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20-Apr
TEAM FINAL:
[1] England 2  [2] Netherlands  1
     Laurence Delasaux lost to Dylan Bennett  9/6, 9/6, 7/9, 0/9, 7/9
     Chris Simpson beat Tom Hoevenaars  9/7, 9/0, 9/2
     Suzie Pierrepont bt Orla Noom  9/4, 6/9, 2/9, 9/1, 9/3

ENGLAND RETAIN EURO TEAM TITLE
Top seeds England beat second seeds Netherlands 2/1 in a dramatic final of  the 2003 European Junior Team Squash Championships in Parsdorf, Germany, to secure the title for the 19th successive year.

It was a brave performance by the England team, all of whom were making their first appearances in the prestigious European U19 competition. First in  action was Suzie Pierrepont, the newly-crowned women's European individual champion, who soon found herself 2/1 down to Netherlands opponent Orla Noom, a beaten quarter-finalist in the individual event. The 18-year-old from Sussex maintained her composure, however, to win 9-4 6-9 2-9 9-1 9-3 in 46 minutes to put England ahead.

The next match was a repeat of the men's individual final, with England's Laurence Delasaux looking to avenge his five-game defeat to Dutchman Dylan Bennett. At 2/0 up, the 17-year-old from Hull's plans seemed on course, but Bennett fought back and after 62 gruelling and nail-biting minutes secured a 6-9 6-9 9-7 9-0 9-7 victory to level the tie.

The fate of the title was now in the hands of Dutchman Tom Hoevenaars, and Chris Simpson, the 16-year-old British U17 champion from Guernsey who lost in the second round of the individual event. Playing in his first ever 'live' rubber, Simpson impressively dismissed his opponent 9-7 9-0 9-2 in 40 minutes to clinch the title for England in their 20th successive final.

"It was a fantastic final with everybody in the team playing their hearts out," said England's co-manager and coach Annette Pilling. "The fact that none of our squad had ever played in this event before speaks volumes for their strength and determination - and it's great to know that all but one of our squad will also be available for us next year, with Tom Richards and Chris Simpson eligible for a further two years. This year's has been one of the best events I've been involved with - with every member of our squad playing a significant part," Pilling added.

Fourth seeds Wales beat France 2/1 in the play-off for third place, while third-seeded hosts Germany avenged their earlier defeat by Belgium to beat the sixth seeds 2/1 to win fifth place.

19-Apr
Semi-Finals:
  [1] ENGLAND  2  [5] FRANCE  1 
Laurence Delasaux bt Yann Perrin 7-9, 9-6, 9-3, 8-10, 9-7; Suzie Pierrepont bt Maud Duplomb 9-6, 9-1, 9-1; Tom Richards lost to Johann Bouquet 9-6, 0-9, 0-9
  [2] NETHERLANDS  2  [4] WALES  1
Dylan Bennett bt Rob Sutherland 9-6, 9-1, 4-9, 9-7; Orla Noom bt Stacey Preece 9-0, 9-4, 9-0; Tom Hoevenaars lost to Jethro Binns 3-9, 0-9)

England & Netherlands In European Final
In a repeat of the 1998 final, top seeds and defending champions England will face second seeds Netherlands in the final of the 2003 European Junior Team Squash Championships after both claimed 2/1 victories in the semi-finals in Parsdorf, Germany.

England, unbeaten in the finals since the first year of the competition in 1984, were made to fight all the way by unexpected semi-finalists France, the fifth seeds.  Laurence Delasaux, the England No1 junior who was runner-up in the individual competition, needed five games to overcome France's Yann Perrin, whom he beat in straight games in the earlier event's semi-finals. 

After the Humberside teenager clambered to his 7-9 9-6 9-3 8-10 9-7 win, team-mate Suzie Pierrepont, fresh from winning the women's individual title, secured England's place in their 20th successive final with a 9-6 9-1 9-1 win over Maud Duplomb.  France claimed a consolation point in the dead rubber when Johann Bouquet fought back from a game down to defeat Tom Richards 6-9 9-0 9-0 in the best-of-three match.

Newly-crowned men's European champion Dylan Bennett steered Netherlands to only their second ever appearance in the final by beating Wales No1 Rob Sutherland 9-6 9-1 4-9 9-7 in the opening match.  Orla Noom clinched victory with a 9-0 9-4 9-0 win over Wales' Stacey Preece before Jethro Binns restored Welsh pride with a 9-3 9-0 win over Tom Hoevenaars in the third string encounter.

