European squash team championship 2009

The European Team Championships for men and women in 2009 in squash was from April 29 to May 3, 2009 in Malmo , Sweden instead. A total of 27 teams competed in the men and 21 teams in the women. For the men it was the 37th edition of the championship, for the women it was the 32nd edition.

course

The defending champion was England , which won the men's title for the 34th time. As in the previous year, the team prevailed against France in the final . Alister Walker gave England the lead with a 3-0 win against Julien Balbo , which Nick Matthew extended with a 3-1 win against Grégory Gaultier . Peter Barker lost 3-0 in the third game against Thierry Lincou . Adrian Grant won the first two sets in the decisive game against Renan Lavigne , which meant the premature overall victory for England. Yann Perrin did not make it to the final on the French side, while Daryl Selby had to sit out for England . Third place went to Wales, ahead of the Netherlands .

Germany reached after a third place in the group stage ultimately fifth. Simon Rösner , Stefan Leifels , Jens Schoor and André Haschker played in the final game against Scotland , with Moritz Dahmen as a substitute . The Switzerland to top players Nicolas Müller finished in 12th place at the end, while Austria with Aqeel Rehman finished at the top position Place 18th

England, which has won the title consistently since 1978, remained victorious in the women’s race. This was the 32nd title win in a row. In the final, the English team defeated the Netherlands 3-0. Alison Waters presented with a 3-0 win over Vanessa Atkinson , before Jenny Duncalf made the preliminary decision with a 3-2 win over Natalie Grinham . Laura Lengthorn-Massaro won the third game, which was shortened to two sets, 2-0 against Annelize Naudé . Tania Bailey did not make it to the final on the English side , while Orla Noom was a substitute for the Dutch . France was third ahead of Ireland .

Germany finished fifth with the squad Kathrin Rohrmüller , Pamela Hathway , Sina Wall and Simone Korell . Switzerland around Gaby Schmohl reached seventh place ahead of Austria in 13th place.

mode

The participating teams played in different groups according to their placement at the previous European Championship. In groups A and B, the eight best teams competed for men and women and played for the European title. First, the teams were divided into two groups and played their games in round robin mode . The two best teams advanced to the semifinals. In groups C, D, E and F, a total of 19 men competed in groups of four and three groups of five. After the group phase, they played the other places in knockout rounds . Groups C, D, E and F women played according to the same mode. This year these consisted of 13 teams, which were divided into three groups of three and one group of four. At the tournament all places were played out.

All teams consisted of at least three (women) or four (men) and a maximum of five 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.

Men's

Group stage

Group A

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	England	3	3	0	0	12: 0	6th
2	Wales	3	1	1	1	5: 7	3
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	5: 7	3
4th	Spain	3	0	0	3	1:11	0

England	-	Spain	4-0
Wales	-	Germany	2: 2
England	-	Wales	4-0
Germany	-	Spain	3: 1
England	-	Germany	4-0
Wales	-	Spain	3: 1

Group B

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	France	3	3	0	0	12: 0	6th
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	7: 5	4th
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	3: 9	2
4th	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	2:10	0

France	-	Scotland	4-0
Netherlands	-	Switzerland	3: 1
France	-	Switzerland	4-0
Netherlands	-	Scotland	4-0
France	-	Netherlands	4-0
Scotland	-	Switzerland	3: 1

Group C

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Ireland	4th	4th	0	0	15: 1	8th
2	Czech Republic	4th	3	0	1	11: 5	6th
3	Hungary	4th	2	0	2	10: 6	4th
4th	Gibraltar	4th	1	0	3	3:13	2
5	Poland	4th	0	0	4th	1:15	0

Czech Republic - Poland 4-0 Hungary - Gibraltar 4-0 Ireland - Czech Republic 4-0 Gibraltar - Poland 3: 1 Hungary - Poland 4-0

Ireland - Gibraltar 4-0 Czech Republic - Hungary 3: 1 Ireland - Poland 4-0 Czech Republic - Gibraltar 4-0 Ireland - Hungary 3: 1

Group D

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Finland	4th	4th	0	0	16: 0	8th
2	Austria	4th	3	0	1	11: 5	6th
3	Luxembourg	4th	2	0	2	6:10	4th
4th	Norway	4th	1	0	3	5:11	2
5	Russia	4th	0	0	4th	2:14	0

Luxembourg - Norway 3: 1 Austria - Russia 4-0 Norway - Russia 3: 1 Finland - Luxembourg 4-0 Austria - Norway 3: 1

Finland - Russia 4-0 Austria - Luxembourg 4-0 Finland - Norway 4-0 Luxembourg - Russia 3: 1 Finland - Austria 4-0

Group E

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Denmark	4th	4th	0	0	16: 0	8th
2	Belgium	4th	3	0	1	11: 5	6th
3	Israel	4th	2	0	2	9: 7	4th
4th	Greece	4th	0	1	3	2:14	1
5	Latvia	4th	0	1	3	2:14	1

Israel - Greece 4-0 Belgium - Latvia 4-0 Latvia - Greece 2: 2 Denmark - Israel 4-0 Belgium - Greece 4-0

Denmark - Latvia 4-0 Belgium - Israel 3: 1 Denmark - Greece 4-0 Israel - Latvia 4-0 Denmark - Belgium 4-0

Group F.

