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Women's World Junior Team Championship 2007 |
11-Aug-07:
Egypt Reclaim Team Title
FINAL: Egypt beat Malaysia 2-0
Heba El Torky beat Wee Nee Low 9-1, 9-1, 9-3
Raneem El Weleily beat Wee Wern Low 9-0, 9-4, 7-9, 9-6
Favourites Egypt recaptured the
title they lost in the last event in Belgium as Heba El Torky and
individual champion Raneem El Weleily established a winning lead
over surprise finalists Malaysia in the final at the Boundary Street
sports centre.
New Zealand fulfilled their seedings to claim the bronze medal,
beating hosts and defending champions 2/ in the 3rd/4th place match.
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10-Aug-07:
Day of the Typhoon
It is official - typhoon signal No. 8 has been hoisted. The glass
court semis have been moved to Cornwall St with all others, as it's
easier to move everyone together. Buses from Hotel will not now run
above ground-or taxis so everyone has to travel by the underground
MTR.
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Semi-Finals:
Egypt
dethrone hosts
Egypt gained revenge for
their surprise defeat in the 2005 final as they beat the defending
champions 3-0 to progress to the final. In the final the face
Malaysia, who followed up their quarter-final win over England
by beating New Zealand in the semis - second and third seeds both
gone ...
Quarter-Finals:
Hosts through as England crash
The hosts and defending
champions Hong Kong are through to the semi-finals, where thy will
meet top seeds Egypt, but second seeds England are out, beaten by
Malaysia, who now meet New Zealand for a place in the final ...
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Semi-Finals:
[1] Egypt bt [4] Hong Kong 3-0
Nour Bahgat
beat Tong Tsz-wing 9-2,
9-4, 9-0
Raneem El Weleily beat Annie Au
10-9, 9-1, 9-5
Heba El Torky beat Leung Shin-nga 9-2, 9-3
[5] Malaysia bt [3] New Zealand
Pushppa Devi lost Lana Harrison 5/9, 9/7,
6/9, 9/7, 6/9
Wee Wern Low bt Joelle King
9/7, 9/3, 7/9, 9/5
Wee Nee Low bt Kerry Wickett
9/7, 3/9, 9/0, 9/6
Quarter-finals:
[1] EGYPT bt [6] FRANCE 3-0
Nour Bahgat bt Coline Aumard
9/5, 9/0, 9/3
Raneem El Weleily bt Camille Serme 3/9, 9/5, 9/4, 9/3
Heba El Torky bt Faustine Gilles
9/3, 9/0 **
[4] HONG KONG bt [10] CANADA 3-0
Liu Tsz Ling bt Jackie Moss
9/5, 9/1, 9/7
Annie Au bt Laura Gemmell
9/2, 9/4, 9/0
Shin Nga Leung bt Sarah Parsons
9/3, 9/0 **
[3] NEW ZEALAND bt [8] USA 2-1
Amanda Cranston lost to Emily Park 9/1, 9/4, 5/9, 4/9, 4/9
Joelle King bt Logan Greer
9/0, 9/0, 9/1
Kerry Wickett bt Olivia Blatchford
10/8, 9/4, 9/3
[5] MALAYSIA bt [2] ENGLAND 2-1
Nessrine Ariffin bt Kimberley Hay
1/9, 3/9, 9/3, 9/1, 9/7
Low Wee Wern bt Victoria Lust
9/6, 10/9, 9/6
Low Wee Nee lost to Sarah-Jane Perry 10/8, 2/9, 2/9 **
Eyewitness report: A fantastic sporting contest. Nos 3 and 1
English players played their hearts out in an extremely close match.
