1978 European Squash Team Championships

1978 European Squash Team Championships
6th
Location	Amsterdam
Venue	Amsterdam Squash Club
Date	15 – 19 March 1978
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England Women England

The 1978 European Squash Team Championships, sponsored by Dunlop, was the 6th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held at the Amsterdam Squash Club in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 15 to 19 March 1978 and the first women's edition was introduced. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).^[1]^[2]^[3]

The England men's team won their 6th consecutive title and the England women's team won their 1st title.^[4]^[5]

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	6
2	Belgium	3	2	1	4
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	2
4	Luxembourg	3	0	3	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Sweden	3	3	0	6
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	4
3	Denmark	3	1	2	2
4	Italy	3	0	3	0

Pool C

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Scotland	2	2	0	4
2	Wales	2	1	1	2
3	France	2	0	2	0

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Finland	3	3	0	6
2	Ireland	3	2	1	4
3	Germany	3	1	2	2
4	Greece	3	0	3	0

Semi finals

England
5

Semi-final 1

Finland
0

		1	2	3
1	Jonathan Leslie Kale Leskinen	9 1	9 3	9 2
2	Ian Robinson Harry Bucht	9 2	9 2	9 3
3	Phil Kenyon Henry Bucht	9 4	9 7	9 4
4	Gawain Briars Poku Salo	9 2	9 0	9 2
5	John Le Lievre Jukka Serimaa	9 2	9 1	10 8

Sweden
5

Semi-final 2

Scotland
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Lars Kvant Kim Bruce-Lockhart	9 5	4 9	9 2	9 0
2	Bo Boström Neil Stewart	9 6	9 7	9 6
3	Leif Leiner Chris Wilson	3 9	2 9	9 5	9 0	9 4
4	Johan Stockenberg Duncan McArthur	9 7	6 9	9 5	9 6
5	Mikael Hellström Robin Chalmers	9 0	9 0	9 7

Third place

Scotland
5

Third place

Finland
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Robin Chalmers Poku Salo	6 9	10 9	9 2	6 9	9 6
2	Duncan McArthur Henri Bucht	6 9	9 6	9 6	9 5
3	Neil Stewart Roger Jones	7 9	10 9	0 9	9 6	9 2
4	Chris Wilson Harri Bucht	9 2	9 0	9 2
5	Kim Bruce-Lockhart Kale Leskinen	9 1	9 4	9 1

Final

England
4

Final

Sweden
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Jonathan Leslie Lars Kvant	9 4	4 9	9 10	9 10
2	Ian Robinson Bo Boström	9 1	9 8	9 0
3	Phil Kenyon Leif Leiner	9 6	9 1	9 0
4	Gawain Briars Johan Stockenberg	9 6	9 0	9 3
5	John Le Lievre Mikael Hellström	10 8	9 5	9 1

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

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

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Ireland	4	4	0	8
2	Scotland	4	3	1	6
3	Netherlands	4	2	2	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	3	2
5	Denmark	4	0	4	0

Third place

Scotland
3

Third place

Wales
0

	1	2	3
1	9	9	9
2	9	9	9
3	9	9	9

Final

England
3

Final

Ireland
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Teresa Lawes Geraldine Barniville	9 3	6 9	5 9	9 1	9 0
2	Lesley Moore Dorothy Armstrong	9 0	9 0	9 0
3	Averil Morris Barbara Sanderson	10 8	7 9	9 3	9 2

References

"European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
"Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
Squash Rackets Association Golden Jubilee 1928-1978 Annual Handbook. Geetings of Ashford. 1978. pp. 319–322.
Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
"Squash". Birmingham Daily Post. 20 March 1978. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.