Squash World Championships in doubles and mixed 2006 / mixed

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The mixed of the World Championships in doubles and mixed 2006 in squash took place from January 9th to 13th in the Australian metropolis of Melbourne .

The defending champions were Rachael Grinham and David Palmer . Grinham managed to win the world championship again with her new partner Joseph Kneipp . Grinham and Kneipp prevailed in the final against Amelia Pittock and Cameron Pilley with 9: 6, 9: 1, 5: 9 and 9: 4. David Palmer did not run again.

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 Joseph Kneipp
AustraliaAustralia 
victory
02. New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Glen Wilson 1
New ZealandNew Zealand 
Semifinals
03. AustraliaAustralia Dianne Desira Cameron White
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals
04th AustraliaAustralia Melissa Martin Dan Jenson
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals
No. pairing Round reached
05. South AfricaSouth Africa Diana Argyle Craig van der Wath
South AfricaSouth Africa 
Quarter finals

06th AustraliaAustralia Kasey Brown Paul Price
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals

07th New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Callum O'Brien
New ZealandNew Zealand 
Semifinals

08th. AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Cameron Pilley
AustraliaAustralia 
final

1 Wilson was replaced byDaniel Sharplinfrom the semi-finals due to injury.

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 Joseph Kneipp
AustraliaAustralia 
2 2 0 6-0 54:20 4th
2 5/8 South AfricaSouth Africa Diana Argyle Craig van der Wath
South AfricaSouth Africa 
2 1 1 3: 5 51:60 2
3 MalaysiaMalaysia Delia Arnold Mohd Nafzahizam Adnan
MalaysiaMalaysia 
2 0 2 2: 6 42:67 0
player player Result
South AfricaSouth Africa Argyle / van der Wath MalaysiaMalaysia Arnold / Adnan 9: 6, 9: 3, 7: 9, 6: 9, 9: 6
AustraliaAustralia Grinham / Kneipp MalaysiaMalaysia Arnold / Adnan 9: 3, 9: 3, 9: 3
AustraliaAustralia Grinham / Kneipp South AfricaSouth Africa Argyle / van der Wath 9: 2, 9: 4, 9: 5

Group B

rank Settlement Double Sp. S. N S.-Diff. P. diff. Pt.
1 2 New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Glen Wilson
New ZealandNew Zealand 
3 3 0 9: 1 87:44 6th
2 5/8 AustraliaAustralia Kasey Brown Paul Price
AustraliaAustralia 
3 2 1 7: 3 75:58 4th
3 United StatesUnited States Louisa Hall Michael Puertas
United StatesUnited States 
3 1 2 3: 6 57:68 2
4th IrelandIreland Tanya Owens Steve Richardson
IrelandIreland 
3 0 3 0: 9 32:81 0
player player Result
AustraliaAustralia Brown / Price United StatesUnited States Hall / Puertas 9: 3, 9: 6, 10: 8
New ZealandNew Zealand Kitchen / Wilson IrelandIreland Owens / Richardson 9: 1, 9: 5, 9: 5
New ZealandNew Zealand Kitchen / Wilson United StatesUnited States Hall / Puertas 9: 4, 9: 4, 9: 5
AustraliaAustralia Brown / Price IrelandIreland Owens / Richardson 9: 3, 9: 4, 9: 1
New ZealandNew Zealand Kitchen / Wilson AustraliaAustralia Brown / Price 6: 9, 9: 4, 9: 4, 9: 3
United StatesUnited States Hall / Puertas IrelandIreland Owens / Richardson 9: 3, 9: 6, 9: 4

