European Squash Team Championship 2008

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The European Team Championships for men and women in 2008 in Squash found from April 30 to May 3, 2008 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands instead. A total of 28 teams competed in the men and 19 teams in the women. For the men it was the 36th edition of the championship, for the women it was the 31st edition.

course

The defending champion was England , whose teams won the title again this year. For the women’s team it was the 31st victory in a European team championship, for the men it was the 33rd victory. In the men's match, Lee Beachill , James Willstrop , Peter Barker , Adrian Grant and Joey Barrington defeated the French team 3-0 in the final . Peter Barker won the opening game against Thierry Lincou 3-1, before James Willstrop defeated Grégory Gaultier 3-2 in the game of top players . Adrian Grant secured the early title win with a 3-0 win against Julien Balbo . The game in fourth position between Lee Beachill and Renan Lavigne was not played. Joey Barrington on the English side and Mathieu Castagnet on the French side did not make it to the final. Third place went to the Netherlands, ahead of Germany .

The German team lost 1: 3 to the Netherlands. The line-up included Simon Rösner , Stefan Leifels , Tim Weber , Patrick Gässler and Moritz Dahmen . The Switzerland to Nicolas Müller , John Williams , Andre Holder Egger , Marco Daetwyler and Benjamin Fischer finished sixth. Austria finished the tournament with the line-up Aqeel Rehman , Jakob Dirnberger , Stefan Brauneis , Klaus Pfeifer and Christian Coufal in 15th 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 against Karen Kronemeyer , Vicky Botwright secured the early title win with a 3-0 win against Vanessa Atkinson . In the now shortened third game, Jenny Duncalf defeated her opponent Annelize Naudé 2-0. Laura Lengthorn-Massaro did not make it to the final on the English side , while Dagmar Vermeulen was a substitute player for the Dutch . France was third ahead of Ireland .

Germany finished fifth with the squad Kathrin Rohrmüller , Simone Korrell , Sina Wall and Katharina Witt . Switzerland finished the tournament in eleventh place, while Austria came in 13th 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 to D. Only the winners of the group stage, which was played in round robin mode , reached the semi-finals. The group runners-up and third played for places 5 to 12. The group fourth played together with the winners of groups E to H for places 13 to 20, the other teams in groups E to H played for places 21 to 28. All games after the group stage there was a knockout round .

For women, the teams were placed in groups A to E, 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, D and E played for places 5 to 11. The losers of this knockout round played out places 9 to 11 in round robin mode. The remaining places 12 to 19 were again played in a knockout round. All groups except for group C, in which three teams played, consisted of four teams.

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 ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 2 0 1 7: 5 4th
3 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3 0 1 2 3: 9 1
4th BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3 0 1 2 2:10 1
England - Denmark 4-0
Scotland - Belgium 4-0
Scotland - Denmark 3: 1
England - Belgium 4-0
England - Scotland 4-0
Denmark - Belgium 2: 2

Group B

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 3 0 0 11: 1 6th
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 1 1 1 6: 6 3
3 SwedenSweden Sweden 3 1 1 1 5: 7 3
4th HungaryHungary Hungary 3 0 0 3 1:11 0
Netherlands - Switzerland 4-0
Sweden - Hungary 3: 1
Netherlands - Hungary 4-0
Switzerland - Sweden 2: 2
Netherlands - Sweden 4-0
Switzerland - Hungary 4-0

Group C

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 FranceFrance France 3 3 0 0 12: 0 6th
2 SpainSpain Spain 3 2 0 1 6: 6 4th
3 IrelandIreland Ireland 3 1 0 2 4: 8 2
4th AustriaAustria Austria 3 0 0 3 2:10 0
France - Spain 4-0
Ireland - Austria 3: 1
France - Austria 4-0
Spain - Ireland 3: 1
Spain - Austria 3: 1
France - Ireland 4-0

