1996 European Squash Team Championships

1996 European Squash Team Championships
25th
Location	Amsterdam
Venue	Frans Otten Stadion
Date(s)	1 – 4 May 1996
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England
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The 1996 European Squash Team Championships was the 25th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held at the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 1 to 4 May 1996. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[1] [2]}

The England men's team won their 21st title and the England women's team won their 19th title. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	6
2	Germany	3	2	1	4
3	Wales	3	1	2	0
4	Spain	3	0	3	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Scotland	3	2	1	0	5
2	Finland	3	0	3	0	3
3	France	3	1	1	1	3
4	Sweden	3	0	1	2	1

Semi finals

England 4	Semi-final 1		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chris Walker Sami Elopuro 9 5 9 2 9 5       2 Mark Chaloner Juha Raumolin 9 5 9 0 9 0       3 Paul Johnson Olle Poutiainen 9 3 10 8 9 5       4 Stephen Meads Mika Monto 9 3 9 0 9 3

Scotland 2 (9)	Semi-final 2		Germany 2 (7)
1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Nicol Simon Frenz 9 0 9 3 9 1       2 Stuart Cowie Florian Pöss 9 2 0 9 9 1 9 4     3 Alasdair Taylor Ashraf Hanafi 9 5 6 9 2 9 9 2 2 9   4 David Gordon Ralf Neuer 5 9 1 9 9 3 5 9

Final

England 3	Final		Scotland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chris Walker Peter Nicol 3 9 0 9 6 9       2 Mark Chaloner Stuart Cowie 9 6 9 0 9 1       3 Mark Cairns Alasdair Taylor 9 2 10 9 9 1       4 Paul Johnson David Gordon 9 4 9 4 9 1

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	6
2	Germany	3	2	1	4
3	Finland	3	1	2	2
4	Ireland	3	0	3	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	6
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	4
3	Scotland	3	1	2	2
4	Sweden	3	0	3	0

Semi-finals

England 3	Semi-final 1		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Suzanne Horner Nicole Beumer 9 4 9 1 9 1       2 Fiona Geaves Babette Hoogendoorn 9 4 9 0 9 3       3 Cassie Jackman Daphne Jelgersma 9 3 9 1 9 0

Germany x	Semi-final 2		France X
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sabine Schöne Corinne Castets             2 Sabine Baum Corinne Vazin             3 Silke Bartel Isabelle Stoehr

Final

England 3	Final		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Suzanne Horner Sabine Schöne 10 8 9 1 9 1       2 Jane Martin Sabine Baum 9 0 6 9 9 3 9 4     3 Fiona Geaves Silke Bartel 9 1 7 9 2 9

References

1. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
3. "Squash" . Reading Evening Post. 3 May 1996. Retrieved 8 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Squash" . Birmingham Daily Post. 4 May 1996. Retrieved 8 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Squash" . Scotland on Sunday. 5 May 1996. Retrieved 8 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.