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Egypt's national women's squash team surprised the world on Saturday when it won the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championship in France.
This is the third time for the women's team to win the championship. The team first won in 2008, and then won a second time in 2012.
This year's victory came after Egypt defeated England in the championship's final with a score of 2-1.
The result of the final was calculated according to the following three matches: Egypt's Nour El-Sherbiny lost to England's Laura Massaro by 1-3 (11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 6-11); Egypt's Nouran Gohar defeated England's Alison Waters by 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 12-10); and Egypt's Raneem El-Welily beat England's Sarah Jane Perry by 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-6).
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