England Retain European Team Championship Titles

England completed a memorable double on a dramatic finals day at the European Squash Team Championships 2026, lifting both the men’s and women’s trophies at the Frans Otten Stadion after two absorbing contests.

The men’s final proved a classic encounter with Switzerland, who came within a single game of claiming the title in their first ever appearance in the European Squash Team Championship final. England, chasing a 46th men’s crown, were pushed to the limit before experience and resilience turned the tie in their favour.

Switzerland struck first through Yannick Wilhelmi, who capped an unbeaten week with an assured 11-9 5-11 11-8 11-7 victory over Patrick Rooney. England responded in style as Marwan ElShorbagy overcame the entertaining Dimitri Steinmann in four high-quality games, sealing the contest with a trademark forehand nick that brought the crowd to life.

The third match saw England debutant Sam Todd demonstrate composure beyond his years. The Englisman was tested by 20-year-old David Bernet, but emerged with an impressive 11-8 6-11 11-9 11-5 victory to edge England ahead.

All eyes then turned to the decisive fourth rubber, where Curtis Malik faced the vastly experienced Nicolas Mueller. When Mueller surged into a two-game lead, Switzerland appeared on the brink of a historic triumph. However, the momentum shifted dramatically in the third as Malik increased the pace and began to exploit signs of fatigue. Taking the game 11-7, Malik then secured the crucial points England required before closing out the fourth game 11-8 to spark jubilant celebrations.

Earlier in the day, England’s women had secured their 44th European Squash Team Championship title with victory over France. The tie opened with a compelling duel between Jasmine Hutton and the talented 18-year-old Lauren Baltayan. Hutton raced into a two-game lead, only for Baltayan to mount a spirited recovery, saving match balls in both the third and fourth games to force a decider. Drawing on her experience, Hutton stormed into an early advantage in the fifth and sealed a hard-earned 11-5 11-2 11-13 13-15 11-3 victory.

England No.1 Gina Kennedy then ensured there would be no late drama, delivering a clinical 11-7 11-4 11-5 win over Marie Stephan to confirm the title.

Elsewhere, France secured the men’s bronze medals with a 4-0 win against Germany, while Belgium claimed women’s bronze after defeating Scotland 3-0.

At the other end of the standings, Poland’s men were relegated from Division 1 in their debut season alongside Belgium. In the women’s event, Ukraine and Poland dropped into Division 2 after finishing bottom of the 9-16 play-off group, bringing the curtain down on a compelling week of European team squash in Amsterdam.

2026 European Team Championships, Frans Otten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Men's Final:
[1] ENGLAND bt [3] SWITZERLAND 3/1
Patrick Rooney lost to Yannick Wilhelmi 9-11, 11-5, 8-11, 7-11 (85m)
Marwan ElShorbagy bt Dimitri Steinmann 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (64m)
Sam Todd bt David Bernet 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5 (57m)
Curtis Malik bt Nicolas Mueller 9-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8 ret. (59m)

Women's Final:
[1] ENGLAND bt [3] FRANCE 2/0
Jasmine Hutton bt Lauren Baltayan 11-5, 11-2, 11-13, 13-15, 11-3 (56m)
Georgina Kennedy bt Marie Stéphan 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (24m)
Lucy Turmel v Ana Munos (match withdrawn)
 
Men's 3rd Place Play-Off:
[2] FRANCE bt [4] GERMANY 4/0
Melvil Scianimanico bt Jan Wipperfürth 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9 (42m)
Victor Crouin bt Yannik Omlor 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 (30m)
Amir Khaled-Jousselin bt Finn Koch     5-5 ret.
Grégoire Marche bt Valentin Rapp 11-4, 11-1 (24m)

Women's 3rd Place Play-Off:
[2] BELGIUM bt [4] SCOTLAND 2/0
Nele Gilis bt Lisa Aitken 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 (28m)
Tinne Gilis bt Georgia Adderley 11-4, 11-7, 11-2 (35m)
Savannah Moxham v Robyn McAlpine (match withdrawn)

