Scotland | |
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Coach | Roger Flynn |
Association | Scottish Squash and Racketball |
Colors | Blue |
World Team Squash Championships | |
First year | 1981 |
Best finish | 4th |
Number of entries | 14 |
The Scotland women's national squash team represents Scotland in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Scottish Squash and Racketball.
Since 1981, Scotland has finished in one fourth place of the World Squash Team Open, in 1981.
Year | Result | Position | W | L |
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Toronto 1981 | Group Stage | 4th | 4 | 2 |
Perth 1983 | Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 3 |
Dublin 1985 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 5 |
Auckland 1987 | Group Stage | 6th | 5 | 3 |
Warmond 1989 | Quarter Final | 6th | 2 | 4 |
Sydney 1990 | Group Stage | 11th | 0 | 5 |
Vancouver 1992 | Quarter Final | 8th | 3 | 3 |
Guernsey 1994 | Group Stage | 7th | 2 | 4 |
Petaling Jaya 1996 | Quarter Final | 7th | 4 | 2 |
Stuttgart 1998 | Group Stage | 12th | 4 | 3 |
Sheffield 2000 | Round of 16 | 9th | 5 | 2 |
Odense 2002 | Quarter Final | 6th | 4 | 3 |
Amsterdam 2004 | Group Stage | 14th | 2 | 5 |
Edmonton 2006 | Did not present | |||
Cairo 2008 | ||||
Palmerston North 2010 | ||||
Nîmes 2012 | Group Stage | 21st | 2 | 4 |
Niagara-on-the-Lake 2014 | Did not present | |||
Total | 14/18 | 0 Title | 42 | 48 |
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