European Squash Individual Championships

{{Short description|Squash tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox Squash WSF Tournament | Name = European Individual Championships | Current = | WCurrent = | Logo = | Logo_size = 235px | Event_name = European Individual Closed Championships | Web_site = https://esf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=2DEA849E-C0C4-49C9-BFCB-6F2DD6B12034 European Squash Championships | Notes = | Location = | Venue = | PSA_most_recent_champion(s) = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Victor Crouin]] (3) | WSA_most_recent_champion(s) = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tinne Gilis]] (3) | Surface = }} The '''European Individual Closed Championships''' (EICC) are the event which serves as the individual European championship for [[Squash (sport)|squash]] players organised by the [[European Squash Federation]]. The European Individual Championships was first held in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/46/mens/european-individual-championship/all |title=Men's European Individual Championship: Event History (20 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>

== Past results == === Men's championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=50|Year !width=180|Champion !width=180|Runner-pp !width=200|Score !width=200|Third-place !width=120|Location !width=20|ref |- | 1990 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chris Walker (squash player)|Chris Walker]]'''|| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Adrian Davies (squash player)|Adrian Davies]] ||3–0 ||align="center"| - || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]] ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004733/19900822/030/0030 |title=Davies beaten in final |work=South Wales Echo |date=22 August 1990 |page=30 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> |- | 1992 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chris Walker (squash player)|Chris Walker]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jason Nicolle]] ||6–9, 9–0, 9–1, 9–2 ||align="center"| - || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]] ||<ref name=WDP>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19920525/031/0031 |title=Cards plus Saturday's winners |work=Western Daily Press |date=25 May 1992 |page=31 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> |- | 1993 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chris Walker (squash player)|Chris Walker]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny Meddings]] ||align="center"| - ||align="center"| - || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lille]] || |- | colspan="6" align="center"|'''1994–2003 No competition''' |- | 2004 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John White (squash player)|John White]] || 10–8, 2–9, 2–9, 9–3, 9–6 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Grant (squash player)|Adrian Grant]] || {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Bratislava]] || |- | 2005 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Koukal (squash player)|Jan Koukal]] || 9–5, 9–0, 9–1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Barker (squash player)|Peter Barker]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]] || |- | 2006 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Golán]] || 9–2, 9–0, 10–8 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renan Lavigne]] || {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]] || |- | 2007 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renan Lavigne]] || 9–0, 9–1, 9–1 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Lincou]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Royan]] || |- | 2008 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Lincou]] || 11–7, 6–11, 11–7, 4–11, 11–4 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Laurens Jan Anjema]] || {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Bratislava]] || |- | 2009 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Thierry Lincou]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Gaultier]] || 12–10, 8–3 ret. || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Laurens Jan Anjema]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Herentals]] || |- | 2010 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Thierry Lincou]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Gaultier]] || 11–5, 11–2 ret. || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Olli Tuominen]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Saarbrücken]] || |- | 2011 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Lincou]] || 9–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–7 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Laurens Jan Anjema]] || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]] || |- | [[2012 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2012]] || {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Olli Tuominen]]'''|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Golán]] || 11–8, 11–9, 11–3 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Simon Rösner]] || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Helsinki]] || |- | [[2013 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2013]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Simon Rösner]] || 11–9, 11–4, 8–11, 11–3 || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Olli Tuominen]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Herentals]] || |- | [[2014 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2014]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mathieu Castagnet]] || 11–5, 11–5, 4–11, 11–4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégoire Marche]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valenciennes]] || |- | [[2015 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2015]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Grégory Gaultier]]'''|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Golán]]||11–3, 5–11,11–7, 11–5|| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Raphael Kandra]] || {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Bratislava]] || |- | [[2016 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2016]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Borja Golán]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Gaultier]]||10–12, 11–7, 11–4, 3–11, 11–9|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucas Serme]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]] || |- | [[2017 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2017]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[James Willstrop]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Gaultier]]|| 7–11, 11–8, 11–8, 2–11, 11–8 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Golán]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nottingham]] || |- | [[2018 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2018]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Borja Golán]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Parker (squash player)|George Parker]]|| 8–11, 11–4, 10–12, 13–11, 11–6 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Raphael Kandra]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Graz]] || |- | [[2019 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2019]] || {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Raphael Kandra]]'''|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Golán]]|| 11–6, 11–8, 7–11, 7–11, 12–10 || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Nicolas Müller (squash player)|Nicolas Müller]] || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Bucharest]] || |- | colspan=5 align="center"|'''2020–2021 Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]'''|| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]] || |- | [[2022 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2022]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[Nicolas Müller (squash player)|Nicolas Müller]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Victor Crouin]]|| 11–7, 11–4, 11–4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bonmalais]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburg]] || |- | [[2023 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2023]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Victor Crouin]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Auguste Dussourd]]|| 11–3, 12–10, 9–11, 11–8 || ''Not Awarded'' || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]] || |- | [[2024 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2024]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Victor Crouin]]'''|| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Dimitri Steinmann]]|| 11–6, 11–6, 11–7 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Iker Pajares Bernabeu|Iker Pajares]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cuenca, Spain|Cuenca]] || |- | [[2025 Men's European Individual Closed Championships|2025]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Victor Crouin]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Baptiste Masotti]]|| 10–12, 11–3, 11–9, 11–5 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Iker Pajares Bernabeu|Iker Pajares]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Chartres]] || |}

