European Squash Team Championship 2007

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The European Team Championships for men and women in 2007 in Squash found from 2 to 5 May 2007 in Riccione , Italy , instead. A total of 27 teams competed in the men and 18 teams in the women. For men it was the 35th edition of the championship, for women it was the 30th edition.

course

The defending champion was England , whose teams won the title again this year. For the women’s team it was the 30th victory at a European team championship, for the men it was the 32nd victory. In the men's event , Lee Beachill , James Willstrop , Nick Matthew , Adrian Grant and Peter Barker defeated the Netherlands 4-0 in the final . James Willstrop prevailed 3-1 against Laurens Jan Anjema , Adrian Grant increased the lead with a 3-0 against Tom Hoevenaars . Lee Beachill secured the title win against Dylan Bennett . Nick Matthew won the final game 3-0 against Lucas Buit . Peter Barker missed the final on the English side, while Sebastiaan Weenink was absent from the Netherlands . Third place went to the French team ahead of Wales .

The German team finished fifth. The line-up included Simon Rösner , Stefan Leifels , Jens Schoor , Tim Weber and Patrick Gässler . The Switzerland to Andre Holder Egger , Nicolas Müller , John Williams , Marcel Straub and Marco Daetwyler finished in tenth place. Austria finished the tournament with the line-up Aqeel Rehman , Jakob Dirnberger , Andreas Freudensprung , Stefan Brauneis and Lukas Gnauer in 14th place.

In the women's game, the English team met the Netherlands in the final. Alison Waters gave England the lead with a 3-0 win over Margriet Huisman , while Tania Bailey secured an early title win with a 3-0 win over Vanessa Atkinson . In the now shortened third game, Vicky Botwright defeated her opponent Annelize Naudé 2-0. On the English side, Laura Lengthorn-Massaro and Jenny Duncalf did not make it to the final, while Karen Kronemeyer and Orla Noom were substitutes for the Dutch . Denmark came in third ahead of Germany.

The German squad consisted of Kathrin Rohrmüller , Daniela Schumann , Carola Weiß and Katharina Witt . Switzerland finished the tournament in sixth place, while Austria took 13th place overall.

mode

The participating teams were seeded according to their placement at the previous European Championship.

For the men, those teams played for the title that were placed in groups A and B. Only the winners of the round robin group stage made it to the semi-finals. The group runners-up and thirds played together with the winners of groups C to F for places 5 to 12. The group runners-up and thirds in groups C to F played for places 13 to 20, the fourth group for places 21 to 24 and the three group fifths for places 25 to 28. Except for the last-mentioned games, all games after the group phase were played in a knockout round .

For women, the teams were placed in groups A to D, with only the teams in groups A and B playing for the title. The best two teams in groups A and B made it to the semi-finals. The other teams as well as the group winners of groups C and D played for places 5 to 12. The group runners-up and thirds of groups C and played for places 13 to 16. The bottom of groups in groups C and D played for place 17.

All teams consisted of at least three (women) or four (men) and a maximum of four or six players who had to be reported in the order of their skill level. Three individual games were played per match for the women and four for the men. The order in which the individual games were played was independent of the order in which the players entered. At the tournament all places were played out.

Men's

Group stage

Group A

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 EnglandEngland England 3 3 0 0 12: 0 6th
2 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 2 0 1 6: 6 4th
3 IrelandIreland Ireland 3 1 0 2 5: 7 2
4th ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 0 0 3 1:11 0
England - Scotland 4-0
Netherlands - Ireland 3: 1
Netherlands - Scotland 3: 1
England - Ireland 4-0
England - Netherlands 4-0
Ireland - Scotland 4-0

Group B

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 FranceFrance France 3 2 1 0 9: 3 5
2 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 2 1 0 8: 4 5
3 GermanyGermany Germany 3 1 0 2 6: 6 2
4th SpainSpain Spain 3 0 0 3 1:11 0
France - Spain 4-0
Wales - Germany 3: 1
Wales - Spain 3: 1
France - Germany 3: 1
France - Wales 2: 2
Germany - Spain 4-0

