England, runners-up in the past three World Women’s Team Squash Championships, were today named the no.2 seeds for this year’s event in Canada next month.
The 2006 winners have been listed behind defending champions Egypt for the 19th staging of the biennial championship at White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, from December 1-6.
England, led by reigning world champion Laura Massaro, will be hoping to claim the crown for the seventh time since 1985.
They have been drawn in Pool B alongside Australia, Wales, Germany and Spain.
The full pool line-ups (with seeding in brackets) are as follows:
Pool A: 1 EGYPT, 8 IRELAND, 9 NEW ZEALAND, [13/16] COLOMBIA, [17/20] CHINA
Pool B: 2 ENGLAND, 7 AUSTRALIA, 10 WALES, [13/16] GERMANY, [17/20] SPAIN
Pool C: 3 MALAYSIA, 6 USA, 11 CANADA, [13/16] MEXICO, [17/20]GUATEMALA
Pool D: 4 HONG KONG CHINA, 5 FRANCE, 12 SOUTH AFRICA, [13/16]INDIA, [17/20] AUSTRIA