In the most dramatic semi-final in the history of the event, Netherlands beat second seeds France by the narrowest possible margin to reach the men's final of the European Team Squash Championships in the Italian resort of Riccione for the first time ever.
With the final score between the two four-man teams standing at 2-2 in matches, 6-6 in games and 76-76 in points, the decision was made in the fourth seeds' favour as a result of the first string win by Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema against Renan Lavigne.
But the Dutch hero was third string Dylan Bennett, who fought from 4-3 up in his third and final game to beat Julien Balbo 9-5, 9-3, 9-3 in 80 minutes - thus denying the Frenchman an all-important fourth point which would have swung the tie in the second seeds' favour.
The delighted Dutch squad will face favourites England in the final after the defending champions beat third seeds Wales 4/0 in the other semi-final.
The women's final will also be an England/Netherlands affair after title-holders England beat third seeds Germany 3/0 and second seeds Netherlands defeated surprise opponents Denmark, the No5 seeds, 3/0 in the other semi.
RESULTS: European Team Squash Championships, Riccione, Italy
Men's Semi-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [3] WALES 4-0
James Willstrop bt Rob Sutherland 9-4, 9-0, 9-2 (25m)
Nick Matthew bt Ricky Davies 9-3, 9-1, 9-1 (32m)
Lee Beachill bt Jethro Binns 9-0, 10-8 (20m)
Peter Barker bt Nic Birt 9-0, 9-5, 9-5 (29m)
[4] NETHERLANDS bt [2] FRANCE 2-2 (Netherlands win based on first match victory)
Laurens Jan Anjema bt Renan Lavigne 10-8, 9-2, 9-1 (56m)
Lucas Buit lost to Jean-Michel Arcucci 7-9, 4-9, 2-9 (79m)
Dylan Bennett bt Julien Balbo 9-5, 9-3, 9-3 (80m)
Sebastian Weenink lost to Romain Tenant 3-9, 5-9, 0-9 (46m)
5th - 8th place play-offs:
[5] IRELAND bt [9] SWEDEN 3-1
Liam Kenny bt Badr Abdel Aziz 8-10, 9-7, 9-0, 9-2 (69m)
John Rooney lost to Christian Drakenberg 9-7, 1-9, 4-9, 0-9 (47m)
Derek Ryan bt Gustav Detter 2-9, 9-2, 9-0, 9-6 (50m)
Steve Richardson bt Rasmus Hult 10-9, 9-5, 9-3 (49m)
[6] GERMANY bt [8] SCOTLAND 3-1
Simon Rosner bt Harry Leitch 9-4, 9-3, 6-9, 9-3 (66m)
Stefan Leifels bt Alan Clyne 9-2, 4-9, 9-4, 9-10, 9-4 (79m)
Patrick Gaessler lost to Stuart Crawford 5-9, 9-6, 9-7, 3-9, 1-9 (83m)
Jens Schoor bt Jamie Macaulay 6-9, 3-9, 9-2, 9-2, 9-6 (83m)
9th - 12th place play-offs:
[11] SWITZERLAND bt [7] SPAIN 3-1
Andre Holderegger lost to Borja Golan 2-9, 0-9, 0-9 (20m)
Nicolas Mueller bt David Vidal 9-1, 9-1, 9-3 (18m)
Marco Datwyler bt Alejandro Garbi Caro 9-5, 9-3, 1-9, 1-9, 9-3 (47m)
