World Games 1997 / Squash

At the 1997 World Games in Lahti , two squash competitions took place from August 12 to 17, 1997 . Squash was part of the World Games program for the first time .

Ahmed Barada , who did not lose a set during the entire tournament , prevailed among the men . In the final he defeated Derek Ryan 9: 4, 9: 3 and 9: 4. Graham Ryding won bronze after a straight win in three sets against Mark Cairns . Sarah Fitz-Gerald also won the women's gold medal without losing a set . Her final game against Sabine Schöne ended 9: 2, 9: 6 and 9: 7. Leilani Joyce won the bronze game against Sue Wright in three sets.

In addition to Sabine Schöne, Oliver Kowalski from Germany also took part. No players from Switzerland or Austria did not start. There were a total of 15 starters for the women, the men’s field consists of 16 players.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ahmed Barada gold 02.  Mark Cairns Semifinals 03.  Derek Ryan silver 04th  Graham Ryding bronze

Preliminary round

Group A

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Ahmed Barada	3-0	9-0
2	Juha Raumolin	2: 1	6: 4
3	Abdul Faheem Khan	1: 2	4: 7
4th	Olle Poutiainen	0: 3	2: 9

player	player	Result
Ahmed Barada	Juha Raumolin	9: 6, 9: 2, 9: 2
Abdul Faheem Khan	Olle Poutiainen	9: 7, 6: 9, 9: 5, 9: 1
Ahmed Barada	Olle Poutiainen	9: 3, 9: 0, 9: 2
Juha Raumolin	Abdul Faheem Khan	9: 5, 1: 9, 10: 8, 9: 5
Ahmed Barada	Abdul Faheem Khan	9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Juha Raumolin	Olle Poutiainen	9: 5, 9: 2, 9: 6

Group B

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Mark Cairns	3-0	9: 3
2	Lucas Buit	2: 1	7: 4
3	Ville Sistonen	1: 2	4: 6
4th	Not so Thorén	0: 3	2: 9

player	player	Result
Mark Cairns	Not so Thorén	9: 1, 5: 9, 9: 3, 10: 8
Lucas Buit	Ville Sistonen	9: 4, 9: 2, 9: 5
Mark Cairns	Ville Sistonen	9: 4, 5: 9, 9: 0, 9: 1
Lucas Buit	Not so Thorén	1: 9, 3: 3 task
Mark Cairns	Lucas Buit	5: 9, 9: 2, 9: 1, 9: 6
Ville Sistonen	Not so Thorén	without a fight

Group C

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Derek Ryan	3-0	9: 2
2	Byron Davis	2: 1	8: 4
3	Laurent Elriani	1: 2	3: 6
4th	Daniel Sharplin	0: 3	2: 9

player	player	Result
Derek Ryan	Laurent Elriani	9: 1, 9: 2, 9: 2
Byron Davis	Daniel Sharplin	10: 8, 0: 9, 9: 7, 9: 5
Derek Ryan	Daniel Sharplin	9: 4, 9: 5, 9: 5
Byron Davis	Laurent Elriani	9: 6, 10: 8, 9: 4
Derek Ryan	Byron Davis	7: 9, 9: 1, 9: 4, 9:10, 9: 6
Laurent Elriani	Daniel Sharplin	5: 9, 9: 6, 9: 7, 7: 9, 10: 8

Group D

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Graham Ryding	3-0	9: 1
2	Kenneth Low	2: 1	6: 5
3	David Evans	1: 2	3: 6
4th	Oliver Kowalski	0: 3	3: 9

player	player	Result
Graham Ryding	Kenneth Low	9: 4, 9: 7, 9: 6
David Evans	Oliver Kowalski	9: 1, 9: 4, 9: 3
Graham Ryding	Oliver Kowalski	6: 9, 9: 2, 9: 1, 9: 4
Kenneth Low	David Evans	without a fight
Graham Ryding	David Evans	without a fight
Kenneth Low	Oliver Kowalski	6: 9, 5: 9, 10: 8, 9: 0, 9: 3

