The WSF Squash World Cup returns to Chennai for its 2025 edition. The competition kicked off on December 9 with 12 teams battling for glory.
The city, which last hosted the tournament in 2023, once again becomes the global centre of squash as matches take place across two iconic venues – the Express Avenue Mall and the Indian Squash Academy.
This year marks the biggest edition yet, with four more teams added to the field compared to 2023 Squash World Cup.
Organised by World Squash, the sport’s global governing body, Squash World Cup 2025 marks the fifth staging of the tournament and the third consecutive time it is being hosted in Chennai.
Squash World Cup 2025: Format
The 12 teams have been split into four pools of three for the group stages, following which the top two from each pool will advance to the quarter-finals. There will also be classification matches to determine every team’s finishing positions at Squash World Cup 2025.
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The mixed-team format – introduced in 2023 – continues this year:
- Each tie consists of four best-of-five-game matches
- Each game is played to 7 points (sudden death at 6-6)
Squash World Cup 2025: Points system
- Woman #1 → 2 points
- Man #1 → 2 points
- Woman #2 → 1 point
- Man #2 → 1 point
Ties level on points in knockouts will be decided by game difference.
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Squash World Cup 2025: Teams and Pools
- Pool A: Hong Kong China, South Africa, Republic of Korea
- Pool B: India, Brazil, Switzerland
- Pool C: Malaysia, Australia, Poland
- Pool D: Japan, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran
Squash World Cup 2025: Complete Fixtures
| Match No. | Date | Match | Time | Group/Stage | Venue |
| 1 | December 9, Tuesday | Hong Kong China vs South Korea | 10:30 AM | Group A | Express Avenue |
| 2 | December 9, Tuesday | Malaysia vs Poland | 1:00 PM | Group C | Express Avenue |
| 3 | December 9, Tuesday | Japan vs Iran | 3:30 PM | Group D | Express Avenue |
| 4 | December 9, Tuesday | India vs Switzerland | 6:00 PM | Group B | Express Avenue |
| 5 | December 10, Wednesday | Australia vs Poland | 10:30 AM | Group C | Express Avenue |
| 6 | December 10, Wednesday | Egypt vs Iran | 1:00 PM | Group D | Express Avenue |
| 7 | December 10, Wednesday | Brazil vs Switzerland | 3:30 PM | Group B | Express Avenue |
| 8 | December 10, Wednesday | South Africa vs South Korea | 6:00 PM | Group A | Express Avenue |
| 9 | December 11, Thursday | Hong Kong China vs South Africa | 12:00 PM | Group A | Express Avenue |
| 10 | December 11, Thursday | India vs Brazil | 2:30 PM | Group B | Express Avenue |
| 11 | December 11, Thursday | Malaysia vs Australia | 12:00 PM | Group C | ISA |
| 12 | December 11, Thursday | Japan vs Egypt | 2:30 PM | Group D | ISA |
| 13 | December 12, Friday | Winner of Group A vs Runner up of Group B | 10:30 AM | Quarter-final 1 | Express Avenue |
| 14 | December 12, Friday | Winner of Group C/D vs Runner up of Group C/D | 1:00 PM | Quarter-final 2 | Express Avenue |
| 15 | December 12, Friday | Winner of Group C/D vs Runner up of Group C/D | 3:30 PM | Quarter-final 3 | Express Avenue |
| 16 | December 12, Friday | Winner of Group B vs Runner up of Group A | 6:00 PM | Quarter-final 4 | Express Avenue |
| 17 | December 12, Friday | Third Place Group A vs Third Place Group D | 10:30 AM | Classification (9-12) | ISA |
| 18 | December 12, Friday | Third Place Group B vs Third Place Group C | 1:00 PM | Classification (9-12) | ISA |
| 19 | December 13, Saturday | Loser of Match 17 vs Loser of Match 18 | 10:30 AM | Classification (11-12) | ISA |
| 20 | December 13, Saturday | Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 18 | 1:00 PM | Classification (9-10) | ISA |
| 21 | December 13, Saturday | Loser of Match 13 vs Loser of Match 14 | 10:30 AM | Classification (5-8) | Express Avenue |
| 22 | December 13, Saturday | Loser of Match 15 vs Loser of Match 16 | 1:00 PM | Classification (5-8) | Express Avenue |
| 23 | December 13, Saturday | Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 14 | 3:30 PM | Semi-final (SF1) | Express Avenue |
| 24 | December 13, Saturday | Winner of Match 15 vs Winner of Match 16 | 6:00 PM | Semi-final (SF2) | Express Avenue |
| 25 | December 14, Sunday | Loser of Match 21 vs Loser of Match 22 | 10:30 AM | Classification (7-8) | Express Avenue |
| 26 | December 14, Sunday | Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22 | 1:00 PM | Classification (5-6) | Express Avenue |
| 27 | December 14, Sunday | Final | 5:00 PM | Final | Express Avenue |
