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European Club Championships, Paderborn, Germany

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While three of England's prospects where warning up for the British Open in Manchester, Peter Nicol, the titleholder was in Germany on European Club Championship duty helping to win the title - for the German club Paderborn! Still in some ways it was an English victory as the team comprised Nicol, Tim Garner, Stefan Leifels and Lars Osthoff against another English team playing under the Hungarian flag. Rozsadombi, comprised Marcus Berrett, Joey Barrington, Peter Genever and Andras Torok. Paderborn won 3-1 to give the club a hat trick of titles in the competition.

The women's event was won by SC Bordesholm, the German clubs eam comprising Annelize Naude, Katharina Witt, Daniela Schumann who beat Pontefract's Becky Botwright, Lauren Siddall, Kirst McPhee 2-1.

It was Englishman Tim Garner who sealed the 3/1 victory for Paderborn in his third successive appearance in the final for the club. In the second string rubber against final newcomers Rózsadombi Sport Egyesület the former world No26 from London took the all-important first game against compatriot Joey Barrington to make it impossible for the Hungarian club to overcome the Paderborn lead. In the women's event, English club Pontefract were celebrating their fourth successive appearance in the final. But the all-English squad lost out to ISC Bordesholm by a 2/1 margin – Dutch star Annelize Naude clinching victory for the German club with a 9-6 9-5 9-5 win over former European champion Rebecca Botwright. RESULTS
Men's semi-finals:
Rózsadombi Sport Egyesület (HUN) bt Colets Health & Fitness (ENG) 3/1 [Marcus Berrett bt Alex Gough 9-5, 9-2, 9-3; Joey Barrington bt Scott Handley 9-2, 9-7, 9-0; Peter Genever lost to Mark Cairns 7-9, 5-9, 0-9; Andras Torok bt Danny Meddings 9-1, 9-7, 3-9, 4-9, 9-2]
Paderborner SC (GER) bt Herlev/Hjorten Squash Klub (DEN) 4/0 [Peter Nicol bt Andrew Whipp 9-2, 9-2, 9-1; Tim Garner bt Mads Korsbjerg 9-3, 9-1, 9-1; Stefan Leifels bt Morten W Sorensen 5-9, 9-0, 9-0, 9-3; Lars Osthoff bt Mikkel Kragholm 9-2, 9-0, 9-0]
Final:
Paderborner SC (GER) bt Rózsadombi Sport Egyesület (HUN) 3/1 [Peter Nicol bt Marcus Berrett 9-1, 9-0, 9-1; Tim Garner bt Joey Barrington 9-5, ret; Stefan Leifels bt Peter Genever 9-0, 9-6, 9-6; Lars Osthoff lost to Andras Torok 0-9, 3-9, 2-9] Third place play-off:
Colets Health & Fitness (ENG) bt Herlev/Hjorten Squash Klub (DEN) 3/1 [Alex Gough lost to Andrew Whipp 1-9, 6-9; Scott Handley bt Morten W Sorensen 9-8, 9-5, 9-4; Mark Cairns bt Mikkel Kragholm 9-2, 9-7, 9-2; Clive Ewins bt Jonas K Laursen 9-0, 9-2, 9-1]

Women's semi-finals:
ISC Bordesholm (GER) bt Odense SC (DEN) 3/0 [Annelize Naude bt Line Hansen 9-7, 9-4, 9-6; Katharina Witt bt Kira Petersen 9-2, 9-5, 9-4; Daniela Schumann bt Dagmar Feddern 9-2, 9-0]
Pontefract SC (ENG) bt SAS Wien Energie (AUT) 2/1 [Rebecca Botwright bt Pamela Pancis 0-9, 9-1, 9-5, 10-8; Lauren Siddall lost to Kathrin Rohrmuller 1-9, 10-8, 9-10, 1-9; Kirsty McPhee bt Birgit Coufal 9-6, 9-1, 9-1]

Final:
ISC Bordesholm (GER) bt Pontefract SC (ENG) 2/1 [Annelize Naude bt Rebecca Botwright 9-6, 9-5, 9-5; Katharina Witt lost to Lauren Siddall 9-5, 4-9, 7-9; Daniela Schumann bt Kirsty McPhee 9-7, 9-5, 0-9, 9-2]

Third place play-off:
SAS Wien Energie (AUT) bt Odense SC (DEN) 3/0 [Pamela Pancis bt Line Hansen 9-7, 9-1, 9-7; Kathrin Rohrmuller bt Kira Petersen 9-1, 10-9, 9-0; Birgit Coufal bt Dagmar Feddern 9-4, 9-4, 9-0]