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 Women's
World Junior Team Championships 2005
27-31 July, Herentals, Belgium
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Team Event, 27-31 July
31-Jul:
Hong Kong take the title from Egypt
Quick
reports by Steve Cubbins
Second seeds
Hong Kong
stunned defending champions Egypt in
the final in Herentals with a 2-1 victory to give them their first
Junior Women's Team title.
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the first match on court Joey Chan recovered from 2-8 down
in first game against individual semi-finalist Sara Badr to
take it 10-9, then came back from 0-6 in the second and took the
third 9/0 to give Hong Kong an unexpected lead.
Individual champion Raneem El Weleily levelled the match
with a 9/3, 9/3, 9/0 victory over over Annie Au to set up
the decider.
Chiu Ka Kei, a 9/16 seed in the individual event, faced
Egypt's Lina El Tannir, the 5/8 seed who had suffered a
shock defeat in the second round. The Hong Kong girl took the
first game 10/8, but fell behind as El Tannir rallied to take the
next two 9/5, 9/6. But the final act saw Ka Kei claim the last two
games 9/4, 9/3 to give Hong Kong a historic victory.
England claimed third place with a 2/1 win over the USA.
Full Results
30-Jul:
Top seeds to
contest the final
Top seeds Egypt and Hong Kong will contest the
final of the World Junior Team championships in Herentals.
Egypt, the defending champions, cruised past England 3-0, while Hong Kong
beat the USA 2-1.
29-Jul:
Egypt and Hong Kong Cruise,
England and USA recover pride
While top seeds Egypt
and Hong Kong sailed through to the semi-finals of the
Women's World Junior Team Championships in Belgium, England
and the USA restored some pride lost earlier in the
competition.
Top seeds and defending champions Egypt, led by individual
champion Raneem El Weleily, beat Australia 3/0, a score repeated
by second seeds Hong Kong against New Zealand.
England, having failed to get a single player through to the last
16 of the individuals for the first time, found themselves
unexpectedly in the first round of the 1-12 playoffs, where they
crushed Germany 3-0. The 2001 champions thus advanced to the
quarter-finals to take on Canada, whose unexpected group win over
fourth seeds USA had taken them into the quarter-finals. England
won 2-1 to move into the semi-finals against Egypt.
Meanwhile the USA, stunned by their loss against Canada, beat
France in the morning's first round and followed it up with a win
over Malaysia, who were elevated to third seeds following their
fine performances in the individual competition, to set up a
semi-final against Hong Kong.
Detailed results
28-Jul:
Top three through to the quarters
as Canada upset neighbours USA
After two days of action in
the pool stages, the scene is set for the knockout stage of the
World Junior Team Championships.
Top seeds Egypt, Hong and Malaysia eased through their groups,
although Malaysia recorded two 2/1 victories compared to the top
two's clean sweep of 3/0s.
There was an upset in pool D, as Canada, who had dropped to 9th
seeds after the individual event, beat neighbours USA 2-1 to clinch a
quarter-final place.
"We were extremely well prepared for this match and confident we
could win," said Canadian coach Jessica DiMauro. "The girls were
very focused and played so well.
"We feel we can be a serious challenger to Germany or England in
our next match."