** dead rubber, best of three |
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Day FOUR, Fri 10th - Playoffs |
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Quarters:
Egypt 3-0 France
Hong Kong 3-0 Canada
New Zealand 2-1 Usa
England 1-2 Malaysia |
Semis:
Egypt 3-0 Hong Kong
Malaysia bt New Zealand
5/8:
France 2-1 Canada
England 2-1 Usa |
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9/16:
Autralia 2-1 Netherlands
South Africa 3-0 Japan
India 3-0 Korea
Germany 3-0 Switzerland |
9/12:
Australia 1-2 South Africa
Germany 0-3 India
13/16:
Netherlands 2-1 Japan
Switzerland 0-3 Korea |
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09-Aug-07:
French make the quarters:
results and pool standings
 In
the first round of matches on the final day of pools, France
clinched a place in the quarter-finals for the first time ever, with
a 2-1 win over India. Individual finalist Camille Serme got the
French off to a flying start, then Coline Aumard sealed the last
eight place with a 3/2 win over Surbhi Mishra.
 France
then met New Zealand tonight to decide the group C winner
with the Kiwis coming out on top.
 Hosts
Hong Kong are assured of a good chance of reaching the semis,
after winning their group D deciding clash against Malaysia
3/0 - both are in the quarter-finals.
The USA clinched a place in the last eight when, after losing
to Egypt in the morning, they beat Australia 3/0 in the
evening session.
England and Canada won their final matches to take top
spots in pool B.
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Positions 1-8 |
Positions 9-16 |
Positions 17-19 |
08-Aug, Day Two:
Canadians produce the only upset ...
 No
upsets or scares in the first batch of matches on Day Two, with USA,
Egypt, New Zealand, India, Germany and England all recording
scheduled wins. In the evening session France and Hong Kong recorded
victories over Switzerland and South Africa respectively, to put
themselves in good shape in pools C and D.
 Tenth-seeded
Canada, who so nearly upset second seeds England yesterday, went one
better today as they beat Germany, seeded seven, to put themselves
in great shape for a quarter-final berth.
Jackie Moss, who just missed out yesterday, clinched the win for
the Canadians after Laura Gemmell had set the scene with
another upset win, this time over Sina Wall.
The quarter-final lineups will be decided in tomorrow's matches,
with pool winners rewarded by matches against runners-up from other
pools.
  **STOP
PRESS - the approaching Typhoon means that some of tomorrow's
morning matches will be delayed until the afternoon.
In the words of French coach Philippe Signoret:
"I already had four tornados with me, and now a typhoon's on its way
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07-Aug, Day One:
England & Egypt tested
on Day One
 The team event got under way with wins for the top two seeds, but
both Egypt and England dropped a game as Australia
tested the favourites dropped games in both today's matches, against
Australia and South Korea, with Alia Balbaa and Heba El Torky
surprisingly losing as both matches went the distance.
Tenth seeds Canada came very close to
creating a stunning upset against England, as Laura Gemmell
won at top string for the Canadians to level the match before
Kimberley Hay brought the second seeds home with a tense 3/2 win
over Jackie Moss in 82 minutes. Normal order was restored later in
the day as England trounced Japan 3/0.
Sixth seeds France had no trouble in disposing of newcomers
China, dropping just two points over the three matches, while
defending champions Hong Kong enjoyed a comfortable first
outing against the Netherlands, as did third seeds
New Zealand over India. |
STATE OF PLAY
after Day Two:
Pool A:
Egypt will expect to beat USA to
clinch the group, leaving the Australia v USA match to decide second
spot.
Pool B: Canada's last match against Zimbabwe should yield a
win, and Germany have to upset England to force a three-way tie.
Pool C: France will hope to clinch their place in the last
eight in the morning, leaving a showdown against New Zealand to see
who wins the pool.