Group C

rank Settlement Double Sp. S. N S.-Diff. P. diff. Pt.
1 5/8 AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Cameron Pilley
AustraliaAustralia 
3 3 0 9: 1 87:56 6th
2 3/4 AustraliaAustralia Dianne Desira Cameron White
AustraliaAustralia 
3 2 1 6: 5 81:69 4th
3 South AfricaSouth Africa Tenille Swartz Clinton Leeuw
South AfricaSouth Africa 
3 1 2 3: 7 55:83 2
4th MalaysiaMalaysia Tricia Chuah Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
MalaysiaMalaysia 
3 0 3 4: 9 83:98 0
player player Result
AustraliaAustralia Desira / White MalaysiaMalaysia Chuah / Adnan 9: 4, 9: 2, 1: 9, 7: 9, 9: 4
AustraliaAustralia Pittock / Pilley South AfricaSouth Africa Swartz / Leeuw 9: 3, 9: 5, 9: 3
AustraliaAustralia Desira / White South AfricaSouth Africa Swartz / Leeuw 9: 6, 9: 3, 9: 4
AustraliaAustralia Pittock / Pilley MalaysiaMalaysia Chuah / Adnan 9: 7, 5: 9, 9: 7, 9: 3
AustraliaAustralia Pittock / Pilley AustraliaAustralia Desira / White 9: 5, 10: 8, 9: 6
South AfricaSouth Africa Swartz / Leeuw MalaysiaMalaysia Chuah / Adnan 4: 9, 9: 7, 9: 6, 9: 7

Group D

rank Settlement Double Sp. S. N S.-Diff. P. diff. Pt.
1 5/8 New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Callum O'Brien
New ZealandNew Zealand 
3 3 0 9: 1 87:49 6th
2 3/4 AustraliaAustralia Melissa Martin Dan Jenson
AustraliaAustralia 
3 2 1 7: 5 103: 97 4th
3 AustraliaAustralia Amanda Hopps Timothy Manning
AustraliaAustralia 
3 1 2 4: 8 93: 110 2
4th United StatesUnited States Meredeth Quick Jamie Crombie
United StatesUnited States 
3 0 3 3: 9 85: 112 0
player player Result
AustraliaAustralia Martin / Jenson AustraliaAustralia Hopps / Manning 12:10, 8:10, 9: 5, 9: 7
New ZealandNew Zealand Heta / O'Brien United StatesUnited States Quick / Crombie 9: 3, 9: 2, 9: 3
New ZealandNew Zealand Heta / O'Brien AustraliaAustralia Hopps / Manning 9: 7, 9: 3, 9: 4
AustraliaAustralia Martin / Jenson United StatesUnited States Quick / Crombie 5: 9, 9: 6, 9: 4, 15:13
New ZealandNew Zealand Heta / O'Brien AustraliaAustralia Martin / Jenson 3: 9, 9: 7, 12:10, 9: 1
AustraliaAustralia Hopps / Manning United StatesUnited States Quick / Crombie 7: 9, 10: 8, 9: 7, 12:14, 9: 7

Final round

Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Joseph Kneipp
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 9 9      
3/4  AustraliaAustralia Melissa Martin Dan Jenson
 AustraliaAustralia 
1 5 3     1  AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Joseph Kneipp
 AustraliaAustralia 
10 15th 9
5/8  AustraliaAustralia Kasey Brown Paul Price
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 2 4th 4th      5/8  New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Callum O'Brien
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
8th 13 6th  
5/8  New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Callum O'Brien
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
4th 9 9 9      1  AustraliaAustralia Rachael Grinham Joseph Kneipp
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 9 5 9
5/8  AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Cameron Pilley
 AustraliaAustralia 
5 10 9 9       5/8  AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Cameron Pilley
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 1 9 4th
5/8  South AfricaSouth Africa Diana Argyle Craig van der Wath
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
9 8th 5 6th      5/8  AustraliaAustralia Amelia Pittock Cameron Pilley
 AustraliaAustralia 
11 7th 10 9 9
3/4  AustraliaAustralia Dianne Desira Cameron White
 AustraliaAustralia 
9 7th 7th     2  New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Daniel Sharplin
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
9 9 12 6th 6th  
2  New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Glen Wilson
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
11 9 9  
  3rd place match
               
  5/8  New ZealandNew Zealand Lara Heta Callum O'Brien
 New ZealandNew Zealand 
w. O.
2  New ZealandNew Zealand Shelley Kitchen Daniel Sharplin
 New ZealandNew Zealand 

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