasmus
Nielsen bt Carl-Johan Lofvenborg 11-5, 11-8, 16-14 (41m)
Danny
Knudsen lost to Andre Vikstrom 6-11, 9-11 (22m)
[9] INDIA
bt [17/24] AUSTRIA 2/1
Harinder Pal
Sandhu bt Jakob Dirnberger 11-5, 13-11, 11-9 (27m)
Ritwik
Bhattacharya lost to Aqeel Rehman 8-11, 9-11, 9-11 (30m)
Gaurav
Nandrajog bt Stefan Brauneis 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (24m)
25th - 28th
place play-offs:
[25/28]
SERBIA bt [25/28] VENEZUELA 3/0
Daniel Zilic
bt Juan Pablo Rothie 12-10, 11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8 (48m)
Dennis
Drenjovski bt Francisco Valecillo 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (19m)
Ivan
Djordjevic bt Juan Pablo Sanchez 11-0, 11-6, 11-0 (17m)
[25/28]
JAPAN bt [25/28] KENYA 2/1
Tsukue
Shinnosuke bt Rajdeep Bains 11-6, 11-6, 11-1 (21m)
Yuta Fukui
bt Hardeep Reel 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 (40m)
Shimizu
Takanori lost to Hartaj Bains 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11 (35m)
Pakistan Power Back Into World's
Top Eight In Denmark
After
suffering a shock defeat in the final qualifying round in the
22nd Men's World Team Squash Championship in Denmark,
former champions Pakistan powered back into contention by
beating higher-seeded Malaysia to earn a surprise place in
the quarter-finals of the World Squash Federation event
at Squash Center Denmark in the city of Odense.
Farhan
Mehboob showed the class
that has marked him out as a future world-beater by beating
Malaysia's world No19 Ong Beng Hee 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 11-5 in
51 minutes to put the sixth seeds into the lead. Mohd Azlan
Iskandar then levelled the tie for Malaysia, the No5 seeds, when
Pakistan's top string Aamir Atlas Khan retired injured after
two games.
The decider
saw a dramatic battle between Yasir Butt, the world No48 from
Lahore, and Malaysian Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan, ranked 15 places
lower. Adnan took the opening game, but Butt battled back to win
the match 7-11, 11-2, 12-10, 11-9 after 57 minutes to ensure an
improvement on their ninth place finish last time.
Six times
champions Pakistan will face Australia - winner of the world
title a record eight times - after the third seeds had a
straightforward 3/0 win over Ireland. After losing his first
ever match for his country 24 hours earlier, Australian number one
David Palmer was back to his best to beat Australian-born
Irishman Liam Kenny in straight games.
Italy
is another team making great waves in the 2009 championship: From a
best-ever 16th finish in 1991, the revitalised squad made it into
the quarter-finals for the first time with an impressive 2/1 win
over former runners-up New Zealand.
Unranked
former Englishman Marcus Berrett, one of two new additions to
the Italian squad, defied current form by overcoming world-ranked
Kiwi Campbell Grayson 11-13, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5 in a
71-minute battle. New Zealand number one Kashif Shuja
brought the 10th seeds back into contention after another five-game
clash, edging out Italian number one Davide Bianchetti after
68 minutes.
But Italy's
hero of the day was Amr Swelim, a former Egyptian who
switched allegiance to the European nation early in the year. The
25-year-old played the game of his life to beat experienced
Martin Knight 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 to claim Italy's place in the
last eight.
The eighth
seeds will face second seeds England after the defending
champions - without the services of top string Nick Matthew,
who is sidelined following an ankle injury - eased to a 2/1 win over
outsiders Kuwait. Peter Barker and James Willstrop
were England's victors, with wins over Salem Fayez Mohammed
and Abdullah Almezayen, respectively.
Seventh seeds
Canada, boosted by the return from retirement of the nation's
most distinguished player Jonathon Power, reached the
quarter-finals for the eighth time in a row with a 3/0 win over
Scotland. But 35-year-old Power, from Montreal, had to call
upon all his experience to fight off a spirited challenge from
Alan Clyne to beat the Scottish number one 11-5, 11-8, 3-11,
6-11, 11-2 in 63 minutes.
Canada will
move on to face Egypt after the favourites despatched 15th
seeds Germany 3/0.
