# 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships

The 2005 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2005 World Team Squash Championships organized by the World Squash Federation, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event were held in Islamabad, Pakistan and took place from December 8 to December 14, 2005. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and the Pakistan Squash Federation. The England team won his third World Team Championships beating the Egyptian team in the final.

## Participating teams

A total of 22 teams competed from all the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For Iran, it was their first participation at a world team championship.
| Africa (SFA) | America (FPS) | Asia (ASF) | Europe (ESF) | Oceania (OSF) | Map |
| Egypt South Africa | Canada United States | Hong Kong Iran India Kuwait Malaysia Pakistan (Host Country) | Austria England France Finland Germany Ireland Netherlands Scotland Spain Wales | Australia (Title Holder) New Zealand | Map of the participating nations |

## Seeds

* England (champion)
* Egypt (final)
* France (semifinals)
* Australia (quarterfinals)
* Canada (semifinals)
* Malaysia (quarterfinals)
* Pakistan (quarterfinals)
* Wales (quarterfinals)
* Netherlands (round of 16)
* India (round of 16)
* New Zealand (first round)
* South Africa (round of 16)

## Finals
### Draw

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 10 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | England | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Egypt | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Pakistan | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | France | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 12 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Third place match :
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 2 | 3 |

### Results
#### Final

* 2005 WSF World Team Championship
* England 3rd title
* Team
* James Willstrop - Lee Beachill - Peter Nicol - Nick Matthew

## Post-tournament team ranking

| Position | Team | Result |
| 1st | England | Champions |
| 2nd | Egypt | Final |
| 3rd | France | Semi-final |
| 4th | Canada | Semi-final |
| 5th | Australia | Quarter-final |
| 6th | Malaysia | Quarter-final |
| 7th | Pakistan | Quarter-final |
| 8th | Wales | Quarter-final |
| Position | Team | Result |
| 9th | South Africa | Round of 16 |
| 10th | Germany | Round of 16 |
| 11th | India | Round of 16 |
| 12th | Netherlands | Round of 16 |
| 13th | United States | Group Stage |
| 14th | Scotland | Group Stage |
| 15th | New Zealand | Group Stage |
| 16th | Kuwait | Group Stage |
| Position | Team | Result |
| 17th | Spain | Group Stage |
| 18th | Finland | Group Stage |
| 19th | Ireland | Group Stage |
| 20th | Iran | Group Stage |
| 21st | Hong Kong | Group Stage |
| 22nd | Austria | Group Stage |