1987 European Squash Team Championships

1987 European Squash Team Championships
15th
Location	Vienna
Date(s)	18 – 22 March 1987
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England
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The 1987 European Squash Team Championships, was the 15th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Vienna, Austria, from 18 to 22 March 1987. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[1] [2]}

The England men's team won their 13th title ^[3] and the England women's team won their 10th title. ^[4]

Men's tournament

First Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England
Finland	Austria	5–0
West Germany
Sweden
Wales
Netherlands
Ireland	Spain	3–2
France

Quarter finals

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

Semi finals

England 5	Semi-final 1		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoff Williams Michael Ehlers             2 Bryan Beeson Carol Martini             3 Martin Bodimeade Ralf Schuldt             4 Jamie Hickox Jochen Arndt             5 Neil Harvey Franz Schwerer

Sweden 5	Semi-final 2		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Ulf Söderberg Matti Saarela 9 10 9 6 9 0 7 9 9 0   2 Fredrik Johnson Sami Elopuro 9 4 9 0 9 5       3 Anders Wahlstedt Pentti Pekkanen 9 2 9 5 9 1       4 Björn Almström Ari Simola 9 2 9 1 9 5       5 Jonas Görnerup Marko Pulli 9 4 9 5 9 0

Final

England 4	Final		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoff Williams Jan-Ulf Söderberg             2 Bryan Beeson Fredrik Johnson             3 Martin Bodimeade Anders Wahlstedt             4 Jamie Hickox Jonas Görnerup             5 Neil Harvey Björn Almström

Women's tournament

First Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England
Ireland	Italy	3–0
West Germany
Finland	Denmark	3–0
Wales
Norway
Spain
Netherlands

Quarter finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Wales	3–0
Ireland	Spain	3–0
West Germany	Netherlands
Finland	Norway	3–0

Semi-finals

Ireland 3	Semi-final 1		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rebecca Best Tuula Myllyniemi 3 2           2 Marjorie Burke Katja Sauerwald 3 0           3 Caroline Collins Nina Taimiaho 3 0

England 3	Semi-final 2		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lisa Opie Andrea Holbe             2 Martine Le Moignan Barbara Hammerschmid             3 Suzanne Burgess Eva Körschgen

Final

England 3	Final		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lisa Opie Rebecca Best 9 2 9 2 9 2       2 Martine Le Moignan Marjorie Burke 9 5 9 2 9 2       3 Suzanne Burgess Caroline Collins 9 0 9 0 9 3

References

1. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
2. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
3. "England storm home" . Nottingham Evening Post. 23 March 1987. Retrieved 1 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Ireland go down 3-0" . Sunday Independent (Dublin). 22 March 1987. Retrieved 1 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.