Squash World Championships in doubles and mixed 2006 / ladies doubles

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The women's doubles of the world championships in doubles and mixed doubles in 2006 in squash was from 9 to 13 January at the Australian metropolis of Melbourne held.

The defending champions were Natalie Grinham and Rachael Grinham . Natalie Grinham did not run again, while her sister Rachael finished fourth along with Amanda Hopps . World champions were Shelley Kitchen and Tamsyn Leevey , who defeated Robyn Cooper and Sarah Fitz-Gerald in the final with 9: 6, 10: 8 and 9: 6.

The field of participants consisted of 15 double pairings, each of which competed in four groups in round robin mode . The group winners and runners-up made it to the quarter-finals and played out places one to eight in the knockout system . The setting for positions three and four as well as positions five to eight was carried out in the form of a grouped setting. These settlements are therefore given in alphabetical order below.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Amanda Hopps
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals
02. New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Louise Crome
New ZealandNew Zealand 
Semifinals
03. New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Tamsyn Leevey
New ZealandNew Zealand 
victory
04th AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Melissa Martin
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals
No. pairing Round reached
05. AustraliaAustralia Kasey Brown Dianne Desira
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals

06th MalaysiaMalaysia Tricia Chuah Delia Arnold
MalaysiaMalaysia 
Group stage

07th AustraliaAustralia Robyn Cooper Sarah Fitz-Gerald
AustraliaAustralia 
final

08th. United StatesUnited States Louisa Hall Meredeth Quick
United StatesUnited States 
Group stage

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

rank Settlement Double Sp. S. N S.-Diff. P. diff. Pt.
1 1 AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Amanda Hopps
AustraliaAustralia 
2 2 0 6: 1 67:47 4th
2 5/8 AustraliaAustralia Kasey Brown Dianne Desira
AustraliaAustralia 
2 1 1 4: 4 48:41 2
3 ScotlandScotland Louise Philip Frania Gillen-Buchert
ScotlandScotland 
2 0 2 1: 6 35:62 0
Players Players Result
AustraliaAustralia Grinham / Hopps ScotlandScotland Philip / Gillen-Buchert 9: 2, 7: 9, 9: 7, 10: 8
AustraliaAustralia Grinham / Hopps AustraliaAustralia Brown / Desira 9: 5, 5: 9, 9: 3, 9: 4
AustraliaAustralia Brown / Desira ScotlandScotland Philip / Gillen-Buchert 9: 3, 9: 2, 9: 4

Group B

rank Settlement Double Sp. S. N S.-Diff. P. diff. Pt.
1 2 New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Louise Crome
New ZealandNew Zealand 
3 3 0 9-0 87:49 6th
2 5/8 AustraliaAustralia Robyn Cooper Sarah Fitz-Gerald
AustraliaAustralia 
3 2 1 6: 3 82:64 4th
3 AustraliaAustralia Kylie Doherty Georgina Davis
AustraliaAustralia 
3 1 2 3: 7 60:84 2
4th AustraliaAustralia Kimberley Bessell Skye Millar
AustraliaAustralia 
3 0 3 1: 9 53:85 0
Players Players Result
AustraliaAustralia Cooper / Fitz-Gerald AustraliaAustralia Bessell / Millar 9: 0, 9: 6, 9: 6
New ZealandNew Zealand Heta / Crome AustraliaAustralia Doherty / Davis 9: 3, 9: 4, 9: 3
New ZealandNew Zealand Heta / Crome AustraliaAustralia Cooper / Fitz-Gerald 9: 5, 12:10, 12:10
New ZealandNew Zealand Heta / Crome AustraliaAustralia Bessell / Millar 9: 7, 9: 7, 9: 0
AustraliaAustralia Cooper / Fitz-Gerald AustraliaAustralia Doherty / Davis 9: 5, 9: 4, 12:10
AustraliaAustralia Doherty / Davis AustraliaAustralia Bessell / Millar 9: 7, 9: 7, 4: 9, 9: 4

