1980 European Squash Team Championships

1980 European Squash Team Championships
1980 European Squash Team Championships
8th
Location	Helsinki
Date	19 – 23 March 1980
	Website; europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men Sweden; Women England

The 1980 European Squash Team Championships was the 8th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Helsinki, Finland, from 19 to 23 March 1980. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).^[1]^[2]^[3]

The Sweden men's team became the first team other than England to win the title. The success was regarded as a shock victory over the defending champions in the final. The England women's team won their 3rd title.^[4]^[5]

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	4	4	0	8
2	Germany	4	3	1	6
3	Belgium	4	2	2	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	3	2
5	Norway	4	0	4	0

Pool B

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

Pool C

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

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Finland	3	3	0	6
2	Ireland	3	2	1	4
3	Luxembourg	3	1	2	2
4	Austria	3	0	3	0

Semi finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Finland	5-0
Sweden	Wales	5-0

Third place

Finland
4

Third place

Wales
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Harri Bucht David Jude	9 5	5 9	9 7	9 4
2	Roger Jones Peter Rice	9 4	9 1	9 6
3	Kale Leskinen Teifion Salisbury	5 9	7 9	2 9
4	Matti Saarela Robert Dolman	9 7	6 9	9 0	9 3
5	Markku Sainio Peter Wilson	9 5	9 3	8 10	8 10	9 4

Final

Sweden
3

Final

England
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Lars Kvant Andrew Dwyer	9 1	9 7	9 0
2	Mikael Hellström Barry O'Connor	8 10	9 6	4 9	0 9
3	Johan Stockenberg David Pearson	9 4	9 7	9 5
4	Peter Boström Ian Nuttall	9 2	10 8	9 5
5	Stefan Winström Philip Ayton	9 2	5 9	2 9	8 10

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	Belgium	2	0	2	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Ireland	2	2	0	4
2	Netherlands	2	1	1	2
3	Austria	2	0	2	0

Pool C

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

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Wales	2	2	0	4
2	Sweden	2	1	1	2
3	Switzerland	2	0	2	0

Semi-finals

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

Third place

Scotland
2

Third place

Wales
1

			1	2	3	4	5
1		Alex Bostock
2		Dorothy Sharp
3		Liz Elgood

Final

England
3

Final

Ireland
0

			1	2	3	4	5
1		Lesley Moore Geraldine Barniville
2		[[]] Irene Hewitt
3		[[]] Dorothy Armstrong

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.
↑ "Heather for Helsinki". The Scotsman. 22 February 1980. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
↑ "Squash". Daily Express. 22 March 1980. 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] "Heather for Helsinki". The Scotsman. 22 February 1980. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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

[5] "Squash". Daily Express. 22 March 1980. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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