Another team
fielding a former stalwart of the PSA World Tour is South
Africa. Buoyed by their unexpected pool win over Pakistan, the
11th seeds beat USA, seeded one place below, 2/1 to make the
last eight for the first time since 2001.
But it was
37-year-old Rodney Durbach, a former world number 23 who
retired four years ago, who put South Africa in a commanding
position in the tie, beating full-timer Gilly Lane 7-11,
11-9, 11-7, 13-11 in the 65-minute opening match. US number one
Julian Illingworth levelled the tie with a marathon victory over
Stephen Coppinger - but Cape Town's world No91 Clinton
Leeuw clinched victory for his side after beating Christopher
Gordon, ranked more than ten places higher, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9,
12-10 in 72 minutes.
Quarter-final line-up:
[1] EGYPT v
[7] CANADA
[4] AUSTRALIA
v [6] PAKISTAN
[3] FRANCE v
[11] SOUTH AFRICA
[2] ENGLAND v
[8] ITALY
9th - 16th
place play-offs:
[15] GERMANY v
[17/24] SCOTLAND
[14] IRELAND v
[5] MALAYSIA
[13]
NETHERLANDS v [12] USA
[17/24] KUWAIT
v [10] NEW ZEALAND
17th - 20th
place play-offs:
[16] HONG KONG
v [17/24] FINLAND
[9] INDIA v
[17/24] DENMARK
21st - 24th
place play-offs:
[17/24] SPAIN
v [17/24] WALES
[17/24]
AUSTRIA v [17/24] SWEDEN
Final
qualifying round - Pool A:
[1] EGYPT
bt [25/28] SERBIA 3/0
Wael El
Hindi bt Ivan Djordjevic 11-6, 11-0, 11-8 (20m)
Karim
Darwish bt Dennis Drenjovski 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (18m)
Ramy Ashour
bt Daniel Zilic 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 (16m)
[17/24]
KUWAIT bt [16] HONG KONG 2/1
Bader Al
Hussaini bt Leo Au 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 (47m)
Abdullah
Almezayen bt Dick Lau 11-6, 14-12, 11-6 (49m)
Salem Fayez
Mohammed lost to Max Lee 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11 (35m)
Final positions: 1 Egypt, 2 Kuwait, 3 Hong Kong, 4 Serbia
Pool B:
[2] ENGLAND
bt [15] GERMANY 2/1
Adrian Grant
bt Raphael Kandra 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 (32m)
Nick Matthew
lost to Simon Rosner 11-4, 3-3 ret. (20m)
Peter Barker
bt Jens Schoor 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (29m)
[17/24]
AUSTRIA bt [25/28] JAPAN 2/1
Stefan
Brauneis bt Shimizu Takanori 3-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-5 (44m)
Aqeel Rehman
bt Yuta Fukui 4-11, 11-3, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9 (65m)
Jakob
Dirnberger lost to Tsukue Shinnosuke 6-11, 10-12, 10-12 (25m)
Final positions: 1 England, 2 Germany, 3 Austria, 4 Japan
Pool C:
[3] FRANCE
bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Renan
Lavigne bt Keith Moran 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (27m)
Gregory
Gaultier bt Liam Kenny 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (37m)
Thierry
Lincou bt Arthur Gaskin 11-9, 11-1, 11-8 (28m)
Final positions: 1 France, 2 Ireland, 3 Denmark
Pool D:
[4]
AUSTRALIA bt [13] NETHERLANDS 2/1
Aaron
Frankcomb bt Rene Mijs 8-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (68m)
David Palmer
lost to Laurens Jan Anjema 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 10-12 (75m)
Cameron
Pilley bt Piedro Schweertman 11-0, 11-6, 13-11 (31m)
Final positions: 1 Australia, 2 Netherlands, 3 Wales
Pool E:
[5]
MALAYSIA bt [12] USA 3/0
Mohd
Nafiizwan Adnan bt Preston Quick 11-3, 15-13, 12-10 (41m)
Mohd Azlan
Iskandar bt Julian Illingworth 11-6, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6 (48m)
Ong Beng Hee
bt Gilly Lane 10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 (51m)
Final positions: 1 Malaysia, 2 USA, 3 Finland
Pool F:
[11] SOUTH
AFRICA bt [6] PAKISTAN 2/1
Clinton
Leeuw bt Yasir Butt 11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8 (51m)
Stephen
Coppinger bt Aamir Atlas Khan 10-12, 2-11, 11-9, 11-1, 12-10 (55m)
Rodney
Durbach lost to Farhan Mehboob 7-11, 2-11, 5-11 (25m)
[17/24]
