Windhoek (Namibia), Aug 22 (IANS)
India went down 1-2 to England to finish sixth in the World Junior team squash championship.
Four-time champions England made up for the shock of losing out on a semi-final place for the first time in the 34-year history of the event by securing fifth place, but the third seeds were taken the full distance by India.
Meanwhile, Egypt retained the title for the third time in a row after beating Pakistan 2-0 in the final while Spain, seeded sixth and appearing in the championship for the first time since finishing in 20th place in 2008, followed up their quarter-final upset over India by beating Malaysia 2-0.
Results:
3-England beat 4-India 2-1 (George Parker bt Kush Kumar 6-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5; Lyell Fuller lost to Madhav Dhingra 11-2, 7-11, 9-11, 11-13; Patrick Rooney bt Velavan Senthilkumar 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8).
