1985 Men's World Team Squash Championships Explained
| Men's World Team 1985 |
| Number: | 10 |
| Series: | World Men's Team Championship |
| Location: |  Egypt |
| Dates: | November 27 - December 05, 1985 |
| Champions: |  Pakistan |
| Runners-Up: |  New Zealand |
| Third Place: |  Australia |
| Prev: | 1983 |
| Next: | 1987 |
The 1985 Men's World Team Squash Championships were held in Cairo, Egypt and took place from November 27 until December 05, 1985. Pakistan became the champion, after defeating New Zealand 2-1 in the finals.[1] [2]
Results
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Pool 1
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| England | Singapore | 3-0 |
| England |  United States | 2-1 |
| England |  France | 3-0 |
| England | Kuwait | 3-0 |
| Singapore | United States | 3-0 |
| Singapore | France | 3-0 |
| Singapore | Kuwait | 3-0 |
| United States | France | 2-1 |
| United States | Kuwait | 3-0 |
| France | Kuwait | 3-0 | |
| width=20 | Pos | width=200 | Nation | width=500 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 | England | Gawain Briars, Phil Kenyon, Hiddy Jahan, Jamie Hickox | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Singapore | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | United States | Ned Edwards, John Nimick, Mark Talbott, Azam Khan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | France | Philippe Signoret, Frédéric Canot, Michaël Palmstierna, Eric Claudel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Kuwait | Mahmoud Al-Jazzaf, Tareq Al-Owayesh, Esam Al-Modaf | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Pool 2
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| Australia |  Canada | 3-0 |
| Australia |  Finland | 3-0 |
| Australia | Greece | 3-0 |
| Australia | Malaysia | 3-0 |
| Canada | Finland | 2-1 |
| Canada | Greece | 3-0 |
| Canada | Malaysia | 3-0 |
| Finland | Greece | 3-0 |
| Finland | Malaysia | 3-0 |
| Greece | Malaysia | 3-0 | |
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Nation | width=500 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 | Australia | Dean Williams, Greg Pollard, Glen Brumby, Ross Thorne | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland | Sami Elopuro, Markku Sainio, Kale Leskinen, Matti Saarela | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Greece | Nikos Moustroufis, Panagiotis Vasiliou, Nicos Kouremenos | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | Singaraveloo Maniam, Read Lan, Sam Lan Chong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Pool 3
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| New Zealand | Egypt | 2-1 |
| New Zealand | Netherlands | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Ireland | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Monaco | 3-0 |
| Egypt | Netherlands | 3-0 |
| Egypt | Ireland | 2-1 |
| Egypt | Monaco | 3-0 |
| Netherlands | Ireland | 2-1 |
| Netherlands | Monaco | 3-0 |
| Ireland | Monaco | 3-0 | |
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Nation | width=500 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
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| 1 | New Zealand | Stuart Davenport, Ross Norman, Paul Viggers, Anthony McMurtrie | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Egypt | Ahmed Safwat, Gamal Awad, Magdi Saad, Gamal El Amir | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Netherlands | Ric Zandvliet, Hans Frieling, Eric van der Pluijm | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ireland | David Gotto, Robert Forde, John McKay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Monaco | L South, H Smith, Xavier Notari | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Pool 4
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| Pakistan | West Germany | 3-0 |
| Pakistan |  Sweden | 3-0 |
| Pakistan | Scotland | 3-0 |
| Pakistan |  Spain | 3-0 |
| West Germany | Sweden | 2-1 |
| West Germany | Scotland | 2-1 |
| West Germany | Spain | 3-0 |
| Sweden | Scotland | 3-0 |
| Sweden | Spain | 3-0 |
| Scotland | Spain | 3-0 | |
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| 1 | Pakistan | Jahangir Khan, Umar Hayat Khan, Sohail Qaiser | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | West Germany | Michael Ehlers, Carol Martini, Ralf Schuldt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden | Jan-Ulf Söderberg, Fredrik Johnson, Anders Wahlstedt, Jonas Gornerup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Scotland | Mark Maclean, Chris McManus, Alan Thomson, Frank Ellis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain | Pedro Riviere, Jose Luis De La Guardia, Santiago Nieto | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Final Group A
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| New Zealand | England | 2-1 |
| New Zealand | West Germany | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Canada | 3-0 |
| England | West Germany | 3-0 |
| England | Canada | 3-0 |
| Canada | West Germany | 3-0 | |
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| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | West Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Final Group B
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| Pakistan | Egypt | 3-0 |
| Pakistan | Australia | 2-1 |
| Pakistan | Singapore | 3-0 |
| Australia | Singapore | 3-0 |
| Australia | Egypt | 3-0 |
| Egypt | Singapore | 1-2 | |
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| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Semi-finals
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| New Zealand | Australia | 2-1 |
| Pakistan | England | 3-0 | |
Third Place Play Off
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| Australia | England | 2-1 | |
Final
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Men's World Team Championship 1985 . worldsquash.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130090623/http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mens-Team-Open.pdf . 2016-01-30 .
- Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.
- Web site: Australia even crashed out of the squash. Trove.
- Web site: NZ up against Australians. Trove.