Marcel Straub bt Arturo Santo Tomas 9-0, 9-4, 9-4 (23m)
[10] DENMARK bt [12] FINLAND 3-1
Morten W Sorensen lost to Olli Tuominen 1-9, 1-9, 1-9 (21m)
Michael Frilund bt Matias Tuomi 5-9, 9-6, 9-5, 10-9 (68m)
Kasper Gross Jeppesen bt Henrik Mustonen 9-4, 9-3, 9-1 (32m)
Rene Jepsen bt Heikki Kononen 3-9, 10-8, 9-3, 9-3 (48m)
13th - 16th place play-offs:
[15] AUSTRIA bt [13] BELGIUM 2-2 (Austria win 103-90 on points countback)
Aqeel Rehman bt Wim van Asten 9-2, 6-9, 9-2, 9-7 (52m)
Jakob Dirnberger lost to Gregory Lecerf 9-10, 5-9, 8-10 (59m)
Andreas Freudensprung bt Mats Raemen 9-4, 9-2, 9-0 (32m)
Lukas Gnauer lost to Bart Verhoeven 3-9, 10-8, 3-9, 5-9 (57m)
[18] ITALY bt [14] HUNGARY 3-1
Simone Rocca lost to Mark Krajcsak 3-9, 2-9, 2-9 (30m)
Andrea Capella bt Sandor Fulop 9-4, 3-9, 9-2, 9-7 (56m)
Andrea Torricini bt Marton Szaboky 9-6, 9-0, 9-2 (41m)
Matteo Vaccari bt Daniel Cseffalvay 9-0, 9-7, 9-5 (28m)
17th - 20th place play-offs:
[16] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [19] SLOVAKIA 3-1
Pavel Sladecek bt Marek Manik 9-6, 9-2, 9-0 (26m)
Lukas Jelinek bt Thomas Toth 9-5, 9-6, 9-0 (23m)
Jaroslav Cech bt Marek Zvoncek 3-9, 9-2, 10-9 ret. (37m)
Jan Lempart lost to Robert Dobai 9-3, 2-9, 1-9 (17m)
[17] ISRAEL bt [20] UKRAINE 3-1
Nadav Wilensky bt Dmytro Shcherbakov 9-1, 9-2, 9-2 (16m)
Art Gitelband bt Roman Dolynych 9-1, 8-10, 10-8, 9-5 (71m)
Nadav Tannen bt Oleksandr Molodukha 6-9, 4-9, 9-0, 9-5, 9-1 (39m)
Ariel Lewis lost to Artem Shandybin 9-7, 1-9, 3-9, 8-10 (49m)
21st - 24th place play-offs:
NORWAY bt [21] GIBRALTAR 3-1
Hans-Olav Torgersen lost to Anthony Brindle 1-9, 4-9, 9-10 (44m)
Kristian Solhave bt Stephen Shacaluga 9-4, 9-2, 9-1 (33m)
Patrick Hansen bt Nicholas de Haro 9-7, 9-2, 9-2 (25m)
Mike Off bt Mark Tewkesbury 9-3, 9-1, 5-9, 5-9, 9-4 (55m)
GREECE bt LATVIA 4-0
Fabian Kalaitzis bt Alexander Pavulans 0-9, 9-4, 9-2, 0-9, 9-3 (58m)
Petros Tzamaloukas bt Arnis Tihvinskis 9-2, 9-0, 8-10, 9-10, 9-0 (37m)
Leonidas Tzakos bt Andris Lapins 7-9, 1-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-2 (58m)
Konstantinos Kargiotis bt Gunars Prizevoits 10-8, 9-3, 9-0 (32m)
25th - 28th place play-offs:
[23] ISLE OF MAN bt CROATIA 2-2 (Isle of Man win 8-6 on games countback)
David Norman bt Domagoj Spoljar 10-9, 9-1, 10-8 (38m)
Robert Smith lost to Robert Petrovic 0-9, 3-9, 6-9 (25m)
Kevin Watterson bt Marko Milek 9-2, 9-5, 9-4 (29m)
Lyndon Cheetham lost to Oliver Vugrek 9-5, 9-4, 5-9, 8-10, 5-9 (65m)
CROATIA bt [22] RUSSIA 3-1
Domagoj Spoljar lost to Alexei Severinov 2-9, 9-1, 4-9, 0-9 (41m)
Robert Petrovic bt Roman Fetisov 5-9, 1-9, 9-0, 9-4, 9-2 (42m)