Group C

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 SwedenSweden Sweden 4th 4th 0 0 16: 0 8th
2 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 4th 3 0 1 12: 4 6th
3 IsraelIsrael Israel 4th 2 0 2 7: 9 4th
4th NorwayNorway Norway 4th 1 0 3 5:11 2
5 CroatiaCroatia Croatia 4th 0 0 4th 0:16 0
Sweden - Croatia 4-0
Israel - Norway 3: 1
Sweden - Norway 4-0
Czech Republic - Croatia 4-0
Czech Republic - Israel 4-0
Norway - Croatia 4-0
Sweden - Israel 4-0
Sweden - Czech Republic 4-0
Israel - Croatia 4-0
Czech Republic - Norway 4-0

Group D

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 4th 4th 0 0 14: 2 8th
2 ItalyItaly Italy 4th 3 0 1 13: 3 6th
3 AustriaAustria Austria 4th 2 0 2 9: 7 4th
4th LatviaLatvia Latvia 4th 1 0 3 4:12 2
5 Isle of ManIsle of Man Isle of Man 4th 0 0 4th 0:16 0
Italy - Isle of Man 4-0
Denmark - Latvia 4-0
Denmark - Isle of Man 4-0
Austria - Latvia 4-0
Italy - Austria 4-0
Latvia - Isle of Man 4-0
Austria - Isle of Man 4-0
Denmark - Italy 3: 1
Denmark - Austria 3: 1
Italy - Latvia 4-0

Group E

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 4th 4th 0 0 15: 1 8th
2 HungaryHungary Hungary 4th 2 1 1 11: 5 5
3 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4th 1 2 1 8: 8 4th
4th GreeceGreece Greece 4th 1 1 2 6:10 3
5 RussiaRussia Russia 4th 0 0 4th 0:16 0
Switzerland - Greece 4-0
Slovakia - Russia 4-0
Switzerland - Russia 4-0
Hungary - Greece 4-0
Hungary - Slovakia 2: 2
Greece - Russia 4-0
Switzerland - Slovakia 4-0
Hungary - Russia 4-0
Switzerland - Hungary 3: 1
Slovakia - Greece 2: 2

Group F.

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 FinlandFinland Finland 3 3 0 0 12: 0 6th
2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3 2 0 1 8: 4 4th
3 UkraineUkraine Ukraine 3 1 0 2 3: 9 2
4th GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 1:11 0
Finland - Gibraltar 4-0
Belgium - Ukraine 4-0
Belgium - Gibraltar 4-0
Finland - Ukraine 4-0
Ukraine - Gibraltar 3: 1
Finland - Belgium 4-0

Finals

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals final
                               
A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 3 2      
B2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 0 0 0 0  
A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 3 2
 
  A2  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 1 0 0 0
A2  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands (*) 3 0 3 0
 
B1  FranceFrance France 0 3 0 3  
3rd place match
  B2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 0 0 0
B1  FranceFrance France 0 3 3 3


(*) The Netherlands won against France, because due to the same set ratio (2: 2) and the same point ratio (76:76) the game decided in first place, which Laurens Jan Anjema won against Renan Lavigne .

Places 5–12

  First round Second round Play for 5th place
                                                   
  A3  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 1 3 2            
E1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0 3 2 3  
A3  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 1 3 3
  C1  SwedenSweden Sweden 1 3 1 0  
C1  SwedenSweden Sweden 0 3 3 3
 
  B4  SpainSpain Spain 3 1 1 0  
  A3  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 1 1 1
  B3  GermanyGermany Germany 1 3 3 3
  A4  ScotlandScotland Scotland (*) 0 3 3 2  
F1  FinlandFinland Finland 3 1 1 3  
A4  ScotlandScotland Scotland 1 2 3 2
  B3  GermanyGermany Germany 3 3 2 3   Game for 7th place
D1  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1 2 1 2
   
  B3  GermanyGermany Germany 3 3 3 0   C1  SwedenSweden Sweden 3 3 0 3
    A4  ScotlandScotland Scotland 0 2 3 0

(*) Scotland won against Finland due to the better point ratio (113: 95).

