| World University 2008 | |||
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| 6th FISU World University Squash Championship | |||
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| Location |  Cairo, Egypt | ||
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The 2008 World University Squash Championship is the edition of the 2008's World University Squash, which serves as the individual world squash championship for students. The event took place in Cairo in Egypt from 22 August to 28 August.
Restricted from the quarter-final
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5/8 |  Aqeel Rehman | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 |  Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5/8 | Mohd Nafzahizam Adnan | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Tarek Momen | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5/8 |  Alan Clyne | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Tarek Momen | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5/8 | Jethro Binns | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5/8 |  Lucie Fialová | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Emma Beddoes | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9/16 | Birgit Coufal | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Emma Beddoes | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 |  Alana Miller | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5/8 | Siti Munirah Jusoh | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Alana Miller | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5/8 | Lim Yoke Wah | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Canada | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Great Britain | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Malaysia | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | |||||||
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