Everything On The Line As USA And Canada Clash Today
In Men’s World’s Elimination Match
from DailySquashReport.com
August 24, 2011 - The US and Canadian men’s teams will do battle today at High Noon eastern standard time in the first round of the 16-team championship draw at the 2011 World Team Championships in Paderborn, Germany.
The pressure on both teams to win this match in this biennial event is enormous. It will be a devastating defeat for the loser, undoubtedly leading to a re-evaluation of the country's elite men's program.
The winner will likely face second-seeded Egypt, who takes on Germany today, in the quarters.
Canada, seeded #7 out of the 32 countries that began these world championships, was unbeaten in pool qualifying play, defeating Scotland, Mexico and Namibia.
The US, seeded #8, qualified as a pool runner-up, beating the Ukraine and Switzerland before losing to Italy yesterday.
Tenth-seed Mexico, runner-up in its pool by virtue of a clutch win yesterday against Scotland, faces Italy.
England, the top-seed in the draw, plays Hong Kong.
Today’s First Round Matches, Championship Draw:
[1] ENGLAND v [17/24] HONG KONG CHINA
[9] ITALY v [10] MEXICO
[4] AUSTRALIA v [14] NETHERLANDS
[6] INDIA v [17/24] DENMARK
[5] MALAYSIA v [11] SOUTH AFRICA
[3] FRANCE v [13] FINLAND
[7] CANADA v [8] USA
[2] EGYPT v [16] GERMANY
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