European squash team championship 2012

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The European Team Championships for men and women in 2012 in Squash found from 2 to 5, 2012 in Nuremberg , Germany instead. Division 3 of the men and women was held from April 18-20, 2012 in a separate event in Malta . A total of 28 teams competed in the men and 22 teams in the women. For the men it was the 40th edition of the championship, for the women it was the 35th edition.

The defending champion was England , whose teams were able to win the title again this year. For the women’s team it was the 35th victory at a European team championship, for the men it was the 37th victory. In the men's match, James Willstrop , Nick Matthew , Peter Barker , Daryl Selby and Tom Richards defeated the French team 3-0 in the final . Daryl Selby brought his team into the lead with a 3-1 win against Grégoire Marche , with the same result James Willtrop defeated Grégory Gaultier . Peter Barker's 3-0 win over Mathieu Castagnet secured England's early title win. The fourth encounter between Nick Matthew and Thierry Lincou did not take place. Tom Richards and Yann Perrin were only substitutes in the final. Third place went to the German team around Simon Rösner , Raphael Kandra , Jens Schoor , André Haschker and Rudi Rohrmüller , who won 3-1 in the small final against Scotland . Finland and the Netherlands were relegated from Division 1, and Spain and Switzerland were promoted from Division 2 . Austria ranked 15th.

In the women's match, the English team met Ireland in the final . Jenny Duncalf lost the opening game to Madeline Perry 2: 3, Laura Massaro equalized with a 3: 1 against Aisling Blake for England. Alison Waters decided the game in England's favor with a clear 3-0 win over Laura Mylotte . Not for use came Sarah Kippax in English and Tanya Owens on the Irish side. Third place went to France , which defeated Germany 3-0. Kathrin Hauck , Pamela Hathway , Eva Brauckmann and Franziska Hennes were in the squad . Scotland and Switzerland were relegated from Division 1, while the Czech Republic and Belgium rose . The Austrian team finished 12th.

mode

The participating teams played in three different divisions according to their placement at the previous European Championship. In Division 1, 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 made it to the semi-finals, the rest had to go to relegation. In the second-rate division 2, the men competed a total of ten teams in two groups of five. The group first and second met in a knockout round and determined the two promoted teams in Division 1. The two weakest teams in Division 1 were relegated in return, the women the promotion and relegation mode was equivalent. The women's division 2 consisted of seven teams that compete in round robin mode. Division 3 of the men and women were held in the same mode. For the women, the group also consisted of seven teams, and for the men, ten teams had also entered. At the tournament all places were played out.

All teams consisted of a minimum of three and a maximum of five 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 played was independent of the order in which the players entered.

Men's

Division 1

Group stage

Group A

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	England England	3	3	0	0	12: 0	36: 1	6th
2	Germany Germany	3	2	0	1	6: 6	21:19	4th
3	Denmark Denmark	3	0	1	2	3: 9	12:30	1
4th	Netherlands Netherlands	3	0	1	2	3: 9	11:30	1

England	-	Denmark	4-0
Netherlands	-	Germany	1: 3
England	-	Germany	4-0
Denmark	-	Netherlands	2: 2
England	-	Netherlands	4-0
Germany	-	Denmark	3: 1

Group B

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	France France	3	3	0	11: 1	35: 7	6th
2	Scotland Scotland	3	2	1	6: 6	20:22	4th
3	Italy Italy	3	1	2	5: 7	21:23	2
4th	Finland Finland	3	0	3	2:10	8:32	0

France	-	Finland	4-0
Scotland	-	Italy	3: 1
France	-	Scotland	4-0
Italy	-	Finland	3: 1
France	-	Italy	3: 1
Scotland	-	Finland	3: 1

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals						final

A1	England England	3	3	3	2
B2	Scotland Scotland	0	0	0	0
						A1	England England	3	3	3

						B1	France France	1	0	1
A2	Germany Germany	1	1	0	0

B1	France France	3	3	3	2
						3rd place match
						B2	Scotland Scotland	0	0	3	2
						A2	Germany Germany	3	3	0	3

Relegation

The results of the encounters between the third and fourth placed in the same group will be included in the relegation.

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
5	Italy Italy	3	2	1	0	8: 4	26:16	5
6th	Denmark Denmark	3	1	2	0	7: 5	23:22	4th
7th	Netherlands Netherlands	3	1	1	1	7: 5	26:16	3
8th	Finland Finland	3	0	0	3	2:10	8:31	0

Denmark	-	Finland	3: 1
Italy	-	Netherlands	3: 1
Denmark	-	Italy	2: 2
Netherlands	-	Finland	4-0