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Final results, men's and women's

Men's Final:

ENGLAND beat SCOTLAND 3-1
Paul Johnson lost to Peter Nicol 2/9 10/8 2/9 2/9
Simon Parke beat Martin Heath 5/9 9/7 9/1 9/1
Chris Walker beat John White 3/9 0/9 9/4 9/5 9/4
Lee Beachill beat Stuart Cowie 4/9 9/2 9/2 9/2

3rd place play-off:

WALES beat FINLAND 2-2 (8-6 in games)
Alex Gough beat Juha Raumolin 9/2 9/1 9/1
David Evans beat Janne Kyttanen 9/3 9/7 9/6
Matthew Benjamin lost to Olli Tuominen 4/9 9/7 9/4/ 0/9 0/9
Gareth Davies lost to Timo Tuominen 1/9 6/9 4/9

Women's Final:

ENGLAND beat GERMANY 3-0 Cassie Jackman beat Sabine Schoene 9/4 9/0 6/9 9/2
Suzanne Horner beat Daniela Grzenia 9/6 5/9 9/2 9/3
Stephanie Brind beat Karin Beriere 9/3 9/1 9/1

3rd place play-off:

NETHERLANDS beat SCOTLAND 2-1
Vanessa Atkinson beat Pamela Nimmo 9/5 9/0 9/4
Nicole Beumer beat Claire Waddell 9/7 9/5 9/4
Daphne Jelgersma lost to Senga Macfie 9/7 1/9 3/9 1/9

Men's play-offs:
5th: France bt Germany 3-1;
7th: Sweden bt Switzerland 3-1;
9th: Austria bt Spain 3-1;
11th: Belgium bt Netherlands 3-1;
13th: Ireland bt Denmark 2-2 (8-6 in games);
15th: Italy bt Greece 4-0;
17th: Hungary bt Czech Republic 3-1;
19th: Israel bt Portugal 3-1.

Final Standings: 1. England, 2. Scotland, 3. Wales, 4. Finland, 5. France, 6. Germany, 7. Sweden, 8. Switzerland, 9. Austria, 10. Spain, 11. Belgium, 12. Netherlands, 13. Ireland, 14. Denmark, 15. Italy, 16. Greece, 17. Hungary, 18. Czech Republic, 19. Israel, 20. Portugal, 21. Cyprus, 22. Bulgaria

Women's play-offs:
5th: Denmark bt Spain 3-0;
7th: Belgium bt Switzerland 2-1;
9th: Wales bt Austria 3-0;
11th: France bt Sweden 2-1;

Final Standings: 1. England, 2. Germany, 3. Netherlands, 4. Scotland, 5. Denmark, 7. Spain, 8. Belgium, 9. Wales, 10. Austria, 11. France, 12. Sweden, 13. Ireland, 14. Finland, 15. Italy.

Defending champions England retained both titles in the 1999 European Team Squash Championships in Austria - the men's team beating top seeds Scotland 3-1 and the women defeating Germany 3-0 in Linz.

Issued on behalf of WSF by Howard Harding

For further information: Howard Harding Email: HowHard@aol.com

01, May 1999