Pool D: Hong Kong and Malaysia are already through, they meet
to decide top spot. |
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Day THREE, Thu 9th Order: 1,3,2 |
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Pool/Time/Ct |
Match |
Result
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A 10.00 C8 |
Egypt bt USA |
3-0 |
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A 10.00 C9 |
Australia bt Korea |
2-1 |
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A 17.00 C14 |
USA bt Australia |
3-0 |
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A 17.00 C15 |
Korea bt Singapore |
3-0 |
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B 14.30 C6 |
England bt Germany |
2-1 |
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B 14.30 C7 |
Canada bt Japan |
2-1 |
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C 10.00 C12 |
France bt India |
2-1 |
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C 10.00 C13 |
Switzerland bt China |
3-0 |
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C 17.00 C8 |
New Zealand bt France |
3-0 |
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C 17.00 C9 |
India bt Switzerland |
3-0 |
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D 14.30 C6 |
Hong Kong bt Malaysia |
3-0 |
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D 14.30 C7 |
South Africa bt Netherlands |
2-1 |
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Day ONE, Tue 7th Order: 2,1,3 |
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Pool |
Match |
Result
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A |
Egypt bt Australia |
2-1 |
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USA bt Singapore |
3-0 |
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Egypt bt South Korea |
2-1 |
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Australia bt Singapore |
3-0 |
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B |
England bt Canada |
2-1 |
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B |
England bt Japan |
3-0 |
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B |
Canada bt Zimbabwe |
3-0 |
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B |
Germany bt Zimbabwe |
3-0 |
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C |
New Zealand bt India |
3-0 |
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C |
France bt China |
3-0 |
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D |
Hong Kong bt Netherlands |
3-0 |
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D |
Malaysia bt South Africa |
3-0 |
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Day TWO, Wed 8th Order: 2,1,3 |
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Pool |
Match |
Result
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A |
USA bt Korea |
2-1 |
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Egypt bt Singapore |
3-0 |
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B |
Germany bt Japan |
3-0 |
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B |
England bt Zimbabwe |
3-0 |
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B |
Canada bt Germany |
2-1 |
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B |
Japan bt Zimbabwe |
3-0 |
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C |
New Zealand bt Switzerland |
3-0 |
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C |
India bt China |
3-0 |
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C |
France bt Switzerland |
3-0 |
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C |
New Zealand bt China |
3-0 |
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D |
Hong Kong bt South Africa |
3-0 |
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D |
Malaysia bt Netherlands |
3-0 |
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Day THREE, Thu 9th Order: 1,3,2 |
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Pool/Time/Ct |
Match |
Result
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A 10.00 C8 |
Egypt v USA |
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A 10.00 C9 |
Australia v Korea |
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A 17.00 C14 |
USA v Australia |
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A 17.00 C15 |
Korea v Singapore |
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B 14.30 C6 |
England v Germany |
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B 14.30 C7 |
Canada v Japan |
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C 10.00 C12 |
France bt India |
2-1 |
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C 10.00 C13 |
Switzerland v China |
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C 17.00 C8 |
New Zealand v France |
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C 17.00 C9 |
India v Switzerland |
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D 14.30 C6 |
Hong Kong v Malaysia |
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D 14.30 C7 |
Netherlands v South Africa |
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Day FOUR, Fri 10th - Playoffs |
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Pool/Time/Ct |
Match |
Result
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Top two in each group into
the quarter-finals,
semi-finals in the afternoon. |
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Day FIVE, Sat 11th Final and Playoffs |
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Pool/Time/Ct |
Match |
Result
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Pool A |
Pool B |
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Egy P4 W4 |
Eng P4 W4 |
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Usa P4 W3 |
Can P4 W3 |
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Aus P4 W2 |
Ger P4 W2 |
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Kor P4 W1 |
Jpn P4 W1 |
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Sin P4 W0 |
Zim P4 W0 |
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Pool C |
Pool D |
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Nzl P4 W4 |
Hkg P3 W3 |
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Fra P4 W3 |
Mas P3 W2 |
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Ind P4 W2 |
Rsa P3 W1 |
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Swi P4 W1 |
Ned P3 W0 |
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Chi P4 W0 |
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Team Event 2005
RESULTS
LISTING
 Thanks
to France's Philippe Signoret for the early results &
photos ...
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England benefit in final seedings
Following the individual event, the team championship runs from 7th
to 11th August.
Egypt retained their provisional top seeding, but England's
performances in the individual event were rewarded with a jump from
five to two. New Zealand retain their third place and head group C
while hosts and defending champions Hong Kong slipped two placed to
fourth.
