Egypt, England eye U-21 title

Young squash stars eager to make their mark in this week's WSF Under-21 World Cup will arrive here fresh from notable success on the senior international circuit.

Young squash stars eager to make their mark in this week's WSF Under-21 World Cup will arrive here fresh from notable success on the senior international circuit.

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Mixed teams from eight nations will compete in the inaugural biennial event launched by the World Squash Federation that gets underway Wednesday.

After early rounds at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai, the final stages of the event will be held on an all-glass show court erected at the Express Avenue Mall.

Egypt, led by the two reigning World junior champions Marwan El Shorbagy and Nour El Tayeb, are the top seeds, ahead of second seeds England, No.3 seeds France with hosts India as fourth seeds.