ODENSE, Denmark – Egypt defeated France 2-1 to win the gold medal on Saturday at the men’s world team squash championships while Canada placed eighth overall.
In the championship, final, Gregory Gaultier provided number-three France a 1-0 lead but the top-seeded Egyptians came back with Ramy Ashour and Amr Shabana posting victories.
In the bronze medal match, fourth-seeded Australia overcame a 0-1 deficit to beat number-two England 2-1. Pakistan beat South Africa 2-0 for fifth.
Canada lost to Italy 2-0 in the seventh place match. Shahier Razik of Toronto fell to Marcus Berrett 14-12, 11-8, 11-1 and David Phillips of Pointe-Claire, Que., lost to Jose Facchini 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5. The Canadians were seeded seventh.
This week Canada went 2-0 in round robin play, defeated Scotland in the round of 16 before falling to Egypt in the quarterfinals. In the consolation playoff, Canada lost to Pakistan and Italy. Jonathon Power of Montreal and Shawn DeLierrre of Brossard, Que., were the other members of the Canadian team.
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