1998 European Squash Team Championships

1998 European Squash Team Championships
27th
Location	Espoo
Date(s)	23 – 26 April 1998
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England
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The 1998 European Squash Team Championships was the 27th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Espoo, near Helsinki, Finland, from 23 to 26 April 1998. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF). ^{[1] [2]}

The England men's team won their 23rd title and the England women's team won their 21st title. ^{[3] [4]}

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

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

Pool B

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

Semi finals

England 3	Semi-final 1		Wales 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Simon Parke Alex Gough 0 9 9 1 4 9 9 1 9 2   2 Del Harris David Evans 3 9 7 9 6 9       3 Paul Johnson Greg Tippings 9 1 9 10 9 0 9 6     4 Mark Chaloner Gareth Davies 9 1 9 0 9 2

Finland 3	Semi-final 2		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juha Raumolin Thierry Lincou 9 4 9 5 9 5       2 Janne Kyttänen Renan Lavigne 9 2 10 8 9 6       3 Timo Tuominen Jean Michel Arcucci 7 9 6 9 9 7 9 4 9 10   4 Mika Monto Christophe Montagnier 6 9 9 4 9 0 9 2

Final

England 3	Final		Finland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Simon Parke Juha Raumolin 9 5 9 6 5 9 4 9 7 9   2 Del Harris Janne Kyttänen 9 2 9 0 9 2       3 Chris Walker Olle Poutiainen 9 2 9 5 9 2       4 Mark Chaloner Mika Monto 9 5 9 2 9 2

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	Sweden	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	Belgium	3	1	2	2
4	Finland	3	0	3	0

Semi-finals

England 3	Semi-final 1		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sue Wright Vanessa Atkinson 9 6 9 2 9 10 9 0     2 Cassie Jackman Hugoline Van Hoorn 9 2 9 0 9 0       3 Linda Charman Marjolein Houtsma 9 2 9 2 9 5

Germany 2	Semi-final 2		Scotland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sabine Schöne Claire Waddell 9 7 9 0 9 3       2 Sabine Baum Senga Macfie 2 9 4 9 2 9       3 Daniela Grzenia Pamela Nimmo 2 9 9 4 9 4 9 7

Final

England 3	Final		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sue Wright Sabine Schöne 4 9 9 4 5 9 9 0 9 3   2 Cassie Jackman Sabine Baum 9 5 9 4 9 2       3 Linda Charman Daniela Grzenia 9 4 9 2 9 2

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. "Squash" . Birmingham Mail. 27 April 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Men's international matches by country". squash.fi. Retrieved 9 July 2025.