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04-Jun:
Egypt suffer Shorbagy blow
 Top
seeds and defending champions Egypt suffered a setback today as
Mohamed El Shorbagy, who was part of the title-winning
team two years ago in Paderborn and has since risen into the
world's top five, pulled out injured, to be replaced by Tarek
Momen (tbc).
Egypt's top trio still reads Ramy Ashour, Karim
Darwish and Omar Mosaad, so it's not exactly a
crisis, but it certainly gives a glimmer more hope to their main
rivals England and hosts France, who are second
and third seeds.
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04-Jun, WSF
News:
Gaultier going for
Historic Home Dream
 France's
top-ranked squash player Gregory Gaultier is hoping to
fulfil a life-long dream when he leads his country in next
week's WSF Men's World Team Championship on home soil in
Mulhouse.
Hosting the championship for the first time in its 46-year
history, France is seeded to reach the semi-finals - but, buoyed
by a new world number two ranking, Gaultier is hoping to take
his team to the final for the third time since 2003, and strike
gold for the first time.
"It's going to be nice to have the home support for once as we
always play away," said the 30-year-old on the eve of his eighth
successive world team championship campaign since 1999. "I'm
looking forward to be playing in Mulhouse as it is really close
to where I started playing squash and I have all my family
there."
Gaultier has enjoyed a distinguished PSA career - notching up 23
titles from more than 50 final appearances and becoming the
first Frenchman to win the British Open.
"I think a team event is nicer than what I am used to on the
Tour, which is quite a lonely life. You play for your country
and for your friends as well - but the preparation is the same
in terms of having to get ready to compete and get the win for
the team and yourself," explained the former world number one.
 The
French squad will include Gregoire Marche and Mathieu
Castagnet, ranked 29 & 30 in the world, respectively - and
will be boosted by the return of Thierry Lincou, the
37-year-old former world number one and world champion who
retired from the international circuit last year.
"Having Thierry in the team is a big bonus," said
Gaultier. "He is really experienced and is a role model for
everyone."
Gaultier has represented France with distinction in the world
team championship - playing 34 times, with success in all but
eight matches.
"Winning the world teams title would be a dream," said the squad
number one. "We failed twice in the finals but had a lot of good
times and memories playing for France. Everybody will be up for
it."
With success in the Swedish Open in February and runners-up
berths in both the Tournament of Champions in New York and the
British Open last month, Gaultier is enjoying an excellent runs
of form.
 "I've
been trying to get back to the top for a while - being back at
number two is good, but number two is not my favourite number,"
added Gaultier. "Ramy (Ashour) has been the best this year, but
I keep working hard to be able to get some wins in future and be
back at number one.
"I've been playing well and am full of confidence."
The 24th WSF Men's World Team Championship will be held from
9-15 June in Mulhouse, at both the Espace Squash 3000 Centre and
the Palais Des Sports - where action will take place on three
all-glass showcourts, with stunning presentation assured.
Defending champions Egypt are seeded to retain the title after a
projected final meeting with former champions England in what
would be a repeat of the 2011 final.
26-May,
WSF News:
Egypt and England top seeds for
Mulhouse
 Defending champions Egypt are seeded to retain the WSF
Men’s World Team Squash Championship title next month after a
projected final meeting with former champions England in
what would be a repeat of the 2011 final.
Teams from 31 nations – with representation from all five
continents in the top sixteen alone – will contest the biennial
championships which will be held in France for the first time in
the event’s 46-year history.
The 24th WSF Men’s World Team Championship, hosted by the
Fédération Française de Squash, will be held from 09-15 June
in Mulhouse, at both the Espace Squash 3000 Centre and the
Palais Des Sports - where action will take place on three
all-glass showcourts, with stunning presentation assured.
With a squad featuring four players from the PSA world top ten –
led by world number one and world champion Ramy Ashour -
Egypt are firm favourites to win the title for the third time in
a row, and the fourth time since 1999.
However England – led by world No2 Nick Matthew and also
including fellow Yorkshireman James Willstrop, the world
No4 – will be determined to make up for the disappointment of
the 2011 defeat in Germany by taking the title for the fifth
time since 1995.
Hosts France, runners-up in 2009 and led by world No3
Gregory Gaultier, are the event’s No3 seeds, while record
eight-time champions Australia are the fourth seeds.
Botswana and Poland will be making their first
appearances in the championship.
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