1988 European Squash Team Championships

1988 European Squash Team Championships
16th
Location	Warmond
Venue	Dekker Sports Centre
Date(s)	23 – 26 March 1988
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England
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The 1988 European Squash Team Championships, sponsored by ICI Perspex, was the 16th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held at the Dekker Sports Centre in Warmond, Netherlands, from 23 to 26 March 1988. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[1] [2]}

The England men's team won their 14th title and the England women's team won their 11th title. ^[3]

Men's tournament

First Round

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

Quarter finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Scotland
Finland	Netherlands
Wales
Sweden

Semi finals

England 5	Semi-final 1		Wales 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoff Williams             2 Bryan Beeson             3 Martin Bodimeade             4 Phil Whitlock             5 Jason Nicolle

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

Final

England 5	Final		Sweden 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoff Williams Fredrik Johnson             2 Bryan Beeson Anders Wahlstedt             3 Martin Bodimeade Jonas Görnerup             4 Phil Whitlock Björn Almström             5 Jason Nicolle Thomas Kjellker

Women's tournament

First Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England
Ireland	Austria	3–0
West Germany
Finland	Belgium	3–0
Wales
Scotland
France
Netherlands

Quarter finals

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

Semi-finals

Ireland 3	Semi-final 1		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rebecca Best             2 Marjorie Burke A Muller 0 9 6 9 9 3 9 2 9 7   3 Brona Conway

England 3	Semi-final 2		Wales 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lisa Opie Sian Johnson 9 1 9 1 9 3       2 Martine Le Moignan Sharon Stephenson 9 1 9 0 9 0       3 Alison Cumings Tracy Thomas 9 6 9 5 4 9 9 3

Final

England 2	Final		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lisa Opie Rebecca Best 10 8 9 1 7 9 7 9 4 9   2 Martine Le Moignan Marjorie Burke             3 Alison Cumings Brona Conway

References

1. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
2. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
3. "Scots crash out in first round" . The Scotsman. 29 March 1988. Retrieved 2 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.