2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships

Women's World Team 2008
16th WSF World Women's Team Championship
Location Egypt Cairo, Egypt
Date(s) November 30 - December 6, 2008
Teams 19 (from all the 5 confederations)
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/wwteams08.htm
Results
Champions Egypt Egypt
Runners-up England England
Third place Malaysia 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

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

[1]

Group stage results

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

Semi Finals

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.squashsite.co.uk/wwtresults.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.squashsite.co.uk/wwtnews.htm
Preceded by
Canada (Edmonton)
2006		 Squash World Team
Egypt (Cairo)
2008		 Succeeded by
New Zealand (Palmerston North) 2010
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