Marko Milek bt Viacheslav Perfiliev 10-8, 5-9, 3-9, 10-9, 9-7 (90m)
Oliver Vugrek bt Sergey Kostrikin 7-9, 9-8, 7-9, 9-6, 9-3 (56m)
5th - 12th place play-offs:
[5] IRELAND bt [11] SWITZERLAND 2-2 (Ireland win 9-8 on games countback)
Liam Kenny bt Andre Holderegger 9-1, 9-4, 9-3 (38m)
John Rooney lost to Nicolas Mueller 9-2, 2-9, 2-9, 6-9 (50m)
Derek Ryan bt John Williams 8-10, 4-9, 10-8, 9-5, 9-4 (55m)
Arthur Gaskin lost to Marco Datwyler 10-9, 9-2, 4-9, 1-9, 7-9 (72m)
[9] SWEDEN bt [7] SPAIN 3-1
Badr Abdel Aziz lost to Borja Golan 2-9, 7-9, 1-9 (50m)
Christian Drakenberg bt David Vidal 2-9, 9-3, 9-0, 9-0 (49m)
Gustav Detter bt Alejandro Garbi Caro 5-9, 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 (50m)
Rasmus Hult bt Constantino Casas 10-8, 10-8, 9-3 (48m)
[8] SCOTLAND bt [12] FINLAND 2-2 (Scotland win 113-95 on points countback)
Harry Leitch lost to Olli Tuominen 1-9, 5-9, 0-9 (30m)
Alan Clyne bt Matias Tuomi 9-10, 9-1, 9-2, 9-2 (73m)
Stuart Crawford bt Erno Teitti 9-4, 6-9, 9-1, 9-5 (60m)
Chris Small lost to Mika Monto 8-10, 9-5, 9-1, 7-9, 5-9 (63m)
[6] GERMANY bt [10] DENMARK 3-1
Simon Rosner bt Morten W Sorensen 6-9, 9-6, 9-4, 9-4 (50m)
Stefan Leifels bt Rasmus Nielsen 8-10, 5-9, 9-7, 9-2, 9-3 (57m)
Patrick Gaessler lost to Kasper Gross Jeppesen 7-9, 0-9 (17m)
Tim Weber bt Kristian Frost Olesen 6-9, 9-0, 9-4, 9-4 (51m)
13th - 20th place play-offs:
[13] BELGIUM bt [19] SLOVAKIA 3-1
Wim van Asten bt Marek Manik 9-3, 10-9, 9-0 (34m)
Gregory Lecerf bt Marek Zvoncek 9-3, 9-7, 9-1 (27m)
Mats Raemen lost to Robert Dobai 9-3, 9-2, 6-9, 0-9, 0-9 (39m)
Bart Verhoeven bt Martin Kostolansky 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 (20m)
[15] AUSTRIA bt [16] CZECH REPUBLIC 3-1
Aqeel Rehman bt Martin Stepan 9-2, 9-0, 9-3 (17m)
Jakob Dirnberger bt Pavel Sladecek 9-1, 9-3, 9-1 (26m)
Andreas Freudensprung bt Lukas Jelinek 9-7, 1-9, 9-3, 9-2 (30m)
Stefan Brauneis lost to Jaroslav Cech 9-2, 0-9, 2-9 (23m)
[18] ITALY bt [17] ISRAEL 4-0
Simone Rocca bt Ilan Oren 9-1, 5-9, 10-9, 9-7 (64m)
Andrea Capella bt Nadav Wilensky 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 (28m)
Andrea Torricini bt Art Gitelband 9-0, 9-0, 9-5 (24m)
Matteo Vaccari bt Nadav Tannen 9-8, 5-9, 9-2, 9-1 (45m)
[14] HUNGARY bt [20] UKRAINE 4-0
Mark Krajcsak bt Dmytro Shcherbakov 9-1, 9-2, 9-0 (16m)
Sandor Fulop bt Oleksandr Molodukha 9-1, 9-0, 9-1 (19m)
Marton Szaboky bt Andrey Kachanyuk 9-1, 9-5, 9-6 (30m)
Daniel Cseffalvay bt Kostyantyn Rybalchenko 9-0, 9-0, 9-6 (18m)
Women's Semi-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [3] GERMANY 3-0
