| Men's World Team 1997 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th World Men's Team Championship | |||
| Location |  Malaysia | ||
| Date(s) | November 10–15, 1997 | ||
| Results | |||
 Champions |  England | ||
 Runners-up |  Canada | ||
 Third place |  Australia | ||
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The 1997 Men's ASCM Sharp World Team Squash Championships were held in Malaysia and took place from November 10-15, 1997. [1] [2]
| Team one | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Canada |  Germany | 2-1 |
| Canada | England | 2-1 |
| Canada |  Pakistan | 3-0 |
| England | Pakistan | 3-0 |
| England | Germany | 3-0 |
| Pakistan | Germany | 2-1 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | Jonathon Power, Graham Ryding, Gary Waite, Kelly Patrick | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | England | Simon Parke, Del Harris, Chris Walker, Peter Marshall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Pakistan | Zubair Jahan Khan, Amjad Khan, Kumail Mehmood | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | Simon Frenz, Florian Pössl, Oliver Kowalski | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team one | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia |  Finland | 3-0 |
| Australia |  Wales | 3-0 |
| Australia |  Egypt | 3-0 |
| Egypt | Wales | 2-1 |
| Egypt | Finland | 2-1 |
| Finland | Wales | 2-1 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Brett Martin, Rodney Eyles, Craig Rowland, Dan Jenson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Egypt | Amr Shabana, Amir Wagih, Omar El Borolossy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland | Juha Raumolin, Janne Kyttanen, Mika Monto, Ville Sistonen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales | Alex Gough, David Evans, Gareth Davies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team one | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 South Africa |  New Zealand | 3-0 |
| South Africa |  France | 2-1 |
| South Africa |  Spain | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Spain | 2-1 |
| New Zealand | France | 2-1 |
| France | Spain | 3-0 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Craig Wapnick, Glenn Whittaker, Craig van der Wath, Mike Tootill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New Zealand | Glen Wilson, Wayne Werder, Paul Steel, Daniel Sharplin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team one | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia |  Scotland | 2-1 |
| Malaysia |  Sweden | 2-1 |
| Malaysia |  Argentina | 3-0 |
| Sweden | Argentina | 3-0 |
| Sweden | Scotland | 2-1 |
| Scotland | Argentina | 2-1 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | Kenneth Low, Yap Kok Four, Ricky Lee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | Fredrik Johnson, Anders Thoren, Daniel Forslund | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland | Martin Heath, Alan Thomson, Stuart Cowie, Peter Nicol* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Argentina | Federico Usandizaga, Diego De Bella, Jorge Gutiérrez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Nicol unable to compete*
| Team one | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Malaysia | 3-0 |
| Australia | South Africa | 3-0 |
| England | Finland | 3-0 |
| Egypt | Pakistan | 3-0 |
| Team one | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| England | Australia | 3-0 |
| Canada | Egypt | 2-1 |
| Team one | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Egypt | 2-1 |
 England 3 | FINAL Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15 November 1997 |  Canada 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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