Squash World Cup

Squash World Cup
Tournament information
SportSquash
Established1996
AdministratorWorld Squash Federation
Tournament
format(s)
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Egypt
1st runners-up Malaysia
2nd runners-up India

The Squash World Cup is an international mixed team squash tournament. The first edition took place in 1996.[1]

Format

The World Cup consists of two round robin pools, followed by a knockout stage national team squads of each country, represented by two men and two women, play ties of four matches against each other. All matches are played to a best of 5 games to 7 points.[2]

At 6-6, the game will still be played to 7 points. In the knockout stage, in the event of a draw the winning team will be decided by greater positive difference between games won and lost in a tie.[3]

Editions and results

Year Host Winners Second Place Third Place Ref
1996 Malaysia Petaling Jaya, Malaysia  Australia  England
1999 Netherlands Hertogenbosch, Netherlands  England  Scotland [4]
2011 India Chennai, India  Egypt  England  Australia [5]
2023 India Chennai, India  Egypt  Malaysia  India [6]

Team squads

2023

 Australia
 Colombia
 Egypt
 Hong Kong
 India
 Japan
 Malaysia
 South Africa

References

  1. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Squash World Cup". World Squash. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ "Squads announced for Squash World Cup". World Squash. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ "What is the Squash World Cup?". World Squash. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "Squash World Cup". World Squash Library. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ "SDAT WSF Squash World Cup 2011, 08-12 Mar, Chennai". www.squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  6. ^ "Schedule and pools announced for Squash World Cup". World Squash. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-11-15.