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	11: 1	6th
2	Italy	3	2	0	1	9: 3	4th
3	Slovenia	3	1	0	2	4: 8	2
4th	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0:12	0

Sweden	-	Ukraine	4-0
Italy	-	Slovenia	4-0
Sweden	-	Slovenia	4-0
Italy	-	Ukraine	4-0
Sweden	-	Italy	3: 1
Slovenia	-	Ukraine	4-0

Finals

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	A1	England	3	3	3	3
	B2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0
										A1	England	3	3	0	2
										B1	France	0	1	3	0
	A2	Wales	0	0	0	0
	B1	France	3	3	3	3
										3rd place match
										B2	Netherlands	1	3	0	3
										A2	Wales	3	2	3	2

Places 5–8

	First round									Play for 5th place
	A3	Germany	3	0	1	3
	D1	Finland	0	3	3	0
										A3	Germany	3	3	3	2
										B3	Scotland	1	1	2	1
	C1	Ireland	0	1	3	3
	B3	Scotland (*)	3	3	1	0
										Game for 7th place
										D1	Finland	1	3	1	3
										C1	Ireland (*)	3	0	3	2

^(*) Scotland defeated Ireland in the first knockout round due to the better points ratio (120: 116).
^(*) Ireland defeated Finland in the game for 7th place due to the better points ratio (165: 142).

Seats 9-12

	First round									Play for 9th place
	A4	Spain	3	2	0	3
	F1	Sweden	0	3	3	0
										A4	Spain	3	1	3	1
										E1	Denmark	0	3	0	3
	E1	Denmark	2	3	3	3
	B4	Switzerland	3	2	1	0
										Game for 11th place
										F1	Sweden	3	3	2	2
										B4	Switzerland	0	2	3	1

Seats 13-16

	First round									Game for 13th place
	C2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	3
	F2	Italy (*)	1	3	3	1
										F2	Italy	3	2	3	3
										C3	Hungary	2	3	1	1
	C3	Hungary	2	3	3	1
	E2	Belgium	3	0	1	2
										Play for 15th place
										C2	Czech Republic	3	3	3	2
										E2	Belgium	0	1	1	1

^(*) Italy defeated the Czech Republic in the first knockout round due to the better points ratio (148: 144).

Seats 17–20

	First round									Game for 17th place
	E3	Israel	3	3	3	3
	D3	Luxembourg	1	0	2	1
										E3	Israel	3	1	3	3
										D2	Austria	2	3	0	1
	F3	Slovenia	0	1	3	2
	D2	Austria	3	3	2	1
										Game for 19th place
										D3	Luxembourg	2	1	3	0
										F3	Slovenia	3	3	2	3

Seats 21–24

	First round									Game for 21st place
	F4	Ukraine	1	3	3	2
	C4	Gibraltar	3	0	0	3
										F4	Ukraine	0	1	1	1
										D4	Norway	3	3	3	3
	E4	Greece	0	0	1	0
	D4	Norway	3	3	2	2
										Game for 23rd place
										C4	Gibraltar	0	0	1	2
										E4	Greece	3	3	3	1

Places 25-27

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
25th	Latvia	2	1	1	0	6: 2	3
26th	Poland	2	1	1	0	5: 3	3
27	Russia	2	0	0	2	1: 7	0

Latvia	-	Poland	2: 2
Latvia	-	Russia	4-0
Poland	-	Russia	3: 1

Ladies

Group stage

Group A

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	England	3	3	0	9-0	6th
2	Ireland	3	2	1	5: 4	4th
3	Germany	3	1	2	3: 6	2
4th	Belgium	3	0	3	1: 8	0

England	-	Belgium	3-0
Ireland	-	Germany	2: 1
England	-	Germany	3-0
Ireland	-	Belgium	3-0
England	-	Ireland	3-0
Germany	-	Belgium	2: 1

Group B

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	9-0	6th
2	France	3	2	1	5: 4	4th
3	Denmark	3	1	2	4: 5	2
4th	Wales	3	0	3	0: 9	0

Netherlands	-	Wales	3-0
France	-	Denmark	2: 1
Netherlands	-	Denmark	3-0
France	-	Wales	3-0
Netherlands	-	France	3-0
Denmark	-	Wales	3-0

