Squash team world championship 1967

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The first World Team Championship for Men ( English 1967 Men's World Team Squash Championships ) was held in 1967 in Melbourne , Australia instead. A total of six teams took part.

The Australian team won all matches and became the first world champion in the history of squash . The crew consisted of Geoff Hunt , Ken Hiscoe , Dick Carter and Cam Nancarrow . The team from the United Kingdom placed second, tied with New Zealand. Only because of the better set ratio did the British secure the title of runner-up world champion.

mode

The participating teams competed in a common group. The group played in round robin mode , and the top team received the title of world champion.

All teams consisted of a minimum of three and a maximum of four players who had to be reported in the order of their skill level. Three individual games were played per encounter. A team won if its players could win two of the individual games. The order in which the individual games were played was independent of the order in which the players entered.

Results

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 AustraliaAustralia Australia 5 5 0 15: 0 10
2 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 5 3 2 8: 7 6th
3 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 5 3 2 8: 7 6th
4th South Africa 1961South Africa South Africa 5 2 3 8: 7 4th
5 IndiaIndia India 5 1 4th 3:12 2
6th PakistanPakistan Pakistan 5 1 4th 3:12 2
Australia - United Kingdom 3-0
Australia - South Africa 3-0
Australia - Pakistan 3-0
Australia - New Zealand 3-0
Australia - India 3-0
United Kingdom - India 3-0
United Kingdom - South Africa 2: 1
United Kingdom - Pakistan 3-0
New Zealand - South Africa 2: 1
New Zealand - India 2: 1
New Zealand - United Kingdom 3-0
South Africa - Pakistan 3-0
South Africa - India 3-0
India - Pakistan 2: 1
Pakistan - New Zealand 2: 1

Final placements

rank team
01. AustraliaAustralia Australia
02. United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
03. New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
04th South Africa 1961South Africa South Africa
05. IndiaIndia India
06th PakistanPakistan Pakistan

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