Men's 5th Place Play-Off:
[8] WALES bt [6] CZECH REPUBLIC 3/1
Owain Taylor bt Martin Štěpán 11-7, 11-2, 11-6 (34m)
Emyr Evans bt Viktor Byrtus 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 13-11 (65m)
Oliver Jones lost to Daniel Mekbib 6-11, 4-11, 7-11 (29m)
Rhys Evans bt Jakub Solnicky 5-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 ret. (57m)

Women's 5th Place Play-Off:
[7] SWITZERLAND bt [5] SPAIN 2/1
Ambre Allinckx bt Noa Romero 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (19m)
Cindy Merlo lost to Marta Dominguez 11-13, 4-11, 9-11 (23m)
Celine Walser bt Sofía Mateos 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 (23m)

Men's 7th Place Play-Off:
[7] SPAIN bt [5] SCOTLAND 3/1  
Hugo Jaén lost to John Meehan 1-11, 4-11, 2-11 (18m)
Iván Pérez bt Rory Stewart 13-11, 11-3, 11-3 (37m)
Oriol Salvia Ripoll bt Andrew Glen 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 (54m)
Sergio Garcia Pollan bt Alasdair Prott 8-11, 11-7, 12-10 (59m)

Women's 7th Place Play-Off:
[9] WALES bt [11] NETHERLANDS 2/1
Ellie Breach bt Renske Huntelaar 12-14, 16-14, 11-3, 13-11 (55m)
Tesni Murphy lost to Fleur Maas 11-5, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8, 6-11 (46m)
Stacey Gooding bt Elcke Mols 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 (28m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [4] GERMANY 3/0
Curtis Malik bt Valentin Rapp 11-8, 11-7, 11-3 (42m)
Marwan ElShorbagy bt Raphael Kandra 11-5, 11-9, 2-11, 11-3 (30m)
Sam Todd bt Jan Wipperfürth 11-7, 8-11, 11-9 (50m)
Sam Osborne-Wylde v Finn Koch

[3] SWITZERLAND bt [2] FRANCE 3/1
Nicolas Mueller bt Grégoire Marche 10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (44m)
Dimitri Steinmann lost to Victor Crouin 10-12, 12-14, 11-13 (58m)
Yannick Wilhelmi bt Baptiste Masotti 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-1 (50m)
David Bernet bt Melvil Scianimanico 7-11, 11-8, 14-12, 11-8 (69m)

Women's Semi-Finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [4] SCOTLAND 2/0
Lucy Turmel bt Ellie Jones 11-4, 12-10, 11-5 (23m)
Georgina Kennedy bt Lisa Aitken 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (26m)
Jasmine Hutton v Robyn McAlpine

[3] FRANCE bt [2] BELGIUM 2/1
Kara Lincou bt Savannah Moxham 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5 (37m)
Marie Stéphan lost to Tinne Gilis 10-12, 2-11, 3-11 (27m)
Lauren Baltayan bt Nele Gilis 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8 (49m)

Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [7] SPAIN 4/0
Patrick Rooney bt Iván Pérez 11-8, 11-6 ret. (31m)
Marwan ElShorbagy bt Iker Pajares Bernabeu 10-12, 6-11, 2-1 ret. (36m)
Sam Todd bt Sergio Garcia Pollan 11-2, 11-1, 11-6 (38m)
Sam Osborne-Wylde bt Hugo Jaén    9-11, 11-4, 11-7 (34m)

[4] GERMANY bt [6] CZECH REPUBLIC 3/0
Yannik Omlor bt Jakub Solnicky 11-9 ret.
Raphael Kandra bt Viktor Byrtus 16-14, 11-6, 11-9 (38m)
Simon Rösner bt Martin Štěpán 12-10, 11-8, 17-15 (52m)
Valentin Rapp v Lucas Serme

[3] SWITZERLAND bt [5] SCOTLAND 4/0
Nicolas Mueller bt Alasdair Prott 11-9 ret.
Dimitri Steinmann bt Rory Stewart 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 (28m)
Yannick Wilhelmi bt John Meehan 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 (37m)
David Bernet bt Andrew Glen 11-13 ret.