Group C

rank Settlement Double Sp. S. N S.-Diff. P. diff. Pt.
1 3/4 AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Melissa Martin
AustraliaAustralia 
3 3 0 9-0 81:31 6th
2 South AfricaSouth Africa Diana Argyle Tenille Swartz
South AfricaSouth Africa 
3 2 1 6: 5 82:70 4th
3 5/8 MalaysiaMalaysia Tricia Chuah Delia Arnold
MalaysiaMalaysia 
3 1 2 5: 6 71:82 2
4th AustraliaAustralia Vanessa Pickerd Jemma Saxby
AustraliaAustralia 
3 0 3 0: 9 30:81 0
Players Players Result
AustraliaAustralia Pittock / Martin AustraliaAustralia Pickerd / Saxby 9: 0, 9: 2, 9: 3
South AfricaSouth Africa Argyle / Swartz MalaysiaMalaysia Chuah / Arnold 9: 7, 9: 4, 7: 9, 7: 9, 9: 3
AustraliaAustralia Pittock / Martin MalaysiaMalaysia Chuah / Arnold 9: 4, 9: 5, 9: 3
MalaysiaMalaysia Chuah / Arnold AustraliaAustralia Pickerd / Saxby 9: 4, 9: 4, 9: 6
AustraliaAustralia Pittock / Martin South AfricaSouth Africa Argyle / Swartz 9: 2, 9: 7, 9: 5
South AfricaSouth Africa Argyle / Swartz AustraliaAustralia Pickerd / Saxby 9: 4, 9: 3, 9: 4

Group D

rank Settlement Double Sp. S. N S.-Diff. P. diff. Pt.
1 3/4 New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Tamsyn Leevey
New ZealandNew Zealand 
3 3 0 9: 2 96:61 6th
2 AustraliaAustralia Lisa Camilleri Kelly Fowler
AustraliaAustralia 
3 2 1 7: 6 103: 101 4th
3 5/8 United StatesUnited States Louisa Hall Meredeth Quick
United StatesUnited States 
3 1 2 4: 7 80:94 2
4th AustraliaAustralia Peta Hughes Rachel Smith
AustraliaAustralia 
3 0 3 4: 9 75:98 0
Players Players Result
AustraliaAustralia Camilleri / Fowler United StatesUnited States Hall / Quick 17:15, 9: 5, 6: 9, 9: 6
New ZealandNew Zealand Kitchen / Leevey AustraliaAustralia Hughes / Smith 8:10, 9: 3, 9: 2, 9: 2
New ZealandNew Zealand Kitchen / Leevey AustraliaAustralia Camilleri / Fowler 12:10, 4: 9, 9: 5, 9: 6
United StatesUnited States Hall / Quick AustraliaAustralia Hughes / Smith 10: 8, 3: 9, 9: 5, 9: 4
AustraliaAustralia Camilleri / Fowler AustraliaAustralia Hughes / Smith 9: 5, 9: 5, 4: 9, 1: 9, 9: 4
New ZealandNew Zealand Kitchen / Leevey United StatesUnited States Hall / Quick 9: 7, 9: 3, 9: 4

Final round

Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Amanda Hopps
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 9 9      
 AustraliaAustralia Lisa Camilleri Kelly Fowler
 AustraliaAustralia 
1 6th 3     1  AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Amanda Hopps
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 10 5 9 6th
5/8  AustraliaAustralia Robyn Cooper Sarah Fitz-Gerald
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 9 9      5/8  AustraliaAustralia Robyn Cooper Sarah Fitz-Gerald
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 12 9 4th 9  
3/4  AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Melissa Martin
 AustraliaAustralia 
4th 5 5      5/8  AustraliaAustralia Robyn Cooper Sarah Fitz-Gerald
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 8th 6th
3/4  New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Tamsyn Leevey
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
7th 11 6th 9 10       3/4  New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Tamsyn Leevey
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
9 10 9
5/8  AustraliaAustralia Kasey Brown Dianne Desira
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 9 9 2 8th      3/4  New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Tamsyn Leevey
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
9 11 7th 1 9
 South AfricaSouth Africa Diana Argyle Tenille Swartz
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
9 3 4th 5     2  New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Louise Crome
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
6th 9 9 9 7th  
2  New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Louise Crome
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
5 9 9 9  
  3rd place match
               
  1  AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Amanda Hopps
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 12 8th 4th 5
2  New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Louise Crome
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
4th 10 10 9 9

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