1981 European Squash Team Championships

{{Short description|Squash tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox squash championship | name = 1981 European Squash Team Championships | number = 9 | series = | logo = | logo_size = | location = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]] | venue = | dates = 19 – 21 March 1981 | teams = | website = {{URL| https://europeansquash.com/}} | champions = Men {{flagicon|ENG}} England<br> Women {{flagicon|ENG}} England | prev = [[1980 European Squash Team Championships|1980]] | next = [[1982 European Squash Team Championships|1982]] }} The '''1981 European Squash Team Championships''' was the 9th edition of [[European Squash Team Championships]] for [[Squash (sport)|squash]] players. The event was held in [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands, from 19 to 21 March 1981. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>

The [[England men's national squash team|England men's team]] regained the title from Sweden, winning for the 8th time. The [[England women's national squash team|England women's team]] won their 4th title.<ref>{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Michael |title=The Guinness Book of Squash|pages=137–141 |year=1984 |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd |isbn=0-85112-270-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19810323/012/0012 |title=Dutch Double |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=23 March 1981 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref>

Ireland took bronze in the men's event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19810323/399/0017 |title=Gotto in top form as Irish are third |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=23 March 1981|page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref>

== Men's tournament == === Group stage === ''' Pool A''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden ||4 || 4||0 || 8 |-align=center |2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Germany ||4 ||3 ||1 ||6 |-align=center |3 || align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium || 4||2||2 || 4 |-align=center |4 || align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria ||4 || 1||3 ||2 |-align=center |5 || align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Spain ||4 || 0||4 ||0 |}

''' Pool B''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} England ||4 || 4||0 || 8 |-align=center |2 || align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands ||4 ||3 ||1 || 6 |-align=center |3 || align="left"| {{flagicon|MON}} Monaco || 4||2 ||2 ||4 |-align=center |4 || align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark ||4 ||1 || 3||2 |-align=center |5 || align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy ||4 ||0 || 4||0 |}

''' Pool D''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland ||3 || 3||0 || 6 |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |2 || align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales ||3 ||2 ||1 || 4 |-align=center |3 || align="left"| {{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerland || 3||1 ||2 ||2 |-align=center |4 || align="left"| {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg ||3 ||0 || 3||0 |}

=== Semi finals === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England ||{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland ||4-1 |} === Third place === {{SquashTeambox |team1= IRE |team2= SCO |match= |venue= |date= |score1= 3 |score2= 2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ger Holahan]] | | | | | |T2P1=Gordon Blair | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Young (squash player)|John Young]] | | | | | |T2P1=Duncan McArthur | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jonah Barrington (squash player)|Jonah Barrington]] | | | | | |T2P1=Neil Steward | | | | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ben Cranwell]] | | | | | |T2P1=Stevenson | | | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[David Gotto]] | | | | | |T2P1=Chris Wilson | | | | | }} }} === Final === {{SquashTeambox |team1= ENG |team2= SWE |match='''Final''' |venue= |date= |score1= 3 |score2= 2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andrew Dwyer]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Lars Kvant]] | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[David Thomas (squash player)|David Thomas]] | | | | | |T2P1=Mikael Hellström | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[]] | | | | | |T2P1=Bo Boström | | | | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[]] | | | | | |T2P1=Peter Boström | | | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[]] | | | | | |T2P1=Stefan Winström | | | | | }} }}

== Women's tournament == === Group stage === '''Pool A''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} England || 2|| 2|| 0|| 4 |-align=center |2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Germany || 2|| 1|| 1|| 2 |-align=center |3 || align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerland || 2||0|| 2|| 0 |} '''Pool B''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"| {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || 3|| 3|| 0|| 6 |-align=center |2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands || 3|| 2|| 1|| 4 |-align=center |3 || align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark || 3||1|| 2|| 2 |-align=center |4 || align="left"|{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg ||3||0|| 3|| 0 |}

'''Pool C''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland || 2|| 2|| 0|| 4 |-align=center |2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || 2|| 1|| 1|| 2 |-align=center |3 || align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium || 2||0|| 2|| 0 |} '''Pool D''' {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=20| Pos !width=140| Team !width=10| P !width=10| W !width=10| L !width=20| Pts |-align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" |1 || align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales || 3|| 2|| 0|| 6 |-align=center |2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || 3|| 2|| 1|| 4 |-align=center |3 || align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} France || 3||1|| 2|| 2 |-align=center |4 || align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria || 3||0||3|| 0 |} === Semi-finals === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England ||{{flagicon|WAL}} Wales ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland ||2-1 |} === Third place === {{SquashTeamWbox |team1= WAL |team2= SCO |match= |venue= |date= |score1= 2 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=? | | | | | | T2P1=Rae Gregg | | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=? | | | | | | T2P1=[[Alex Bostock]] | | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=? | | | | | | T2P1=Angela Smith | | | | | | }} }} === Final === {{SquashTeamWbox |team1= ENG |team2= IRE |match='''Final''' |venue= |date= |score1= 3 |score2= 0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martine Le Moignan]] | 9| 9|9 | | | T2P1=[[Dorothy Armstrong]] |1 |0 |2 | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lisa Opie]] | 9|9 | 9 | | | T2P1=[[Irene Hewitt]] |5 | 0|3 | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Barbara Diggens]] | 4|9 |9 | 9 | | T2P1=[[Geraldine Barniville]] |9 |4 |1 |2 | | }} }}

== References == {{Reflist}}

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