2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships

The 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships was the 27th edition of world men's team championship for squash players.[1] The event was held at the Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre in Tauranga, New Zealand, from 11 to 17 December 2023. The tournament was sanctioned by the World Squash Federation and was the first to be held since 2019 because the 2021 edition had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2023 Men's World Squash Team
27th WSF World Men's Team Championship
LocationNew Zealand Tauranga, New Zealand
VenueDevoy Squash & Fitness Centre
Date(s)11 – 17 December
Teams24
Results
Champions Egypt
Runners-up England
Third place  Switzerland
 France
← 2019
2024 →

Egypt retained the title defeating England in the final, it was Egypt's sixth success.[3][4]

Participating teams

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A total of 24 teams competed from all five confederations.

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 Egypt 2 2 0 4 Ali Farag, Mazen Hesham, Youssef Soliman, Mostafa Asal
2 Malaysia 2 1 1 2 Hafiz Zhafri, Ameeshenraj Chandaran, Sanjay Jeeva, Addeen Idrakie
3 Ireland 2 0 2 0 Sam Buckley, Sean Conroy, Oisin Logan

Group B

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 England 2 2 0 4 Adrian Waller, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Patrick Rooney, Marwan El Shorbagy
2 South Africa 2 1 1 2 Dewald Van Niekerk, Tristen Worth, Jean-Pierre Brits, Damian Groenewald
3 Philippines 2 0 2 0 Robert Garcia, David William Pelino, Reymark Begornia, Jonathan Reyes

Group C

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 France 2 2 0 4 Grégoire Marche, Baptiste Masotti, Auguste Dussourd, Victor Crouin
2 Australia 2 1 1 2 Joseph White, Rhys Dowling, Dylan Molinaro, Nicholas Calvert
3 Netherlands 2 0 2 0 Rowan Damming, Samuel Gerrits, Thijs Roukens, Hjalmer Mols

Group D

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 Switzerland 2 2 0 4 Yannick Wilhelmi, Nicolas Müller, Robin Gadola, Dimitri Steinmann
2 Nigeria 2 1 1 2 Babatunde Ajagbe, Onaopemipo Adegoke, Gabriel Olufunmilayo, Samuel Kehinde
3 Japan 2 0 2 0 Shota Yasunari, Yujin Ikeda, Yuta Ando, Naoki Sone

Group E

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 United States 2 2 0 4 Andrew Douglas, Timothy Brownell, Shahjahan Khan, Spencer Lovejoy
2 Czech Republic 2 1 1 2 Viktor Byrtus, Daniel Mekbib, Jakub Solnicky
3 Cook Islands 2 0 2 0 Dylan Robert Russell, Brian Tapurau, Manu Priest, Joshua Simeon

Group F

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 Wales 2 2 0 4 Owain Taylor, Joel Makin, Emyr Evans, Elliott Morris
2 New Zealand 2 1 1 2 Lwamba Chileshe, Temwa Chileshe, Elijah Thomas, Paul Coll
3 Korea 2 0 2 0 Dong Hyun Ji, Hyeon Beom Kang, Dongjun Lee, Dong Min Lee

Group G

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 Scotland 2 2 0 4 Rory Stewart, Greg Lobban, Alasdair Prott, Alan Clyne
2 Canada 2 1 1 2 David Baillargeon, Liam Marrison, Salaheldin Eltorgman, Brett Schille
3 Samoa 2 0 2 0 Onesemo Old, Leo Fatialofa, Donald Geoffrey Marfleet

Group H

Pos Team P W L Pts Players
1 Germany 2 2 0 4 Raphael Kandra, Simon Rösner, Yannik Omlor
2 Hong Kong, China 2 1 1 2 Tang Ming Hong, Lau Tsz Kwan, Henry Leung, Wong Chi Him
3 Tahiti 2 0 2 0 Laurent Loudier, Kevin Pons, Adrien Maury, Kamal Soussi

Second Round

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Scotland Hong Kong, China 2–1
England Malaysia 2–0
Switzerland Australia 2–0
Egypt South Africa 2–0
Wales Czech Republic 2–0
France Nigeria 2–0
Germany Canada 2–0
United States New Zealand 2–1

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Final rankings

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Position Team
    Egypt
    England
     Switzerland
  France
5th   Wales
6th   United States
7th   Scotland
8th   Germany

References

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  1. ^ "World Squash Team Championships 2024: India men, women qualify for knockouts". World Squash. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "WSF Men's World Team Squash Championships Cancelled". World Squash Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's World Teams Egypt retain". The Squash Site. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "World Squash Team Championship: Egypt defeat England to retain men's title". BBC Sport. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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