=== Women's championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=50|Year !width=180|Champion !width=180|Runner-up !width=200|Score !width=200|Third-place !width=120|Location !width=20|ref |- | 1990 || {{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Senga Macfie]]''' | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Babette Hoogendoorn]] ||9–5, 4–9, 5–9, 9–2, 9–4 ||align="center"| - || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]] ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003815/19900831/036/0036 |title=Win leaves Senga breathless |work=Richmond Informer |date=31 August 1990 |page=36 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> |- | 1992 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Martine Le Moignan]]''' | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sabine Schöne]] || 9–3, 9–7, 9–7 ||align="center"| - || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]] ||<ref name=WDP/> |- | 1993 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Corinne Castets]]''' | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Simone Korell]] ||align="center"| - ||align="center"| - || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lille]] || |- | colspan="6" align="center"|'''1994–2003 No competition''' |- | 2004 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Rebecca Botwright]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Vicky Hynes|Vicky Lankester]] || 8–10, 2–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sarah Campion|Sarah Kippax]] || {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Bratislava]] || |- | 2005 || {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Vanessa Atkinson]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Linda Elriani]] || 9–7, 9–7, 9–3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rebecca Botwright]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]] || |- | 2006 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jenny Duncalf]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Massaro]] || 9–2, 9–5, 9–0 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Isabelle Stoehr]] || {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]] || |- | 2007 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jenny Duncalf]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tania Bailey]] || 9–5, 3–9, 9–7, 9–5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Isabelle Stoehr]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Royan]] || |- | 2008 || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Isabelle Stoehr]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sarah Campion|Sarah Kippax]] || 5–11, 11–6, 11–7, 11–4 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Manuela Manetta]] || {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Bratislava]] || |- | 2009 || {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Natalie Grinham]]'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vanessa Atkinson]] || 9–11, 11–3, 11–5, 11–4 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Massaro]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Herentals]] || |- | 2010 || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jenny Duncalf]]'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vanessa Atkinson]] || 11–8, 11–5, 9–11, 10–12, 11–5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Camille Serme]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Saarbrücken]] || |- | 2011 || {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Natalie Grinham]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Camille Serme]] || 7–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Emma Beddoes]] || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]] || |- | [[2012 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2012]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Camille Serme]]'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Natalie Grinham]] || 8–11, 11–6, 11–6, 11–9 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Fialová]] || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Helsinki]] || |- | [[2013 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2013]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Camille Serme]]'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Natalie Grinham]] || 11–3, 11–7, 4–11, 11–6 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Coline Aumard]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Herentals]] || |- | [[2014 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2014]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Camille Serme]]'''|| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Line Hansen]] || 11–6, 11–5, 11–4 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Fialová]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valenciennes]] || |- | [[2015 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2015]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Camille Serme]]'''|| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Line Hansen]] ||12–10, 11–6, 11–6|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Coline Aumard]] || {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Bratislava]] || |- | [[2016 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2016]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Camille Serme]]'''|| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nele Gilis]] ||8–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–5|| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tinne Gilis]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]] || |- | [[2017 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2017]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Camille Serme]]'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Millie Tomlinson]]|| 11–1, 11–3, 11–3 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nele Gilis]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nottingham]] || |- | [[2018 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2018]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Millie Tomlinson]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Coline Aumard]]|| 11–9, 12–10, 4–11, 11–7 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nele Gilis]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Graz]] || |- | [[2019 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2019]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Nele Gilis]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Coline Aumard]]|| 9–11, 11–9, 11–8, 13–11 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mélissa Alves]] || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Bucharest]] || |- | colspan=5 align="center"|'''2020–2021 Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]'''|| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]] || |- | [[2022 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2022]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Tinne Gilis]]'''|| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nele Gilis]]|| 11–9, 11–9, 11–9 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mélissa Alves]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburg]] || |- | [[2023 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2023]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Nele Gilis]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Énora Villard]]|| 11–1, 11–7, 11–3 || ''Not Awarded'' || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]] || |- | [[2024 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2024]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Tinne Gilis]]'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mélissa Alves]]|| 11–4, 11–8, 9–11, 11–9 || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Emilia Soini]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cuenca, Spain|Cuenca]] || |- | [[2025 Women's European Individual Closed Championships|2025]] || {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Tinne Gilis]]'''|| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nele Gilis]]|| 11–4, 12–10, 8–11, 11–5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mélissa Alves]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Chartres]] || |}

=== Statistics === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

==== Men ==== {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 90px;">9 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Gaultier]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 30px;">3 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Victor Crouin]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 30px;">3 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Walker (squash player)|Chris Walker]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 20px;">2 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Golán]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 20px;">2 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Lincou]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 10px;">1 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Raphael Kandra]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 10px;">1 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Nicolas Müller (squash player)|Nicolas Müller]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 10px;">1 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Olli Tuominen]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 10px;">1 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Willstrop]] |} {{col-2}}

==== Women ==== {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 50px;">6 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Camille Serme]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 30px;">3 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jenny Duncalf]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 30px;">3 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tinne Gilis]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 20px;">2 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Natalie Grinham]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 20px;">2 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nele Gilis]] |} {| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 |- |<div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; width: 10px;">1 </div> || style="font-size: 95%" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Millie Tomlinson]] |}

== See also == * [[European Squash Federation]] * [[European Squash Team Championships]] * [[World Open (squash)|World Open]]

== References == {{Reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120423042840/http://www.europeansquash.com/archive/results.html European Squash Federation website Archive Results] * [http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/eicc2012.htm EICC Squash 2012]

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