Category: "teams"

Wales crush Australia in Women’s World Junior Team opener!

In the biggest upset on the opening day of qualifying action in the Women’s World Junior Team Championship, underdogs Wales (pic) crushed 3-time former champions Australia 3/0 in the World Squash Federation event in Boston, USA. “We don’t beat Australia at many sports,” said a jubilant Wales coach Andrew Evans after his team’s stunning win. Firm favourites Egypt, led by the new world individual champion Nour El Tayeb, cruised to a 3/0 win over New Zealand. Hosts USA, seeded to reach the final in what would be their best ever finish after competing in all the championships since 1985, also made a positive start in Pool B, beating event debutants Guyana 3/0.

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Video: Backstage with Black & White Worms!

Now we are able to provide you with the video “Backstage with Black & White Worms” where David Palmer and his team are starting the title celebration …


German play-offs: Taufkirchen & Worms won!

German play-offs: Taufkirchen (Sina Wall, Gaby Schmohl and Astrid Kern) won the women’s for the 3rd time in a row by beating Rosenheim (Kathrin Hauck, Franziska Hennes and Laura Kutsch) 2-1. B&W Worms (David Palmer, Jens Schoor, André Haschker and Carsten Schoor) took the men’s title for the 1st time, while the big favorite Paderborn (James Willstrop, Simon Rosner, Norman Junge and Cederic Lenz) was kicked out in the semis by the surprising finalist Hamborn (Tom Richards, Rudi Rohrmuller, Raphael Kandra and Marc Hoerning). Worms beat Koblenz (Laurens Jan Anjema, Stefan Leifels, Johannes Voit and Markus Voit) in the 2nd semi-final 3-1. The men’s final was in full control of Palmer’s team while he beat Tom Richards 3-1, Carsten Schoor overrun Marc Hoerning 3-0 and André Haschker downed Raphael Kandra 3-1. The last match (best of 3) between Jens Schoor and Rudi Rohrmüller was won 2-1 by Rohrmuller.

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England clinch European Championship Double!

England (pic) positively reclaimed its status as the top squash nation in Europe by winning both the men’s and women’s European Team Championships titles in style in Espoo, Finland. For the 11th time in the last 12 years, England faced fierce rivals France in the men’s final of the event which is in its 39th year. Though England’s victory is hardly surprising, it was the 19th men’s win in a row, and the 36th of all-time. But it was the women’s final that was the biggest celebration of the day for England. After losing in last year’s semi-finals following 32 successive title successes, England’s women made no mistakes this time an beat the title-holders Netherlands 2/1. “Last year’s disappointment motivated us and this was a great reward for the whole team,” said England coach David Campion.

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England climb back into Women’s European Final!

After losing in last year’s semi-finals following 32 successive title successes, England fought their way back into the women’s final of the European Team Championships after a 3/0 victory over Ireland in Espoo, Finland. The 3rd seeds will met top seeds Netherlands in the final – but the title-holders dropped the opening match against France when French No1 Camille Serme beat former world champion Vanessa Atkinson in straight games. Dutch champion Natalie Grinham restored order with a 3/0 win over Isabelle Stoehr before 3rd string Orla Noom (pic front) played one of the games of her life by fighting back from 0-2 down to beat France’s Coline Aumard (pic back) to take Netherlands into their 9th successive final. England reached the men’s final for the 19th year in a row with a comprehensive 4/0 win over Netherlands. The defending champions will meet France for the fourth successive year after the 2nd seeds defeated first-time semi-finalists Italy 4/0.

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Italy crash into European Championships semi-finals!

After competing in all but 1 of the events since 1978, Italy (pic: Davide Biancetti and Marcus Berrett) celebrated their 1st appearance in the men’s semi-finals of the European Team Championships after beating Czech Republic 4/0 in the final Division 1 qualifying round in Espoo, Finland. Earlier, the Italians went down 0/4 to defending champions England – but will now face 2nd seeds France for a place in the final. Following comfortable 4/0 victories over both Italy and Wales, favourites England will take on 3rd seeds Netherlands in the other semi. England made a notable breakthrough in the Women’s Division 1 event where the 3rd seeds beat No2 seeds France 3/0 to finish as Pool B winners. Winners of the title every year until 2010, England will now face 4th seeds Ireland for a place in the final. Women’s last year’s titleholder Netherlands will meet France in the other semi.

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England retains European Junior Team Championship Title!

England (pic, white-blue) retained the European Junior (U19) Team Squash Championship title in style by beating second seeds Belgium (pic, blue) 3/0 in the final of the European Squash Federation event in Kriens, Switzerland. The victory, their 25th in the 28-year history of the championships, rounded off a highly-successful campaign in Kriens where team members Nathan Lake and Emily Whitlock had earlier won the individual European titles. Belgium celebrating their 1st ever appearance in the final. In the play-off for 3rd place, 5th seeds Czech Republic stunned 5 times runners-up France, the 3rd seeds, 2/1 to secure their best finish in their 14th appearance in the championships.

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Egypt celebrates World Cup title!

Egypt (pic) justified their billing as top seeds in the 2011 WSF World Cup by beating 2nd seeds England in the final of the World Squash Federation mixed team championship to win the $50,000 in Chennai for the 1st time. The event, in its first of three years in Chennai, reached its climax on an ASB all-glass showcourt sited in the central atrium of the Express Avenue Mall. In the opening match Egypt’s No1 Ramy Ashour extending his career-long head-to-head record against Willstrop to 12/4, winning 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 in 37 minutes. Despite having to withdraw midway through her semi-final match with a groin niggle, Jenny Duncalf was determined to justify her team selection against Egypt’s Raneem El Weleily. Duncalf’s injury began to take its toll, so the lower-ranked Egyptian increased her determination to win – doing so in convincing fashion by an 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-1 margin. El Weleily’s win denied team-mate Karim Darwish, the world No3, the need to play. Earlier, 3rd seeds Australia collected the bronze medal after beating Malaysia, the fifth seeds, 2/1.

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