European Squash Team Championship 2014

The European Team Championships for men and women in 2014 in Squash found from 23 to 26 April, 2014 in Zagreb , Croatia , and from 30 April to 4 May 2014 in Riccione , Italy instead. A total of 29 teams competed in the men and 21 teams in the women. For the men it was the 42nd edition of the championship, for the women it was the 37th. The teams divided into Division 3 completed their tournament in April in Zagreb, while Divisions 1 and 2 played their games in Riccione from the end of April.

England defended the European title in both men and women . As in 2012 and 2013, the men's teams from England, France , Germany and Scotland took the first four places. Nick Matthew , James Willstrop , Peter Barker , Daryl Selby and Adrian Grant were in the victorious English men's team . In the women's category , Laura Massaro , Alison Waters , Sarah-Jane Perry and Emma Beddoes' team prevailed against France in the final. With third place, the Czech Republic was among the top four nations at a European Championship for the first time. For England the two titles were the 39th title win in the men and the 36th in the women.

The men's German squad included Simon Rösner , Raphael Kandra , Jens Schoor , Rudi Rohrmüller and Carsten Schoor . After group wins against Denmark and the Netherlands , as well as a defeat against France, the team qualified for the semi-finals, which they lost to England. She clearly won the final game for third place against Scotland 3-0. The German women around Kathrin Hauck , Sina Wall , Franziska Hennes and Annika Wiese took third place in Division 2 and thus missed the direct re-promotion.

The Switzerland won the men's competition in the Division 2, and thus ascended to the Division 1 to the next host. Austria came in eighth. In Division 3, Luxembourg placed 27th. In the women's division, Switzerland was eighth and last in Division 1. Austria played the tournament in Division 2 and finished the tournament in 13th place. Luxembourg , which played in Division 3 for the women, finished 21st.

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 twelve teams in four groups of three. The group first and second met in a knockout round and determined the two promoted teams in Division 1. The four weakest teams in Division 1 determined the two relegated teams. The women's division 2 consisted of seven teams that compete in round robin mode. In the same mode, the women's division 3 was held, which consisted of six teams. In the men's division, the teams in Division 3 were divided into a group of five and four. The two best teams made it to the semi-finals, and the winners of these games secured promotion. At the tournament all places were played out.

All teams consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of five players who had to be entered in the order of their skill level. Three individual games are played per match for women and four for men. The order of play of the individual games is independent of the order in which the players register.

Men's

Division 1

Group stage

Group A

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	England	3	3	0	0	12: 0	36: 3	6th
2	Scotland	3	2	0	1	6: 2	20:24	4th
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	1: 7	21:24	2
4th	Finland	3	0	0	3	1: 7	8:34	0

England	-	Finland	4-0
Scotland	-	Spain	3: 1
Scotland	-	Finland	3: 1
England	-	Spain	4-0
England	-	Scotland	4-0
Spain	-	Finland	4-0

Group B

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	France	3	3	0	0	12: 0	36: 1	6th
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	6: 6	20:23	4th
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	5: 7	18:23	2
4th	Denmark	3	0	0	3	1:11	8:35	0

France	-	Netherlands	4-0
Germany	-	Denmark	3: 1
Germany	-	Netherlands	3: 1
France	-	Denmark	4-0
France	-	Germany	4-0
Denmark	-	Netherlands	0: 4

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	A1	England	3	3	2
	B2	Germany	0	0	0
										A1	England	3	3	3
										B1	France	2	1	2
	A2	Scotland	0	0	1
	B1	France	3	3	1
										3rd place match
										B2	Germany	3	3	2
										A2	Scotland	1	0	1

Relegation

The results of the encounters between the third and fourth placed in the same group were taken over in the relegation.

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
5	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	9: 3	33:12	5
6th	Spain	3	2	1	0	9: 3	28:17	5
7th	Denmark	3	0	1	2	3: 9	14:30	1
8th	Finland	3	0	1	2	3: 9	15:31	1

Netherlands	-	Finland	3: 1
Spain	-	Denmark	3: 1
Spain	-	Netherlands	2: 2
Denmark	-	Finland	2: 2

Division 2

Group stage

Group A

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	8-0	24: 0	4th
2	Austria	2	1	0	1	4: 4	12:15	2
3	Slovakia	2	0	0	2	0: 8	3:24	0

Switzerland	-	Slovakia	4-0
Switzerland	-	Austria	4-0
Austria	-	Slovakia	4-0

Group B

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	7: 1	23: 7	4th
2	Italy	2	1	0	1	4: 4	18:16	2
3	Ukraine	2	0	0	2	1: 7	5:23	0

