17th Women's World Teams
Squash Championships 2010
Palmerston North, New Zealand
28th November - 4 December 2010
Heartbreak for New Zealand at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North. The fifth seeded Kiwis have missed out on a spot in the final, after going down 2-1 to England in a dramatic semifinal at the IPC The home side looked to have all but booked a spot in the title decider, with the two teams all square at 1-all and New Zealand's golden girl Joelle King winning the first two games in the deciding match against Laura Massaro.
But the world number nine somehow came back from the dead, reeling the 22-year-old kiwi in to record a stunning 5-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 victory. Earlier, Shelley Kitchen had given New Zealand the early advantage with a 3-1 win over Tania Bailey, just the second time Kitchen has beaten her long time rival during their careers. However, world number two Jenny Duncalf made it 1-all, bouncing back from a game down to beat kiwi number one Jaclyn Hawkes 3-1.
Massaro is thrilled to secure the victory for her team. She says she got off to a shaky start, but fortunately she managed to turn things around. "I just thought, dig in, keep the rallies long and just do the best that you can and that's all that anyone in my team expects me to do. I think I did that in the last three games". England will now play Australia in the final, in a battle between the two most successful team in the history of the Championships.
The second seeded Aussies are through after a 2-1 win over Malaysia in the semis. Sarah Fitz-Gerald got the ball rolling for Australia with a comfortable 11-5, 13-11, 11-7 victory over Sharon Wee. However, half an hour later it was all square again at 1-all after world number one Nicol David downed Rachael Grinham 11-8, 11-5, 11-5. The Aussies would not be denied the victory though - Kasey Brown securing a berth in the final with an 11-6, 11-3 12-10 win over Delia Arnold. It is the first time Australia has been in the final since 2004.
Result Semifinals (1) England def (5) New Zealand 2-1 3. Tania Bailey lost to 3. Shelley Kitchen 11-8, 9-11, 13-15, 7-11 (80 minutes) 1. Jenny Duncalf def 1. Jaclyn Hawkes (64 minutes) 2. Laura Massaro def 2. Joelle King 5-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 (69 minutes) (2) Australia def (4) Malaysia 2-1 3. Sarah Fitz-Gerald def 4. Sharon Wee 11-5, 13-11, 11-7 (25 minutes) 1. Rachael Grinham lost to 1. Nicol David 8-11, 5-11, 5-11 (31 minutes) 2. Kasey Brown def 3. Delia Arnold 11-6, 11-3, 12-10 (42 minutes) 5th-8th (6) France def (7) Ireland 3-0 4. Maud Duplomb def 4. Zoe Barr 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 (26 minutes) 1. Camille Serme def 2. Aisling Blake 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4 (41 minutes) 2. Isabelle Stoehr def 3. Laura Mylotte 11-2, 11-5 (10 minutes) (3) Egypt def (9) USA 2-1 4. Nour El Tayeb def 3. Amanda Sobhy 11-7, 11-2, 11-5 (23 minutes) 2. Raneem El Weleily lost to Natalie Grainger 3-11, 10-12, 12-10, 6-11 (31 minutes) 3. Engy Kheirallah def 2. Latasha Khan 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 (35 minutes) 9th-12th (8) Netherlands def (13) Hong Kong China 2-1 3. Orla Noom lost to 3. Carmen Lee 10-12, 4-11, 13-11, 11-8, 6-11 (44 minutes) 1. Vanessa Atkinson def 1. Liu Tsz-Ling 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 (22 minutes) 2. Annelize Naude def 2. Elise Ng 11-3, 11-8, 12-10 (22 minutes) (11) South Africa def (10) India 2-1 3. Milnay Louw def 3. Anaka Alankamony 11-3, 11-7, 11-8 (22 minutes) 1. Tenille Swartz lost to 1. Dipika Pallikal 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 15-17, 8-11 (59 minutes) 2. Siyoli Waters def 2. Joshna Chinappa 6-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9 (42 minutes) 13th-16th (15) Japan def (14) Mexico 2-1 3. Yuki Sakai def 4. Imelda Salazar Martinez 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 13-11 (41 minutes) 1. Misaki Kobayashi lost to 1. Samantha Teran 6-11, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11 (31 minutes) 2. Miwa Maekawa def 2. Graciela Lopez Perez 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (25 minutes) (12) Canada def (16) Austria 3-0 4. Samantha Cornett def 3. Judith Gradnitzer 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (20 minutes) 1. Miranda Ranieri def Birgit Coufal 13-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 (35 minutes) 3. Stephanie Edmison def 2. Sandra Polak 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 (22 minutes) Draws for Saturday Final (1) England vs (2) Australia 4:00pm 3rd & 4th (4) Malaysia vs (5) New Zealand 1:30pm 5th & 6th (3) Egypt vs (6) France 11:00am 7th & 8th (7) Ireland vs (9) USA 12:30pm 9th & 10th (8) Netherlands vs (11) South Africa 12:30pm 11th & 12th (10) India vs (13) Hong Kong China 12:30pm 13th & 14th (12) Canada vs (15) Japan 10:30am 15th & 16th (14) Mexico vs (16) Austria 10:30am
