The 2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2013

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 ...

, which serves as the world team championship for

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players. The event was held in

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, France, from June 9 to June 15, 2013. The tournament is organized by the

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and the

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. The England team won its fifth World Team Championships beating the Egyptian team in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 31 teams competed from all the five confederations:

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and

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. For

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

Seeds

Squads

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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 ...

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Omar Mosaad Omar Mosaad Abouzid (born March 17, 1988 in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in 2016. Career overview After a promising junior career in which he won U17 and U19 ...

Tarek Momen Tarek Momen (born 23 February 1988 in Cairo) is a professional squash player representing Egypt. He is a former World Champion, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in February 2019. Career overview A PSA member since 2005, Tar ...

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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 ...

* Greg Lobban * Douglas Kempsell *

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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 * Ammar Altamimi *

Yousif Nizar Saleh Yousif Nizar Saleh (born November 7, 1994, in Kuwait City) 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 As ...

* Omar Al Jamaan ;

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* Maina Kenneth Mwang * Hartaj Bains * Rajdeep Bains * Joseph Ndungu ;

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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 ...

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 ...

Daryl Selby Daryl Selby (born 3 November 1982 in Harlow) is a former professional squash player who represented England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in April 2010. His sister is professional squash player Lauren Selby. He attende ...

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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 ...

* Dane Sharp * Andrew Schnell * David Letourneau ;

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* Erick Daniel Herrera *

Bernardo Samper Bernardo Samper García del Diestro (born April 8, 1982 in Bogotá), known as Bernardo Samper, is a professional male squash player who represented Colombia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 57 in November 2007 after having jo ...

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* Marco Becker * Norbert Dorgeloh *

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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 ...

Mathieu Castagnet Mathieu Castagnet (born 14 November 1986 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime) is a professional squash player who represented France. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 6 in May 2016. He reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2 ...

Grégoire Marche Grégoire Marche (born 3 March 1990 in Valence, Drôme) is a professional squash player who represents France. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 14 in November 2019.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 ...

Nasir Iqbal Nasir Iqbal ( ur, ناصر اقبال; born April 1, 1994, in Bannu) is a squash player who represents Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the wo ...

* Farhan Zaman *

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 ...

* Saqib Yousaf ;

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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 ...

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* Bart Ravelli *

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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 ...

* David Palmer *

Ryan Cuskelly Ryan Cuskelly (born 15 July 1987 in Lismore) is a professional squash player who represents Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Austral ...

* Matthew Karwalski ;

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Arturo Salazar Arturo Israel Salazar Martínez (born January 3, 1988), known as Arturo Salazar, is a professional squash player who represented Mexico. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 36 in January 2011. He won two Golds and a Bronze medal ...

* César Salazar *

Eric Gálvez Eric Moisés Gálvez Sánchez (born October 4, 1983 in Puebla), known as Eric Gálvez, is a professional squash player who represented Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern p ...

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* Reiko Peter * Jonas Daehler * Patrick Miescher ;

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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 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 ...

* Muhd Asyraf Azan * Sanjay Singh ;

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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 * Evan Williams *

Paul Coll Paul Daniel Coll (born 9 May 1992) is a professional squash player from New Zealand. In March 2022, he became the first New Zealand man to achieve a world ranking of World No. 1. He is the current British Open champion, having won this tourna ...

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Alister Walker Alister Walker (born 19 September 1982) is a professional squash player who represented England. He now represents Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlo ...

* Lekgotla Mosope * Jason Boyle * Theo Pelonomi ;

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* Wojtek Nowisz * Marcin Karwowski * Przemyslaw Atras * Lukasz Stachowski ;

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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 ...

* Raphael Kandra * Jens Schoor * Andre Haschker ;

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* Chris Gordon *

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 *

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* Derek Ryan * Brian O'Brion * Steve Richardson ;

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* Ondrej Ertl * Petr Martin * Ondrej Uherka * Daniel Mekbib ;

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* Steve Coppinger *

Shaun Le Roux Shaun Le Roux (born September 27, 1986 in Cape Town) is a professional squash player who represents South Africa. He reached a career-high world ranking of 37 in the world in March 2015. He appeared as a contestant on BBC gameshow Pointless ...

* Clinton Leeuw *

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 ...

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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 Kon ...

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 ...

* Tsz Fung Yip * Cheuk Yan Tang ;

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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 ...

* Andreas Freudensprung * Marcus Greslehner ;

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* Shinnosuke Tsukue * Yuta Fukui *

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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 ...

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 ...

Ramit Tandon Ramit Tandon (born 21 August 1992 in Kolkata) is a professional squash player who represents India. He is ranked number 35 in the world and India #2 (April 2019). He turned pro in 2018 and has won 4 PSA tour titles since then. He’s an Asian Ga ...

Mahesh Mangaonkar Mahesh Mangaonkar (born 23 March 1994 in Mumbai) is a professional squash player who represented India. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 44 in January 2015. He won the prestigious British Junior Open Under-15 category in 2009 ...

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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 ...

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 *

Mika Monto Mika Monto (born March 20, 1976 in Hyvinkaa) is a former professional squash player who represents Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It share ...

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* Hernán D'Arcangelo *

Rodrigo Pezzota Rodrigo Pezzota (born October 31, 1984, in Rosario), is an Argentinian professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 140 in December 2014. Rodrigo won the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or ...

* Juan Pablo Roude *

Leandro Romiglio Leandro Romiglio (born February 11, 1991, in Mar Del Plata) is an Argentine professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 103 in April 2010. Romiglio won the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games Fifteen ...

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* Gabriel Teran *

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* Miguel Vallennilla * Ricardo Teran

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