India have finished eighth in the WSF Men's World Team Squash Championship. In the event held at Paderborn, Germany, they lost 0-2 to the United States in the classification match for the seventh place. National champion Sourav Ghosal lost the first singles to Julian Illingworth in 50 minutes, while Mahesh Mangaonkar lost the second singles to Todd Harrity in 51 minutes. The third singles between Christopher Gordon and Harinder Pal Sandhu became redundant. Egypt retained their title after upsetting favourites England 2-1 in a thrilling final played on the new blue all-glass showcourt at the Ahorn-Sportpark. Fourth seeds Australia defeated third seeds France 2-1 to clinch the bronze medal while Malaysia beat Italy 2-1 to finish fifth in the tournament. The 23rd staging of the World Squash Federation event, hosted by Germany for the first time, featured a record 32 nations and more than 120 athletes.