2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships

Women's World Team 2008
16th WSF World Women's Team Championship
LocationEgypt Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)November 30 - December 6, 2008
Teams19 (from all the 5 confederations)
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/wwteams08.htm
Results
ChampionsEgypt Egypt
Runners-upEngland England
Third placeMalaysia Malaysia
← 2006 Canada New Zealand 2010 →

The 2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships is the women's edition of the 2008 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Cairo, Egypt and took place from November 30 to December 6, 2008. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Egyptian Squash Association. The Egypt team won his first World Team Championships beating the English team in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 19 teams competed from all the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For China, it was their first participation at a world team championship.

Africa
(SFA) 		America
(FPS) 		Asia
(ASF) 		Europe
(ESF) 		Oceania
(OSF) 		Map
 Egypt (Host Country)
 South Africa 		 Canada
 United States 		 China
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 Malaysia 		 Austria
 England (Title Holder)
 France
 Germany
 Ireland
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Spain
  Switzerland 		 Australia
 New Zealand
Map of the participating nations
Map of the participating nations

Seeds

  1. England England (final)
  2. Egypt Egypt (champion)
  3. New Zealand New Zealand (semifinals)
  4. Malaysia Malaysia (semifinals)
  5. Netherlands Netherlands (quarterfinals)
  6. Republic of Ireland Ireland (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Australia (quarterfinals)
  8. France France (first round)

Squads

England England
France France
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Spain Spain
Austria Austria
Egypt Egypt
Australia Australia
Canada Canada
Japan Japan
Switzerland Switzerland
  • Gaby Schmohl
  • Sara Guebey
  • Jasmin Ballman
  • Andrea Lanfranconi
New Zealand New Zealand
Republic of Ireland Ireland
United States United States
Italy Italy
China China
  • Wu Zhznzhen
  • Jiang Li
  • Xiu Chen
  • Ou Wei
Malaysia Malaysia
Netherlands Netherlands
Germany Germany
South Africa South Africa

[1]

Group stage results

Pool A

England England 3 - 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong
France France 3 - 0 Austria Austria
England England 3 - 0 Spain Spain
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3 - 0 Austria Austria
France France 3 - 0 Spain Spain
England England 3 - 0 Austria Austria
Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 - 1 Spain Spain
England England 3 - 0 France France
Spain Spain 3 - 0 Austria Austria
France France 0 - 3 Hong Kong Hong Kong
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 England England 4 4 0 8
2 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4 3 1 6
3 France France 4 2 2 4
4 Spain Spain 4 1 3 2
5 Austria Austria 4 0 4 0

Pool B

Egypt Egypt 2 - 1 Canada Canada
Australia Australia 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Japan Japan
Canada Canada 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Australia Australia 3 - 0 Japan Japan
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Australia Australia 2 - 1 Canada Canada
Japan Japan 3 - 0 Switzerland Switzerland
Canada Canada 3 - 0 Japan Japan
Egypt Egypt 3 - 0 Australia Australia
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 Egypt Egypt 4 4 0 8
2 Australia Australia 4 3 1 6
3 Canada Canada 4 2 2 4
4 Japan Japan 4 1 3 2
5 Switzerland Switzerland 4 0 4 0

Pool C

New Zealand New Zealand 2 - 1 United States United States
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 - 0 China China
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 0 Italy Italy
United States United States 3 - 0 China China
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 - 0 Italy Italy
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 0 China China
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 - 0 United States United States
Italy Italy 3 - 0 China China
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 0 Republic of Ireland Ireland
United States United States 2 - 1 Italy Italy
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 New Zealand New Zealand 4 4 0 8
2 Republic of Ireland Ireland 4 3 1 6
3 United States United States 4 2 2 4
4 Italy Italy 4 1 3 2
5 China China 4 0 4 0

Pool D

Malaysia Malaysia 3 - 0 South Africa South Africa
Netherlands Netherlands 3 - 0 Germany Germany
Malaysia Malaysia 3 - 0 Germany Germany
Netherlands Netherlands 2 - 1 South Africa South Africa
Malaysia Malaysia 3 - 0 Netherlands Netherlands
Germany Germany 0 - 3 South Africa South Africa
Rank Nation Match Win Low Points
1 Malaysia Malaysia 3 3 0 6
2 Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 1 4
3 South Africa South Africa 3 1 2 2
4 Germany Germany 3 0 3 0

Finals

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 England England 3 3 2
6 Republic of Ireland Ireland 0 1 0
1 England England 3 3 2
3 New Zealand New Zealand 1 0 0
3 New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 2
9 Hong Kong Hong Kong 0 1 0
1 England England 0 3 2
2 Egypt Egypt 3 2 3
7 Australia Australia 2 1 2
4 Malaysia Malaysia 3 3 0
4 Malaysia Malaysia 1 3 1 Third place match
2 Egypt Egypt 3 0 3
5 Netherlands Netherlands 0 1 0 3 New Zealand New Zealand 1 3 0
2 Egypt Egypt 3 3 2 4 Malaysia Malaysia 3 1 3

