1981 European Squash Team Championships

1981 European Squash Team Championships
1981 European Squash Team Championships
9th
Location	Amsterdam
Date	19 – 21 March 1981
	Website; europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England; Women England
	← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 European Squash Team Championships was the 9th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 19 to 21 March 1981. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).^[1]^[2]

The England men's team regained the title from Sweden, winning for the 8th time. The England women's team won their 4th title.^[3]^[4]

Ireland took bronze in the men's event.^[5]

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Sweden	4	4	0	8
2	Germany	4	3	1	6
3	Belgium	4	2	2	4
4	Austria	4	1	3	2
5	Spain	4	0	4	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	4	4	0	8
2	Netherlands	4	3	1	6
3	Monaco	4	2	2	4
4	Denmark	4	1	3	2
5	Italy	4	0	4	0

Pool C

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Scotland	4	4	0	8
2	Finland	4	3	1	6
3	France	4	2	2	4
4	Greece	4	1	3	2
5	Norway	4	0	4	0

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Ireland	3	3	0	6
2	Wales	3	2	1	4
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	2
4	Luxembourg	3	0	3	0

Semi finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Scotland	5-0
Sweden	Ireland	4-1

Third place

Ireland
3

Scotland
2

			1	2	3	4	5
1		Ger Holahan Gordon Blair
2		John Young Duncan McArthur
3		Jonah Barrington Neil Steward
4		Ben Cranwell Stevenson
5		David Gotto Chris Wilson

Final

England
3

Final

Sweden
2

			1	2	3	4	5
1		Andrew Dwyer Lars Kvant
2		David Thomas Mikael Hellström
3		[[]] Bo Boström
4		[[]] Peter Boström
5		[[]] Stefan Winström

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	2	2	0	4
2	Germany	2	1	1	2
3	Switzerland	2	0	2	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Ireland	3	3	0	6
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	4
3	Denmark	3	1	2	2
4	Luxembourg	3	0	3	0

Pool C

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Scotland	2	2	0	4
2	Finland	2	1	1	2
3	Belgium	2	0	2	0

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Wales	3	2	0	6
2	Sweden	3	2	1	4
3	France	3	1	2	2
4	Austria	3	0	3	0

Semi-finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Wales	3-0
Ireland	Scotland	2-1

Third place

Wales
2

Scotland
1

			1	2	3	4	5
1		? Rae Gregg
2		? Alex Bostock
3		? Angela Smith

Final

England
3

Final

Ireland
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Martine Le Moignan Dorothy Armstrong	9 1	9 0	9 2
2	Lisa Opie Irene Hewitt	9 5	9 0	9 3
3	Barbara Diggens Geraldine Barniville	4 9	9 4	9 1	9 2

References

↑ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
↑ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
↑ "Dutch Double". Hull Daily Mail. 23 March 1981. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Gotto in top form as Irish are third". Belfast Telegraph. 23 March 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[2] "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[3] Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.

[4] "Dutch Double". Hull Daily Mail. 23 March 1981. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Gotto in top form as Irish are third". Belfast Telegraph. 23 March 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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