SWEDEN bt [25/28] KENYA 3/0
Joakim
Larsson bt Hartaj Bains 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4 (43m)
Rasmus Hult
bt Hardeep Reel 11-1, 11-4, 11-8 (29m)
Carl-Johan
Lofvenborg bt Rajdeep Bains 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 (27m)
Final positions: 1 South Africa, 2 Pakistan, 3 Sweden, 4 Kenya
Pool G:
[7] CANADA
bt [10] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Shawn
Delierre bt Martin Knight 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-7 (75m)
Jonathon
Power bt Kashif Shuja 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 (34m)
Shahier
Razik bt Campbell Grayson 11-6, 11-9, 11-3 (41m)
Final positions: 1 Canada, 2 New Zealand, 3 Spain
Pool H:
[8] ITALY
bt [9] INDIA 2/1
Jose
Facchini bt Gaurav Nandrajog 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (32m)
Davide
Bianchetti bt Ritwik Bhattacharya 13-11, 11-7, 11-8 (35m)
Amr Swelim
lost to Harinder Pal Sandhu 9-11, 9-11, 9-11 (42m)
[17/24]
SCOTLAND bt [25/28] VENEZUELA 3/0
Chris Small bt Juan Pablo Sanchez 11-3, 11-4,
11-4 (16m)
Alan Clyne
bt Francisco Valecillo 11-0, 11-3, 11-1 (15m)
Stuart
Crawford bt Juan Pablo Rothie 11-4, 7-11, 11-0, 11-3 (25m)
Final positions: 1 Italy, 2 Scotland, 3 India, 4 Venezuela
Kuwait & Scotland Make World
Championship Top 16 Play-Offs
Kuwait
and Scotland earned unexpected places in the last sixteen
play-offs in the 22nd Men's World Team Squash Championship
after wins over Hong Kong and Venezuela, respectively,
in the final qualifying round of the World Squash Federation
event at Squash Center Denmark in the city of
Odense in Denmark.
In a further
remarkable upset, 11th seeds South Africa beat sixth seeds
and six-time champions Pakistan to finish as winners of Pool
F.
But it was
outsiders Kuwait's day as the 17/24 seeds toppled Hong Kong 2/1 in
Pool A - banishing the 15th seeds to the play-offs for the 17-24th
place play-offs. Bader Al Hussaini put Kuwait in the driving
seat with an 11-3, 11-9, 11-8 win over Hong Kong's rising star
Leo Au, the 19-year-old Asian Junior champion.
Kuwaiti number
one Abdullah Almezayen clinched his country's success by
beating Dick Lau 11-6, 14-12, 11-6. Kuwait will now face
defending champions England for a place in their first
quarter-final.
Scotland, also
17/24 seeds, made their breakthrough in Pool H by beating India,
the No9 seeds, on the first day. The former semi-finalists, who
finished in 18th place last time, had no trouble beating outsiders
Venezuela 3/0, with Chris Small, Alan Clyne and
Stuart Crawford wrapping up victory in less than an hour to take
second place in the Pool behind Italy. Scotland will now
line up against Canada.
It was a
powerful performance from South Africa which saw the team which
finished in 11th place last time battle from behind to beat a strong
Pakistan team led by world No14 Aamir Atlas Khan. Clinton
Leeuw began the rout, recovering from 2/1 down to beat Pakistani
Yasir Butt, ranked more than 40 places higher in the world,
11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8.
But it was
Stephen Coppinger who claimed the biggest scalp, the world No57
battling to a 10-12, 2-11, 11-9, 11-1, 12-10 win in 55 minutes over
Atlas Khan. Farhan Mehboob restored some pride in the
Pakistani squad with a straight games win over the now retired South
African stalwart Rodney Durbach.
There were
notable individual performances on the day - none more so than
Dutchman Lauren Jan Anjema's first ever win over
distinguished Australian David Palmer, a two-time world
individual champion. The win boosted the confidence of the squad -
but Netherlands went on to lose 2/1 to fourth seeds Australia, but
finished in second place in Pool D.
Anjema's
75-minute 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10 victory over Palmer marked the
Australian number one's first ever defeat for his country since
making his debut in 2001.