[2] FRANCE bt [8] WALES 3/0
Baptiste Masotti bt Emyr Evans 11-5, 7-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6 (46m)
Victor Crouin bt Joel Makin 11-8, 8-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-7 (93m)
Melvil Scianimanico bt Rhys Evans 13-11, 11-7, 16-14 (48m)
Amir Khaled-Jousselin v Owain Taylor

Women's Quarter-Finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [7] SWITZERLAND 2/0
Torrie Malik bt Caroline Bachem 11-1, 11-6, 11-3 (19m)
Jasmine Hutton bt Ambre Allinckx 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 (30m)
Lucy Turmel v Celine Walser

[4] SCOTLAND bt [11] NETHERLANDS 2/0
Robyn McAlpine bt Megan van Drongelen 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 (26m)
Georgia Adderley bt Tessa ter Sluis 11-3, 11-5, 11-9 (21m)
Lisa Aitken v Fleur Maas

[3] FRANCE bt [5] SPAIN 2/1
Ana Munos bt Sofía Mateos 11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 (35m)
Marie Stéphan lost to Marta Dominguez 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 7-11 (42m)
Lauren Baltayan bt Noa Romero 8-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-3

[2] BELGIUM bt [9] WALES 2/0
Marie van Riet bt Sarah Clode 8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3 (42m)
Tinne Gilis bt Ellie Breach 11-2, 11-4, 11-5 (27m)
Nele Gilis v Stacey Gooding
 
Men's 5th - 8th Place Play-Offs:
[6] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [7] SPAIN 3/1  
Jakub Solnicky bt Sergio Garcia Pollan 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 (65m)
Viktor Byrtus lost to Iván Pérez 6-11, 12-14, 16-14, 4-11 (83m)
Martin Štěpán bt Hugo Jaén 3-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 (47m)
Lucas Serme bt Oriol Salvia Ripoll 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 (56m)

[8] WALES bt [5] SCOTLAND 4/0  
Emyr Evans bt Alasdair Prott 11-4, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5 (41m)
Joel Makin bt Rory Stewart 11-4, 9-11, 11-2, 11-1 (39m)
Rhys Evans bt John Meehan 11-9, 5-11, 11-13 ret. (48m)
Owain Taylor bt Rory Richmond 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 (42m)

Men's Qualifying Rounds - Pool A:
[1] ENGLAND bt [9] HUNGARY 4/0
Marwan ElShorbagy bt Balazs Farkas 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10 (38m)
Curtis Malik bt Benedek Takacs 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5 (40m)
Sam Todd bt Kamocsai Bendegúz 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 (25m)
Adrian Waller bt Regő Komlódi 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (21m)

[8] WALES bt [9] HUNGARY 4/0
Joel Makin bt Balazs Farkas 11-0, 11-2, 11-2 (27m)
Emyr Evans bt Benedek Takacs 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8 (59m)
Rhys Evans bt Daniel Simon 11-4, 11-8, 11-6 (32m)
Owain Taylor bt Regő Komlódi 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 (25m)

[1] ENGLAND bt [8] WALES 3/1
Patrick Rooney bt Rhys Evans 11-5, 11-6, 11-3 (33m)
Curtis Malik bt Emyr Evans 11-9, 11-7, 11-13, 13-11 (56m)
Adrian Waller lost to Owain Taylor 12-10, 7-11, 11-5, 9-11, 3-11 (63m)
Sam Osborne-Wylde bt Oliver Jones 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 (33m)
Final Positions: 1 England, 2 Wales, 3 Hungary

Men's Qualifying Rounds - Pool B:
[2] FRANCE bt [10] BELGIUM 4/0
Grégoire Marche bt Maddox Moxham 12-10, 11-5, 11-2 (70m)
Baptiste Masotti bt Joeri Hapers 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 (31m)
Melvil Scianimanico bt Nathan Masset 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (30m)
Amir Khaled-Jousselin bt Dries Verhaegen 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (26m)

