| Women's World Team 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th World Women's Team Championship | |||
| Location | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date(s) | 17–25 November 2000 | ||
| Results | |||
 Champions |  England | ||
 Runners-up |  Australia | ||
 Third place |  New Zealand | ||
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The 2000 Women's Eye Group World Team Squash Championships were held in Sheffield, England and took place from 17 November until 25 November 2000. [1] [2]
England Australia New Zealand
Egypt
Netherlands
Scotland
South Africa
Germany
Canada
France
Denmark
Hong Kong| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | England |  Italy | 3-0 |
| 19 Nov | Hong Kong |  Brazil | 2-1 |
| 20 Nov | England | Hong Kong | 3-0 |
| 20 Nov | Italy | Brazil | 0-3 |
| 21 Nov | England | Brazil | 3-0 |
| 21 Nov | Italy | Hong Kong | 0-3 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Stephanie Brind, Rebecca Macree, Linda Charman, Tania Bailey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | Rebecca Chiu, Karen Lau, Elsie Ng, Christina Mak | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Brazil | Karen Redfern, Flavia Roberts, Alessandra Bello, Carmen Amazonas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | Sonia Pasteris, Chiara Ferrari, Veronica Favero, Manuela Manetta | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | Australia |  Wales | 3-0 |
| 19 Nov | Denmark |  Malaysia | 2-1 |
| 20 Nov | Australia | Malaysia | 3-0 |
| 20 Nov | Denmark | Wales | 3-0 |
| Nov 210 | Australia | Denmark | 3-0 |
| 21 Nov | Malaysia | Wales | 3-0 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Sarah Fitzgerald, Natalie Grinham, Robyn Cooper, Laura Keating | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Denmark | Ellen Petersen, Julie Dorn-Jensen, Line Hansen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Malaysia | Sharon Wee, Tricia Chuah, Cheryl David | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales | Katrina Hogan, Hayley James, Anna Vaughan, Louise Griffiths | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | New Zealand |  Spain | 3-0 |
| 20 Nov | New Zealand | France | 3-0 |
| 21 Nov | France | Spain | 3-0 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | Sarah Cook, Leilani Joyce, Shelley Kitchen, Lara Petera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | France | Isabelle Stoehr, Corinne Castets, Mylene De Muylder | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Spain | Natalia Meneu, Elisabet Sadò, Olga Puigdemont, Laia Sans | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | Egypt |  Nigeria | w/o |
| 19 Nov | Canada |  Switzerland | 2-1 |
| 20 Nov | Egypt | Switzerland | 3-0 |
| 20 Nov | Canada | Nigeria | w/o |
| 21 Nov | Egypt | Canada | 3-0 |
| 21 Nov | Switzerland | Nigeria | w/o |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | Salma Shabana, Maha Zein, Omneya Abdel Kawy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada | Melanie Jans, Marnie Baizley, Lauren Wagner, Carolyn Russell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Switzerland | Agnes Muller, Manuela Zehnder, Olivia Hauser | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | Netherlands |  Ireland | 3-0 |
| 20 Nov | Germany | Netherlands | 2-1 |
| 21 Nov | Germany | Ireland | 3-0 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | Sabine Schöne, Daniela Grzenia, Karin Beriere | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands | Vanessa Atkinson, Denise Sommers, Daphne Jelgersma, Bea De Dreu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ireland | Madeline Perry, Aisling Blake, Anna McGeever, Eleanor Lapthorne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | South Africa |  United States | 3-0 |
| 19 Nov | Scotland |  Japan | 3-0 |
| 20 Nov | South Africa | Japan | 3-0 |
| 20 Nov | Scotland | United States | 3-0 |
| 21 Nov | South Africa | Scotland | 2-1 |
| 21 Nov | Japan | United States | 0-3 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Claire Nitch, Sjeanne Cawdry, Angelique Clifton-Parks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | Pamela Nimmo, Wendy Maitland, Senga Macfie, Susan Dalrymple | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | United States | Ivy Pochoda, Louisa Hall, Margaret Elias, Shirin Kaufman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan | Eri Tsuchida, Naoko Nishio, Yuka Goto, Yoriko Hamada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov | Australia | Ireland | 3-0 |
| 22 Nov | New Zealand | Hong Kong | 3-0 |
| 22 Nov | South Africa | Brazil | 3-0 |
| 22 Nov | England | Malaysia | 3-0 |
| 22 Nov | Egypt | Denmark | 2-1 |
| 22 Nov | Canada | Netherlands | 2-1 |
| 22 Nov | Germany | Switzerland | 2-1 |
| 22 Nov | France | Scotland | 2-1 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Australia | France | 3-0 |
| 23 Nov | New Zealand | South Africa | 2-1 |
| 23 Nov | Egypt | Germany | 2-1 |
| 23 Nov | England | Canada | 3-0 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | Australia | Egypt | 2-1 |
| 24 Nov | England | New Zealand | 2-1 |
| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | New Zealand | Egypt | 2-1 |
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