1986 European Squash Team Championships

1986 European Squash Team Championships
14th
Location	Aix-en-Provence
Date(s)	1 – 3 May 1986
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England
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The 1986 European Squash Team Championships, was the 14th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Aix-en-Provence, France, from 1 to 3 May 1986. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[1] [2]}

The England men's team won their 12th title and the England women's team won their 9th title. ^{[3] [4]}

Men's tournament

First Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Austria	Luxembourg
Belgium	Portugal
Greece	Andorra
Italy	Monaco

Second Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Austria	5-0
Sweden	Italy	5–0
Ireland	Denmark	5–0
France	Spain
West Germany	Switzerland
Netherlands	Greece
Finland	Belgium
Scotland	Norway

Quarter finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	France	5-0
Finland	Scotland	3–2
West Germany	Netherlands
Sweden	Ireland	5–0

Semi finals

England 5	Semi-final 1		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gawain Briars Carol Martini 9 1 9 1 9 1 9     2 Martin Bodimeade Michael Ehlers 9 5 4 9 9 1 9 2     3 David Pearson Ralf Schuldt 9 1 10 8 9 3       4 Bryan Beeson Marc Rummel 9 2 9 1 9 2       5 Ashley Naylor Franz Schwerer 9 5 9 5 9 3

Sweden 5	Semi-final 2		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Ulf Söderberg Matti Saarela 2 9 9 1 9 0 9 6     2 Fredrik Johnson Sami Elopuro 7 2 9 1 9 5 9     3 Anders Wahlstedt Pentti Pekkanen 9 2 9 5 9 1       4 Björn Almström Marko Pulli 5 9 9 4 9 0 9 0     5 Jonas Görnerup Kale Leskinen 9 5 9 6 9 3

Final

England 3	Final		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gawain Briars Jan-Ulf Söderberg 0 9 9 6 6 9 4 9     2 Geoff Williams Fredrik Johnson 10 8 9 1 9 3       3 Martin Bodimeade Anders Wahlstedt 10 9 4 9 9 2 9 5     4 David Pearson Björn Almström 9 7 8 10 6 9 6 9     5 Bryan Beeson Ulf Lagunoff 6 9 2 9 9 2 9 1 9 4

Women's tournament

First Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Luxembourg	3-0
Sweden	France
Ireland	Monaco	3–0
Scotland	Austria
Finland	Norway
Switzerland	Belgium
West Germany	Denmark
Netherlands	Spain

Quarter finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Sweden	3-0
Ireland	Switzerland	3-0
Scotland	Netherlands
Finland	West Germany

Semi-finals

Ireland 2	Semi-final 1		Scotland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rebecca Best Heather Wallace 4 9 10 9 9 10 6 9     2 Marjorie Burke Alison Cruikshank 9 2 9 1 9 4       3 Barbara Lowans Shirley Brown 9 7 9 3 9 2

England 3	Semi-final 2		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lucy Soutter Tuula Myllniemi 9 7 9 4 9 3       2 Martine Le Moignan Katja Sauerwald 9 1 9 1 9 1       3 Ruth Strauss Nina Taimiaho 9 2 9 5 9 0

Final

England 3	Final		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lucy Soutter Rebecca Best 9 2 9 1 9 0       2 Martine Le Moignan Marjorie Burke 9 2 9 1 9 1       3 Alison Cumings Barbara Lowans 9 3 9 6 9 3

References

1. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
2. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
3. Halpin, Larry (1986). The Squash Rackets Association Annual 1986-87. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 100–101. ISBN   0-900698-098.
4. "Irish eyes are smiling again" . Irish Independent. 3 May 1986. Retrieved 24 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.