Egypt make it a double
Jul 29, 2006
Egypt defeated Pakistan to secure their 2nd teams world title today in the final of the PRINCE 2006 World Junior Men’s Squash Championship in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
The first match between Ramy Ashour and Aamir Atlas Khan went to 5 sets, in a tight battle which ended somewhat controversially when Irish referee Jack Allen called Kahn for time-wasting with the score at 9-8, handing the match to Ashour. Khan was suffering from cramp from the point before and requested time to recover, this was denied by the official.
The second match between Tarek Momen (EGY) and Farhan Mehboob (PAK) was again a see-saw battle between two evenly matched players. The advantage swung back and forth several times during the match which eventually saw Mehboob wear down his opponent to win. Now with the tie level it was up to Yasir Butt (PAK) and Omar Mosaad (EGY) to decide the match and the world champions. Butt gave his all, however it wasn’t enough to defeat the in-form Mosaad in a match that again went to five sets.
Egyptian coach Aamir Wagih thanked Allah immediately after the final as emotions overflowed following the winning point. Omar Mosaad, accepting the trophy on behalf of the Egypt team thanked his coach and team-mates for their support and the people of Palmerston North for their welcoming hospitality over the last 2 weeks.
Malaysia beat England earlier in the day in the 3rd and 4th play-off.
Final team standings
1. Egypt
2. Pakistan
3. Malaysia
4. England
5. Germany
6. India
7. Hong Kong
8. Canada
9. Netherlands
10. Australia
11. South Africa
12. Switzerland
13. United States of America
14. Ireland
15. New Zealand
16. Japan
17. Finland
18. Zimbabwe
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