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Play-offs 1-12
Play-offs 13-20
Final Positions:
1. Hong Kong, 2. Egypt
3. England, 4. USA
5. Malaysia, 6. Canada
7. New Zealand, 8. Australia
9. France, 10. South Africa
11. Wales, 12. Germany
13. Netherlands, 14. Mexico
15. Japan, 16. Scotland
17. Belgium, 18. Switzerland
19. Ireland, 20. Finland
Full
Play-off Results
Full Scores
stage 2
(Excel)
Full Scores
stage 1
(Excel)
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FINAL |
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Egypt |
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Hong Kong |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Sara Badr |
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Joey Chan |
9/10, 6/9, 0/9 |
0-3 |
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Raneem El Weleily |
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Annie Au |
9/3, 9/3, 9/0 |
3-0 |
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Lina El Tannir |
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Chiu Ka Kei |
8/10, 9/5, 9/6, 4/9, 3/9 |
2-3 |
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Full play-off results |
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Semi Finals |
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Egypt |
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England |
Games |
Matches |
3 0 |
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Raneem El Weleily |
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Rachel Wilmott |
9/3, 9/1, 9/3 |
3-0 |
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Sara Badr |
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Fiona Moverley |
9/4, 9/1, 9/2 |
3-0 |
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Lina El Tannir |
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Susie King |
9/6, 9/4 |
2-0 |
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USA |
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Hong Kong |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Lily Lorentzen |
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Annie Au |
9/2, 9/6, 9/1 |
3-0 |
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Kristen Lange |
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Joey Chan |
3/9, 4/9, 0/9 |
0-3 |
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Amanda Siebert |
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Chiu Ka Kei |
8/10, 2/9, 0/9 |
0-3 |
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QUARTER-FINALS |
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Egypt |
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Australia |
Games |
Matches |
3 0 |
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Raneem El Weleily |
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Jessica Gillett |
9/0 9/1 9/4 |
3-0 |
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Lina El Tannir |
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Larissa Huffer |
9/6 9/4 9/2 |
3-0 |
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Sara Badr |
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Samantha Davies |
10/8 9/0 |
2-0 |
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Hong Kong |
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New Zealand |
Games |
Matches |
3 0 |
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Annie Au |
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Kerry Wickett |
9/0 9/2 9/1 |
3-0 |
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Chiu Ka Kei |
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Amanda Cranston |
9/1 9/4 9/1 |
3-0 |
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Joey Chan |
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Jackie Laurenson |
9/1 9/5 |
2-0 |
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Malaysia |
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USA |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Sally Looy |
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Lily Lorentzen |
4/9 7/9 0/9 |
0-3 |
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Nabilla Ariffin |
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Emery Maine |
9/2 9/1 9/3 |
3-0 |
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Low Wee Wern |
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Kristen Lange |
4/9 7/9 9/3 9/4 6/9 |
2-3 |
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Canada |
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England |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Ashley Clackson |
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Rachel Wilmott |
10/8 9/5 3/9 9/5 |
3-1 |
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Stephanie Edmison |
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Suzannah King |
7/9 3/9 1/9 |
0-3 |
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Neha Kumar |
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Fiona Moverley |
3/9 1/9 9/6 3/9 |
1-3 |
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Places 1-12,
first round |
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New Zealand |
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Wales |
Games |
Matches |
2 1 |
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Joelle King |
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Jessica Bevan |
9/6 9/0 9/5 |
3-0 |
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Jackie Laurenson |
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Natalie Pritchard |
5/9 6/9 2/9 |
0-3 |
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Kerry Wickett |
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Gemma Davies |
9/3 9/2 10/8 |
3-0 |
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Australia |
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South-Africa |
Games |
Matches |
2 1 |
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Vanessa Pickerd |
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Tenille Swartz |
0/9 2/9 4/9 |
0-3 |
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Larissa Huffer |
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Kathryn Blake |
10/8 9/1 9/0 |
3-0 |
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Jessica Gillett |
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Mary-Ann Boden |
9/3 9/1 9/0 |
3-0 |
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England |
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Germany |
Games |
Matches |
3 0 |
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Rachel Wilmott |
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Pamela Hathway |
9/6 10/8 9/0 |
3-0 |
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Suzannah King |
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Eve Rixen |
9/7 9/2 9/5 |
3-0 |
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Fiona Moverley |
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Sandra Kruger |
9/4 6/9 9/5 |
2-1 |
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USA |
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France |
Games |
Matches |
2 1 |
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Lily Lorentzen |
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Camille Serme |
3/9 9/2 9/1 9/2 |
3-1 |
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Amanda Siebert |
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Marjory Fosse |
5/6 9/6 9/3 9/5 |
3-1 |
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Kristen Lange |
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Soraya Renai |
6/9 4/9 |
0-2 |
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FULL PLAY-OFF
RESULTS
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FINAL |
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Egypt |
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Hong Kong |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Sara Badr |
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Joey Chan |
9/10 6/9 0/9 |
