The semi-finals of the WSF World Squash Team Championships get underway today at Hong Kong Football Club, with the women’s ties taking place at 17:30 (GMT+8) and 19:30 on the football pitch’s spectacular all-glass court.
First, defending champions Egypt take on first-time semi-finalists Belgium and then 2022 runners up USA face No.5 seeds Malaysia.
This year’s championships is an historic edition, with it being the first to feature the men’s and women’s events simultaneously, and the men’s semi-finals will take place tomorrow, 14 December.
Action from the semi-final ties will be streamed live and free on WORLDSQUASH.TV as well as on partner channels, including the Olympic Channel.
Placing ties are also taking place throughout the day, including on the indoor all-glass court. View the full order of play, plus results, draws and squad lists for the World Squash Team Championships here.
Egypt come into today’s tie with real pedigree in recent years, having won the last three editions of the championships in a run going back to France 2016, and will step on court as the favourites thanks to a star-studded lineup of World No.2 Nour El Sherbini, World No.3 Hania El Hammamy, World No.7 Rowan Elaraby and World No.8 Amina Orfi.
Belgium, meanwhile, have made a hugely impressive return after 20 years away from the championships. Led by sisters Nele Coll and Tinne Gilis, supported by Marie van Riet and Chloe Crabbe, the No.3 seeds have stormed into the semi-finals after downing hosts Hong Kong, China in the quarter-finals yesterday.
In the second tie, Malaysia will be hoping to deliver another upset after ending England’s decades-long run of reaching the semi-finals in a 2-0 win last night. Malaysia won the last Asian Team Championships and the team event at the 2023 Asian Games and, with a well-balanced squad of Sivasangari Subramaniam, Rachel Arnold, Aria Azman and her sister Aifa Azman, the team will back itself to reach the final for the first time since 2014.
Standing in their way, though, is an in-form USA team. After losing Olivia Clyne to retirement and Sabrina Sobhy to injury, the 2022 runners up have brought in highly rated young talents Marina Stefanoni and Caroline Fouts to support World No.4 Olivia Weaver and former World No.3 Amanda Sobhy as they look to make it to back-to-back finals having never been beyond the quarter-finals prior to 2022.
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About the WSF World Squash Team Championships
The WSF World Squash Team Championships are contested annually and pit National Federation squads of four players against each other as they compete for the title of World Champions. The 2024 edition, which is taking place in Hong Kong, China, from 09-15 December 2024 and will be hosted at the Hong Kong Football Club, with the support of the Squash Association of Hong Kong, China.
This year’s championships will be the first to feature concurrent men’s and women’s events, with previous editions alternating between the two annually.
enhance the image of Hong Kong as Asia’s sports event capital. The “M” Mark awarded by the Major Sports Events Committee, symbolising intense, spectacular and signature event in the territory sports calendar.
About the World Squash Federation
The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognised International Federation for squash. It is a member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) and from 1 January 2025 an associate member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
About Hong Kong Football Club
Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC) was founded in 1886 with a mission to facilitate the development of sporting activities in Hong Kong. It has followed a vision to be one of the leading not-for-profit sports clubs in the world.
Regarded as one of the finest sporting clubs in Asia, the 64,000-square-metre building offers the largest range of facilities among all the sports clubs in Hong Kong. HKFC not only provides Hong Kong with a world-class venue for many major international sports events, but also plays a key role in Hong Kong’s thriving sporting and social community.
