| Women's World Team 1985 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th World Women's Team Championship | |||
| Location |  Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date(s) | September 02 - September 07, 1985 | ||
| Results | |||
 Champions |  England | ||
 Runners-up |  New Zealand | ||
 Third place |  Australia | ||
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The 1985 Women's Seven-Up World Team Squash Championships were held in Dublin, Ireland from 2 to 7 September 1985. The England team became the champions, defeating New Zealand 2-1. [1] [2]
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia |  Canada | 3-0 |
| Australia |  Zimbabwe | 3-0 |
| Canada | Zimbabwe | 3-0 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Carin Clonda, Jan Miller, Diane Davis, Tracey Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada | Joyce Maycock, Diane Edge, Joanne Beckwith, Gail Pimm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | S Bromhead, P Brown, W Loades | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| England |  Wales | 3-0 |
| England |  Netherlands | 3-0 |
| England |  Sweden | 3-0 |
| Netherlands | Wales | 3-0 |
| Netherlands | Sweden | 3-0 |
| Sweden | Wales | 2-1 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Martine Le Moignan, Lisa Opie, Alison Cumings, Lucy Soutter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands | Babette Hoogendoorn, Petra Zeevenhooven, Mariëtte Remijnse, Marjolein Houtsma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden | Lena Fridén, Karin Due-Boje, Rene Mauritzon Susanne Nyberg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales | E Emmanuel, A Roberts, M Baxter, Sarah Fury | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |  Scotland | 3-0 |
| New Zealand |  Finland | 3-0 |
| New Zealand |  West Germany | 3-0 |
| Scotland | Finland | 3-0 |
| Scotland | West Germany | 3-0 |
| Finland | West Germany | 2-1 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | Susan Devoy, Robyn Blackwood, Donna Gurran, Jillian Oakley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | Heather Wallace, Alison Cruickshank, Audrey Cumberford, Shirley Brown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland | Tuula Myllyniemi, Katja Sauerwald, Nina Taimiaho, Mia Markkanen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | West Germany | Barbara Hammerschmidt, Beate Müller, Eva Körschgen, I Daniel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland |  United States | 3-0 |
| Ireland |  Hong Kong | 3-0 |
| United States | Hong Kong | 3-0 |
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | Mary Byrne, Rebecca Best, Marjorie Burke, Barbara Lowans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | United States | Karen Kelso, Nancy Gengler, Julie-Ann Harris, Nina Porter, Gail Ramsay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | Dawn Olsen, Julie Hawkes, T Brooke | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Australia | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Netherlands | 2-1 |
| New Zealand | United States | 3-0 |
| Australia | Netherlands | 3-0 |
| Australia | United States | 3-0 |
| United States | Netherlands | 2-1 |
| Pos | Nation | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| England | Ireland | 3-0 |
| England | Canada | 2-1 |
| England | Scotland | 3-0 |
| Ireland | Canada | 2-1 |
| Ireland | Scotland | 2-1 |
| Canada | Scotland | 2-1 |
| Pos | Nation | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| England | Australia | 3-0 |
| New Zealand | Ireland | 3-0 |
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Ireland | 2-1 |
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