{{Short description|Squash tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox squash championship | name = 1982 European Squash Team Championships | number = 10 | series = | logo = | logo_size = | location = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff]] | venue = | dates = 8 – 10 April 1982 | teams = | website = {{URL| https://europeansquash.com/}} | champions = Men {{flagicon|ENG}} England<br> Women {{flagicon|ENG}} England | prev = [[1981 European Squash Team Championships|1981]] | next = [[1983 European Squash Team Championships|1983]] }} The '''1982 European Squash Team Championships''' was the 10th edition of [[European Squash Team Championships]] for [[Squash (sport)|squash]] players. The event was held in [[Cardiff]], Wales, from 8 to 10 April 1982. 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>
A new format was used in that the tournament consisted of a knock out rounds. The [[England men's national squash team|England men's team]] won their 9th title and the [[England women's national squash team|England women's team]] won their 5th 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/0004941/19820411/570/0031 |title=It's Roger-and out! |work=Sunday Express |date=11 April 1982 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19820411/039/0039 |title=Squash |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=11 April 1982 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref>
Ireland took third in the men's event and Scotland won bronze in the women's event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19820413/274/0014 |title=Squash |work=The Scotsman|date=13 April 1982 |p=14|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=27 May 2026}}</ref>
== Men's tournament == === First Round === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- |{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg || {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy || 3-2 |- | {{flagicon|GRE}} Greece || {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway ||4-1 |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain || {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria ||5-0 |}
=== Second Round === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|GER}} Germany || {{flagicon|FRA}} France ||3-2 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England || {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland || {{flagicon|MON}} Monaco ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || {{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerland ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales|| {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands|| {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || {{flagicon|GRE}} Greece ||5-0 |} === Quarter finals === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England ||{{flagicon|GER}} Germany ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland ||4-1 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales ||4-1 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands ||4-1 |}
=== Semi finals === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England ||{{flagicon|FIN}} Finland ||5-0 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland ||5-0 |} === Third place === {{SquashTeambox |team1= IRE |team2= FIN |match='''Third place''' |venue= |date= |score1= 3 |score2= 2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[David Gotto]] |9 |10 |9 | | |T2P1=Harri Bucht |7 |9 |7 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gar Holohan]] |5 |6 | | | |T2P1=Roger Jones |9 |3 | | |re2=3 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Richie Power (squash player)|Richie Power]] |9 |9 |9 | | |T2P1=Kale Leskinen |7 |0 |4 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Willie Hosey]] |6 |5 |3 | | |T2P1=Matti Saarela |9 |9 |9 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Fleury]] |1 |4 |9 |9 |4 |T2P1=Markku Sainio |9 |9 |3 |8 |9 }} }} === Final === {{SquashTeambox |team1= ENG |team2= SWE |match='''Final''' |venue= |date= |score1= 5 |score2= 0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gawain Briars]] |9 |9 |9 | | |T2P1=[[Lars Kvant]] |4 |7 |5 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Phil Kenyon]] |9 |9 |9 | | |T2P1=Mikael Hellström |5 |5 |3 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Peter Verow]] |9 |9 |9 | | |T2P1=Claes Eriksson |4 |1 |2 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ian Robinson (squash player)|Ian Robinson]] |4 |9 | 8 |9 |9 |T2P1=[[Jan-Ulf Söderberg]] | 9 |4 | 10 |6 | 6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andrew Dwyer]] | 9 | 9 |9 | | |T2P1=Fredrik Johnson | 3 |2 |4 | | }} }}
== Women's tournament == === First Round === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|GER}} Germany || {{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerland||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England || {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland || {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales|| {{flagicon|MON}} Monaco ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands|| {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || {{flagicon|FRA}} France ||2-1 |} === Quarter finals === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England ||{{flagicon|GER}} Germany ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland|| {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales || {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden ||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 ||3-0 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales ||2-1 |} === Third place === {{SquashTeambox |team1= SCO |team2= WAL |match='''Third place''' |venue= |date= |score1= 2 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rae Lynch]] |9 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Deanna Murray]] |10 |9 |9 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Anne Smith (squash player)|Anne Smith]] |9 |4 |1 |9 |9 |T2P1=[[Sian Washer]] |5 |9 |9 |5 |7 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Anne Bauermeister |10 |10 |9 |2 |0|9 |T2P1=[[Christina Rees]] |9 |8 |9 |9 |5 }} }}
=== Final === {{SquashTeamWbox |team1= ENG |team2= IRE |match='''Final''' |venue= |date= |score1= 3 |score2= 0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lisa Opie]] |5 |10 | 9 |9 | | T2P1=[[Geraldine Barniville]] |9 |9 |4 |5 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martine Le Moignan]] | 9| 9| 9 | | | T2P1=[[Irene Hewitt]] |1 | 2|6 | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Barbara Diggens]] |9 |9 | 9 | | | T2P1=[[Marjorie Burke]] | 4|2 | 4 | | | }} }}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{European Squash Team Championships}}
[[Category:1982 in squash|European Team]] [[Category:1982 in Welsh sport|European Team Squash Championships]]