Group D

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 GermanyGermany Germany 3 2 1 0 9: 3 5
2 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 2 1 0 8: 4 5
3 FinlandFinland Finland 3 0 1 2 4: 8 1
4th ItalyItaly Italy 3 0 1 2 3: 9 1
Wales - Finland 3: 1
Germany - Italy 4-0
Wales - Italy 3: 1
Germany - Finland 3: 1
Germany - Wales 2: 2
Finland - Italy 2: 2

Group E

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 IsraelIsrael Israel 2 2 0 0 7: 1 4th
2 PortugalPortugal Portugal 2 1 0 1 4: 4 2
3 Isle of ManIsle of Man Isle of Man 2 0 0 2 1: 7 0
Israel - Portugal 3: 1
Portugal - Isle of Man 3: 1
Israel - Isle of Man 4-0

Group F.

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 8-0 4th
2 SerbiaSerbia Serbia 2 1 0 1 3: 5 2
3 RussiaRussia Russia 2 0 0 2 1: 7 0
Czech Republic - Serbia 4-0
Serbia - Russia 3: 1
Czech Republic - Russia 4-0

Group G

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 2 2 0 0 7: 1 4th
2 SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 2 1 0 1 5: 3 2
3 GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar 2 0 0 2 0: 8 0
Slovakia - Slovenia 3: 1
Slovenia - Gibraltar 4-0
Slovakia - Gibraltar 4-0

Group H.

rank country Sp. S. U N Sp.-diff. Points
1 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 7: 1 4th
2 UkraineUkraine Ukraine 2 1 0 1 4: 4 2
3 LatviaLatvia Latvia 2 0 0 2 1: 7 0
Luxembourg - Ukraine 3: 1
Luxembourg - Latvia 4-0
Ukraine - Latvia 3: 1

Finals

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals final
                               
A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 3 3      
D1  GermanyGermany Germany 1 0 0 0  
A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 3
 
  C1  FranceFrance France 1 2 0
C1  FranceFrance France 3 3 2 2
 
B1  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 2 0 1 0  
3rd place match
  D1  GermanyGermany Germany 0 3 1 0
B1  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 2 3 3


Places 5–12

  First round Second round Play for 5th place
                                                   
  D2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 2 3 2            
C3  IrelandIreland Ireland 0 3 0 0  
D2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 2 3 3
  A2  ScotlandScotland Scotland 2 3 0 0  
B3  SwedenSweden Sweden 0 0 1 2
 
  A2  ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 3 2 1  
  D2  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 3 2 2
  B2  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0 0 0 0
  B2  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 2 3 3  
A3  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1 3 0 1  
B2  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0 3 3 3
  C2  SpainSpain Spain 3 2 0 2   Game for 7th place
D3  FinlandFinland Finland 3 1 3 0
   
  C2  SpainSpain Spain 2 3 1 3   A2  ScotlandScotland Scotland 0 3 3 3
    C2  SpainSpain Spain 3 1 0 0
Seats 9-12
First round Play for 9th place
                               
C3  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 3 1 3      
B3  SwedenSweden Sweden 1 2 2 1  
C3  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 3 1 1
 
  D3  FinlandFinland Finland 1 0 3 2
A3  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 0 0 1 3
 
D3  FinlandFinland Finland 3 3 2 0  
Game for 11th place
  B3  SwedenSweden Sweden 0 1 0 0
A3  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3 3 3 3


Seats 13-20

  First round Second round Game for 13th place
                                                   
  D4  ItalyItaly Italy 3 3 2 2            
E1  IsraelIsrael Israel 0 0 0 0  
D4  ItalyItaly Italy 2 3 3 2
  B4  HungaryHungary Hungary 3 0 0 1  
H1  LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0 0 2 0
 
