Women's World Team 1996 | |||
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10th World Women's Team Championship | |||
Location | |||
Date(s) | October 14–19, 1996 | ||
Results | |||
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The 1996 Women's Perrier World Team Squash Championships were held in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and took place from October 14 until October 19, 1996. [1] [2]
Petaling Jaya is a major Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the Petaling District of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 square kilometres (37.5 sq mi). Petaling Jaya was granted city status on 20 June 2006.
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and largest city while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. With a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the world's 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia. In the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries, with large numbers of endemic species.
Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Liz Irving, Michelle Martin, Sarah Fitzgerald, Carol Owens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
2 | Claire Nitch, Carla Venter, Angelique Clifton-Parks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Sabine Schöne, Sabine Baum, Silke Bartel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Berkeley Belknap, Demer Holleran, Alicia McConnell, Ellie Pierce | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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Oct 14 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 14 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 15 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 15 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 16 | 2-1 | ||
Oct 16 | 3-0 |
Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Cassie Jackman, Suzanne Horner, Linda Charman, Fiona Geaves | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
2 | Leilani Marsh, Jade Wilson, Philippa Beams, Sarah Cook | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Vanessa Atkinson, Denise Sommers, Daphne Jelgersma | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Salma Shabana, Maha Zein, A Abu Oul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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Oct 14 | 2-1 | ||
Oct 14 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 15 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 15 | 2-1 | ||
Oct 16 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 16 | 3-0 |
Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Nina Taimiaho, Tuula Myllyniemi, Kia Paasivirta, Piia Karonen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
2 | Heather Wallace, Melanie Jans, Kelsey Soucheraux, Carolyn Russell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Louise Finnegan, Aisling McArdle, Olivia French, Madeline Perry | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Carrie Yeo Heng Kooi, Leong Siu Lynn, Kuan Choy Lin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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Oct 14 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 14 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 15 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 15 | 2-1 | ||
Oct 16 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 16 | 2-1 |
Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Senga Macfie, Pamela Nimmo, Claire Waddell, Wendy Maitland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
2 | Corinne Castets, Isabelle Stoehr, Corinne Vézin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Dawn Olsen, Rebecca Chiu, Christina Mak | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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Oct 17 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 17 | 2-1 | ||
Oct 17 | 2-1 | ||
Oct 17 | 3-0 |
Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
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Oct 18 | 3-0 | ||
Oct 18 | 3-0 |
Team One | Team Two | Score |
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2-1 |
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