CHENNAI, India – England came from behind to defeat Australia 2-1 in the gold medal final Wednesday and capture its second successive world men's team squash championship title while Canada placed sixth.
It was England's sixth title after wins in 1976, 1979, 1995, 1997 and 2005.
England were on the back foot after Nick Mathew lost to Australia's No.1 player David Palmer 9-11 9-11 11-7 11-2 4-11, but James Willstrop levelled the final by defeating Stewart Boswell 11-8 11-7 11-10 (2-0).
That left it all down to Peter Barker who defeated Cameron Pilley in the deciding match11-6 11-3 11-8.
France defeated number-one seed Egypt 3-0 for the bronze.
In the fifth place match, Malaysia beat Canada 3-0. Shahier Razik of Toronto lost to Mohd Azlan Bin Iskandar 12-10, 13-11, 11-5; Matthew Giuffre of Edmonton fell to Ong Beng Hee 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 and Shawn DeLierre of Brossard, Que., lost to Muhd Asyra Bin Azan.
The Canadians were seeded sixth in the tournament. For the third match in a row they were without number-one player Jonathon Power of Montreal who is nursing a sore back. Canada was fourth at the worlds two years ago.
Canada opened the tournament with two wins in round robin play and won its round of 16 encounter of South Africa. With Power out of the line-up they lost to fourth-seeded Australia in the quarterfinals and were relegated to the consolation semifinals for fifth to eighth spots. Canada scored a big win over India in the consolation semi to advance to the fifth place match against number-five Malaysia.
Monday, August 31, 2009
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