 Defending
champions England suffered a major setback when squad number
one Nick Matthew (Left) twisted his ankle midway through his second
game against top-ranked German Simon Rosner. The world No5
from Sheffield was rushed to hospital for an X-ray, which showed
that nothing was broken.
Second seeds
England carried on to beat Germany 2/1 - but further participation
in the event by the squad's top string looks bleak.
Last
sixteen round:
[1] EGYPT v
[15] GERMANY
[7] CANADA v
[17/24] SCOTLAND
[4] AUSTRALIA
v [14] IRELAND
[5] MALAYSIA v
[6] PAKISTAN
[11] SOUTH
AFRICA v [12] USA
[3] FRANCE v
[13] NETHERLANDS
[8] ITALY v
[10] NEW ZEALAND
[2] ENGLAND v
[17/24] KUWAIT
17th -
24th place play-offs:
[16] HONG KONG
v [17/24] SPAIN
[17/24] WALES
v [17/24] FINLAND
[17/24]
DENMARK v [17/24] SWEDEN
[17/24]
AUSTRIA v [9] INDIA
25th -
28th place play-offs:
[25/28] SERBIA
v [25/28] VENEZUELA
[25/28] JAPAN
v [25/28] KENYA
Official
website:
www.squashwmt2009.com
Qualifying
rounds -
Pool A:
[1] EGYPT
bt [17/24] KUWAIT 3/0
Amr Shabana
bt Abdullah Almezayen 11-7, 11-4, 11-2 (21m)
Wael El
Hindi bt Bader Al Hussaini 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (31m)
Ramy Ashour
bt Salem Fayez Mohammed 11-4, 11-4, 12-10 (18m)
[16] HONG
KONG bt SERBIA 3/0
Dick Lau bt
Dennis Drenjovski 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 (26m)
Anson Kwong
bt Marko Matanovic 11-3, 11-1, 11-2 (18m)
Max Lee bt
Ivan Djordjevic 10-12, 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 (25m)
[1] EGYPT
bt [16] HONG KONG 3/0
Amr Shabana
bt Dick Lau 11-5, 11-2, 11-1 (24m)
Wael El
Hindi bt Anson Kwong 12-10, 11-7, 12-10 (31m)
Ramy Ashour
bt Max Lee 11-7, 11-7, 12-10 (26m)
[17/24]
KUWAIT bt SERBIA 3/0
Abdullah
Almezayen bt Daniel Zilic 11-6, 11-3, 11-1 (25m)
Bader Al
Hussaini bt Marko Matanovic 11-2, 11-0, 11-1 (17m)
Salem Fayez
Mohammed bt Ivan Djordjevic 11-5, 11-7, 11-2 (11m)
Pool B:
[2] ENGLAND
bt JAPAN 3/0
Nick Matthew
bt Yuta Fukui 6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (37m)
Adrian Grant
bt Shimizu Takanori 11-5, 11-2, 11-2 (26m)
James
Willstrop bt Tsukue Shinnosuke 11-1, 11-5, 11-3 (43m)
[15]
GERMANY bt [17/24] AUSTRIA 3/0
Simon Rosner
bt Aqeel Rehman 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (29m)
Stefan
Leifels bt Stefan Brauneis 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (24m)
Jens Schoor
bt Jakob Dirnberger 15-13, 11-3, 11-8 (33m)
[2] ENGLAND
bt [17/24] AUSTRIA 3/0
James
Willstrop bt Aqeel Rehman 11-3, 13-11, 9-11, 11-6 (39m)
Adrian Grant
bt Christian Coufal 11-4, 11-5, 11-0 (22m)
Peter Barker
bt Jakob Dirnberger 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (25m)
[15]
GERMANY bt JAPAN 3/0
Simon Rosner
bt Yuta Fukui 11-5, 11-8, 11-2 (23m)
Stefan
Leifels bt Jun Matsumoto 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (28m)
Jens Schoor
bt Tsukue Shinnosuke 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 (50m)
Pool C:
[14]
IRELAND bt [17/24] DENMARK 3/0
Liam Kenny
bt Rasmus Nielsen 5-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-8 (57m)
Derek Ryan
bt Danny Knudsen 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 (44m)
Arthur
Gaskin bt Kristian Frost Olesen 11-8, 11-1, 8-11, 11-5 (40m)
[3] FRANCE
bt [17/24] DENMARK 3/0
Thierry
Lincou bt Rasmus Nielsen 11-9, 11-3, 11-5 (27m)
Julien Balbo
bt Kim Povlsen 11-3, 11-2, 11-6 (26m)
Renan
Lavigne bt Kristian Frost Olesen 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7 (57m)
Pool D:
[13]
NETHERLANDS bt [17/24] WALES 2/1
Laurens Jan
Anjema bt Rob Sutherland 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 (37m)
Sebastian
Weenink lost to Peter Creed 5-11, 6-11, 11-3, 9-11 (39m)
Piedro
Schweertman bt Jethro Binns 11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (38m)
[4]
AUSTRALIA bt [17/24] WALES 3/0
Stewart
Boswell bt Rob Sutherland 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (31m)
