{{Short description|Squash tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox squash championship | name = 1985 European Squash Team Championships | number = 13 | series = | logo = | logo_size = | location = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]] | venue = | dates = 6 – 7 April 1985 | teams = | website = {{URL| https://europeansquash.com/}} | champions = Men {{flagicon|ENG}} England<br> Women {{flagicon|ENG}} England | prev = [[1984 European Squash Team Championships|1984]] | next = [[1986 European Squash Team Championships|1986]] }} The '''1985 European Squash Team Championships''' sponsored by [[Guy Laroche]], was the 13th edition of [[European Squash Team Championships]] for [[Squash (sport)|squash]] players. The event was held in [[Barcelona]], Spain, from 6 to 7 April 1985. 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=30 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=30 June 2025}}</ref>
The [[England men's national squash team|England men's team]] won their 11th title and the [[England women's national squash team|England women's team]] won their 8th title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19850408/023/0023|title=Squash|work=Western Daily Press|date=8 April 1985 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19850408/219/0014 |title=Squash |work=The Scotsman |date=8 April 1985 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
The Barcelona event had a sour note as many of the teams competing in the tournament were subject to street crime (robberies or assaults), which led to the President of the Scottish SRA stating "It is the most dangerous city that he had been in".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19850411/307/0016 |title=Defeat is sweet for Chris McManus |work=The Scotsman |date=11 April 1985 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>
== Men's tournament == === First Round === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England || {{flagicon|}} ||– |- | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales || {{flagicon|}} ||– |- | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy || 5–0 |- | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany|| {{flagicon|}} ||– |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland || {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain || 4–1 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|}} ||– |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands|| {{flagicon|}} ||– |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || {{flagicon|}} ||– |} === Quarter finals === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England || {{flagicon|}} || |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands || {{flagicon|}} || |- | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland ||3–2 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden || {{flagicon|}} || |} === Semi finals === {{SquashTeambox |team1= ENG |team2= NED |match='''Semi-final 1''' |venue= |date= |score1= 4 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Geoff Williams (squash player)|Geoff Williams]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bryan Beeson]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[David Pearson (squash player)|David Pearson]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ashley Naylor (squash player)|Ashley Naylor]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martin Bodimeade]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} }} {{SquashTeambox |team1= SWE |team2= FIN |match='''Semi-final 2''' |venue= |date= |score1= 5 |score2= 0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fredrik Johnson]] | 9|9 | 9 | | | T2P1=Pentti Pekkanen | 3| 6|3 | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Anders Wahlstedt |9 |9 |9 | | | T2P1=Hannu Jaskari | 3| 0|1 | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ulf Lagunoff |5 |9 | 9 | 9 | | T2P1=[[Sami Elopuro]] |9 |3 | 2 |1 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan-Ulf Söderberg]] |9 | 9|9 | | | T2P1=Markku Sainio |1 |6 |1 | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lars Kvant]] | 4|9 | 6 |9 |9 | T2P1=Kale Leskinen|9 |3 |9 |5 |0 | }} }} === Third place === {{SquashTeambox |team1= FIN |team2= NED |match='''Third place''' |venue= |date= |score1= 4 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pentti Pekkanen |9 |9 |9 | | |T2P1=Hans Frieling |5 |1 |5 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Sami Elopuro]] |4 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Rick Zandvliet | 9|9 |9 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kale Leskinen |9 |9 |9 | | |T2P1=Raymond Scheffer |5 |7 | 7| | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Matti Saarela |9 |9 |9 | | |T2P1=Eric van der Pluijm |1 |5 |6 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Markku Sainio | 9| 9|9 | | |T2P1=Jan van Wijnen |5 |1 |4 | | }} }} === Final === {{SquashTeambox |team1= ENG |team2= SWE |match='''Final''' |venue= |date= |score1= 4 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Geoff Williams (squash player)|Geoff Williams]] | | | | | |T2P1=Fredrik Johnson | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bryan Beeson]] | | | | | |T2P1=Ulf Lagunoff | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[David Pearson (squash player)|David Pearson]] | | | | | |T2P1=Jonas Görnerup | | | | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ashley Naylor (squash player)|Ashley Naylor]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Jan-Ulf Söderberg]] | | | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martin Bodimeade]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Lars Kvant]] | | | | | }} }}
== Women's tournament == === First Round === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England || {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy ||3–0 |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands || {{flagicon|}} ||– |- | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || {{flagicon|FRA}} France || 2–1 |- | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales || {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain || 3–0 |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland|| {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria ||3–0 |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|MON}} Monaco || 3–0 |- | {{flagicon|SWI}} Switzerland || {{flagicon|}} ||- |- | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany|| {{flagicon|}} ||- |} === Quarter finals === {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" |- !width=140| Team 1 !width=140| Team 2 !width=10| Score |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} England ||{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany || 3-0 |- | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales || {{flagicon|}} ||- |- | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || {{flagicon|}} ||- |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland || {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland || 3-0 |} === Semi-finals === {{SquashTeamWbox |team1= IRE |team2= SCO |match='''Semi-final 1''' |venue= |date= |score1= 2 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mary Byrne (squash player)|Mary Byrne]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Heather Wallace]] | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Barbara Lowans]] | | | | | |T2P1=Shirley Brown | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Marjorie Burke]] | | | | | |T2P1=Audrey Cumberford or Alison Cruickshank | | | | | }} }} {{SquashTeamWbox |team1= ENG |team2= WAL |match='''Semi-final 2''' |venue= |date= |score1= 3 |score2= 0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alison Cumings]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicky Spurgeon]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alexandra Cowie]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} }} === Third place === {{SquashTeamWbox |team1= SCO |team2= WAL |match='''Third place''' |venue= |date= |score1= 2 |score2= 1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Heather Wallace]] | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Shirley Brown | | | | | |T2P1=Deana Murray | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1= | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | | }} }} === Final === {{SquashTeamWbox |team1= ENG |team2= IRE |match='''Final''' |venue= |date= |score1= 3 |score2= 0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alison Cumings]] | | | | | | T2P1=[[Mary Byrne (squash player)|Mary Byrne]] | | | | | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicky Spurgeon]] | | | | | | T2P1=[[Barbara Lowans]] | | | | | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alexandra Cowie]] | | | | | | T2P1=[[Marjorie Burke]] | | | | | | }} }}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{European Squash Team Championships}}
[[Category:1985 in squash|European Team]] [[Category:1985 in Spanish sport|European Team Squash Championships]]