1979 European Squash Team Championships

1979 European Squash Team Championships
7th
LocationWest Germany Hamburg
Date(s)15 – 18 February 1979
Website
europeansquash.com
Results
ChampionsMen England England
Women England England

The 1979 European Squash Team Championships was the 7th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Hamburg, West Germany, from 15 to 18 February 1979. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).[1][2]

The England men's team won their 7th consecutive title and the England women's team won their 2nd title.[3][4][5]

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos Team P W L Pts
1 England England 4 4 0 8
2 Germany Germany 4 3 1 6
3 Belgium Belgium 4 2 2 4
4 Norway Norway 4 1 3 2
5 Austria Austria 4 0 4 0

Pool B

Pos Team P W L Pts
1 Scotland Scotland 4 4 0 8
2 Netherlands Netherlands 4 3 1 6
3 France France 4 2 2 4
4 Italy Italy 4 1 3 2
5 Spain Spain 4 0 4 0

Pool C

Pos Team P W L Pts
1 Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 3 0 6
2 Finland Finland 3 2 1 4
3 Switzerland Switzerland 3 1 2 2
4 Greece Greece 3 0 3 0

Pool D

Pos Team P W L Pts
1 Sweden Sweden 4 4 0 8
2 Wales Wales 4 3 1 6
3 Denmark Denmark 4 2 2 4
4 Monaco Monaco 4 1 3 2
5 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4 0 4 0

Semi finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
England England Republic of Ireland Ireland 5-0
Sweden Sweden Scotland Scotland 3-2

Final

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos Team P W L Pts
1 Republic of Ireland Ireland 5 5 0 10
2 Scotland Scotland 5 4 1 8
3 Finland Finland 5 3 2 6
4 Germany Germany 5 2 3 4
5 Netherlands Netherlands 5 1 4 2
6 Belgium Belgium 5 0 5 0

Pool B

Pos Team P W L Pts
1 England England 4 4 0 8
2 Wales Wales 4 3 1 6
3 Sweden Sweden 4 2 2 4
4 Switzerland Switzerland 4 1 3 2
5 Denmark Denmark 4 0 4 0

Final

References

  1. ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
  4. ^ "Squash". Daily Mirror. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "England hold their squash titles". The Scotsman. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.