Top Eight Advance in Medal Round
Aug 25, 2004, By Howard Harding; SquashTalk Independent News Service © 2004;

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Top Eight Countries Reach World Team Quarters

The top eight seeds have claimed their expected places in the quarter-finals of the PIA Men's World Junior Team Squash Championship after four ties were completed at the Mushaf Squash Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan, today.

Kuwait, India and New Zealand scored 3-0 wins over Malaysia, Australia and Wales, respectively - while seventh seeds Canada ended the run of 13/18 seeds Mexico with a 2/1 victory.

Thursday's quarter-final line-up is:  [See draw]

[1] Pakistan v [7] Canada
[4] Germany v [6] Kuwait
[3] England v [5] India
[2] Egypt v [8] New Zealand

RESULTS: PIA Men's World Junior Team Squash Championship, Islamabad, Pakistan

Last sixteen round:
[7] CANADA bt [13/18] MEXICO 2-1 (Robin Clarke bt Erick Tepos 9-5, 9-2, 9-4; Keith Pritchard bt Jesus Pena 7-9, 9-5, 10-8, 9-3; Michael Auer lost to Cesar Salazar 6-9, 2-9)
[6] KUWAIT bt [10] MALAYSIA 3-0 (Abdul Khalid Mazayin bt Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan 9-3, 9-4, 9-6; Sulaiman Al Khamees bt Elvinn Keo 9-7, 9-0, 9-7; Ali B Al-Ramzi bt Muhammad Azfar Azan 9-0, 9-6)
[5] INDIA bt [9] AUSTRALIA 3-0 (Saurav Ghosal bt Matthew Karwalski 9-1, 9-2, 9-1; Sandeep Jangra bt Andrew Budd 9-2, 6-9, 9-7, 9-7; Vikas Jangra bt Steven Robinson 9-5, 9-8)
[8] NEW ZEALAND bt [12] WALES 3-0 (Campbell Grayson bt Lewys Hurst 9-7, 9-3, 9-1; Reece Williams bt Rob Wilkins 9-7, 9-2, 9-1; Whaiora Moeke bt Peter Creed 9-4, 9-4)

13th - 22nd place play-offs:
[13/18] IRELAND bt [19/22] KENYA 3-0 (Samuel Olwill bt Amar Shah 9-6, 9-3, 9-0; Brian Healy bt Chiraag Shah 9-0, 9-1, 9-2; Niall Caheny bt Ronak Shah 9-1, 9-2)
[19/22] SINGAPORE bt [19/22] IRAN 3-0 (Vivian Rhamanan bt Mohammad Jahri 9-2, 9-4, 9-0; Richard Hill bt Babak Shahabi 9-1, 9-3, 9-1; Kenneth Chan bt Mohammad Jafari 9-1, 9-7)

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