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
LocationAustria Vienna, Austria
Date(s)October 19–25, 2003
Teams30 (from all the 5 confederations)
Results
ChampionsAustralia Australia
Runners-upFrance France
Third placeEngland England
← 2001 Australia Pakistan 2005 →

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
 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 AustraliaJapan Japan3-0
Germany GermanyRussia Russia3-0
Japan JapanRussia Russia3-0
Australia AustraliaGermany Germany3-0
Australia AustraliaRussia Russia3-0
Germany GermanyJapan Japan3-0
Pos Team P W L Pts
1Australia Australia (David Palmer, Anthony Ricketts, Paul Price)3306
2Germany Germany (Simon Frenz, Stefan Leifels, Oliver Post)3214
3Japan Japan (Kimihiko Sano, Takehide Nishio, Jun Matsumoto)3122
4Russia Russia (Alexei Severinov, Serguei Kostrykine, Maxim Shokin)3030

Pool B
Team One Team Two Score
England EnglandHungary Hungary3-0
Switzerland SwitzerlandNew Zealand New Zealand2-1
England EnglandNew Zealand New Zealand3-0
Switzerland SwitzerlandHungary Hungary2-1
England EnglandSwitzerland Switzerland3-0
New Zealand New ZealandHungary Hungary3-0
Pos Team P W L Pts
1England England (Lee Beachill, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Peter Nicol)3306
2Switzerland Switzerland (Lars Harms, André Holderegger, Kevin Villiger, Marco Dätwyler)3214
3New Zealand New Zealand (Glen Wilson, Daniel Sharplin, Callum O'Brien, Oliver Johnston)3122
4Hungary Hungary (András Török, Márk Krajcsák, Sandor Fulop)3030

Pool C
Team One Team Two Score
France FranceAustria Austria3-0
Austria AustriaSlovenia Slovenia3-0
France FranceSweden Sweden3-0
Sweden SwedenSlovenia Slovenia3-0
Austria AustriaSweden Sweden1-2
France FranceSlovenia Slovenia3-0
Pos Team P W L Pts
1France France (Thierry Lincou, Grégory Gaultier, Renan Lavigne, Jean-Michel Arcucci)3306
2Sweden Sweden (Christian Drakenberg, Henrik Lofvenborg, Joakim Karlsson, Badr Abdel Aziz)3214
3Austria Austria (Leopold Czaska, Clemens Wallishauser, David Huck, Andreas Fuchs)3122
4Slovenia Slovenia (Damir Bezan, Klemen Gutman, Miha Kavas)3030

Pool D
Team One Team Two Score
Egypt EgyptBermuda Bermuda3-0
Hong Kong Hong KongFinland Finland2-1
Egypt EgyptHong Kong Hong Kong3-0
Hong Kong FinlandBermuda Bermuda3-0
Egypt EgyptFinland Finland3-0
Hong Kong Hong KongBermuda Bermuda2-1
Pos Team P W L Pts
1Egypt Egypt (Karim Darwish, Amr Shabana, Mohammed Abbas, Wael El Hindi)3306
2Hong Kong Hong Kong (Farrukh Khan, Wong Waihang, Dick Lau, Roger Ngan)3214
3Finland Finland (Olli Tuominen, Hameed Ahmed, Matias Tuomi)3122
4Bermuda Bermuda (Nicholas Kyme, James Stout, Sam Stevens)3030

Pool E
Team One Team Two Score
Canada CanadaCzech Republic Czech Republic3-0
Canada CanadaNetherlands Netherlands3-0
Czech Republic Czech RepublicNetherlands Netherlands0-3
Pos Team P W L Pts
1Canada Canada (Jonathon Power, Graham Ryding, Shahier Razik, Viktor Berg)2204
2Netherlands Netherlands (Tommy Berden, Lucas Buit, Dylan Bennett, Michael Fiteni)2112
3Czech Republic Czech Republic (Jan Koukal, Martin Stepan, Pavel Sladecek)2020

Pool F
Team One Team Two Score
Scotland ScotlandSouth Korea South Korea3-0
South Africa South AfricaUnited States United States3-0
Scotland ScotlandUnited States United States3-0
South Africa South AfricaSouth Korea South Korea3-0
Scotland ScotlandSouth Africa South Africa2-1
United States United StatesSouth Korea South Korea3-0
Pos Team P W L Pts
1Scotland Scotland (Martin Heath, John White, Neil Frankland, Peter O'Hara)3306
2South Africa South Africa (Rodney Durbach, Craig van der Wath, Gregory La Mude)3214
3United States United States (Preston Quick, Jamie Crombie, Tim Wyant, Damian Walker)3122
4South Korea South Korea (Yong-Chun Chong, Dong-Woo Kim, Jaung-Gue Park)3030

Pool G
Team One Team Two Score
Wales WalesMexico Mexico3-0
Republic of Ireland IrelandKuwait Kuwait3-0
Wales WalesRepublic of Ireland Ireland3-0
Mexico MexicoKuwait Kuwait2-1
Mexico MexicoRepublic of Ireland Ireland1-2
Wales WalesKuwait Kuwait3-0

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Pos Team P W L Pts
1Wales Wales (David Evans, Alex Gough, Gavin Jones)3306
2Republic of Ireland Ireland (Derek Ryan, John Rooney, Graeme Stewart, Niall Rooney)3214
3Mexico Mexico (Eric Gálvez, Jorge Baltazar, Armando Zarazua, Mauricio Sanchez)3122
4Kuwait Kuwait (Abdullah Al-Muzayen, Bader Alhosaini, Ali Alramezi, Nasser Alramezi)3030

Pool H
Team One Team Two Score
Malaysia MalaysiaPakistan Pakistan2-1
Pakistan PakistanItaly Italy3-0
Malaysia MalaysiaItaly Italy3-0
Pos Team P W L Pts
1Malaysia Malaysia (Mohd Azlan Iskandar, Ong Beng Hee, Kelvin Ho, Timothy Arnold)2204
2Pakistan Pakistan (Mansoor Zaman, Farrukh Zaman, Majid Khan)2112
3Italy Italy (Andrea Capella, Francesco Busi, Andrea Torricini)2020

Finals

Draw
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Egypt Egypt 3
South Africa South Africa 0 Egypt Egypt 3
Wales Wales 3 Wales Wales 0
Germany Germany 0 Egypt Egypt 0
Australia Australia 3 Australia Australia 3
Netherlands Netherlands 0 Australia Australia 3
Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 Hong Kong Hong Kong 0
Malaysia Malaysia 1 Australia Australia 3
Scotland Scotland 3 France France 0
Switzerland Switzerland 0 Scotland Scotland 1
France France 3 France France 2
Republic of Ireland Ireland 0 France France 2
Canada Canada England England 1
Sweden Sweden Canada Canada 1
England England 3 England England 2
Pakistan Pakistan 0

Third Place play off
Team One Team Two Score
England EnglandEgypt Egypt3-0

Final


 2003 WSF World Team Championship 
Albanian: AUS
8th title
Team
David Palmer - Anthony Ricketts - Paul Price

See also

References
  1. "Ricketts hangs on to give Aussies World Title". squashplayer.co.uk.
  2. "Men's World Team Championship 2003". Squash Info.
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