Seats 9-12
First round Play for 9th place
                               
E1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 3 1 3      
B4  SpainSpain Spain 1 2 2 1  
E1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0 1 3 2
 
  D1  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3 3 0 3
F1  FinlandFinland Finland 3 1 0 1
 
D1  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 0 3 3 3  
Game for 11th place
  B4  SpainSpain Spain 3 1 1 3
F1  FinlandFinland Finland 0 3 3 0


Seats 13-20

  First round Second round Game for 13th place
                                                   
  F2  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3 3 2 3            
E3  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 0 0 3 0  
F2  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1 3 0 3
  D3  AustriaAustria Austria (*) 3 0 3 1  
D3  AustriaAustria Austria 3 3 3 1
 
  C2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0 0 1 2  
  D3  AustriaAustria Austria 3 1 2 0
  D2  ItalyItaly Italy 0 3 3 3
  D2  ItalyItaly Italy 3 3 3 3  
C3  IsraelIsrael Israel 1 0 0 1  
D2  ItalyItaly Italy 0 3 3 3
  E2  HungaryHungary Hungary 3 1 0 0   Play for 15th place
F3  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 0 0 0 0
   
  E2  HungaryHungary Hungary 3 3 3 3   F2  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0 3 3 0
    E2  HungaryHungary Hungary 3 1 1 3

(*) Austria won against Belgium due to the better point ratio (103: 90).

Seats 17–20
First round Game for 17th place
                               
E3  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 0 0 1 2      
C2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 3 3 1  
C2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0 0 3 1
 
  C3  IsraelIsrael Israel 3 3 0 3
C3  IsraelIsrael Israel 3 3 3 1
 
F3  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 0 1 2 3  
Game for 19th place
  E3  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 2 2 3 3
F3  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 3 3 0 2


Seats 21–24

First round Game for 21st place
                               
C4  NorwayNorway Norway 0 3 3 3      
F4  GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar 3 0 0 2  
C4  NorwayNorway Norway 0 3 3 3
 
  E4  GreeceGreece Greece 3 1 0 2
D4  LatviaLatvia Latvia 2 2 2 0
 
E4  GreeceGreece Greece 3 3 3 3  
Game for 23rd place
  F4  GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar 0 2 3 0
D4  LatviaLatvia Latvia 3 3 0 3


Places 25-27

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
25th CroatiaCroatia Croatia 2 1 1 0 5: 3 3
26th RussiaRussia Russia 2 1 0 1 4: 4 2
27 Isle of ManIsle of Man Isle of Man 2 0 1 1 3: 5 1
Isle of Man - Croatia 2: 2
Russia - Isle of Man 3: 1
Croatia - Russia 3: 1

Ladies

Group stage

Group A

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 EnglandEngland England 3 3 0 9-0 6th
2 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3 2 1 5: 4 4th
3 FranceFrance France 3 1 2 4: 5 2
4th SpainSpain Spain 3 0 3 0: 9 0
Denmark - France 2: 1
England - Spain 3-0
England - Denmark 3-0
France - Spain 3-0
England - France 3-0
Denmark - Spain 3-0

Group B

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 3 0 9-0 6th
2 GermanyGermany Germany 3 2 1 5: 4 4th
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 1 2 3: 6 2
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 0 3 1: 8 0
Netherlands - Switzerland 3-0
Germany - Czech Republic 3-0
Netherlands - Czech Republic 3-0
Germany - Switzerland 2: 1
Netherlands - Germany 3-0
Switzerland - Czech Republic 2: 1

Group C

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 4th 4th 0 10: 2 8th
2 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 4th 3 1 8: 4 6th
3 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4th 2 2 6: 6 4th
4th ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 1 3 4: 8 2
5 NorwayNorway Norway 4th 0 4th 2:10 0
Wales - Slovakia 2: 1
Belgium - Norway 3-0
Wales - Norway 3-0
Slovakia - Scotland 2: 1
Belgium - Scotland 3-0
Slovakia - Norway 2: 1
Belgium - Wales 2: 1
Scotland - Norway 2: 1
Belgium - Slovakia 2: 1
Wales - Scotland 2: 1