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Team Nominations |
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IN THE
PAPERS
coverage
of the individual closing stages |
Complete Results:
Days One and Two:
First qualifying rounds -
Pool A:
[1] EGYPT bt [9] AUSTRALIA 2-1
Nour Bahgat bt Maggy Marshall 9-6, 9-0, 9-3
Raneem El Weleily bt Melody Francis 9-1, 9-3, 9-5
Alia Balbaa lost to Kimberley Bessell 7-9, 7-9, 9-7, 5-9
[8] USA bt [17] SINGAPORE 3-0
Olivia Blatchford bt Mao Shi Hui 9-3, 9-4, 9-0
Logan Greer bt Nicole Chua 9-0, 9-3, 9-0
Emily Park bt Kimberly Chew Lin 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
[1] EGYPT bt [16] SOUTH KOREA 2-1
Nour Bahgat bt Yang Youn-Soo 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
Heba El Torky lost to Sun-Mi Song 7-9, 9-3, 4-9, 8-10
Alia Balbaa bt Lee Ji Hyun 9-1, 9-1, 9-6
[9] AUSTRALIA bt [17] SINGAPORE 3-0
Maggy Marshall bt Mao Shi Hui 9-3, 9-0, 9-7
Melody Francis bt Nicole Chua 9-4, 9-1, 9-1
Laura Stock bt Jillian Lye 9-3, 9-0, 9-0
[8] USA bt [16] SOUTH KOREA 2-1
Emily Park bt Yang Youn-Soo 6-9, 9-4, 9-2, 9-2
Logan Greer lost to Sun-Mi Song 2-9, 3-9, 4-9
Sarah Toomey bt Lee Ji Hyun 7-9, 10-9, 9-0, 9-6
[1] EGYPT bt [17] SINGAPORE 3-0
Heba El Torky bt Kimberly Chew Lin 9-3, 9-1, 9-1
Raneem El Weleily bt Nicole Chua 9-3, 9-2, 9-3
Alia Balbaa bt Jillian Lye 9-1, 9-0, 9-1
Pool B:
[2] ENGLAND bt [10] CANADA 2-1
Sarah-Jane Perry bt Sarah Parsons 9-5, 9-6, 9-6
Victoria Lust lost to Laura Gemmell 9-2, 6-9, 0-9, 2-9
Kimberley Hay bt Jackie Moss 10-8, 7-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-6 (82m)
[7] GERMANY bt [18] ZIMBABWE 3-0
Astrid Kern bt Michelle Williams 9-0, 9-2, 9-1
Sina Wall bt Catherine McTaggart 9-2, 9-4, 9-3
Steffi Muller bt Stacey Plenderleith 9-0, 9-3, 9-0
[2] ENGLAND bt [15] JAPAN 3-0
Sarah-Jane Perry bt Ikuko Tao 6-9, 9-2, 9-3, 9-3
Victoria Lust bt Misaki Kobayashi 6-9, 9-5, 9-1, 10-8
Victoria Bell bt Mayu Yamazaki 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
[10] CANADA bt [18] ZIMBABWE 3-0
Jackie Moss bt Michelle Williams 9-1, 9-6, 9-0
Sarah Parsons bt Catherine McTaggart 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
Samantha Cornett bt Stacey Plenderleith 9-5, 9-1, 9-0
[7] GERMANY bt [15] JAPAN 3-0
Astrid Kern bt Ikuko Tao 9-6, 9-3, 9-0
Sina Wall bt Misaki Kobayashi 9-10, 9-5, 1-9, 10-9, 9-2
Steffi Muller bt Mayu Yamazaki 9-3, 9-5, 9-2
[2] ENGLAND bt [18] ZIMBABWE 3-0
Kimberley Hay bt Michelle Williams 9-2, 9-2, 9-0
Victoria Lust bt Catherine McTaggart 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
Victoria Bell bt Stacey Plenderleith 9-0, 9-3, 9-1
[10] CANADA bt [7] GERMANY 2-1
Sarah Parsons lost to Astrid Kern 9-4, 6-9, 5-9, 6-9
Laura Gemmell bt Sina Wall 10-8, 10-8, 9-3
Jackie Moss bt Steffi Muller 9-3, 9-1, 9-0
[15] JAPAN bt [18] ZIMBABWE 3-0
Ikuko Tao bt Michelle Williams 9-4, 9-5, 9-6
Misaki Kobayashi bt Catherine McTaggart 9-0, 9-1, 9-4
Mayu Yamazaki bt Stacey Plenderleith 9-3, 9-3, 9-2
Pool C:
[3] NEW ZEALAND bt [11] INDIA 3-0
Kerry Wickett bt Anwesha Reddy 10-8, 9-4, 3-9, 9-3
