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2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships
The 2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships is the women's edition of the 2008 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 Cairo, Egypt and took place from November 30 to December 6, 2008. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Egyptian Squash Association. The Egypt team won his first World Team Championships beating the English team in the final. Participating teams A total of 19 teams competed from all the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For China, it was their first participation at a world team championship. Seeds Squads ; England * Jenny Duncalf * Alison Waters * Laura Lengthorn-Massaro * Tania Bailey ; France * Camille Serme * Célia Allamargot * Maud Duplomb * Coline Aumard ; Hong Kong * Annie Au * Joey Chan * Leung Shin Nga * Liu Tsz Ling ; Spain * Elisabet Sadó Garriga * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, Scramble for Africa, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Lengthorn-Massaro
Laura Jane Massaro (née Lengthorn; born 2 November 1983) is a retired professional squash player from England. Career She was born in Great Yarmouth and attended Albany High School, Chorley, which is now called Albany Academy. In July 2007, she married Danny Massaro and became Laura Lengthorn-Massaro. She subsequently dropped 'Lengthorn' from her name and is now known professionally as Laura Massaro. She won her first top-level title at the German Open in 2004 and went on to become British Open champion in 2013 and World Champion in 2014, so become the first Englishwoman to hold both titles at once. She is also a three-time silver medallist for England in Commonwealth Games. Massaro was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year awards. She won the WISPA Player of the Year award in 2011. She won the US Open and the Cleveland Classic in 2011, the Sharm El Sheikh Open in 2010, and the Monte Carlo Classic in 2008. In 2010, she was part of the English t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Waters
Alison Waters (born 19 March 1984 in London) is a former professional squash player from England. Career As a junior player, Waters won her first major squash tournament – the British Under-12 title – at the age of nine-and-a-half. She retained the title the following year. She was a three-time runner-up at the British Open Under-14 Championships. She won her first professional title in 2005 at the Forbes Open, beating Carla Khan in the final. Waters won the British National Squash Championships in February 2010, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final 10–12, 11–7, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10. Waters also won the championship in 2008 beating Laura Lengthorn-Massaro and finished as the runner-up in 2005, 2007 and 2009. In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships. In 2014, she was part of the team that helped England reclaim the world team title by winning the gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Duncalf
Jennifer Duncalf (born 10 November 1982) is a former professional squash player from England. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2 in December 2009. Career Duncalf was born in Haarlem, Netherlands but was a pupil at Harrogate Grammar School where she attended from 1994-2001. As a junior player, she won the European Junior Championship title. Duncalf won the European Individual Championship title in 2006 and 2007, and the British National Championship title in 2007 and 2009. She was also a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2006. In 2008, she finished runner-up at the British Open (losing in the final to Nicol David). Duncalf ends the year 2009 on a high when she won three titles in a row—the Soho Square Open, the US Open and the prestigious Qatar Classic. In October 2010, in the women's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Duncalf was defeated by Nicol David 11–3, 11–5, 11–7 in 40 minutes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Women's National Squash Team
The France women's national squash team represents France in international squash team competitions, and is governed by the French Squash Federation. Since 1987, France has participated in five quarter finals of the World Squash Team Open. Current team Source: * Camille Serme * Coline Aumard * Mélissa Alves * Énora Villard Results World Team Squash Championships See also * French Squash Federation * World Team Squash Championships The WSF World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent ... * France men's national squash team References External links Team France {{National sports teams of France Squash teams Women's national squash teams Squash in France Women's national sports teams of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Women's National Squash Team
The Australia women's national squash team represents Australia in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Squash Australia. Since 1979, Australia has won 9 World Squash Team Open titles. Their most recent title came in 2010. Current team * Rachael Grinham * Donna Urquhart * Christine Nunn * Tamika Saxby Results World Team Squash Championships See also * Squash Australia * Squash in Australia * World Team Squash Championships * Australia men's national squash team References External links Team Australia {{Squash World women's Teams champions Squash teams Women's national squash teams Squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ... Squash in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland Women's National Squash Team
The Ireland women's national squash team represents Ireland in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Irish Squash Federation. Since 1967, Ireland has won one Bronze medal of the World Squash Team Open, in 1979. Current team * Madeline Perry * Aisling Blake * Laura Mylotte * Breanne Flynn Results World Team Squash Championships See also * Irish Squash Federation * World Team Squash Championships * Ireland men's national squash team The Ireland men's national squash team represents Ireland in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Irish Squash Federation. Since 1979, Ireland has participated in four round of 16 of the World Squash Team Open. Current team ... References {{National sports teams of Ireland Squash Squash teams Women's national squash teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Women's National Squash Team
The Netherlands women's national squash team represents the Netherlands in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Dutch Squash Federation. Since 1981, the Netherlands has participated in two semi finals of the World Squash Team Open, in 1979. In 2010, the Netherlands won the European Squash Team Championships. Current team * Natalie Grinham * Milou van der Heijden * Tessa ter Sluis * Milja Dorenbos Past team * Vanessa Atkinson * Annelize Naudé * Margriet Huisman * Orla Noom * Karen Kronenmeyer * Milja Dorenbos Results World Team Squash Championships References See also * Dutch Squash Federation * World Team Squash Championships * Netherlands men's national squash team {{National sports teams of the Netherlands Squash teams Women's national squash teams Squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Women's National Squash Team
The New Zealand women's national squash team represents New Zealand in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Squash New Zealand. Since 1981, New Zealand has participated in two finals of the World Squash Team Open. Current team * Joelle King * Amanda Landers-Murphy * Megan Craig * Kylie Lindsay * Rebecca Barnett Results World Team Squash Championships See also * Squash New Zealand * World Team Squash Championships * New Zealand men's national squash team References External links Team New Zealand {{National sports teams of New Zealand Squash teams Women's national squash teams Squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ... Squash in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million as of 2021. When compared with (and sometimes described as being one of) the continents, the region of Oceania is the smallest in land area and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, second least populated after Antarctica. Its major population centres are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Adelaide, Honolulu, and Christchurch. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the developed country, highly developed and globally competitive market economy, financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much least developed countries, less developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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