The 2009 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2009

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

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

and took place from September 27 to October 3, 2009. The tournament was organized by the

and the Danish Squash Federation. The Egypt team won his second World Team Championships beating the French team in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 28 teams competed from all the five confederations:

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 ...

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and

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. For

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

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

Seeds

Squads

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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 ...

* Karim Darwish *

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 ...

Ramy Ashour Ramy Mohamed Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt), known as Ramy Ashour (), is a retired professional squash player from Egypt, widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport. He became the youngest pla ...

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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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

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 ( ...

Max Lee Max Lee (born January 9, 1988, 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 ( abbr. Hong Ko ...

Leo Au Leo Au (born Au Chun Ming; February 1, 1990 in Hong Kong) is a retired professional squash (sport), squash player who represented Hong Kong. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 20 in July 2018. On 5 May 2015, fourth seed Leo ...

* Anson Kwong ;

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 * Salem Fayez Mohammed * Ammar Abldulkareem Altamimi ;

* Dennis Drenjovski * Daniel Zilic * Ivan Djordjevic * Marko Matanovic ;

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

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 ...

* Peter Barker *

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 ...

* Adrian Grant ;

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

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 ...

* Jens Schoor * Stefan Leifels * Raphael Kandra ;

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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 * Christian Coufal ;

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* Yuta Fukui * Shinnosuke Tsukue *

Takanori Shimizu Takanori (written: 貴教, 貴紀, 貴徳, 貴則, 孝敬, 孝紀, 孝徳, 孝典, 孝憲, 孝法, 孝則, 隆典, 隆則, 陽功, 聖典, 雅男, 崇典 or 鎬則) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japa ...

Jun Matsumoto Jun or JUN may refer to: People and anthroponymy * Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name * Jun (singer), a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS * Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer * A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surn ...

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Julien Balbo ;

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

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 ...

* John Rooney *

Arthur Gaskin Arthur Joseph Gaskin RBSA The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists or RBSA is an art society, based in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, England, where it owns and operates an art gallery, the RBSA Gallery, on Brook Street, just off St ...

Derek Ryan Derek Ryan may refer to: *Derek Ryan (ice hockey) (born 1986), American ice hockey player *Derek Ryan (squash player) (born 1969), Republic of Ireland squash player *Derek Ryan (singer) Derek Ryan (born 24 August 1983 in Garryhill, County Car ...

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* Rasmus Nielsen *

Kristian Frost Olesen Kristian Frost Olesen (born 9 February 1989 in London), known as Kristian Frost, is a professional squash player who represented Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , ...

* Kim Povlsen * Danny Knudsen ;

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

* David Palmer *

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 ...

* Aaron Frankcomb ;

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Laurens Jan Anjema Laurens Jan Anjema (born 1 December 1982 in The Hague) is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9, after breaking the top 20 in January 2008. Career overview Laurens Jan Anj ...

* Piëdro Schweertman * Rene Mijs *

Sebastiaan Weenink Sebastiaan Weenink (born 27 August 1986 in Rotterdam) is a professional squash player from the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name ...

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Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

* Rob Sutherland * Jethro Binns *

Peter Creed Peter Creed (born 31 March 1987 in Caerphilly) is a professional squash player who represents Wales. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 50 in November in 2018. Personal Creed attended Millfield School Millfield is a public ...

* Nic Birt ;

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Ivan Yuen ;

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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 ...

* Gilly Lane * Chris Gordon *

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 ...

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Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

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 ...

Henrik Mustonen Henrik Mustonen (born 6 November 1990 in Hollola) is a professional squash player from Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borde ...

Matias Tuomi Matias Tuomi (born 30 September 1985 in Espoo) is a professional squash player who represents Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares lan ...

* Hammed Ahmed ;

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Aamir Atlas Khan Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player and recipient of Pakistan highest civil award ( Tamgha-I-Imtiaz ). He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan. Career 2007 has been Khan's ...

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 ...

Yasir Butt Yasir Ali Butt (born 3 July 1988 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a professional squash (sport), squash player who represented Pakistan. He reached a Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking No. 40 in the world in July 2008. and Super Series ranki ...

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 ...

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

* Steve Coppinger *

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 ...

* Jesse Engelbrecht * Clinton Leeuw ;

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

* Rasmus Hult * Carl-Johan Lofvenborg * Joakim Larsson * Andre Wikstorm ;

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Hardeep Reel * Hartaj Bains * Rajdeep Bains * Joseph Ndung'u Karigit ;

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shawn Delierre Shawn Adam Delierre (born May 25, 1982) is a professional squash player who represents Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and north ...

David Philips David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

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 ...

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 * Alex Grayson ;

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

David Vidal David Vidal Tomé (born 2 August 1950) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Football career Vidal was born in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. After an unassuming career (the central defender never pl ...

* Alejandro Garbi * Eduardo Gonzalez * Carlos Cornes ;

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Davide Bianchetti Davide Bianchetti (born March 8, 1977 in Brescia) is a professional squash player who represents Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in th ...

* Marcus Berrett *

Amr Swelim Amr Swelim (born June 7, 1984) is a professional squash player who represents Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the M ...

* Jose Facchini ;

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harinder Pal Sandhu Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (born 31 March 1989 in Chandigarh), known as Harinder Pal Sandhu, is an Indian professional squash (sport), squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 47 in April 2018. He was a part of the Ind ...

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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Small Christopher Small (born 26 September 1973) is a retired Scottish professional snooker player and now a qualified snooker coach. His playing career was ended by the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis. Career At age 15, Small was the numbe ...

* Lyall Paterson ;

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

* Francisco Valecillo *

Juan Pablo Rothie ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

* Juan Pablo Sanchez * Gabriel Teran

Group stage results

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Finals

Draw

Results

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Post-tournament team ranking

http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mens-Team-Open.pdf

References

External links

SquashSite World Team 2009 Official Website
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