Men's World Team 1976 | |||
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5th World Men's Team Championship | |||
Location | The Midlands, England | ||
Date(s) | May 04–13, 1976 | ||
Results | |||
Champions | Great Britain | ||
Runners-up | Pakistan | ||
Third place | Australia | ||
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The 1976 Men's World Team Amateur Squash Championships was the fifth edition of the tournament. It was held at thirteen Midlands Clubs in England and took place from 4 to 13 May 1976. This was the first time in the tournament's history that a nation other than Australia became the champion. Great Britain, the runners-up for four consecutive tournaments dating back to 1967, finally became champions of the tournament. [1] [2]
South Africa were barred from the competition. [3]
Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Australia | Cam Nancarrow, Dean Williams, Steve Bowditch, Kevin Shawcross | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
2 | Egypt | Aladin Alouba, Sheriff Ali, Gamal Awad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Sweden | Tarras Tovar, Mikael Hellstrom, Lars Kvant | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4 | India | Raj Manchandra, Nikhil Senapati, Fali Madon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
5 | United States | Bill Andruss, Peter Briggs, Gil Mateer, Tom Page | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Nigeria withdrew from the Pool A & the tournament
Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Great Britain | Jonathan Leslie, Stuart Courtney, Philip Ayton, Ian Robinson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
2 | Pakistan | Mohammad Saleem, Maqsood Ahmed, Atlas Khan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | New Zealand | Trevor Colyer, Howard Broun, Bruce Brownlee, Neven Barbour | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Canada | Jug Walia, Colin Adair, Victor Harding, Mike Desaulniers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
5 | Kuwait | N Abdulla, M Suweldan, A Atiya | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Held at the Edgbaston Priory Club from May 11–13.
Pos | Nation | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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