18-Apr
Quarter-Finals:
  [1] England bt [7] Denmark 3-0
Laurence Delasaux bt Marc Burmaister 9/1, 9/0, 9/5; Chris Simpson bt Jonas Laursen 9/2, 9/2, 9/3; Suzie Pierrepont bt Trine Engelund 9/1, 9/0

  [5] France bt [6] Belgium 2-1
Yann Perrin bt Bart Govaerts 6/9, 6/9, 9/2, 9/5, 9/6; Romaine Degezelle bt Rik Smet 4/9, 9/7, 9/3, 9/10, 9/2; Celia Allamargot lost Charlie de Rycke 5/9, 3/9

  [4] Wales bt [3] Germany 2-1
Rob Sutherland lost Patrick Gassler 6/9, 0/9, 9/10; Jethro Binns bt Matthias Maierhofer 9/6, 9/4, 9/5; Stacey Preece bt Pia Kaindl 3/9, 10/8, 10/8, 7/9, 9/4

  [2] Netherlands bt [8] Scotland 3-0
Dylan Bennett bt Alistair Gorrie 9/7, 9/3, 8/9, 9/3; Tom Joevenaars bt Harry Leitch 9/5, 9/5, 9/7; Orla Noom bt Lauren Gray 10/9, 9/0

17-Apr
Hosts Germany In Early European
Junior Championships Upset
While top seeds England and the Netherlands opened their accounts with victories on the first day of qualifying matches in the European Junior Team Squash Championships in Parsdorf, third-seeded hosts Germany stumbled to a 2-1 loss to sixth seeds Belgium.

Favourites England, the title-holders, beat 8th seeds Scotland 3-0 in Pool A, though No2 seeds Netherlands only managed a 2-1 win over Denmark, the seventh seeds, in Pool B.

Belgium's unexpected victory over Germany followed a 2-1 win over 14th seeds Israel. Germany, who earlier beat rivals Austria 3-0, now face Israel in their final qualifying match in Pool X.

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Dylan Bennett takes
individual title

15-Apr
Men's Final:
Dylan Bennett bt Laurence Delasaux  5/9, 9/0, 9/1, 7/9, 9/2

Women's Final:
Suzie Pierrpont bt Margaux Moros  7/9, 9/2, 1/9, 9/4, 10/8

TOP SEEDS CLAIM EURO U19 TITLES ... JUST
Top seeds Dylan Bennett and Suzie Pierrepont won the men's and women's titles, respectively, in the European Junior Squash Championships in Parsdorf, Germany - but both had to come from behind and were then taken the full distance by their second-seeded opponents.

Bennett, 18, from Eindhoven, beat England's Laurence Delasaux 5-9 9-0 9-1 7-9 9-2 to become the first Dutchman to lift the title since Tommy Berden in 1998.  The success marks Bennett's eighth junior title in Europe this season.

The women's final was a seesaw affair in which Spain's Margaux Moros, the 17-year-old from Valencia who was given a walkover through to the final, led 1/0 and 2/1 in games - and then raced to matchball at 8-2 in the fifth.

Pierrepont maintained her composure and climbed back to eight-all - saving a further matchball on the way before taking the final two points to claim the title with a 7-9 9-2 1-9 9-4 10-8 scoreline.  The 18-year-old favourite from Brighton becomes the 11th English winner of the title, joining a distinguished group of former champions including world No4 Tania Bailey and former world champion and world No1 Cassie Jackman.

14-Apr
Men's Semi-finals:
Dylan Bennett bt Patrick Gassler  9/3, 9/4, 9/4
Laurence Delasaux bt Yann Perrin  9/3, 9/3, 9/4

Women's Semi-finals:
Suzie Pierrepont bt Lauren Siddall  9/4, 9/1, 6/9, 9/4
Margaux Moros bt Emma Beddoes  9/0, 9/0, 9/0

Men's Quarter-Finals:
Dylan Bennett bt Jethro Binns  9/2, 9/2, 9/7
Patrick Gassler bt  Tom Richards  9/4, 9/3, 9/3
Yann Perrin bt Tobias Bohm 10/8, 10/8, 9/3
Laurence Delasaux bt Michael Frilund  9/0, 9/0, 9/6

Men's Last 16
[1] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [13/16] Romain Degezelle (FRA) 3/0
[9/12] Jethro Binns (WAL)  bt [7/8] Ilan Oren (ISR)  3/1
[9/12] Tom Richards (ENG) bt Simon Rosner (GER)  3/2
[3/4] Patrick Gassler (GER) bt Maarten van Bavel (NED)  3/1
[3/4] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt [13/16] Lewys Hurst (WAL)  3/0
[9/12] Tobias Bohm (GER) bt [5/6] Rob Sutherland (WAL)  3/1
Michael Frilund (DEN) bt [9/12] Kristen Johnson (SCO)   3/1
[2] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) bt Matthias Maierhofer (GER)  3/0