Aaron
Frankcomb bt Nic Birt 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (25m)
Cameron
Pilley bt Peter Creed 11-7, 9-11, 11-2, 11-3 (43m)
Pool E:
[12] USA bt
[17/24] FINLAND 2/1
Julian
Illingworth lost to Olli Tuominen 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 4-11 (48m)
Christopher
Gordon bt Matias Tuomi 10-12, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7 (81m)
Gilly Lane
bt Henrik Mustonen 11-9, 11-2, 11-3 (30m)
[5]
MALAYSIA bt [17/24] FINLAND 2/1
Mohd Azlan
Iskandar lost to Olli Tuominen 8-11, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11 (51m)
Mohd
Nafiizwan Adnan bt Hameed Ahmed 11-8, 11-8, 11-1 (29m)
Ong Beng Hee
bt Henrik Mustonen 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-4 (40m)
Pool F:
[6]
PAKISTAN bt KENYA 3/0
Aamir Atlas
Khan bt Hardeep Reel 11-3, 11-6, 11-6 (19m)
Yasir Butt
bt Joseph Ndungu Karigithe 11-2, 11-5, 11-2 (18m)
Farhan
Mehboob bt Rajdeep Bains 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 (20m)
[11] SOUTH
AFRICA bt [17/24] SWEDEN 2/1
Stephen
Coppinger lost to Rasmus Hult 11-9, 5-11, 9-11, 7-11 (55m)
Clinton
Leeuw bt Joakim Larsson 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (26m)
Jesse
Engelbrecht bt Carl-Johan Lofvenborg 11-6, 11-4, 11-5 (30m)
[6]
PAKISTAN bt [17/24] SWEDEN 3/0
Aamir Atlas
Khan bt Rasmus Hult 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 (30m)
Mansoor
Zaman bt Andre Vikstrom 11-8, 11-3, 11-0 (24m)
Farhan
Mehboob bt Carl-Johan Lofvenborg 11-2, 11-8, 11-7 (21m)
[11] SOUTH
AFRICA bt KENYA 3/0
Rodney
Durbach bt Hardeep Reel 11-6, 11-2, 11-6 (23m)
Clinton
Leeuw bt Joseph Ndungu Karigithe 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (27m)
Jesse
Engelbrecht bt Hartaj Bains 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 (20m)
Pool G:
[10] NEW
ZEALAND bt [17/24] SPAIN 2/1
Kashif Shuja
lost to David Vidal 11-0, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 6-11 (53m)
Martin
Knight bt Eduardo Gonzales De Chaves 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 (37m)
Campbell
Grayson bt Alejandro Garbi Caro 9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3 (60m)
[7] CANADA
bt [17/24] SPAIN 3/0
Jonathon
Power bt David Vidal 11-6, 11-4, 11-1 (28m)
Shawn
Delierre bt Carlos Cornes Ribadas 11-8, 11-3, 11-7 (28m)
Shahier
Razik bt Alejandro Garbi Caro 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (35m)
Pool H:
[8] ITALY
bt VENEZUELA 3/0
Marcus
Berrett bt Francisco Valecillo 11-2, 11-0, 11-0 (13m)
Jose
Facchini bt Juan Pablo Sanchez 11-3, 11-5, 11-1 (19m)
Amr Swelim
bt Juan Pablo Rothie 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (20m)
[17/24]
SCOTLAND bt [9] INDIA 3/0
Alan Clyne
bt Ritwik Bhattacharya 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (29m)
Chris Small
bt Gaurav Nandrajog 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 (43m)
Stuart
Crawford bt Harinder Pal Sandhu 12-10, 11-4, 11-6 (30m)
[8] ITALY
bt [17/24] SCOTLAND 3/0
Davide
Bianchetti bt Alan Clyne 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (68m)
Amr Swelim
bt Chris Small 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (35m)
Marcus
Berrett bt Stuart Crawford 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (40m)
[9] INDIA
bt VENEZUELA 3/0
Ritwik
Bhattacharya bt Juan Pablo Rothie 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (23m)
Gaurav
Nandrajog bt Gabriel Teran 11-1, 11-3, 11-5 (16m)
Harinder Pal
Sandhu bt Juan Pablo Sanchez 11-5, 11-3, 11-1 (18m)
Scotland Trounce India In World
Team Championship Upset
After two days
of toil between 28 nations competing in the 22nd Men's World Team
Squash Championship in Denmark, Scotland recorded
the only significant upset when they beat ninth seeds India
in the qualifying rounds of the World Squash Federation event
at the Squash Center Denmark in the city of Odense.
