1980 European Squash Team Championships

1980 European Squash Team Championships
8th
Location	Helsinki
Date(s)	19 – 23 March 1980
Website europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men Sweden Women England

The 1980 European Squash Team Championships was the 8th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Helsinki, Finland, from 19 to 23 March 1980. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).^[1][2][3]

The Sweden men's team became the first team other than England to win the title. The success was regarded as a shock victory over the defending champions in the final. The England women's team won their 3rd title.^[4][5]

Pool A

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

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Sweden	4	4	0	8
2	Netherlands	4	3	1	6
3	Denmark	4	2	2	4
4	Monaco	4	1	3	2
5	Spain	4	0	4	0

Pool C

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Wales	4	4	0	8
2	Scotland	4	3	1	6
3	France	4	2	2	4
4	Greece	4	1	3	2
5	Italy	4	0	4	0

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Finland	3	3	0	6
2	Ireland	3	2	1	4
3	Luxembourg	3	1	2	2
4	Austria	3	0	3	0

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Finland	5-0
Sweden	Wales	5-0

Sweden 3	Final		England 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lars Kvant Andrew Dwyer 9 1 9 7 9 0       2 Mikael Hellström Barry O'Connor 8 10 9 6 4 9 0 9     3 Johan Stockenberg David Pearson 9 4 9 7 9 5       4 Peter Boström Ian Nuttall 9 2 10 8 9 5       5 Stefan Winström Philip Ayton 9 2 5 9 2 9 8 10

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	2	2	0	4
2	Germany	2	1	1	2
3	Belgium	2	0	2	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Ireland	2	2	0	4
2	Netherlands	2	1	1	2
3	Austria	2	0	2	0

Pool C

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Scotland	2	2	0	4
2	Finland	2	1	1	2
3	Denmark	2	0	2	0

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Wales	2	2	0	4
2	Sweden	2	1	1	2
3	Switzerland	2	0	2	0

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Wales	3-0
Ireland	Scotland	2-1

England 3	Final		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lesley Moore Geraldine Barniville             2 [[]] Irene Hewitt             3 [[]] Dorothy Armstrong