The 2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships was 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 was held in Cairo, Egypt 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 their 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.
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America (FPS) |
Asia (ASF) |
Europe (ESF) |
Oceania (OSF) |
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 Egypt (Host Country) South Africa
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 Canada United States
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 China Hong Kong Japan Malaysia
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 Austria England (Title Holder) France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Spain Switzerland
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 Australia New Zealand
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Seeds
- England (final)
- Egypt (champion)
- New Zealand (semifinals)
- Malaysia (semifinals)
- Netherlands (quarterfinals)
- Ireland (quarterfinals)
- Australia (quarterfinals)
- France (first round)
Squads
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Group stage results
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Finals
Draw
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| 1 | England
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| 6 | Ireland
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Zealand
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Zealand
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Hong Kong
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | England
| 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Egypt
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Australia
| 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Malaysia
| 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Malaysia
| 1 | 3 | 1 | Third place match | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Egypt
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Netherlands
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand
| 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Egypt
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Malaysia
| 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
Results
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
 England 1 |
FINAL Cairo, Egypt 6 December 2008 Glass Court |
 Egypt 2 |
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| 2008 WSF World Team Championship |
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Egypt 1st title |
| Team |
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| Omneya Abdel Kawy - Engy Kheirallah - Raneem El Weleily - Heba El Torky |
Post-tournament team ranking
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See also
References
- ^ "WWTresults". Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ^ "WWT NEWS". Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
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