Final round

	Semifinals									final
	1	Ahmed Barada	9	9	9
	4th	Graham Ryding	6th	1	6th
										1	Ahmed Barada	9	9	9
										3	Derek Ryan	4th	3	4th
	3	Derek Ryan	9	9	9
	2	Mark Cairns	1	3	4th
										3rd place match
										4th	Graham Ryding	10	9	9
										2	Mark Cairns	8th	2	3

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Sarah Fitz-Gerald gold 02.  Sue Wright Semifinals 03.  Sabine Schöne silver 04th  Leilani Joyce bronze

Preliminary round

Group A

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	3-0	9-0
2	Corinne Castets	2: 1	6: 4
3	Yuko Kimura	1: 2	3: 8
4th	Vaso Karasava	0: 3	2: 9

player	player	Result
Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Corinne Castets	9: 0, 9: 3, 9: 2
Yuko Kimura	Vaso Karasava	5: 9, 9: 2, 4: 9, 9: 2, 9: 2
Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Yuko Kimura	9: 0, 9: 0, 9: 5
Corinne Castets	Vaso Karasava	9: 0, 9: 3, 9: 2
Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Vaso Karasava	9: 1, 9: 3, 9: 0
Corinne Castets	Yuko Kimura	9: 2, 9: 0, 9: 3

Group B

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Sue Wright	2-0	6-0
2	Melanie Jans	1: 1	3: 4
3	Demer Holleran	0: 2	1: 6

player	player	Result
Sue Wright	Melanie Jans	9: 0, 9: 5, 9: 3
Sue Wright	Demer Holleran	9: 0, 9: 1, 9: 1
Melanie Jans	Demer Holleran	4: 9, 10: 8, 9: 0, 9: 1

Group C

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Sabine Schöne	3-0	9-0
2	Maha Zein	2: 1	6: 3
3	Sharon Wee	1: 2	3: 8
4th	Madeline Perry	0: 3	2: 9

player	player	Result
Sabine Schöne	Sharon Wee	9: 2, 9: 1, 9: 2
Maha Zein	Madeline Perry	9: 0, 9: 2, 9: 5
Sabine Schöne	Madeline Perry	9: 1, 9: 2, 9: 4
Maha Zein	Sharon Wee	9: 2, 9: 4, 9: 3
Sabine Schöne	Maha Zein	9: 3, 9: 5, 9: 6
Sharon Wee	Madeline Perry	9: 1, 1: 9, 3: 9, 9: 1, 9: 2

Group D

Item	player	Games	sentences
1	Leilani Joyce	3-0	9-0
2	Vanessa Atkinson	2: 1	6: 3
3	Ellen Petersen	1: 2	3: 7
4th	Kia Paasivirta	0: 3	1: 9

player	player	Result
Leilani Joyce	Kia Paasivirta	9: 0, 9: 3, 9: 1
Vanessa Atkinson	Ellen Petersen	9: 2, 9: 7, 9: 2
Leilani Joyce	Ellen Petersen	9: 6, 9: 0, 9: 0
Vanessa Atkinson	Kia Paasivirta	10: 9, 9: 0, 9: 4
Leilani Joyce	Vanessa Atkinson	9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Ellen Petersen	Kia Paasivirta	9: 5, 9: 6, 1: 9, 9: 4

Final round

	Semifinals									final
	1	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	9	9	9
	4th	Leilani Joyce	2	7th	2
										1	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	9	9	9
										3	Sabine Schöne	2	6th	7th
	3	Sabine Schöne	7th	10	0	9	10
	2	Sue Wright	9	8th	9	6th	8th
										3rd place match
										4th	Leilani Joyce	9	10	9
										2	Sue Wright	4th	10	2

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Australia	1	-	-	2
	Egypt	1	-	-	2
3	Germany	-	1	-	1
	Ireland	-	1	-	1
5	Canada	-	-	1	1
	New Zealand	-	-	1	1

Web links

• Results of the men on squashinfo.com (English)
• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)