Group D

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 4th 0 12: 0 8th
2 ItalyItaly Italy 4th 3 1 9: 3 6th
3 AustriaAustria Austria 4th 2 2 6: 6 4th
4th FinlandFinland Finland 4th 1 3 3: 9 2
5 RussiaRussia Russia 4th 0 4th 0:12 0
Austria - Finland 3-0
Ireland - Russia 3-0
Ireland - Finland 3-0
Italy - Russia 3-0
Italy - Austria 3-0
Finland - Russia 3-0
Ireland - Austria 3-0
Italy - Finland 3-0
Austria - Russia 3-0
Ireland - Italy 3-0

Finals

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
  A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 2      
B2  GermanyGermany Germany 0 0 0  
A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 2
 
  B1  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0 0 0
A2  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 0 0 1
 
B1  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 3 2  
  3rd place match
 
B2  GermanyGermany Germany 3 0 0
A2  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 0 3 3

Places 5–12

  First round Second round Play for 5th place
                                                   
  A3  FranceFrance France 1 3 3                
C2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 1 2      
A3  FranceFrance France 0 0 0    
  D1  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 3 2      
D1  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 3 2    
 
  B4  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0 0 0      
  D1  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 3 2    
  B3  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1 0 1    
  A4  SpainSpain Spain 3 3 0      
C1  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1 1 2      
A4  SpainSpain Spain 1 3 0    
  B3  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 2 3       Game for 7th place
D2  ItalyItaly Italy 0 3 0    
   
  B3  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 0 3       A3  FranceFrance France 3 3 2    
    A4  SpainSpain Spain 0 0 0    
Seats 9-12
  First round Play for 9th place
                         
  C2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 3 1      
B4  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0 1 2  
C2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 3 0
 
  D2  ItalyItaly Italy 1 2 2
C1  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2 1 2
 
D2  ItalyItaly Italy 3 3 1  
  Game for 11th place
 
B4  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0 1 0
C1  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3 3 2

Seats 13-16

  First round Game for 13th place
                         
  C3  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 3 0 2      
D4  FinlandFinland Finland 0 3 3  
D4  FinlandFinland Finland 3 1 1
 
  D3  AustriaAustria Austria 2 3 3
C4  ScotlandScotland Scotland 0 0 2
 
D3  AustriaAustria Austria 3 3 0  
  Play for 15th place
 
C3  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 3 0 3
C4  ScotlandScotland Scotland 2 3 0

Game for 17th place

  Game for 17th place
           
C5  NorwayNorway Norway 3 3 1
D5  RussiaRussia Russia 0 0 2

Final placements

Men's

rank team
01. EnglandEngland England
02. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
03. FranceFrance France
04th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales
05. GermanyGermany Germany
06th IrelandIreland Ireland
07th SwedenSweden Sweden
08th. ScotlandScotland Scotland
rank team
09. DenmarkDenmark Denmark
10. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
11. SpainSpain Spain
12. FinlandFinland Finland
13. ItalyItaly Italy
14th AustriaAustria Austria
15th HungaryHungary Hungary
16. BelgiumBelgium Belgium
rank team
17th IsraelIsrael Israel
18th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
19th SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
20th UkraineUkraine Ukraine
21st NorwayNorway Norway
22nd GreeceGreece Greece
23. LatviaLatvia Latvia
24. GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar
rank team
25th CroatiaCroatia Croatia
26th RussiaRussia Russia
27. Isle of ManIsle of Man Isle of Man

Ladies

rank team
01. EnglandEngland England
02. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
03. DenmarkDenmark Denmark
04th GermanyGermany Germany
05. IrelandIreland Ireland
06th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
07th FranceFrance France
08th. SpainSpain Spain
rank team
09. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales
10. ItalyItaly Italy
11. BelgiumBelgium Belgium
12. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
13. AustriaAustria Austria
14th FinlandFinland Finland
15th SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
16. ScotlandScotland Scotland
rank team
17th NorwayNorway Norway
18th RussiaRussia Russia

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dylan Delivers Dutch Delight In Riccione. In: squashinfo.com. May 5, 2017, accessed November 20, 2017 .