Egypt | |
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Coach | Ashraf Hanfi |
Association | Egyptian Squash Association |
Colors | Black & Red |
World Team Squash Championships | |
First year | 1969 |
World Team titles | 5 (1999, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019) |
Runners-up | 3 |
Best finish | 1st |
Number of entries | 24 |
The Egypt men's national squash team represents Egypt in international squash team competitions, and is governed by the Egyptian Squash Association.
Since 1969, Egypt has won 5 World Squash Team Open titles. Their most recent title came in 2019.
Year | Result | Position | W | L |
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Melbourne 1967 | Did not present | |||
Birmingham 1969 | Group Stage | 6th | 0 | 5 |
Palmerston North 1971 | Group Stage | 4th | 4 | 2 |
Johannesburg 1973 | Did not present | |||
Birmingham 1976 | Group Stage | 4th | 3 | 3 |
Toronto 1977 | Group Stage | 3rd | 6 | 1 |
Brisbane 1979 | Semi Final | 4th | 5 | 3 |
Stockholm 1981 | Semi Final | 3rd | 6 | 1 |
Auckland 1983 | Semi Final | 4th | 6 | 3 |
Cairo 1985 | Group Stage | 5th | 5 | 4 |
London 1987 | Quarter Final | 6th | 5 | 3 |
Singapore 1989 | Quarter Final | 5th | 4 | 4 |
Helsinki 1991 | Semi Final | 4th | 1 | 4 |
Karachi 1993 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 3 |
Cairo 1995 | Semi Final | 3rd | 3 | 3 |
Petaling Jaya 1997 | Semi Final | 4th | 3 | 3 |
Cairo 1999 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 1 |
Melbourne 2001 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 3 |
Vienna 2003 | Semi Final | 4th | 5 | 2 |
Islamabad 2005 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 1 |
Chennai 2007 | Semi Final | 4th | 5 | 2 |
Odense 2009 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 0 |
Paderborn 2011 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 0 |
Mulhouse 2013 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 1 |
Cairo 2015 | Cancelled | |||
Marseille 2017 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 0 |
Washington, D.C. 2019 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 0 |
Total | 24/26 | 5 Titles | 112 | 52 |
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