1985 European Squash Team Championships

Squash tournament June 2025 June 2025 1985 European Squash Team Championships 13 ESP Barcelona 6 – 7 April 1985 https://europeansquash.com/ Men ENG England Women ENG England 1984 1986 The 1985 European Squash Team Championships sponsored by Guy Laroche, was the 13th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Barcelona, Spain, from 6 to 7 April 1985. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 European Team Squash Championships InterSportStats 30 June 2025https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) Squash Info 30 June 2025 The England men's team won their 11th title and the England women's team won their 8th title.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19850408/023/0023 Squash Western Daily Press 8 April 1985 British Newspaper Archive subscription 30 June 2025https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19850408/219/0014 Squash The Scotsman 8 April 1985 British Newspaper Archive subscription 30 June 2025 The Barcelona event had a sour note as many of the teams competing in the tournament were subject to street crime (robberies or assaults), which led to the President of the Scottish SRA stating "It is the most dangerous city that he had been in".https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19850411/307/0016 Defeat is sweet for Chris McManus The Scotsman 11 April 1985 British Newspaper Archive subscription 30 June 2025 Men's tournament First Round Team 1 Team 2 Score ENG England – WAL Wales – FIN Finland ITA Italy 5–0 FRG West Germany – SCO Scotland ESP Spain 4–1 IRE Ireland – NED Netherlands – SWE Sweden – Quarter finals Team 1 Team 2 Score ENG England NED Netherlands FIN Finland SCO Scotland 3–2 SWE Sweden Semi finals ENG NED Semi-final 1 4 1 Geoff Williams Bryan Beeson David Pearson Ashley Naylor Martin Bodimeade SWE FIN Semi-final 2 5 0 Fredrik Johnson 9 9 9 Pentti Pekkanen 3 6 3 Anders Wahlstedt 9 9 9 Hannu Jaskari 3 0 1 Ulf Lagunoff 5 9 9 9 Sami Elopuro 9 3 2 1 Jan-Ulf Söderberg 9 9 9 Markku Sainio 1 6 1 Lars Kvant 4 9 6 9 9 Kale Leskinen 9 3 9 5 0 Third place FIN NED Third place 4 1 Pentti Pekkanen 9 9 9 Hans Frieling 5 1 5 Sami Elopuro 4 2 4 Rick Zandvliet 9 9 9 Kale Leskinen 9 9 9 Raymond Scheffer 5 7 7 Matti Saarela 9 9 9 Eric van der Pluijm 1 5 6 Markku Sainio 9 9 9 Jan van Wijnen 5 1 4 Final ENG SWE Final 4 1 Geoff Williams Fredrik Johnson Bryan Beeson Ulf Lagunoff David Pearson Jonas Görnerup Ashley Naylor Jan-Ulf Söderberg Martin Bodimeade Lars Kvant Women's tournament First Round Team 1 Team 2 Score ENG England ITA Italy 3–0 NED Netherlands – FIN Finland FRA France 2–1 WAL Wales ESP Spain 3–0 SCO Scotland AUT Austria 3–0 IRE Ireland MON Monaco 3–0 SWI Switzerland - FRG West Germany - Quarter finals Team 1 Team 2 Score ENG England FRG West Germany 3-0 WAL Wales - IRE Ireland - SCO Scotland FIN Finland 3-0 Semi-finals IRE SCO Semi-final 1 2 1 Mary Byrne Heather Wallace Barbara Lowans Shirley Brown Marjorie Burke Audrey Cumberford or Alison Cruickshank ENG WAL Semi-final 2 3 0 Alison Cumings Nicky Spurgeon Alexandra Cowie Third place SCO WAL Third place 2 1 Heather Wallace Shirley Brown Deana Murray Final ENG IRE Final 3 0 Alison Cumings Mary Byrne Nicky Spurgeon Barbara Lowans Alexandra Cowie Marjorie Burke References European Team European Team Squash Championships