Seeded outside
the top 16 and featuring a squad each ranked below their equivalent
opponents, Scotland went into the tie led by Alan Clyne, the
world No83 from Edinburgh, who beat India's Ritwik Bhattacharya
- ranked almost 20 places higher - 11-7, 11-4, 11-5.
The British
side sealed victory when unranked Chris Small, a 31-year-old
from Dunfermline, beat Gaurav Nandrajog 11-8, 11-9, 11-5.
The Scots celebrated a 3/0 win when squad number two, the world No
132 from Edinburgh, beat Harinder Pal Sandhu, from Chennai,
12-10, 11-4, 11-6.
India restored
some pride later in Pool H by beating outsiders Venezuela
3/0, while Scotland went down 3/0 to Pool favourites Italy,
the eighth seeds.
Defending
champions England scored straightforward 3/0 wins over
Japan and Austria in Pool B, while event favourites
Egypt were also untroubled against Hong Kong and
Kuwait.
Egypt Seeded To Reclaim World Team
Title In Denmark
Defending
champions England are seeded to reach the final of the
2009 Men's World Team Squash Championship in Denmark next
month - but Egypt are expected to win the title for the first
time for ten years, according to the seedings announced by the
World Squash Federation.
The
championship, in its 22nd edition since the inaugural event in 1967,
will be held in Denmark for the first time, from 27 September to 3
October. The venue will be the Squash Center Denmark in the
city of Odense, the birth city of Hans Christian Andersen.
Led by world
number one Karim Darwish, Egypt will be keen to make amends
for a shock fourth place finish in the previous championship (in
2007) as they bid to repeat their 1999 success at this year's event.
England,
bidding to become the first country since Pakistan in 1987 to win
the biennial title three times in a row, will be led by the new
British Open champion Nick Matthew. The world No5
clinched the title for the second time this week in the event's
first all-English final for 70 years.
France
and Australia are seeded three and four, respectively.
France, runners-up in 2003, have yet to win the title – whilst
Australia, beaten finalists in 2007, boast eight title triumphs
between 1967 and 2003.
Six-time
champions Pakistan are seeded six - behind Malaysia -
and thus expected to record their best finish since 1997.
Italy,
who will be making their first appearance in the event since
2003, are named as eighth seeds. Led by Davide Bianchetti,
the Italian squad will include former Englishman Marcus Berrett
and ex-Egyptian Amr Swelim – both of whom will be making
their debuts for their new country.
Serbia
will be making their
debut in the championship which was launched 42 years ago.
Pools line-up:
POOL A: [1]
EGYPT; [16] HONG KONG; KUWAIT; SERBIA
POOL B: [2]
ENGLAND; [15] GERMANY; AUSTRIA; JAPAN
POOL C: [3]
FRANCE; [14] IRELAND; DENMARK;
POOL D: [4]
AUSTRALIA; [13] NETHERLANDS; WALES;
POOL E: [5]
MALAYSIA; [12] USA; FINLAND
POOL F: [6]
PAKISTAN; [11] SOUTH AFRICA; SWEDEN; KENYA
POOL G: [7]
CANADA; [10] NEW ZEALAND; SPAIN
POOL H: [8]
ITALY; [9] INDIA; SCOTLAND; VENEZUELA
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