Top Seeds Into World University Team Semis
Qualifying rounds - Pool A:
[1] EGYPT bt AUSTRALIA 3-0
Omar Mosaad bt Nathan Turnbull 11-2, 11-7, 11-4
Tarek Momen bt Rex Hedrick 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7
Omneya Abdel Kawy bt Melody Francis 11-6, 16-14, 11-6
AUSTRALIA bt GERMANY 2-1
Nathan Turnbull bt Markus Voit 11-8, 11-6, 14-12
Rex Hedrick bt Moritz Dahmen 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
Melody Francis lost to Kathrin Rohrmueller 10-12, 7-11, 9-11
[1] EGYPT bt GERMANY 3-0
Ramy Ashour bt Markus Schwartz 11-4, 11-4, 11-6
Omar Mosaad bt Markus Voit 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
Raneem El Weleily bt Kathrin Rohrmueller 11-7, 11-9, 12-10
Final positions: 1 Egypt, 2 Australia, 3 Germany
Pool B:
[2] MALAYSIA bt SOUTH AFRICA 3-0
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan bt Richard Colburn 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
Nafzahizam Adnan bt Richard Rodrigues 13-11, 11-5, 14-12
Siti Munirah Jusoh bt Senade Haupt 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
SWITZERLAND bt SOUTH AFRICA 2-1
Benjamin Fischer bt Devon Hendrikse 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7
Yvain Baden lost to Richard Colburn 12-14, 11-5, 11-2, 3-11, 7-11
Olivia Hauser bt Senade Haupt 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
[2] MALAYSIA bt SWITZERLAND 3-0
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan bt Benjamin Fischer 11-9, 14-12, 10-12, 11-7
Nafzahizam Adnan bt Kevin Villiger 11-9, 17-15, 11-13, 11-2
Lim Yoke Wah bt Gaby Schmohl 2-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
Final positions: 1 Malaysia, 2 Switzerland, 3 South Africa
Pool C:
[3] GREAT BRITAIN bt USA 3-0
Alan Clyne bt Alexander Charles George 11-2, 11-4, 11-5
Joel Hinds bt John Fulham 11-6, 11-7, 11-4
Sarah Bowles bt Amanda Siebert 11-9, 11-3, 11-2
USA bt CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1
Alexander Charles George lost to Pavel Sladecek 12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 9-11
Lee Rosen bt Ondrej Ertl 5-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-2
Kristen Lange bt Lucie Fialova 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10
[3] GREAT BRITAIN bt CZECH REPUBLIC 3-0
Alan Clyne bt Pavel Sladecek 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
Joel Hinds bt Jaroslav Cech 11-9, 11-9, 11-5
Emma Beddoes bt Olga Ertlova 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
Final positions: 1 Great Britain, 2 USA, 3 Czech Republic
Pool D:
[4] CANADA bt AUSTRIA 3-0
Colin West bt Aqeel Rehman 11-1, 12-10, 5-11, 11-8
Fred Reid bt Jakob Dirnberger 11-9, 11-9
Alana Miller bt Birgit Coufal 11-2, 11-3, 11-0
Final positions: 1 Canada, 2 Austria
The top four seeds claimed their places in the semi-finals of the 6th World University Team Squash Championships after surviving the qualifying rounds unscathed at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo.
Favourites and hosts Egypt beat both Australia and Germany 3/0 and will face fourth seeds Canada for a place in the final.
With 3/0 wins over South Africa and Switzerland in Pool B, second seeds Malaysia now line up against title-holders Great Britain in the other semi-final.
Great Britain, the third seeds, earned their semi-final place following victories over USA and Czech Republic in Pool C.
Semi-finals line-up:
[1] EGYPT v [4] CANADA
[2] MALAYSIA v [3] GREAT BRITAIN
5th - 8th place play-offs:
AUSTRALIA v AUSTRIA
USA v SWITZERLAND
9th - 12th place play-offs:
GERMANY v CZECH REPUBLIC
SOUTH AFRICA v CZECH REPUBLIC
GERMANY v SOUTH AFRICA
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