Hosts Egypt Looking To Recapture December Men's World Team Title by Howard Harding 12 November 2015
- Hosts Egypt will be looking to recapture the title they lost to
England two years ago when the 2015 Men's World Team Squash
Championship takes place in Cairo in December.
23 nations will compete in the 25th biennial World Squash Federation
championship which will be staged at the famous Al Ahly Club on Gezira
island in the Nile River from 12-18 December.
The WSF Championship was relocated following the IOC suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Association.
Defending champions England will be bidding for a sixth title - while
Egypt will be hoping that home advantage will lead their team to a
fourth crown since their first, also on home soil, in 1999. The 2015
line-up will also include eight-time champions Australia and six times
winners Pakistan - together with event debutants Qatar and Iraq.
"We are delighted to host these prestigious championships for a fourth
time - and the first time since our first title triumph in 1999," said
Egyptian Squash Federation President Assem Khalifa. "We look forward to
welcoming teams from all over the world.
"Squash in Egypt has never been in such a good state, with five players
in the top ten of both the men's and women's world rankings, so we are
hoping to finish 2015 by reclaiming this important world title."
The full list of participating nations is: Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany,
Hong Kong China, India, Iraq, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia,
Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland and USA.