Jenny Duncalf bt Carola Weiss 9-1, 9-1, 9-3 (14m)
Tania Bailey bt Daniela Schumann 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 (18m)
Vicky Botwright bt Katharina Witt 9-0, 9-5 (15m)
[2] NETHERLANDS bt [5] DENMARK 3-0
Karen Kronemeyer bt Marie-Louise Feddern 9-0, 9-5, 9-0 (20m)
Vanessa Atkinson bt Line Hansen 9-6, 9-7, 9-5 (35m)
Annelize Naude bt Ellen Petersen 9-10, 9-7, 9-5 (40m)
5th - 8th place play-offs:
[10] IRELAND bt [4] FRANCE 3-0
Laura Mylotte bt Celia Allamargot 9-1, 10-8, 9-0 (27m)
Madeline Perry bt Camille Serme 9-4, 9-0, 9-0 (22m)
Aisling Blake bt Maud Duplomb 9-7, 9-0 (14m)
[7] SWITZERLAND bt [8] SPAIN 2-1
Gabriela Hegi bt Stela Carbonell 9-2, 9-3, 8-10, 9-2 (38m)
Gaby Schmohl lost to Elisabet Sado 6-9, 2-9, 9-4, 9-6, 7-9 (57m)
Olivia Hauser bt Alicia Alvarez Riaza 9-2, 9-2, 9-1 (27m)
9th - 12th place play-offs:
[9] WALES bt [6] CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1
Natalie Pritchard bt Veronica Koukalova 10-8, 9-0, 9-7 (30m)
Karen Leach bt Zuzana Vackova 10-9, 9-5, 2-9, 9-1 (36m)
Jenny Wright lost to Jana Smeralova 10-8, 7-9, 6-9 (21m)
[11] ITALY bt [13] BELGIUM 2-1
Veronica Favero Camp bt Ankie Nedee 9-10, 7-9, 9-5, 9-6, 9-3 (68m)
Manuela Manetta bt Charlie de Rycke 9-2, 1-9, 9-7, 10-9 (35m)
Sonia Pasteris lost to Annabel Romedenne 9-3, 8-10, 3-9 (23m)
13th - 16th place play-offs:
[15] FINLAND bt [17] SLOVAKIA 2-1
Eevamaria Vuolo lost to Henrieta Loksova 3-9, 5-9, 0-9 (24m)
Jutta Tuunanen bt Aneta Paprnakova 9-4, 9-7, 9-3 (29m)
Elina Kononen bt Linda Hruzikova 9-3, 6-9, 7-9, 9-8, 9-1 (70m)
[14] AUSTRIA bt [12] SCOTLAND 2-1
Bettina Greslehner bt Katy Buchanan 9-7, 9-4, 9-2 (30m)
Pamela Pancis bt Claire Kidd 9-6, 9-1, 9-3 (30m)
Birgit Coufal lost to Frania Gillen-Buchert 2-9, 0-9
5th - 12th place play-offs:
[4] FRANCE bt [9] WALES 2-1
Celia Allamargot lost to Natalie Pritchard 4-9, 9-5, 3-9, 3-9 (45m)
Camille Serme bt Karen Leach 9-10, 10-9, 9-3, 9-3 (60m)
Soraya Renai bt Jenny Wright 9-4, 6-9, 6-9, 9-4, 10-8 (56m)
[10] IRELAND bt [6] CZECH REPUBLIC 3-0
Laura Mylotte bt Veronica Koukalova 9-1, 9-2, 9-2 (25m)
Madeline Perry bt Zuzana Vackova 9-1, 9-1, 9-1 (37m)
Aisling Blake bt Jana Smeralova 9-0, 9-2 (13m)
[8] SPAIN bt [13] BELGIUM 2-1
Stela Carbonell bt Kim Hannes-Teunen 3-9, 9-6, 9-2, 9-2 (40m)
Elisabet Sado bt Charlie de Rycke 3-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-2 (38m)
Alicia Alvarez Riaza lost to Annabel Romedenne 4-9, 0-9 (15m)
[7] SWITZERLAND bt [11] ITALY 2-1
Gabriela Hegi bt Chiara Ferrari 9-2, 9-4, 9-0 (32m)
Gaby Schmohl lost to Manuela Manetta 6-9, 5-9, 4-9 (38m)
Olivia Hauser bt Sonia Pasteris 10-8, 9-6, 10-8 (39m)