[7] SPAIN bt [10] BELGIUM 4/0
Iker Pajares Bernabeu bt Maddox Moxham 16-14, 11-7, 12-10 (62m)
Ivan Perez bt Joeri Hapers 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (37m)
Sergio Garcia Pollan bt Nathan Masset 11-6, 11-5, 12-10 (50m)
Hugo Jaén bt Antoine Allard 11-5, 6-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-6 (47m)

[2] FRANCE bt [7] SPAIN 4/0
Baptiste Masotti bt Sergio Garcia Pollan 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3 (52m)
Grégoire Marche bt Iván Pérez 11-1, 11-7, 11-8 (33m)
Melvil Scianimanico bt Hugo Jaén 11-7, 7-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9 (57m)
Amir Khaled-Jousselin bt Oriol Salvia Ripoll 11-4, 11-3, 11-7 (26m)
Final positions: 1 France, 2 Spain, 3 Belgium

Men's Qualifying Rounds - Pool C:
[3] SWITZERLAND bt [11] NETHERLANDS 4/0
Dimitri Steinmann bt Guido Lindner 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 (49m)
David Bernet bt Sam Gerrits 4-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6 (59m)
Louai Hafez bt Knut Hogervorst 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (43m)
Robin Gadola bt Robert Lindner 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (36m)

[6] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [11] NETHERLANDS 4/0
Viktor Byrtus bt Guido Lindner 2-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 (41m)
Jakub Solnicky bt Sam Gerrits 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (33m)
Martin Štěpán bt Thijs Roukens 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 (41m)
Lucas Serme bt Sebastiaan Hofman 12-10, 11-9, 11-3 (37m)

[3] SWITZERLAND bt [6] CZECH REPUBLIC 4/0
Yannick Wilhelmi bt Jakub Solnicky 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 (31m)
Dimitri Steinmann bt Viktor Byrtus 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (25m)
Louai Hafez bt Martin Štěpán 6-11, 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 (48m)
Robin Gadola bt Daniel Mekbib 12-10, 11-6, 11-8 (32m)
Final positions: 1 Switzerland, 2 Czech Republic, 3 Netherlands
 
Men's Qualifying Rounds - Pool D:
[4] GERMANY bt [12] POLAND 3/1
Raphael Kandra bt Leon Krysiak 11-7, 11-5, 11-1 (23m)
Yannik Omlor lost to Filip Jarota 3-11, 12-14, 11-6, 6-11 (36m)
Simon Rösner bt Jakub Pytlowany 11-0, 11-5, 11-7 (28m)
Jan Wipperfürth bt Franciszek Michniewicz 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 (28m)

[5] SCOTLAND drew with [12] POLAND 2/2
Rory Stewart bt Leon Krysiak 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 (30m)
Alasdair Prott lost to Filip Jarota 12-14, 11-3, 5-11, 3-11 (42m)
John Meehan bt Jakub Pytlowany 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (33m)
Andrew Glen lost to Jan Samborski 11-7, 2-11, 12-10, 6-11, 10-12 (77m)

[4] GERMANY bt [5] SCOTLAND 3/1
Yannik Omlor bt Alasdair Prott 11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 11-7 (44m)
Raphael Kandra lost to Rory Stewart 7-11, 11-3, 4-11, 11-7, 5-11 (51m)
Simon Rösner bt John Meehan 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 (50m)
Valentin Rapp bt Rory Richmond 6-11, 11-5, 15-13, 11-5 (75m)
Final positions: 1 Germany, 2 Scotland, 3 Poland

Women's Qualifying Rounds - Pool A:
[1] ENGLAND bt [9] WALES 3/0
Georgina Kennedy bt Tesni Murphy 11-7, 11-8, 11-6 (23m)
Jasmine Hutton bt Ellie Breach 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (22m)
Torrie Malik bt Sarah Clode 11-4, 11-1, 11-3 (14m)

