1985 European Squash Team Championships

1985 European Squash Team Championships
13th
Location	Barcelona
Date(s)	6 – 7 April 1985
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England
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The 1985 European Squash Team Championships sponsored by Guy Laroche, was the 13th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Barcelona, Spain, from 6 to 7 April 1985. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[1] [2]}

The England men's team won their 11th title and the England women's team won their 8th title. ^{[3] [4]}

The Barcelona event had a sour note as many of the teams competing in the tournament were subject to street crime (robberies or assaults), which led to the President of the Scottish SRA stating "It is the most dangerous city that he had been in". ^[5]

Men's tournament

First Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England		–
Wales		–
Finland		–
West Germany		–
Scotland	Spain	4–1
Ireland		–
Netherlands		–
Sweden		–

Quarter finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England
Netherlands
Finland	Scotland	3–2
Sweden

Semi finals

England 4	Semi-final 1		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoff Williams             2 Bryan Beeson             3 David Pearson             4 Ashley Naylor             5 Martin Bodimeade

Sweden 5	Semi-final 2		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fredrik Johnson Pentti Pekkanen 9 3 9 6 9 3       2 Anders Wahlstedt Hannu Jaskari 9 3 9 0 9 1       3 Ulf Lagunoff Sami Elopuro 5 9 9 3 9 2 9 1     4 Jan-Ulf Söderberg Markku Sainio 9 1 9 6 9 1       5 Lars Kvant Kale Leskinen 4 9 9 3 6 9 9 5 9 0

Final

England 4	Final		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoff Williams Fredrik Johnson             2 Bryan Beeson Ulf Lagunoff             3 David Pearson Jonas Görnerup             4 Ashley Naylor Jan-Ulf Söderberg             5 Martin Bodimeade Lars Kvant

Women's tournament

First Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Italy	3–0
Netherlands		–
Finland		–
Wales		–
Scotland	Austria	3-0
Ireland		-
Switzerland		-
West Germany		-

Quarter finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	West Germany	3-0
Wales		-
Ireland		-
Scotland	Finland	3-0

Semi-finals

Ireland 2	Semi-final 1		Scotland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mary Byrne Heather Wallace             2 Barbara Lowans Shirley Brown             3 Marjorie Croke Audrey Cumberford or Alison Cruickshank

England 3	Semi-final 2		Wales 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alison Cumings             2 Nicky Spurgeon             3 Alexandra Cowie

Final

England 3	Final		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alison Cumings Mary Byrne             2 Nicky Spurgeon Barbara Lowans             3 Alexandra Cowie Marjorie Croke

References

1. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
2. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
3. "Squash" . Western Daily Press. 8 April 1985. Retrieved 30 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Squash" . The Scotsman. 8 April 1985. Retrieved 30 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Defeat is sweet for Chris McManus" . The Scotsman. 11 April 1985. Retrieved 30 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.