The 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2005

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 t ...

organized by the

World Squash Federation The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the Sport governing body, international federation for Squash (sport), squash, an indoor racket sport which was formerly called "squash rackets". The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (I ...

, which serves as the world team championship for

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players. The event were held in

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and took place from December 8 to December 14, 2005. The tournament was organized by the

and the

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. The England team won his third World Team Championships beating the Egyptian team in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 22 teams competed from all the five confederations:

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, it was their first participation at a world team championship.

Seeds

Squads

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James Willstrop James Willstrop (born 15 August 1983) is an English professional squash player living in Yorkshire, England. He was born in North Walsham, Norfolk, England. Career Willstrop has a large build for a squash player, being and . He trains at P ...

Lee Beachill Lee Beachill (born 28 November 1977 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom) is a former World No. 1 squash player from England. Beachill reached the World No. 1 ranking in October 2004. He also finished runner-up at the World Open that year. Beachi ...

Peter Nicol Peter Nicol (born 5 April 1973) is a former professional squash player from Scotland, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash. In 1998, while still competing for Scotland, he became the first player from the UK ...

Nick Matthew Nicholas Matthew (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is a former English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each. He reached a c ...

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Rodney Durbach Rodney Durbach (born 18 April 1972 in Potchefstroom, South Africa) is a professional squash player from South Africa. Durbach won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, partnering Natalie Grainger Natalie Grain ...

* Michael Toothill * Rowan Smith * Clinton Leeuw ;

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

Abdullah Al Muzayen Abdullah Al Muzayen (born February 8, 1988, in Kuwait) is a professional squash player who represents Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. I ...

* Bader Al-Hussaini * Nasser Al Ramezi *

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Aqeel Rehman Aqeel Rehman (born September 12, 1985) is a professional squash player who represents Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern A ...

Jakob Dirnberger Jakob Dirnberger (born May 7, 1980 in Hallein) is a professional squash player who represents Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the E ...

* Stefan Brauneis * Andreas Freudensprung ;

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Amr Shabana Amr Shabana (; born 20 July 1979 in Cairo) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. He won the World Open in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, and reached the World No. 1 ranking in 2006. He represented the winning Egyptian team in the 1999 ...

* Karim Darwish * Mohammed Abbas *

Wael El Hindi Wael Hatem El-Hendy (; born June 25, 1980 in Giza) is a professional squash player who represented Egypt. A Professional Squash Association (PSA) member since 1999, Wael El Hindi has long been regarded as one of Egypt's most talented players &nda ...

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Kashif Shuja Kashif Shuja, ( ur, کاشف شجاع; born 20 July 1979 in Abbottabad, Pakistan) is a former professional squash (sport), squash player who represented New Zealand. Biography Kashif Shuja is a Pakistan-born Kiwi from Taupo, New Zealand. Kashi ...

* Callum O’Brien *

Campbell Grayson Campbell Grayson (born 4 March 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a retired professional squash player who represented New Zealand. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 24 in February 2020. Early life and education Grayson firs ...

* Martin Knight ;

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Simon Rösner Simon Rösner (born 5 November 1987 in Würzburg) is a German former professional squash player. He broke the Top 10 in the PSA World Rankings for the first time in November 2014, going on to become the highest-ranked male German player of all ...

* Stefan Leifels *

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* Mohammed Hossein Sanaee * Majid Rohani * Paya Ahmed Abadi * Mohammad Hossein Jafari ;

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Thierry Lincou Thierry Lincou (born 2 April 1976, in La Réunion) is a retired professional squash player from France. He reached the World No. 1 ranking in January 2004. That year, Lincou won the World Open title, the Hong Kong Open and the Super Series Fin ...

Grégory Gaultier Grégory Gaultier (born 23 December 1982, in Épinal, France) is a former professional squash player from France. He has won the 2015 World Open Squash Championship, the British Open three times, in 2007, 2014 and 2017, the Qatar Classic in 201 ...

Renan Lavigne Renan Lavigne (born 1 November 1974 in Longjumeau) is a professional squash player from France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, ove ...

* Jean-Michel Arcucci ;

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Ritwik Bhattacharya Ritwik Bhattacharya (born 14 October 1979 in Pathankot) is a squash player from India. The flag bearer of Indian Squash on Professional Squash Association tour rock was the first of the accomplished junior players who brought great momentum in ...

Saurav Ghosal Saurav Ghosal (born 10 August 1986, in Kolkata, West Bengal) is a professional squash player from India and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in April 2019. He completed his schooling at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy in Kolkat ...

Siddharth Suchde Siddharth Suchde (born 20 January 1985, in Mumbai) is a professional squash player from India. He grew up in India, Scotland and Switzerland. He studied in Cathedral School in Bombay and completed his high school education from Merchiston Cast ...

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Liam Kenny Liam Kenny (born 2 November 1977 in Perth, Western Australia) is a professional squash player who represented Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is ...

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* Neal Murphy *

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Anthony Ricketts Anthony Ricketts (born 12 March 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former professional squash player from Australia. Ricketts won the British Open in 2005, beating James Willstrop in the final 11–7, 11–9, 11–7. He also won the 2005 ...