Women's Quarter-Finals:
Suzie Pierrepont bt Stela Carbonell  9/4, 9/4, 9/2
Lauren Siddall bt Orla Noom  5/9, 9/5, 4/9, 9/3, 9/1
Emma Beddoes bt Charlie de Rycke  9/7, 9/2, 3/9, 3/9, 9/6
Margaux Moros bt Stacey Preece  9/0, 9/5, 9/3

Women's Last 16
[1] Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) bt Veronika Koukalova (CZE)   3/0
[7/8] Stela Carbonell (ESP) bt [9/12] Lauren Gray (SCO)  3/0
[5/6] Orla Noom (NED) bt [9/12] Kirsty McPhee (ENG)  3/2
[3/4] Lauren Siddall (ENG) bt [13/16] Zoe Barr (IRL)  3/0
[3/4] Charlie de Rycke (BEL) bt [13/16] Maud Duplomb (FRA)   3/1
[5/6] Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt [9/12] Pia Kaindl (GER)  3/1
[7/8] Stacey Preece (WAL) bt [9/12] Birgit Coufal (AUT)  3/1
[2] Margaux Moros (ESP) bt [13/16] Pamela Hathaway (GER)  3/0

1st Qualifying rounds:
Pool A:
[1]ENGLAND 3 [8]SCOTLAND 0 (Lauren Siddall bt Kirsty Craig 9-1 9-4 9-0; Laurence Delasaux bt Alistair Gorrie 9-2 9-0 9-0; Chris Simpson bt Harry Leitch 10-9 9-4 3-9 8-10 9-1)
[8]SCOTLAND 3 [9]SWITZERLAND 0 (Lauren Gray bt Corinne Scarlato 10-8 9-2 9-5; Kristen Johnson bt Manuel Grima 9-6 9-6 9-3; Alistair Gorrie bt Diego Staub 8-9 9-0 9-3 9-1)

Pool B:
[2]NETHERLANDS 2 [7]DENMARK 1 (Orla Noom bt Trine Engelund 9-1 9-0 9-0; Dylan Bennett bt Jonas Laursen 9-4 9-6 9-0; Sebastian Weenink lost to Michel Frilund 10-8 3-9 5-9 9-10)
[7]DENMARK 2 [10]FINLAND 1 (Anne-Mette Pedersen lost to Elina Kononen 1-9 3-9 1-9; Mark Burmaister bt Hameed Ahmed 9-0 5-9 10-9 9-7; Michel Frilund bt Matias Tuomi 9-7 9-7 9-0)

Pool X:
[3]GERMANY 3 [11]AUSTRIA 0 (Pia Kaindl bt Birgit Coufal 1-9 10-9 9-5 10-8; Patrick Gässler bt Aqueel Rehman 10-8 9-1 9-5; Matthias Maierhofer bt Lukas Gnauer 9-6 9-0 9-5)
[6]BELGIUM 2 [14]ISRAEL 1 (Liesbeth Voortmans bt Daniela Barak 9-1 9-0 9-1; Bart Govaerts lost to Ilan Oren 7-9 6-9 4-9; Rik Smet bt Nir Arkin 9-0 9-0 9-7)
[6]BELGIUM 2 [3]GERMANY 1 (Charlie de Rycke bt Pamela Hathway 9-4 9-1 9-2; Bart Govaerts lost to Patrick Gässler 4-9 4-9 3-9; Rik Smet bt Tobias Böhm 9-7 9-2 9-4)
[11]AUSTRIA 2 [14]ISRAEL 1 (Birgit Coufal bt Daniela Barak 9-0 9-0 9-0; Aqueel Rehman lost to Ilan Oren 3-9 3-9 7-9; Alois Kozar bt Nir Arkin 10-8 5-9 9-1 10-9)

Pool Y:
[4]WALES 3 [12]SWEDEN 0 (Stacey Preece bt Anna Detter 9-2 9-2 9-2; Rob Sutherland bt Gustav Detter 9-5 4-9 6-9 9-5 9-2; Jethro Binns bt Sebastian Victor 9-4 9-2 9-2)
[5]FRANCE 3 [13]IRELAND 0 (Maud Duplomb bt Zoe Barr 9-4 9-3 9-7; Yann Perrin bt Dermot McNamara 9-2 9-7 9-5; Romain Degezelle bt Ross Lillis 3-9 9-3 9-3 9-0)
[4]WALES 2 [5]FRANCE 1 (Stacey Preece bt Maud Duplomb 10-9 4-9 9-0 9-6; Rob Sutherland lost to Yann Perrin 9-7 5-9 2-9 4-9; Jethro Binns bt Romain Degezelle 9-5 4-9 9-6 9-0)
[12]SWEDEN 2 [13]IRELAND 1 (Anna Detter lost to Zoe Barr 2-9 4-9 0-9; Gustav Detter bt Arthur Gaskin 9-4 9-5 9-0; Sebastian Victor bt Dermot McNamara 9-2 9-3 9-4)

Team Draw

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