Squash World Championships in doubles and mixed 1997 / ladies doubles

The women's doubles of the world championships in doubles and mixed doubles in 1997 in squash was held from December 11 to 14 1997th

Leilani Joyce and Philippa Beams from New Zealand prevailed in the final against the British Cassie Jackman and Sue Wright with 15: 4 and 15:12 and thus became the first squash world champions in doubles.

The field of participants consisted of twelve double pairings, each of which competed with six pairings in two groups in round robin mode . The group winners and runners-up made it to the semi-finals and played out places one to four in the knockout system .

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Sarah Fitz-Gerald Carol Iwens   Semifinals 02.  Cassie Jackman Sue Wright   final

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	Settlement	Double	Sp.	S.	N	S.-Diff.	P. diff.	Pt.
1		Claire Nitch Natalie Grainger	5	5	0	10: 2	177: 110	10
2	1	Sarah Fitz-Gerald Carol Owens	5	4th	1	9: 2	163: 117	8th
3		Sandra Wu Sharon Wee	5	2	3	6: 6	147: 155	4th
4th		Shabana Khan Latasha Khan	5	2	3	4: 7	138: 161	4th
5		Heather Wallace Melanie Jans	5	1	4th	2: 8	105: 146	2
6th		Christina Bondan Harriet Wilcox	5	1	4th	2: 8	107: 148	2

Players Players Result Fitz-Gerald / Owens Bondan / Wilcox 15: 9, 15:11 Nitch / Grainger Wu / Wee 15: 6, 13:15, 15: 8 Khan / Khan Wallace / Jans 17:16, 15:14 Fitz-Gerald / Owens Wu / Wee 15:12, 15: 7 Nitch / Grainger Khan / Khan 15:10, 15: 4

Players Players Result Wallace / Jans Bondan / Wilcox 15:13, 15:11 Fitz-Gerald / Owens Wallace / Jans 15:12, 15: 1 Khan / Khan Wu / Wee 13:15, 15:13, 15:11 Nitch / Grainger Bondan / Wilcox 15: 3, 15: 9 Fitz-Gerald / Owens Khan / Khan 15: 9, 15:12

Players Players Result Nitch / Grainger Wallace / Jans 15:10, 15: 2 Wu / Wee Bondan / Wilcox 15:10, 15: 9 Nitch / Grainger Fitz-Gerald / Owens 12:15, 17:15, 15:13 Wu / Wee Wallace / Jans 15: 8, 15:12 Bondan / Wilcox Khan / Khan 15:12, 17:16

Group B

rank	Settlement	Double	Sp.	S.	N	S.-Diff.	P. diff.	Pt.
1		Leilani Joyce Philippa Beams	5	5	0	10-0	152: 78	10
2	2	Cassie Jackman Sue Wright	5	4th	1	8: 3	151: 112	8th
3		Rebecca Chiu Dawn Olsen	5	3	2	6: 4	138: 123	6th
4th		Mah Li Lian Millie Moy	5	2	3	4: 7	125: 151	4th
5		Senga Macfie Helen Macfie	5	1	4th	4: 8	155: 158	2
6th		Yuko Kimura Miyuki Adachi	5	0	5	0:10	51: 150	0

Players Players Result Jackman / Wright Li Lian / Moy 15: 9, 15: 8 Joyce / Beams Kimura / Adachi 15: 1, 15: 6 Chiu / Olsen Macfie / Macfie 15:12, 17:15 Jackman / Wright Macfie / Macfie 15:13, 11:15, 15: 8 Joyce / Beams Li Lian / Moy 15: 7, 15: 3

Players Players Result Chiu / Olsen Kimura / Adachi 15: 3, 15: 5 Jackman / Wright Kimura / Adachi 15: 2, 15: 7 Joyce / Beams Chiu / Olsen 15:10, 17:14 Li Lian / Moy Macfie / Macfie 17:16, 10:15, 15:14 Jackman / Wright Chiu / Olsen 15:11, 15: 9

Players Players Result Li Lian / Moy Kimura / Adachi 15:12, 15: 2 Joyce / Beams Macfie / Macfie 15:10, 15: 7 Joyce / Beams Jackman / Wright 15: 9, 15:11 Chiu / Olsen Li Lian / Moy 17:16, 15:10 Macfie / Macfie Kimura / Adachi 15: 6, 15: 7

Final round

Semifinals

final

Claire Nitch Natalie Grainger

5

15th

12

2

Cassie Jackman Sue Wright

15th

9

15th

2

Cassie Jackman Sue Wright

4th

12

Leilani Joyce Philippa Beams

15th

15th

1

Sarah Fitz-Gerald Carol Owens

7th

13

Leilani Joyce Philippa Beams

15th

15th

3rd place match

Claire Nitch Natalie Grainger

13

8th

1

Sarah Fitz-Gerald Carol Owens

15th

15th

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)