Joelle King bt Dipika Pallikal 9-6, 10-8, 9-0
Lana Harrison bt Surbhi Misra 9-3, 9-5, 9-4
[6] FRANCE bt [19] CHINA 3-0
Coline Aumard bt Ding Yating 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Faustine Gilles bt Xiu Chen 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
Gabrielle de Lavison bt Qian Jiayi 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
[6] FRANCE bt [14] SWITZERLAND 3-0
Faustine Gilles bt Agapi Kazamia 9-3, 9-3, 9-4
Camille Serme bt Jasmin Ballman 9-4, 9-2, 9-0
Gabrielle de Lavison bt Caroline Bachem 9-2, 9-0, 9-2
[3] NEW ZEALAND bt [19] CHINA 3-0
Lana Harrison bt Ding Yating 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
Kerry Wickett bt Xiu Chen 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Amanda Cranston bt Qian Jiayi 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[3] NEW ZEALAND bt [14] SWITZERLAND 3-0
Lana Harrison bt Agapi Kazamia 9-2, 9-7, 9-0
Kerry Wickett bt Jasmin Ballman 9-2, 9-6, 9-0
Amanda Cranston bt Caroline Bachem 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
[11] INDIA bt [19] CHINA 3-0
Surbhi Misra bt Ding Yating 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Anwesha Reddy bt Xiu Chen 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
Harita Omprakash bt Qian Jiayi 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
Pool D:
[4] HONG KONG bt [12] NETHERLANDS 3-0
Liu Tsz Ling bt Cigany Sierveld 9-2, 9-0, 9-5
Shin Nga Leung bt Melissa Meulenbelt 9-7, 9-4, 9-3
Tong Tsz Wing bt Ilona Lagerweij 9-6, 9-2, 9-0
[5] MALAYSIA bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 3-0
Low Wee Nee bt Cheyna Tucker 9-0, 9-4, 6-9, 9-7
Low Wee Wern bt Milnay Louw 9-1, 9-1, 9-1
Nessrine Ariffin bt Lizane Vlok 10-8, 9-5, 9-0
[4] HONG KONG bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 3-0
Shin Nga Leung bt Cheyna Tucker 9-1, 9-1, 9-1
Annie Au bt Milnay Louw 9-3, 9-4, 9-4
Liu Tsz Ling bt Alushca Botha 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
[5] MALAYSIA bt [12] NETHERLANDS 3-0
Low Wee Nee bt Cigany Sierveld 7-9, 9-1, 9-3, 9-2
Low Wee Wern bt Milou van der Heijden 9-2, 9-4, 9-1
Pushppa Devi bt Ilona Lagerweij 5-9, 9-0, 9-3, 9-5
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 14-Jun-07:
World Junior Team Champs
attract new nations
China, South Korea and Zimbabwe will make their
debuts in the Hoe Hin White Flower Ointment World Junior Women's
Squash Championships 2007 in Hong Kong in August.
 The biennial event, in its 12th edition since 1985, is being staged
in Hong Kong for the first time - after a sensational win by the
Asian nation in the 2005 championship, when the second seeds upset
favourites and defending champions Egypt in the final in Belgium.
The 18 nations will be led by hosts and title-holders Hong Kong, and
include five-times champions England, three-times champions
Australia, double champions Egypt, and New Zealand, Malaysia,
Netherlands, USA, Canada, South Africa, France, Germany,
Switzerland, India, Japan - plus championship newcomers China, South
Korea and Zimbabwe.
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