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Raneem El Weleily |
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Annie Au |
9/3 9/3 9/0 |
3-0 |
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Lina El Tannir |
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Chiu Ka Kei |
8/10 9/5 9/6 4/9 3/9 |
2-3 |
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3rd Place |
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England |
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USA |
Games |
Matches |
2 1 |
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Fiona Moverley |
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Kristen Lange |
9/5 2/9 9/5 9/4 |
3-1 |
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Rachel Wilmott |
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Lily Lorentzen |
7/9 4/9 2/9 |
0-3 |
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Suzannah King |
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Amanda Siebert |
9/5 9/1 9/4 |
3-0 |
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5th Place |
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Canada |
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Malaysia |
Games |
Matches |
0 2 |
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Neha Kumar |
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Low Wee Wern |
9/5 1/9 0/9 3/9 |
1-3 |
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Ashley Clackson |
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Sally Looi |
0/9 3/9 5/9 |
0-3 |
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Stephanie Edmison |
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Nabilla Ariffin |
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7th Place |
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Australia |
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New Zealand |
Games |
Matches |
0 2 |
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Jessica Gillett |
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Kerry Wickett |
9/4 9/1 4/9 4/9 5/9 |
2-3 |
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Vanessa Pickerd |
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Joelle King |
4/9 3/9 2/9 |
0-3 |
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Samantha Davies |
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Jackie Laurenson |
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9th Place |
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South-Africa |
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France |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Minay Louw |
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Soraya Renai |
9/3 5/9 5/9 5/9 |
1-3 |
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Tenille Swartz |
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Camille Serme |
9/3 9/0 9/1 |
3-0 |
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Kathryn Blake |
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Marjory Fosse |
7/9 6/9 5/9 |
0-3 |
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11th Place |
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Germany |
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Wales |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Eve Rixen |
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Rachel Green |
9/2 9/5 8/10 3/9 3/9 |
2-3 |
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Sandra Kruger |
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Jessica Bevan |
9/2 9/3 |
2-0 |
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Natalie Pritchard |
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13th Place |
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Mexico |
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Netherlands |
Games |
Matches |
0 2 |
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Ivonne Diaz Perez |
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Melissa Meulenbelt |
9/3 4/9 6/9 9/6 5/9 |
2-3 |
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Sary Carmen Diaz |
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Lisa Kho |
6/9 0/9 9/2 8/10 |
1-3 |
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Imelda Salazar |
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Esther Jongerden |
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15th Place |
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Scotland |
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Japan |
Games |
Matches |
0 2 |
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Joanna Morgan |
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Yuki Sakai |
9/0 1/9 4/9 3/9 |
1-3 |
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Alex Clark |
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Misaki Kobayashi |
W/O |
0-3 |
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Kirsty Craig |
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Midori Sati |
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17th Place |
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Switzerland |
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Belgium |
Games |
Matches |
1 2 |
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Jasmin Ballman |
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Liesbeth Voortmans |
9/4 9/10 9/1 9/4 |
3-1 |
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Vanessa Isola |
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Charlie De Rycke |
0/9 2/9 3/9 |
0-3 |
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Seraina Kazamia |
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Julie de Bellefroid |
3/9 2/9 29 |
0-3 |
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25-Jul:
England drop in team seedings
After disappointing performances in the individual event,
England, provisionally seeded three, have been seeded at five
for the team event, which will see them paired with New Zealand.
Malaysia, who were at five, have been rewarded for a series
of impressive individual performances with third position.
South Africa have risen from 10 to 6, while Canada,
provisionally seeded 6th, have dropped out of the top eight.
Revised Seedings:
1 Egypt, 2 Hong Kong, 3 Malaysia, 4 USA,
5 England, 6 South Africa, 7 France, 8 New Zealand
The six group winners and runners-up go through to the play-offs
for places 1 to 12.
Egypt Seeded To Retain Team Title
Egypt are expected to retain their title in the Women's World
Junior Team Squash Championships later this month in Belgium
according to the provisional seedings announced by the WSF.
Champions in 1999 and 2003, Egypt are seeded ahead of Hong Kong,
the second seeds that have never before progressed beyond the
quarter-finals. Five-times champions England are the third seeds,
while USA are seeded four.
Australia, runners-up to Egypt in 2003, have been relegated to
ninth seeds after the eleventh-hour withdrawals of 2003 squad
members Peta Hughes and Donna Urquhart due to injury.
The 2005 Team event, from 27-31 July, will follow the World
Individual Championships in Herentals.
Japan will be appearing in the event for the first time.
England Reveals Team To
Regain World Title
Sussex schoolgirl Rachel Willmott will lead England's bid
to reclaim the title in the Women's World Junior Team
Championships later this month in Belgium.
Willmott, 17, from Horsham, will be joined by 18-year-old
Fiona Moverley, from Hessle, near Hull, in East Yorkshire;
17-year-old Deon Saffery, also from Hull; and 18-year-old
Suzannah King, from Winchester. King and Moverley will be
celebrating their first England junior team caps, while Willmott
made her world debut in the 2003 championships in Egypt.
England, five-times winners of the biennial title up to 2001,
finished in third place in 2003 in Cairo, where the crown was
claimed by hosts Egypt.
"We have good strength in depth in our squad this year and I am
confident of success," said team manager Annette Pilling.
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