The 2015 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2015
World Team Squash Championships
The WSF World Team Squash Championships are an international squash (sport), squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four player ...
, which serves as the world team championship for
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 ...
players. Courtesy of the
World Squash Federation
The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the international federation for squash, an indoor racket sport which was formerly called "squash rackets". The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the International Federation (I ...
and
Egyptian Squash Association, the event was scheduled to take place in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
,
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 Medit ...
from December 12 to December 18, 2015;
[/photo/1] with short notice, it was postponed in the wake of several team withdrawals arising from security concerns and a bomb attack in the Egyptian capital that resulted in 16 fatalities.
On 27 January 2016, the event was formally cancelled;
the next edition of the championships will be held in 2017.
See also
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World Team Squash Championships
The WSF World Team Squash Championships are an international squash (sport), squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four player ...
*
World Squash Federation
The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the international federation for squash, an indoor racket sport which was formerly called "squash rackets". The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the International Federation (I ...
*
2015 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2015 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2015 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Bellevue, Washington in the United States from 15 to 2 ...
References
External links
World Squash Federation WebsiteMen's World Teams moves from Kuwait to Cairo, same dates - WSF notice
{{World championships in 2015
Sports competitions in Cairo
World Squash Championships
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2015 in Egyptian sport
Squash in Egypt