20 Nations Confirm For 2006 Teams Event

Nov 16, 2005

All 4 corners of the globe are to be represented at next years 14th World Junior Men’s Squash Championships hosted in Palmerston North, with 20 nations confirming team entry.

To date they include; the Home countries, plus teams from Europe, Africa, US & Canada, South America, Japan & Asia and the Anzacs – Australia and New Zealand. Spain and Mexico have shown interest but are yet to commit, while a surprise entry from Mongolia was received with interest. Unfortunately due to WSF rules,  their entry cannot be accepted as they are yet to be become a full WSF member.

Squash NZ delegates travelling to Brazil this week for the WSF AGM, hope to encourage nations not already entered to do so. SNZ Chairman, Gerard DeCourcy will give the meeting a short presentation on planning and progress to date.

Entries confirmed (as of 15.11.05) are:

  1. AUSTRALIA
  2. CANADA
  3. EGYPT
  4. ENGLAND
  5. FINLAND
  6. GERMANY
  7. INDIA
  8. IRELAND
  9. JAPAN
  10. KUWAIT
  11. MALAYSIA
  12. NETHERLANDS
  13. NEW ZEALAND
  14. PAKISTAN
  15. SCOTLAND
  16. SOUTH AFRICA
  17. SWITZERLAND
  18. USA
  19. WALES
  20. ZIMBABWE