2003 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 2003 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2003 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Vienna, Austria and took place from October 19-25, 2003.[1][2]
| Men's World Team 2003 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19th World Men's Team Championship | |||
| Location |  Vienna, Austria | ||
| Date(s) | October 19–25, 2003 | ||
| Teams | 30 (from all the 5 confederations) | ||
| Results | |||
 Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | ||
 Runners-up |  France | ||
 Third place |  England | ||
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Participating teams
A total of 30 teams competed from all the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For Bermuda, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Slovenia and South Korea it was their first participation at a world team championship.
| Africa (SFA) |
America (FPS) |
Asia (ASF) |
Europe (ESF) |
Oceania (OSF) |
Map |
 Egypt South Africa |
 Bermuda.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada Mexico United States |
 Hong Kong Japan Kuwait Malaysia Pakistan South Korea |
Austria (Host Country) Czech Republic England France Finland Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Netherlands Russia Scotland Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Wales |
Australia (Title Holder) New Zealand |
Group stage results
Pool A
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Japan | 3-0 |
| Germany | Russia | 3-0 |
| Japan | Russia | 3-0 |
| Australia | Germany | 3-0 |
| Australia | Russia | 3-0 |
| Germany | Japan | 3-0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (David Palmer, Anthony Ricketts, Paul Price) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany (Simon Frenz, Stefan Leifels, Oliver Post) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan (Kimihiko Sano, Takehide Nishio, Jun Matsumoto) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Russia (Alexei Severinov, Serguei Kostrykine, Maxim Shokin) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool B
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| England | Hungary | 3-0 |
| Switzerland | New Zealand | 2-1 |
| England | New Zealand | 3-0 |
| Switzerland | Hungary | 2-1 |
| England | Switzerland | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Hungary | 3-0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (Lee Beachill, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Peter Nicol) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Switzerland (Lars Harms, André Holderegger, Kevin Villiger, Marco Dätwyler) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | New Zealand (Glen Wilson, Daniel Sharplin, Callum O'Brien, Oliver Johnston) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary (András Török, Márk Krajcsák, Sandor Fulop) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool C
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| France | Austria | 3-0 |
| Austria | Slovenia | 3-0 |
| France | Sweden | 3-0 |
| Sweden | Slovenia | 3-0 |
| Austria | Sweden | 1-2 |
| France | Slovenia | 3-0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (Thierry Lincou, Grégory Gaultier, Renan Lavigne, Jean-Michel Arcucci) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden (Christian Drakenberg, Henrik Lofvenborg, Joakim Karlsson, Badr Abdel Aziz) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria (Leopold Czaska, Clemens Wallishauser, David Huck, Andreas Fuchs) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Slovenia (Damir Bezan, Klemen Gutman, Miha Kavas) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool D
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Bermuda | 3-0 |
| Hong Kong | Finland | 2-1 |
| Egypt | Hong Kong | 3-0 |
| Finland | Bermuda | 3-0 |
| Egypt | Finland | 3-0 |
| Hong Kong | Bermuda | 2-1 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (Karim Darwish, Amr Shabana, Mohammed Abbas, Wael El Hindi) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (Farrukh Khan, Wong Waihang, Dick Lau, Roger Ngan) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland (Olli Tuominen, Hameed Ahmed, Matias Tuomi) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bermuda (Nicholas Kyme, James Stout, Sam Stevens) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool E
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Czech Republic | 3-0 |
| Canada | Netherlands | 3-0 |
| Czech Republic | Netherlands | 0-3 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (Jonathon Power, Graham Ryding, Shahier Razik, Viktor Berg) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands (Tommy Berden, Lucas Buit, Dylan Bennett, Michael Fiteni) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (Jan Koukal, Martin Stepan, Pavel Sladecek) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pool F
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | South Korea | 3-0 |
| South Africa | United States | 3-0 |
| Scotland | United States | 3-0 |
| South Africa | South Korea | 3-0 |
| Scotland | South Africa | 2-1 |
| United States | South Korea | 3-0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland (Martin Heath, John White, Neil Frankland, Peter O'Hara) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | South Africa (Rodney Durbach, Craig van der Wath, Gregory La Mude) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (Preston Quick, Jamie Crombie, Tim Wyant, Damian Walker) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | South Korea (Yong-Chun Chong, Dong-Woo Kim, Jaung-Gue Park) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool G
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | Mexico | 3-0 |
| Ireland | Kuwait | 3-0 |
| Wales | Ireland | 3-0 |
| Mexico | Kuwait | 2-1 |
| Mexico | Ireland | 1-2 |
| Wales | Kuwait | 3-0 |
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| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales (David Evans, Alex Gough, Gavin Jones) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ireland (Derek Ryan, John Rooney, Graeme Stewart, Niall Rooney) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mexico (Eric Gálvez, Jorge Baltazar, Armando Zarazua, Mauricio Sanchez) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Kuwait (Abdullah Al-Muzayen, Bader Alhosaini, Ali Alramezi, Nasser Alramezi) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool H
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | Pakistan | 2-1 |
| Pakistan | Italy | 3-0 |
| Malaysia | Italy | 3-0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia (Mohd Azlan Iskandar, Ong Beng Hee, Kelvin Ho, Timothy Arnold) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Pakistan (Mansoor Zaman, Farrukh Zaman, Majid Khan) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy (Andrea Capella, Francesco Busi, Andrea Torricini) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Finals
Draw
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa
| 0 | Egypt
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wales
| 3 | Wales
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 0 | Egypt
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | Australia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
| 0 | Australia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong
| 2 | Hong Kong
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia
| 1 | Australia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland
| 3 | France
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland
| 0 | Scotland
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 3 | France
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland
| 0 | France
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada
| England
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| Canada
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England
| 3 | England
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third Place play off
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| England | Egypt | 3-0 |
Final
Australia 3 |
FINAL Vienna, Austria 25 October 2003 |
France 0 |
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| 2003 WSF World Team Championship |
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Australia 8th title |
| Team |
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| David Palmer - Anthony Ricketts - Paul Price |
References
- "Ricketts hangs on to give Aussies World Title". squashplayer.co.uk.
- "Men's World Team Championship 2003". Squash Info.
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