Qatar & Iraq to Make World Team Championship Debuts

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Qatar and Iraq will make their debuts in the 2015 Men’s World Team Squash Championship.

The 25th biennial World Squash Federation championship will feature 25 nations: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong China, India, Iraq, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Qatar, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and USA.

England will be defending the title they won for the fifth time, but first time since 2007, in France – where they beat three-time champions Egypt in a dramatic final.

The 2015 line-up also includes eight-time champions Australia and six times winners Pakistan. Stage one of the championship is a group phase before the knock-out ties of stage two will decide all the finishing positions.