1997 European Squash Team Championships

1997 European Squash Team Championships
26th
Location	Odense
Venue	Congress Centre
Date	23 – 26 April 1997
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England
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The 1997 European Squash Team Championships, sponsored by Dunlop, was the 26th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held at the Congress Centre in Odense, Denmark, from 23 to 26 April 1997. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[1] [2]}

The England men's team won their 22nd title and the England women's team won their 20th title. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

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

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	6
2	Finland	3	2	1	4
3	Scotland	3	1	2	2
4	Spain	3	0	3	0

Semi finals

England 4	Semi-final 1		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nick Taylor Mika Monto 9 5 9 2 9 4       2 Stephen Meads Janne Kyttänen 9 7 9 1 9 5       3 Mark Cairns Ville Sistonen 9 3 9 3 9 0       4 Danny Meddings Timo Tuominen 9 2 9 3 9 6

Wales 3	Semi-final 2		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Gough Christophe Montagnier 9 3 9 4 9 4       2 David Evans Thierry Lincou 9 4 9 10 9 2 10 9     3 Gareth Davies Stephane Galifi 9 2 9 7 9 7       4 Matthew Benjamin Jean Arrucci 9 3 3 9 4 9 9 4 2 9

Final

England 4	Final		Wales 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nick Taylor Matthew Benjamin 9 1 9 1 9 0       2 Stephen Meads Gareth Davies 10 9 9 4 9 7       3 Mark Cairns Alex Gough 9 3 8 10 3 9 9 4 9 6   4 Paul Johnson David Evans 9 5 9 5 9 5

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	6
2	Scotland	3	2	1	4
3	France	3	1	2	2
4	Denmark	3	0	3	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Germany	3	3	0	6
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	4
3	Finland	3	1	2	2
4	Switzerland	3	0	3	0

Semi-finals

England 3	Semi-final 1		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sue Wright Hugoline Van Hoorn 9 5 9 2 9 4       2 Linda Charman Nicole Beumer 9 4 9 10 9 2 9 2     3 Jane Martin Daphne Jelgersma 9 0 9 1 9 6

Germany 2	Semi-final 2		Scotland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sabine Schöne Claire Waddell 9 3 9 3 7 9 9 2     2 Sabine Baum Senga Macfie 7 9 2 9 0 9       3 Karin Berière Pamela Nimmo 10 8 10 8 7 9 2 9 9 3

Final

England 3	Final		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sue Wright Sabine Schöne 9 6 9 6 9 5       2 Linda Charman Sabine Baum 9 5 9 3 9 2       3 Jane Martin Karin Berière 9 0 9 1 9 1

References

1. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
2. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
3. "Geaves receives England call-up" . Gloucester Citizen. 23 April 1997. Retrieved 9 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Squash" . Birmingham Mail. 24 April 1997. Retrieved 9 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Wales reach European squash final" . South Wales Echo. 26 April 1997. Retrieved 9 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Wales close in Euro battle" . South Wales Echo. 28 April 1997. Retrieved 9 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.