Top seeds France and title-holders England are on course to meet in the final of the European Junior U19 Team Squash Championships after straightforward wins in the quarter-finals of the European Squash Federation event in the Norwegian city of Stavanger.
France beat surprise quarter-finalists Netherlands after Gregoire Marche and Antoine Camille gained 3/0 wins in the first two matches. Melissa Meulenbelt gained some consolation for the No10 seeds with a 9-7, 9-3 win over France's Laura Pomportes in the third 'dead' rubber.
Second seeds England, who have never failed to reach the final in 24 appearances in the championships, scored their fourth 3/0 win in the event after beating Scotland, the No8 seeds.
England face third seeds Switzerland in one semi-final, while France take on fourth seeds Germany in the other.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] FRANCE v [4] GERMANY
[2] ENGLAND v [3] SWITZERLAND
5th - 8th place play-offs:
[6] WALES v [10] NETHERLANDS
[5] CZECH REPUBLIC v [8] SCOTLAND
9th - 12th place play-offs:
[9] DENMARK v [12] SPAIN
[7] BELGIUM v [11] FINLAND
13th - 15th place play-offs:
[14] IRELAND v [15] NORWAY
[13] SWEDEN bye
RESULTS: European Junior U19 Team Squash Championships, Stavanger, Norway
Final qualifying round - Pool A:
[1] FRANCE bt [8] SCOTLAND 3-0
Gregoire Marche bt Lyall Paterson 9-5, 9-5, 9-7
Lucas Vauzelle bt Kevin Moran 9-7, 9-0, 9-0
Camille Serme bt Lisa Aitken 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Final positions: 1 France, 2 Scotland, 3 Denmark
Pool B:
[2] ENGLAND bt [7] BELGIUM 3-0
Joe Lee bt Sam van Brusselen 9-0, 9-3, 9-7
Neil Cordell bt Robin Schreurs 9-0, 9-3, 9-3
Kimberley Hay bt Gaetane Hitchins 9-2, 9-0, 9-5
[10] NETHERLANDS bt [15] NORWAY 3-0
Rick Penders bt Simon Nordstat 9-4, 9-2, 9-0
Tomas de Paauw bt Sigurd-Martinius Stray 9-0, 9-0, 9-4
Milou van der Heijden bt Amanda Aakeson 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Final positions: 1 England, 2 Netherlands, 3 Belgium, 4 Norway
Pool C:
[3] SWITZERLAND bt [6] WALES 3-0
Nicolas Mueller bt David Haley 9-2, 9-0, 9-2
Reiko Peter bt Sam Fenwick 9-7, 9-3, 9-3
Jasmin Ballman bt Tesni Evans 7-9, 9-3, 9-5, 2-9, 9-7
[11] FINLAND bt [14] IRELAND 3-0
Henrik Mustonen bt Neil Martin 9-0, 9-3, 9-0
Ville Hiltunen bt David Tighe 8-10, 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
Tia Knuutila bt Sarah Corcoran 9-4, 9-4, 9-0
Final positions: 1 Switzerland, 2 Wales, 3 Finland, 4 Ireland
Pool D:
[4] GERMANY bt [5] CZECH REPUBLIC 3-0
Florian Silbernagl bt Petr Martin 9-5, 9-3, 0-9, 9-2
Raphael Kandra bt Roman Svec 9-5, 9-4, 9-2
Sina Wall bt Anna Klimondova 9-5, 9-1, 9-4
[12] SPAIN bt [13] SWEDEN 2-1
Carlos Cornes Ribadas bt Christoffer Ohlsson 9-5, 9-2, 9-5
Damian Arosa Rodriguez lost to Johan Detter 1-9, 1-9, 2-9
Carla Fernandez Vazquez bt Eira Mooney 0-9, 9-3, 9-5, 9-6
Final positions: 1 Germany, 2 Czech Republic, 3 Spain, 4 Sweden
Quarter-finals:
[1] FRANCE bt [10] NETHERLANDS 2-1
Gregoire Marche bt Rick Penders 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Antoine Camille Petrucci bt Tomas de Paauw 9-5, 9-5, 9-4
Laura Pomportes lost to Melissa Meulenbelt 7-9, 3-9
[4] GERMANY bt [6] WALES 3-0
Florian Silbernagl bt Hywel Robinson 7-9, 5-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-7
Raphael Kandra bt David Haley 9-1, 9-0, 9-2
Sina Wall bt Natalie Pritchard 9-7, 9-3
[3] SWITZERLAND bt [5] CZECH REPUBLIC 3-0
Nicolas Mueller bt Petr Martin 6-9, 9-4, 9-3, 9-2
Reiko Peter bt Roman Svec 9-7, 9-3, 9-5
Jasmin Ballman bt Anna Klimondova 3-9, 9-3, 9-3
[2] ENGLAND bt [8] SCOTLAND 3-0
Adrian Waller bt Lyall Paterson 9-3, 9-2, 9-2
Joe Lee bt Christopher Ferguson 9-1, 9-0, 9-1
Victoria Lust bt Lisa Aitken 9-3, 9-3
9th - 15th place play-offs:
[9] DENMARK bt [15] NORWAY 3-0
Casper Grauballe bt Simon Nordstat 9-4, 9-2, 9-0
Philip Tran bt Kjeil Fjellgard 9-2, 9-0, 9-2
Anna Sophie Ornfeldt bt Amanda Aakeson 9-2, 9-3
[12] SPAIN bt [14] IRELAND 3-0
Carlos Cornes Ribadas bt Neil Martin 9-1, 1-9, 9-5, 0-9, 9-5
Damian Arosa Rodriguez bt Colm Dolan 9-1, 6-9, 9-1, 10-9
Carla Fernandez Vazquez bt Cheryl Ennis 9-1, 9-1
[11] FINLAND bt [13] SWEDEN 2-1
Henrik Mustonen bt Christoffer Ohlsson 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
Ville Hiltunen lost to Johan Detter 5-9, 0-9, 3-9
Tia Knuutila bt Matilda Ravn-Holm 9-1, 9-7, 9-1
[7] BELGIUM bye