[9] WALES bt [8] POLAND 3/0
Tesni Murphy bt Karina Tyma 6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8 (48m)
Ellie Breach bt Tola Otrząsek 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 (28m)
Stacey Gooding bt Julia Patalag 5-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 (23m)

[1] ENGLAND bt [8] POLAND 3/0
Torrie Malik bt Anna Jakubiec 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 (16m)
Georgina Kennedy bt Karina Tyma 11-6, 11-2, 11-5 (20m)
Lucy Turmel bt Tola Otrząsek 11-0, 11-5, 11-3 (16m)
Final positions: 1 England, 2 Wales, 3 Poland

Women's Qualifying Rounds - Pool B:
[2] BELGIUM bt [10] CZECH REPUBLIC 3/0
Tinne Gilis bt Karolína Šrámková 11-2, 11-8, 11-2 (24m)
Nele Gilis bt Tamara Holzbauerová 11-2, 11-1, 11-2 (19m)
Savannah Moxham bt Tereza Široká 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (19m)

[7] SWITZERLAND bt [10] CZECH REPUBLIC 3/0
Cindy Merlo bt Karolína Šrámková 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-7 (40m)
Ambre Allinckx bt Tamara Holzbauerová 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 (26m)
Celine Walser bt Anna Serme 11-9, 13-11, 11-1 (23m)

[2] BELGIUM bt [7] SWITZERLAND 3/0
Savannah Moxham bt Caroline Bachem 11-9, 11-8, 11-4 (27m)
Tinne Gilis bt Cindy Merlo 11-4, 11-1, 11-2 (20m)
Nele Gilis bt Celine Walser 11-4, 11-1, 11-1 (20m)
Final positions: 1 Belgium, 2 Switzerland, 3 Czech Republic

Women's Qualifying Rounds - Pool C:
[3] FRANCE bt [11] NETHERLANDS 2/1
Marie Stéphan lost to Tessa ter Sluis 11-2, 9-11, 11-13, 9-11 (32m)
Lauren Baltayan bt Fleur Maas 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 13-11 (41m)
Ana Munos bt Megan van Drongelen 11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 11-13, 11-7 (47m)

[11] NETHERLANDS bt [6] GERMANY 2/1
Tessa ter Sluis bt Saskia Beinhard 11-7, 13-11, 12-10 (30m)
Fleur Maas bt Katerina Tycova 11-8, 8-11, 16-18, 11-6, 11-4 (60m)
Renske Huntelaar lost to Maya Weishar 12-10, 11-6, 4-11, 9-11, 5-11 (47m)

[3] FRANCE bt [6] GERMANY 2/1
Kara Lincou lost to Maya Weishar 5-11, 7-11, 6-11 (25m)
Marie Stéphan bt Saskia Beinhard 11-6, 11-3, 12-10 (33m)
Lauren Baltayan bt Katerina Tycova 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 (35m)
Final positions: 1 France, 2 Netherlands, 3 Germany

Women's Qualifying Rounds - Pool D:
[4] SCOTLAND bt [12] UKRAINE 3/0
Georgia Adderley bt Alina Bushma 12-10, 13-11, 7-11, 11-5 (47m)
Lisa Aitken bt Nadiia Usenko 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 (19m)
Robyn McAlpine bt Anastasiia Kostiukova 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (20m)

[5] SPAIN bt [12] UKRAINE 2/1
Marta Dominguez lost to Alina Bushma 9-11, 7-11, 6-11 (34m)
Noa Romero bt Anastasiia Kostiukova 11-7, 2-11, 11-5, 11-6 (29m)
Ona Blasco bt Anastasiia Krykun 11-1, 11-7, 11-4 (19m)

[4] SCOTLAND bt [5] SPAIN 2/1
Robyn McAlpine bt Ona Blasco 11-4, 7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9 (52m)
Georgia Adderley bt Marta Dominguez 10-12, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9 (50m)
Lisa Aitken lost to Noa Romero 10-12, 13-11, 8-11, 4-11 (31m)
Final positions: 1 Scotland, 2 Spain, 3 Ukraine