  B4  HungaryHungary Hungary 3 3 1 2  
  D4  ItalyItaly Italy 3 3 2 2
  A4  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0 0 0 0
  A4  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0 3 3 3  
F1  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 1 2 0  
A4  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 0 3 2 3
  C4  AustriaAustria Austria 3 0 1 0   Play for 15th place
G1  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 0 3 0 0
   
  C4  AustriaAustria Austria 3 0 3 3   B4  HungaryHungary Hungary 3 3 0 1
    C4  AustriaAustria Austria 0 2 3 3
Seats 17–20
First round Game for 17th place
                               
E1  IsraelIsrael Israel 0 3 3 2      
H1  LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg (*) 3 0 2 3  
H1  LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0 0 2 0
 
  D3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 3 1 2
F1  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 3 3 3
 
G1  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 0 0 1 2  
Game for 19th place
  E1  IsraelIsrael Israel 3 3 3 0
G1  SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 0 2 0 2


(*) Luxembourg won against Israel because of the better point ratio (108: 95).

Seats 21–28

  First round Second round Game for 21st place
                                                   
  H2  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 0 3 3 2            
G3  GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar 3 0 0 0  
H2  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 1 0 3 0
  E2  PortugalPortugal Portugal 3 3 1 2  
F3  RussiaRussia Russia 3 0 0 0
 
  E2  PortugalPortugal Portugal 1 3 3 3  
  E2  PortugalPortugal Portugal 0 3 3 2
  G2  SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 3 1 0 0
  F2  SerbiaSerbia Serbia 3 3 2 2  
E3  Isle of ManIsle of Man Isle of Man 0 0 2 0  
F2  SerbiaSerbia Serbia 1 0 1 0
  G2  SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 3 3 2 2   Game for 23rd place
H3  LatviaLatvia Latvia 0 0 0 0
   
  G2  SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 3 3 2 2   H2  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 0 3 0 3
    F2  SerbiaSerbia Serbia 3 0 3 1
Seats 25–28
First round Game for 25th place
                               
G3  GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar 0 0 1 2      
F3  RussiaRussia Russia 3 3 2 1  
F3  RussiaRussia Russia 1 3 0 0
 
  H3  LatviaLatvia Latvia 3 2 3 3
E3  Isle of ManIsle of Man Isle of Man 1 0 0 0
 
H3  LatviaLatvia Latvia 3 3 2 2  
Game for 27th place
  G3  GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar 0 1 3 3
E3  Isle of ManIsle of Man Isle of Man 3 3 0 0


Ladies

Group stage

Group A

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 EnglandEngland England 3 3 0 8: 1 6th
2 IrelandIreland Ireland 3 2 1 7: 2 4th
3 GermanyGermany Germany 3 1 2 3: 6 2
4th SpainSpain Spain 3 0 3 0: 9 0
England - Ireland 2: 1
Germany - Spain 3-0
England - Spain 3-0
Ireland - Germany 3-0
England - Germany 3-0
Ireland - Spain 3-0

Group B

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 3 0 8: 1 6th
2 FranceFrance France 3 2 1 6: 3 4th
3 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3 1 2 3: 6 2
4th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 0 3 1: 8 0
Netherlands - Switzerland 3-0
France - Denmark 2: 1
Netherlands - France 2: 1
Denmark - Switzerland 2: 1
Netherlands - Denmark 3-0
France - Switzerland 3-0

Group C

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 2 2 0 6-0 4th
2 FinlandFinland Finland 2 1 1 2: 4 2
3 ScotlandScotland Scotland 2 0 2 1: 5 0
Wales - Scotland 3-0
Finland - Scotland 2: 1
Wales - Finland 3-0

Group D

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 ItalyItaly Italy 3 3 0 8: 1 6th
2 AustriaAustria Austria 3 2 1 7: 2 4th
3 RussiaRussia Russia 3 1 2 3: 6 2
4th UkraineUkraine Ukraine 3 0 3 0: 9 0
Italy - Russia 3-0
Austria - Ukraine 3-0
Italy - Ukraine 3-0
Austria - Russia 3-0
Russia - Ukraine 3-0
Italy - Austria 2: 1