Results

Quarter-finals


England
3 		QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
Republic of Ireland 		N°3 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
N°3 Tania Owens 		11
3 		11
4 		11
5 		     
2 England
Republic of Ireland 		N°1 Jenny Duncalf
N°1 Madeline Perry 		9
11 		11
5 		11
9 		12
10 		   
3 England
Republic of Ireland 		N°2 Alison Waters
N°2 Aisling Blake 		11
6 		11
4 		       

New Zealand
3 		QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Hong Kong 		N°3 Joelle King
N°3 Liu Tsz Ling 		11
2 		11
4 		11
3 		     
2 New Zealand
Hong Kong 		N°1 Shelley Kitchen
N°1 Annie Au 		11
7 		9
11 		11
4 		11
5 		   
3 New Zealand
Hong Kong 		N°2 Jaclyn Hawkes
N°2 Joey Chan 		11
5 		11
2 		       


Australia
1 		QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court
Malaysia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Malaysia 		N°3 Lisa Camilleri
N°3 Delia Arnold 		6
11 		7
11 		11
9 		11
8 		2
11 		 
2 Australia
Malaysia 		N°1 Kasey Brown
N°1 Nicol David 		2
11 		11
8 		1
11 		7
11 		   
3 Australia
Malaysia 		N°2 Donna Urquhart
N°2 Sharon Wee 		11
4 		11
7 		       

Netherlands
0 		QUARTER FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
4 December 2008
Glass Court
Egypt
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Egypt 		N°3 Orla Noom
N°3 Raneem El Weleily 		8
11 		2
11 		8
11 		     
2 Netherlands
Egypt 		N°1 Vanessa Atkinson
N°1 Omneya Abdel Kawy 		8
11 		10
12 		11
6 		7
11 		   
3 Netherlands
Egypt 		N°2 Annelize Naudé
N°2 Engy Kheirallah 		11
13 		6
11 		       

Semi-finals


England
3 		SEMI FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
5 December 2008
Glass Court
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
New Zealand 		N°2 Alison Waters
N°2 Jaclyn Hawkes 		11
6 		11
7 		8
11 		11
5 		   
2 England
New Zealand 		N°1 Jenny Duncalf
N°1 Shelley Kitchen 		11
7 		11
5 		12
10 		     
3 England
New Zealand 		N°3 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
N°3 Joelle King 		11
8 		11
8 		       

Malaysia
1 		SEMI FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
5 December 2008
Glass Court
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malaysia
Egypt 		N°2 Sharon Wee
N°2 Engy Kheirallah 		6
11 		6
11 		11
9 		9
11 		   
2 Malaysia
Egypt 		N°1 Nicol David
N°1 Omneya Abdel Kawy 		16
14 		11
4 		11
8 		     
3 Malaysia
Egypt 		N°3 Delia Arnold
N°3 Raneem El Weleily 		3
11 		6
11 		12
10 		9
11 		   

Final


England
1 		FINAL
Cairo, Egypt
6 December 2008
Glass Court
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 England
Egypt 		N°1 Jenny Duncalf
N°1 Omneya Abdel Kawy 		1
11 		6
11 		9
11 		     
2 England
Egypt 		N°3 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
N°3 Raneem El Weleily 		11
8 		5
11 		15
13 		10
11 		11
4 		 
3 England
Egypt 		N°2 Alison Waters
N°2 Engy Kheirallah 		11
4 		9
11 		11
9 		0
11 		10
12 		 

[2]

 2008 WSF World Team Championship 

Egypt
1st title
Team
Omneya Abdel Kawy - Engy Kheirallah - Raneem El Weleily - Heba El Torky

Post-tournament team ranking

Position Team Result
1st Egypt Egypt Champions
2nd England England Final
3rd Malaysia Malaysia Semi-final
4th New Zealand New Zealand Semi-final
5th Republic of Ireland Ireland Quarter-final
6th Australia Australia Quarter-final
7th Netherlands Netherlands Quarter-final
8th Hong Kong Hong Kong Quarter-final
Position Team Result
9th South Africa South Africa Group Stage
10th Canada Canada Group Stage
11th France France Group Stage
12th Japan Japan Group Stage
13th Germany Germany Group Stage
14th United States United States Group Stage
15th Italy Italy Group Stage
16th Spain Spain Group Stage
Position Team Result
17th Switzerland Switzerland Group Stage
18th Austria Austria Group Stage
19th China China Group Stage

See also

References

  1. ^ "WWTresults". Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  2. ^ "WWT NEWS". Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2013-08-20.

External links

  • Women's World Team Squash Championships 2008 SquashSite Website
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Canada (Edmonton)
2006
 Squash World Team
Egypt (Cairo)
2008 		Succeeded by
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