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England Men: World Team Champions
|  James Willstrop beat Karim Darwish 11-3, 11-13, 11-3, 11-4 in the deciding match to secure England's 2-1 victory over Egypt to win the 2013 Men's World Team Championship.
To see BBC's coverage, please click here.
Final Standings:
1) England
2) Egypt
3) France
4) Australia
5) Germany
6) South Africa
7) India
8) Malaysia
9) Scotland
10) Pakistan
11) Canada
12) USA
13) Hong Kong
14) Finland
15) New Zealand
16) Mexico
17) Switzerland
18) Netherlands
19) Kuwait
20) Argentina
21) Colombia
22) Japan
23) Ireland
24) Botswana
25) Czech Republic
26) Kenya
27) Poland
28) Russia
29) Austria
30) Venezuela
31) Namibia
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Blogger Rebukes "Mediocre" U.S. Men
| This week the Squash Dashers and Bashers Blog pulled no punches in attacking almost everyone involved with the United States Men's Squash Team.
We are paraphrasing below, but his message was: - the US team was an embarrassment
- Paul Assaiante is not a great squash mind
- Julian Illingworth no longer trains hard and should step aside
- Gilly Lane is not good for the team
- Dylan Murray is overrated
- Chris Gordon actually is complimented for being a complete player and hard worker
Interestingly enough, he says that Hisham Ashour could be the answer to existing challenges. To read the full article, please click here. |
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Gilly Lane Reflects on U.S. Team's Effort
|  US National Squash team member Gilly Lane reflects on his experience at the World Team Championship.
To listen to Gilly's podcast, please click here. |
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World Squash TV
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World Squash TV did a nice job with the broadcast of the men's world team championships.
At match ball, 3,242 people were watching the Ramy Ashour (Egypt) v. Nick Matthew (England) finals match live.
To see World Squash TV's YouTube page, please click here.
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Le Dramatique
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Scene: World Team Championships Semi-finals
Late in game 5, Greg Gaultier crumples to the ground.
He screams for help.
A trainer assists him.
The referee says Gaultier has already used his injury timeout and gives the match to Nick Matthew.
Gaultier springs to his feet and says he's ok.
The referee says "no, no, no, sorry."
Hometown French fans heckle the referee.
The referee changes his mind and says "play on" like it never happened.
Watch the scene for yourself in this video.
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Question of the Week
| This question relates to the story above.
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College Coaches at Summer Showcase
|  Several top college coaches will be coaching at the Summer Showcase for high school players interested in playing in college.
Lawrenceville School (NJ): July 14-17
Miss Porter's School (CT): July 21-24
Top College Coaches Include:
Pat Cosquer: Bates College Head CoachJane Parker: Vassar College Head Coach Paul Assaiante: Trinity College Head Coach Wendy Bartlett: Trinity College Head Coach Jamie King: Hamilton College Head Coach Chris Abplanalp: St. Lawrence University Head Coach Gavin Jones: Franklin & Marshall College Head Coach Wendy Berry: Wellesley College Head Coach Shona Kerr: Wesleyan University Head Coach Joe McManus: Tufts University Head Coach For more information or to register, please click here.
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Tennis Channel CEO's Regrettable Email
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 Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon in discussing his relationship with Comcast referenced the experience of "being raped for a decade by a brutal captor."
He wrote it, and DeadSpin.com printed it.
To read the Deadspin story on the Tennis Channel / Comcast court case, please click here.
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Squash Web Magazine: en Français
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 A nice new squash web publication is available online.
The only restriction is it's almost entirely in French.
But if you speak a little French, you might enjoy these online editions.
To see the 3rd edition (May 2013), please click here.
To see the 2nd edition (April 2013), please click here.
To see the 1st edition (March 2013), please click here.
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How Does Nicol David Recover to the T
|  Question: How does Nicol David recover to the T ?
Answer: Very well (haha)
TotalSquash.com breaks down her footwork and body positioning in this video.
To see Total Squash's video, please click here.
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Solo Practice: Side to Side on Court
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This progression of solo squash drills is great for players of all levels. To see the drills, please click here.
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TRUTH & Rumors
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 SquashInfo.com reports St. Lawrence University freshman (and reigning College National Champion) Amr Khaled Khalifa began playing PSA tournaments in 2008.- 43 tournaments and 132 professional matches over four years, and he is still eligible for College Squash matches ?
- The T Squash Center in Cincinnati, Ohio has added three new courts to its existing five. Good management or squash's growth? Either way, it's nice to see.
- At the World Team Championships, the room was electric in Mulhouse, France when France was competing against England.
- Rumor has it that Amr Shabana and Mohamed El Shorbagy were available to play for Egypt at the World Teams. But they wanted more money.
- No pay. No play. No World Championship.
- SquashSite.co.uk reigns supreme in England's squash scene. However, World Team Championship organizers in France wouldn't allow Publisher Steve Cubbins on court to photograph the trophy presentation to the English team.
- The Australian Open seems to have quietly disappeared from the calendar.
- New York City's The Squash Center has a website, Twitter page, and Facebook page. The only thing they're missing? Actual squash courts.
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