Group C

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Italy	2	2	0	6-0	4th
2	Sweden	2	1	1	3: 3	2
3	Russia	2	0	2	0: 6	0

Sweden	-	Russia	3-0
Italy	-	Russia	3-0
Italy	-	Sweden	3-0

Group D

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Spain	2	2	0	6-0	4th
2	Finland	2	1	1	3: 3	2
3	Greece	2	0	2	0: 6	0

Finland	-	Greece	3-0
Spain	-	Greece	3-0
Spain	-	Finland	3-0

Group E

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Switzerland	2	2	0	5: 1	4th
2	Czech Republic	2	1	1	3: 3	2
3	Hungary	2	0	2	1: 5	0

Switzerland	-	Hungary	3-0
Czech Republic	-	Hungary	2: 1
Switzerland	-	Czech Republic	2: 1

Group F.

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
1	Scotland	3	3	0	8: 1	6th
2	Austria	3	2	1	7: 2	4th
3	Poland	3	1	2	2: 7	2
4th	Luxembourg	3	0	3	1: 8	0

Austria	-	Luxembourg	3-0
Scotland	-	Poland	3-0
Austria	-	Poland	3-0
Scotland	-	Luxembourg	3-0
Scotland	-	Austria	2: 1
Poland	-	Luxembourg	2: 1

Finals

Semi-finals, finals

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

Places 5–8

	First round							Play for 5th place
	A3	Germany	3	3	2
	E1	Switzerland	1	0	0
								A3	Germany	3	0	3
								B3	Denmark	0	3	1
	C1	Italy	1	0	0
	B3	Denmark	3	3	2
								Game for 7th place
								E1	Switzerland	0	3	3
								C1	Italy	3	2	2

Seats 9-12

	First round							Play for 9th place
	A4	Belgium	2	0	0
	D1	Spain	3	3	2
								D1	Spain	2	3	0
								F1	Scotland	3	1	3
	F1	Scotland	3	1	3
	B4	Wales	1	3	0
								Game for 11th place
								A4	Belgium	0	0	0
								B4	Wales	3	3	2

Seats 13-16

	First round							Game for 13th place
	F2	Austria	3	3	1
	C2	Sweden	1	0	2
								F2	Austria	3	3	0
								E2	Czech Republic	2	1	2
	D2	Finland	0	3	2
	E2	Czech Republic	3	0	3
								Play for 15th place
								C2	Sweden	0	3	2
								D2	Finland	3	1	3

Seats 17–21

	First round							Game for 17th place
	F3	Poland	3	3	2
	C3	Russia	1	0	0
								F3	Poland	1	2	2
								E3	Hungary	3	3	1
	D3	Greece	0	0	0
	E3	Hungary	3	3	3

Seats 19–21

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	Points
25th	Luxembourg	2	2	0	5: 1	4th
26th	Greece	2	1	1	4: 2	2
27	Russia	2	0	2	0: 6	0

Luxembourg	-	Greece	2: 1
Luxembourg	-	Russia	3-0
Greece	-	Russia	3-0

Final placements

Men's

rank team 01.  England 02.  France 03.  Wales 04th  Netherlands 05.  Germany 06th  Scotland 07th  Ireland 08th.  Finland

rank team 09.  Spain 10.  Denmark 11.  Sweden 12.  Switzerland 13.  Italy 14th  Hungary 15th  Czech Republic 16.  Belgium

rank team 17th  Israel 18th  Austria 19th  Slovenia 20th  Luxembourg 21st  Norway 22nd  Ukraine 23.  Greece 24.  Gibraltar

rank team 25th  Latvia 26th  Poland 27.  Russia

Ladies

rank team 01.  England 02.  Netherlands 03.  France 04th  Ireland 05.  Germany 06th  Denmark 07th  Switzerland 08th.  Italy

rank team 09.  Scotland 10.  Spain 11.  Wales 12.  Belgium 13.  Austria 14th  Czech Republic 15th  Finland 16.  Sweden

rank team 17th  Hungary 18th  Poland 19th  Luxembourg 20th  Greece 21st  Russia

Web links

• Results of the men on squashinfo.com (English)
• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hosts Happy On Opening Day In Malmo , squashsite.com April 29, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
2. ↑ Grinham Leads Netherlands Into European Semis In Malmo , squashsite.com, April 30, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
3. ↑ Wales Celebrate Return To Top Four In European Championships In Malmo , squashsite.com, May 1, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
4. ↑ Top Seeds To Contest European Finals In Malmo , squashsite.com, May 2, 2009. Accessed July 10, 2015.
5. ^ England Delight In European Double , squashsite.com, May 3, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2015.