Italy	-	Ukraine	3: 1
Italy	-	Czech Republic	1: 3
Czech Republic	-	Ukraine	4-0

Group C

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Wales	2	2	0	0	8-0	24: 4	4th
2	Belgium	2	1	0	1	4: 4	14:15	2
3	Israel	2	0	0	2	0: 8	5:24	0

Wales	-	Israel	4-0
Wales	-	Belgium	4-0
Belgium	-	Israel	4-0

Group D

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Sweden	2	1	1	0	6: 2	22: 7	4th
2	Ireland	2	1	1	0	6: 2	19:11	2
3	Norway	2	0	0	2	0: 8	1:24	0

Ireland	-	Norway	4-0
Ireland	-	Sweden	2: 2
Sweden	-	Norway	4-0

Final round

	Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
	A1	Switzerland	3	3	1
	B2	Italy	0	0	0
										A1	Switzerland	3	3	2
										D1	Sweden	0	1	1
	C2	Belgium	0	0	3	2
	D1	Sweden	3	3	0	2
																			A1	Switzerland	3	3	1
																			C1	Wales	0	0	2
	C1	Wales	3	0	1	3
	D2	Ireland	0	3	3	1
										C1	Wales	0	3	3	3
										B1	Czech Republic	3	0	2	0				3rd place match
	A2	Austria	1	2	0	0
	B1	Czech Republic	3	3	3	2													D1	Sweden	3	3	2	2
																			B1	Czech Republic	1	1	3	3

The match between Wales and Ireland in the first round ended due to the better point ratio (122: 116) in favor of Wales.

Places 5 to 8

	First round									Play for 5th place
	B2	Italy	3	3	1	1
	C2	Belgium	0	0	0	0
										B2	Italy	3	3	0	1
										D2	Ireland	2	0	3	3
	D2	Ireland	0	1	3	3
	A2	Austria	3	3	0	0
										Game for 7th place
										C2	Belgium	2	1	3	3
										A2	Austria	3	3	2	1

The match between Belgium and Austria in the game for seventh place ended due to the better point ratio (172: 166) in favor of Belgium.

Relegation

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
09	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	8: 4	27:19	5
10	Slovakia	3	1	2	0	7: 5	27:23	4th
11	Israel	3	0	2	1	5: 7	22:27	2
12	Norway	3	0	1	2	4: 8	17:24	1

Slovakia	-	Norway	3: 1
Ukraine	-	Israel	3: 1
Slovakia	-	Israel	2: 2
Ukraine	-	Norway	3: 1
Slovakia	-	Ukraine	2: 2
Israel	-	Norway	2: 2

Division 3

Group stage

Group A

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Hungary	4th	3	1	0	13: 3	41:11	7th
2	Poland	4th	3	1	0	13: 3	42:16	7th
3	Croatia	4th	2	0	2	8: 8	28:31	4th
4th	Luxembourg	4th	1	0	3	5:11	22:37	2
5	Latvia	4th	0	0	4th	1:15	9:47	0

Luxembourg - Croatia 0: 4 Poland - Hungary 2: 2 Poland - Latvia 4-0 Croatia - Hungary 1: 3 Luxembourg - Latvia 4-0

Poland - Croatia 4-0 Luxembourg - Hungary 0: 4 Poland - Luxembourg 3: 1 Croatia - Latvia 3: 1 Hungary - Latvia 4-0

Group B

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Malta	3	3	0	0	12: 0	36: 1	6th
2	Isle of Man	3	1	1	1	6: 6	22:20	3
3	Gibraltar	3	1	1	1	6: 6	21:23	3
4th	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	0:12	1:36	0

Malta	-	Isle of Man	4-0
Gibraltar	-	Lithuania	4-0
Lithuania	-	Isle of Man	0: 4
Malta	-	Lithuania	4-0
Gibraltar	-	Isle of Man	2: 2
Malta	-	Gibraltar	4-0

Final round

	Semifinals									final
	A1	Hungary	3	3	3	3
	B2	Isle of Man	0	0	0	0
										A1	Hungary	3	3	3	3
										A2	Poland	1	2	1	0
	A2	Poland	0	3	3	2
	B1	Malta	3	0	1	1
										3rd place match
										B2	Isle of Man	1	0	2	1
										B1	Malta	3	3	3	3

	Play for 5th place
	A3	Croatia	3	3	0	3
	B3	Gibraltar	0	0	3	0

Game for 7th place

rank	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
7th	Luxembourg	2	2	0	0	7: 1	21: 4	4th
8th	Latvia	2	1	0	1	5: 3	16:10	2
9	Lithuania	2	0	0	2	0: 8	1:24	0