Joseph Kneipp Joseph "Joe" Kneipp (born 27 September 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a professional squash player from Australia. Kneipp was born in Brisbane and grew up near Cairns. He began playing squash at the age of seven. As a junior, he won the Aus ...

Stewart Boswell Stewart Boswell (born 29 July 1978 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is a professional squash player from Australia. Career Overview In 2003, Boswell had been ranked in the world's top-10 for two years and had reached a career-high ...

Cameron Pilley Cameron Pilley (born 27 October 1982) is a former professional squash player from Australia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in January 2011. Pilley was born in Grafton, New South Wales. From 2001 to 2005, he attended t ...

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Dylan Bennett Dylan Bennett (born 17 September 1984 in Eindhoven) is a professional squash player who represents Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_ ...

* Tom Hoevenaars * Marc Reus ;

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Olli Tuominen Olli Tuominen (born 15 April 1979 in Helsinki) is a professional squash player who represented Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares la ...

* Matais Tuomi * Erno Teitti * Hameed Ahmed ;

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Preston Quick Preston Quick (born March 10, 1978 in Colorado) is a professional male squash player who represented the United States during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 97 in January 2003 after having joined the Professional ...

Julian Illingworth Julian Illingworth (born January 30, 1984) is a retired American professional squash player. Illingworth first made an impression on the American junior circuit in 1998-1999 when he finished third in the country for boys under 16. Illingworth at ...

* Chris Gordon * Beau River ;

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Jonathon Power Jonathon Tyler Power (born August 9, 1974) is a retired professional squash player from Canada. In 1999, he became the first North American squash player to reach the World No. 1 ranking. He won 36 top-level squash events during his career, incl ...

Graham Ryding Graham Ryding (born June 16, 1975 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a professional male squash player who represented Canada during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in November 1999 after having joined the Professional S ...

Shahier Razik Shahier Razik (born November 18, 1977, in Cairo, Egypt) is a professional squash player who represented Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacifi ...

Matthew Giuffre Matthew Giuffre (born June 8, 1982) is a Canadian professional squash player. He reached a career high of 38 in the world. He represented his country in the Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games ...

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* Alex Gough *

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* Gavin Jones *

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* Wong Wai Hang *

Dick Lau Dick Lau Siu-wai (; born 20 December 1985 in Hong Kong) is a professional squash player who represents Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( ...

* Roger Ngan * Anson Kwong ;

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Mohd Azlan Iskandar Mohamad Azlan bin Iskandar (born 1 June 1982, in Kuching, Sarawak), known as Mohd Azlan Iskandar, is a Malaysian squash player. He has reached the World No. 10 ranking and won the Kuala Lumpur Open and the Malaysian Open. Career overview Wi ...

Ong Beng Hee Ong Beng Hee (born 4 February 1980, in Penang, Malaysia) is a retired professional squash player and coach. Between 2000 and 2006, he won four consecutive Asian Championship titles. In 2002 and 2006 he won gold medals at the Asian Games. He won ...

* Timothy Arnold *

Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Mohamad Nafiizwan bin Mohamad Adnan (born 24 April 1986 in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu), known as Nafiizwan Adnan and nicknamed The Komodo, is a professional squash player who has represented Malaysia. He reached a career-high world ranking o ...

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Shahid Zaman Shahid Zaman Khan (born August 12, 1982) is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is a nephew of the 1975 World squash champion, Qamar Zaman, the famous master of the drop shots and deception. In 2004, he won his first title at the Pakistan ...

Mansoor Zaman Mansoor Zaman (born April 14, 1980 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player. In 2007, Mansoor won the Governor NWFP international and then at the President PSF international 2007 when he beat his compatriot Aamir Atlas Khan. 2002 ...

Farhan Mehboob Farhan Mehboob ( ur, فرحان محبوب; born 23 October 1988 in Nawa Kalay, Peshawar) is a professional squash player who represented Pakistan. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 16 in May 2009. Family Mehboob is coached b ...

* Safeerullah Ullah Khan ;

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* John White *

Harry Leitch Dr Harry Leitch (born 14 February 1985, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a stem cell biologist and a Scottish international squash player. Squash career Having trained at the Heriot-Watt Squash Academy and the East of Scotland Institute of Sport, Lei ...

Stuart Crawford Stuart Crawford, (born 13 February 1981) is a professional squash player who has represented Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the islan ...

Alan Clyne Alan Clyne (born 25 July 1986 in Inverness) is a former professional squash player from Scotland. As of 2021 he is ranked at No. 38 in the world. He has won the Scottish National title ten times. He represented his country in the 2010 Commonweal ...

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Borja Golán Borja Golán (born 6 January 1983 in Santiago de Compostela) is a Spanish retired professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in April 2014. Career overview In August 2009, in the Colombian Open final, Borja ...

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* Iago Cornes * Alejandro Garbi

Group stage results

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Finals

Draw

Results

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Post-tournament team ranking

References

External links

World Team 2005 SquashTalk Website
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