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2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships

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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 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

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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

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  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

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Group stage results

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Finals

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Draw

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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

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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 2008 WSF World Team Championship 

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

Post-tournament team ranking

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See also

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References

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  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.
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Egypt (Cairo)
2008 		Succeeded by
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