2023 Men's World Squash Team | |
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27th WSF World Men's Team Championship | |
Location | Tauranga, New Zealand |
Venue | Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre |
Date(s) | 11 – 17 December |
Teams | 24 |
Results | |
Champions | Egypt |
Runners-up | England |
Third place | Switzerland France |
The 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships was the 27th edition of world men's team championship for squash players. [1] The event was held at the Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre in Tauranga, New Zealand, from 11 to 17 December 2023. The tournament was sanctioned by the World Squash Federation and was the first to be held since 2019 because the 2021 edition had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
Egypt retained the title defeating England in the final, it was Egypt's sixth success. [3] [4]
A total of 24 teams competed from all five confederations.
Group A
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Ali Farag, Mazen Hesham, Youssef Soliman, Mostafa Asal |
2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hafiz Zhafri, Ameeshenraj Chandaran, Sanjay Jeeva, Addeen Idrakie |
3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sam Buckley, Sean Conroy, Oisin Logan |
Group B
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Adrian Waller, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Patrick Rooney, Marwan El Shorbagy |
2 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dewald Van Niekerk, Tristen Worth, Jean-Pierre Brits, Damian Groenewald |
3 | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Robert Garcia, David William Pelino, Reymark Begornia, Jonathan Reyes |
Group C
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Grégoire Marche, Baptiste Masotti, Auguste Dussourd, Victor Crouin |
2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Joseph White, Rhys Dowling, Dylan Molinaro, Nicholas Calvert |
3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rowan Damming, Samuel Gerrits, Thijs Roukens, Hjalmer Mols |
Group D
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Yannick Wilhelmi, Nicolas Müller, Robin Gadola, Dimitri Steinmann |
2 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Babatunde Ajagbe, Onaopemipo Adegoke, Gabriel Olufunmilayo, Samuel Kehinde |
3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Shota Yasunari, Yujin Ikeda, Yuta Ando, Naoki Sone |
Group E
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Andrew Douglas, Timothy Brownell, Shahjahan Khan, Spencer Lovejoy |
2 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Viktor Byrtus, Daniel Mekbib, Jakub Solnicky |
3 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Dylan Robert Russell, Brian Tapurau, Manu Priest, Joshua Simeon |
Group F
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | Wales | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Owain Taylor, Joel Makin, Emyr Evans, Elliott Morris |
2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Lwamba Chileshe, Temwa Chileshe, Elijah Thomas, Paul Coll |
3 | Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Dong Hyun Ji, Hyeon Beom Kang, Dongjun Lee, Dong Min Lee |
Group G
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Rory Stewart, Greg Lobban, Alasdair Prott, Alan Clyne |
2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | David Baillargeon, Liam Marrison, Salaheldin Eltorgman, Brett Schille |
3 | Samoa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Onesemo Old, Leo Fatialofa, Donald Geoffrey Marfleet |
Group H
Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts | Players |
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1 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Raphael Kandra, Simon Rösner, Yannik Omlor |
2 | Hong Kong, China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Tang Ming Hong, Lau Tsz Kwan, Henry Leung, Wong Chi Him |
3 | Tahiti | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Laurent Loudier, Kevin Pons, Adrien Maury, Kamal Soussi |
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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Scotland | Hong Kong, China | 2–1 |
England | Malaysia | 2–0 |
Switzerland | Australia | 2–0 |
Egypt | South Africa | 2–0 |
Wales | Czech Republic | 2–0 |
France | Nigeria | 2–0 |
Germany | Canada | 2–0 |
United States | New Zealand | 2–1 |
England 2 | Quarter-final 1 Mercury Arena | Germany 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland 2 | Quarter-final 2 Devoy Glass | United States 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France 2 | Quarter-final 3 Mercury Arena | Wales 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egypt 2 | Quarter-final 4 Mercury Arena | Scotland 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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England 2 | Semi-final 1 Mercury Arena | France 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egypt 2 | Semi-final 2 Mercury Arena | Switzerland 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egypt 2 | Final Mercury Arena | England 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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England | |
Switzerland | |
France | |
5th | Wales |
6th | United States |
7th | Scotland |
8th | Germany |
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