Luxembourg	-	Latvia	3: 1
Lithuania	-	Latvia	0: 4
Luxembourg	-	Lithuania	4-0

Ladies

Division 1

Group stage

Group A

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	England	3	3	0	9-0	27: 2	6th
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	5: 4	15:14	4th
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	2: 7	7:21	2
4th	Switzerland	3	0	3	2: 7	9:21	0

Netherlands	-	Czech Republic	0: 3
England	-	Switzerland	3-0
England	-	Czech Republic	3-0
Netherlands	-	Switzerland	2: 1
Czech Republic	-	Switzerland	2: 1
England	-	Netherlands	3-0

Group B

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	France	3	3	0	7: 2	24:12	6th
2	Ireland	3	2	1	6: 3	21:13	4th
3	Wales	3	1	2	4: 5	15:20	2
4th	Denmark	3	0	3	1: 8	10:25	0

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

Semi-finals, finals

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

Relegation

The results of the encounters between the third and fourth placed in the same group were taken over in the relegation.

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
5	Wales	3	3	0	7: 2	23:12	6th
6th	Denmark	3	2	1	7: 2	23:11	4th
7th	Netherlands	3	1	2	3: 6	13:19	2
8th	Switzerland	3	0	3	1: 8	7:24	0

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

Division 2

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Belgium	6th	6th	0	15: 3	47:17	12
2	Spain	6th	5	1	15: 3	46:12	10
3	Germany	6th	4th	2	13: 5	42:18	8th
4th	Finland	6th	3	3	11: 7	39:26	6th
5	Austria	6th	2	4th	5:13	21:43	4th
6th	Italy	6th	1	5	3:15	13:47	2
7th	Poland	6th	0	6th	1:17	8:53	0

Germany - Poland 3-0 Spain - Austria 3-0 Finland - Italy 3-0 Spain - Italy 3-0 Belgium - Poland 3-0 Finland - Austria 3-0 Belgium - Italy 3-0

Germany - Austria 3-0 Finland - Poland 3-0 Belgium - Austria 3-0 Spain - Poland 3-0 Germany - Italy 3-0 Belgium - Finland 2: 1 Germany - Spain 1: 2

Austria - Poland 3-0 Belgium - Spain 3-0 Germany - Finland 2: 1 Italy - Poland 2: 1 Belgium - Germany 2: 1 Spain - Finland 3-0 Italy - Austria 1: 2

Division 3

rank	country	Sp.	S.	N	Sp.-diff.	S.-Diff	Points
1	Hungary	5	5	0	13: 2	43:12	10
2	Sweden	5	4th	1	10: 5	32:17	8th
3	Ukraine	5	3	2	7: 8	21:25	6th
4th	Latvia	5	2	3	8: 7	24:25	4th
5	Croatia	5	1	4th	4:11	17:34	2
6th	Luxembourg	5	0	5	3:12	13:37	0

Sweden - Luxembourg 2: 1 Latvia - Hungary 1: 2 Croatia - Ukraine 1: 2 Sweden - Ukraine 2: 1 Latvia - Croatia 2: 1 Hungary - Luxembourg 3-0 Sweden - Hungary 1: 2 Latvia - Ukraine 1: 2

Croatia - Luxembourg 2: 1 Sweden - Croatia 3-0 Latvia - Luxembourg 3-0 Hungary - Ukraine 3-0 Croatia - Hungary 0: 3 Sweden - Latvia 2: 1 Ukraine - Luxembourg 2: 1

Final placements

Men's

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

rank team 09.  Switzerland 10.  Wales 11.  Sweden 12.  Czech Republic 13.  Ireland 14th  Italy 15th  Belgium 16.  Austria

rank team 17th  Ukraine 18th  Slovakia 19th  Israel 20th  Norway 21st  Hungary 22nd  Poland 23.  Malta 24.  Isle of Man

rank team 25th  Croatia 26th  Gibraltar 27.  Luxembourg 28.  Latvia 29  Lithuania

Ladies

rank team 01.  England 02.  France 03.  Czech Republic 04th  Ireland 05.  Wales 06th  Denmark 07th  Netherlands 08th.  Switzerland

rank team 09.  Belgium 10.  Spain 11.  Germany 12.  Finland 13.  Austria 14th  Italy 15th  Poland 16.  Hungary

rank team 17th  Sweden 18th  Ukraine 19th  Latvia 20th  Croatia 21st  Luxembourg

Web links

• Results of divisions 1 and 2
• Division 3 results