Egypt starts World Squash Championship in USA

The world men's squash championship squash tournament kicks off in Washington State, USA.

The Egyptian team participates among 23 teams participating in the championship held until 21 December.

Egypt's four-team team is represented by Ali Farag, Tarek Moamen, Karim Abdel-Gawad and Mohamed Abul-Ghar.

Egypt is in the first group, next to the American and Swiss teams, and the first of each group qualifies directly to the quarter-finals without competing in the 16th round.

The Egyptian team plays at 8:00 pm Egypt time (an 8-hour difference with Washington) against USA in the opening match.

Egypt will face the Swiss team at 8:00 pm on, Monday, at the end of the group stage, before the quarter-final starts from Wednesday.

The Egyptian champions are considered to have won the championship 4 times before, and they are trying to equal the 5 title by England.

Australia is on the list of most crowned teams with 8 times, followed by Pakistan with 6 times.