Egypt will be title favourites for the upcoming WSF Men’s World Team Championship in Tauranga, New Zealand, with Cook Islands, Philippines, Samoa and Tahiti set to make their event debuts.
Egypt have selected a star-studded lineup for the Dec 11-17 event, with World No.1 Ali Farag – a two-time World Team Champion and four-time Individual World Champion – joined by former World No.1 and current World No.3 Mostafa Asal, former World No.1 and current World No.6 Karim Abdel Gawad, and World No.7 Mazen Hesham.
Hosts New Zealand, meanwhile, will be led by former World No.1 and current World No.4 Paul Coll, supported by brothers Lwamba and Temwa Chileshe, and Elijah Thomas.
Australia, the most successful side in event history with eight titles, name four debutants in Nick Calvert, Rhys Dowling, Dylan Molinaro and Joseph White as they seek to upset the odds and win a first title in 20 years.
With Egypt expected to be top seeds when the tournament seedings are announced later this week, England and France have named strong sides that look the most likely to challenge the defending champions.
Five-time winners England, beaten finalists in 2019, will be represented by former World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy, his brother and World No.8 Marwan ElShorbagy, World No.25 Patrick Rooney and World No.31 Adrian Waller.
France, meanwhile, will call upon a well-balanced team of World No.11 Victor Crouin, World No.15 Baptiste Masotti, World No.26 Auguste Dussourd and World No.30 Gregoire Marche.
Australia
Nick Calvert, Rhys Dowling, Dylan Molinaro, Joseph White
Canada
David Baillargeon, Salah Eltorgman, Liam Marrison, Brett Schille
Cook Islands
Manu Priest, Joshua Simeon, Brian Tapurau, Dylan Russell
Czechia
Viktor Byrtus, Daniel Mekbib, Jakub Solnicky, Martin Svec
Egypt
Mostafa Asal, Ali Farag, Karim Abdel Gawad, Mazen Hesham
England
Marwan ElShorbagy, Mohamed ElShorbagy, Patrick Rooney, Adrian Waller
France
Victor Crouin, Auguste Dussourd, Gregoire Marche, Baptiste Masotti
Germany
Raphael Kandra, Yannick Omlor, Valentin Rapp, Simon Rösner
Hong Kong, China
Tsz Kwan Lau, Henry Leung, Donald Tang, Chi Him Wong
Ireland
Sam Buckley, Sean Conroy, Michael Creaven, Oisin Logan
Japan
Yuta Ando, Yujin Ikeda, Naoki Sone, Shota Yasunari
Malaysia
Ameeshenraj Chandaran, Addeen Idrakie, Sanjay Jeeva, Hafiz Zhafri
Netherlands
Rowan Damming, Sam Gerrits, Hjalmer Mols, Thijs Roukens
New Zealand
Lwamba Chileshe, Temwa Chileshe, Paul Coll, Elijah Thomas
Nigeria
Onaopemipo Adegoke, Babatunde Ajagbe, Gabriel Olufunmilayo, Kehinde Samuel
Philippines
Reymark Begornia, Robert Garcia, David Pelino, Jonathan Reyes
Republic of Korea
Donghyun Ji, Hyeon Beom Kang, Dongjun Lee, Dongmin Lee
Samoa
Leo Apa Fatialofa, Donald Marfleet, Onesemo Old
Scotland
Alan Clyne, Greg Lobban, Alasdair Prott, Rory Stewart
South Africa
Jean-Pierre Brits, Damian Groenewald, Dewald van Niekerk, Tristen Worth
Switzerland
Robin Gadola, Nicolas Mueller, Dimitri Steinmann, Yannick Wilhelmi
Tahiti
Laurent Loudier, Adrien Maury, Kevin Pons, Kamal Soussi
USA
Timmy Brownell, Andrew Douglas, Shahjahan Khan, Spencer Lovejoy
Wales
Emyr Evans, Joel Makin, Elliot Morris, Owain Taylor