Malaysia men's national squash team

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Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia.svg
CoachPeter John Genever
Association Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia
ColorsBlack & Yellow
World Team Squash Championships
First year1979
World Team titles0
Runners-up0
Best finish5th
Number of entries18
Asian Squash Team Championships
Asian Team titles4
Runners-up6
Best finish Gold medal asia.svg 1st

The Malaysia men's national squash team represents Malaysia in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia.

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Since 1967, Malaysia has participated in six quarter finals of the World Squash Team Open.

Current team

Results

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References

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  2. "Championship Records | World Squash". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2013-08-18.