Group E

rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. Points
1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3 3 0 8: 1 6th
2 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 2 1 6: 3 4th
3 SwedenSweden Sweden 3 1 2 4: 5 2
4th GreeceGreece Greece 3 0 3 0: 9 0
Belgium - Sweden 3-0
Czech Republic - Greece 3-0
Belgium - Greece 3-0
Czech Republic - Sweden 2: 1
Sweden - Greece 3-0
Belgium - Czech Republic 2: 1

Finals

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
  A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 3      
B2  FranceFrance France 0 0 1  
A1  EnglandEngland England 3 3 2
 
  B1  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0 0 0
A2  IrelandIreland Ireland 0 0 1
 
B1  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 3 2  
  3rd place match
 
B2  FranceFrance France 1 3 3
A2  IrelandIreland Ireland 3 2 0

Seats 5–11

  First round Second round Play for 5th place
                                                   
  A3  GermanyGermany Germany 3 0 3                
D1  ItalyItaly Italy 0 3 2      
A3  GermanyGermany Germany 3 3 0    
  E1  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2 0 2      
E1  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 3 3 2    
 
  B4  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0 2 0      
  A3  GermanyGermany Germany 3 3 0    
  B3  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 0 2 2    
  A4  SpainSpain Spain 3 0 2      
C1  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 0 3 3      
C1  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 0 1 0    
  B3  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3 3 2       Game for 7th place
     
   
  B3  DenmarkDenmark Denmark       E1  BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1 0    
    C1  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 3 3    
Seats 9–11
rank country Sp. S. N Sp.-diff. S.-Diff. Points
9 ItalyItaly Italy 2 1 1 3: 3 12:11 2
10 SpainSpain Spain 2 1 1 3: 3 10: 9 2
11 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2 1 1 3: 3 10:12 2
Switzerland - Italy 2: 1
Spain - Switzerland 2: 1
Italy - Spain 2: 1

Places 12–19

  First round Second round Play for 12th place
                                                   
  E2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 3 3                
D4  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 0 0 0      
E2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0 2 2    
  C3  ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 3 0      
D3  RussiaRussia Russia 0 0 0    
 
  C3  ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 3 2      
  C3  ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 3    
  D2  AustriaAustria Austria 0 1    
  C2  FinlandFinland Finland 3 0 3      
E3  SwedenSweden Sweden 0 3 1      
C2  FinlandFinland Finland 3 0 2    
  D2  AustriaAustria Austria 1 3 3       Game for 14th place
E4  GreeceGreece Greece 0 0 0    
   
  D2  AustriaAustria Austria 3 3 2       E2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 3 2    
    C1  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 2 0 0    
Seats 16-19
  First round Game for 16th place
                         
  D4  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 0 0 0      
D3  RussiaRussia Russia 3 3 2  
D3  RussiaRussia Russia 0 0 0
 
  E3  SwedenSweden Sweden 3 3 2
E3  SwedenSweden Sweden 3 3 2
 
E4  GreeceGreece Greece 0 0 0  
  Game for 18th place
 
D4  UkraineUkraine Ukraine 0 0 0
E4  GreeceGreece Greece 3 3 2

Final placements

Men's

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

Ladies

rank team
01. EnglandEngland England
02. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
03. FranceFrance France
04th IrelandIreland Ireland
05. GermanyGermany Germany
06th DenmarkDenmark Denmark
07th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales
08th. BelgiumBelgium Belgium
rank team
09. ItalyItaly Italy
10. SpainSpain Spain
11. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
12. ScotlandScotland Scotland
13. AustriaAustria Austria
14th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
15th FinlandFinland Finland
16. SwedenSweden Sweden
rank team
17th RussiaRussia Russia
18th GreeceGreece Greece
19th UkraineUkraine Ukraine

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