Official junior tournament in the game of squash
Squash tournament
World Junior Open Details Event name World Junior Squash Championships Website wsfworldjuniors.com Men's PSA World Tour Most recent champion(s) Mohamed ZakariaWomen's PSA World Tour Most recent champion(s) Amina Orfi
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The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of squash conducted by the World Squash Federation (WSF).[ 1] [ 2] Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below.[ 3] [ 4] Since its inception the world juniors has been held biennially with the junior men (individual and team) held one year, junior women (individual and team) the following year.[ 5] [ 6] The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979.[ 7] The individuals event (for both men's and women's) are held annually starting from 2009 while the team event remains biennial.[ 5] [ 6]
Men's championship Jansher Khan won the World Junior individual title in Brisbane in 1986. Making him the only player in the history of squash who was also the World Open Champion during the same year. Chris Dittmar was the runner-up for the individual championship in 1980 and 1982.
Individual Year Place Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final 1980 Kungälv AUS Peter Nance AUS Chris Dittmar 6–9, 9–7, 9–2, 9–6 1982 Kuala Lumpur PAK Sohail Qaiser AUS Chris Dittmar 3–9, 10–8, 9–4, 9–3 1984 Calgary AUS Chris Robertson ENG David Lloyd 9–0, 9–5, 9–0 1986 Brisbane PAK Jansher Khan AUS Rodney Eyles 9–3, 9–0, 9–2 1988 Edinburgh ENG Del Harris AUS Anthony Hill 9–6, 5–9, 7–9, 9–7, 9–2 1990 Paderborn ENG Simon Parke ENG David Campion 9–7, 9–4, 9–1 1992 Hong Kong FIN Juha Raumolin CAN Jonathon Power 5–9, 9–3, 9–7, 9–2 1994 Christchurch EGY Ahmed Barada EGY Omar El Borolossy 9–0, 7–9, 3–9, 9–3, 9–2 1996 Cairo EGY Ahmed Faizy AUS Stewart Boswell 9–6, 3–9, 9–7, 9–6 1998 Princeton MAS Ong Beng Hee EGY Wael El Hindi 7–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–5 2000 Milan EGY Karim Darwish FRA Grégory Gaultier 9–1, 9–3, 9–7 2002 Chennai ENG James Willstrop ENG Peter Barker 9–0, 9–3, 9–1 2004 Islamabad EGY Ramy Ashour PAK Yasir Butt 9–5, 10–8, 9–3 2006 Palmerston North EGY Ramy Ashour EGY Omar Mosaad 9–1, 9–3, 9–1 2008 Zürich EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy PAK Aamir Atlas Khan 2–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–4 2009 Chennai EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy MAS Ivan Yuen 11–9, 12–10, 11–2 2010 Quito EGY Amr Khaled Khalifa EGY Ali Farag 8–11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–7 2011 Herentals EGY Marwan El Shorbagy EGY Mohamed Abouelghar 11–6, 11–6, 11–8 2012 Doha EGY Marwan El Shorbagy EGY Mohamed Abouelghar 11–9, 7–11, 11–7, 11–8 2013 Wrocław EGY Karim El Hammamy EGY Fares Dessouky 11–8, 11–6, 6–11, 13–11 2014 Windhoek PER Diego Elías EGY Omar El Atmas 11–3, 11–2, 11–1 2015 Eindhoven [ 8] PER Diego Elías EGY Youssef Soliman 11–6, 11–9, 11–8 2016 Bielsko-Biała MAS Eain Yow Ng EGY Saadeldin Abouaish 11–3, 9–11 11–7, 11–5 2017 Tauranga EGY Marwan Tarek FRA Victor Crouin 11–9, 3–11, 11–6, 3–11, 11–2 2018 Chennai EGY Mostafa Asal EGY Marwan Tarek 11–7, 13–11, 11–4 2019 Kuala Lumpur EGY Mostafa Asal EGY Moustafa El Sirty 12–10, 11–3, 11–6 2020 Gold Coast Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . [ 9] 2022 Maxéville NED Rowan Damming ENG Finnlay Withington 11–4, 12–10, 11–8 2023 Melbourne PAK Hamza Khan EGY Mohamed Zakaria 10–12, 14–12, 11–3, 11–6 2024 Houston EGY Mohamed Zakaria KOR Na Joo-young 11–6, 11–4, 11–6
Team The team event was started unofficially in April 1973 to coincide with the British Junior Open tournament which was held annually in Britain. Only four countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Sweden) took part in the event which was held at the courts of the National Westminster Bank Sports Ground in South London , playing for a shield presented by the bank.[ 7]
The official men's world team championship tournament has been held since 1980. It has been won by 4 countries. The record number of countries participating in a single men's team tournament is 31, in the 2000 and the 2008 tournament held in Milan , Italy and Zürich , Switzerland respectively.[ 7]
* Unofficial championship[a]
Women's championship Nicol David is the first squash player to have won the individual World Junior title twice (1999 and 2001). Nour El Sherbini holds the record with three world titles, including the youngest world junior champion at the age of 13.
Individual The women's individual championship is the WSA Junior Tier 1 tournament and players who compete in the tournament will be awarded ranking points for the official "Rising Stars" rankings.[ 11]
Year Venue Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final 1981 Ottawa ENG Lisa Opie ENG Martine Le Moignan 9–4, 9–6, 10–8 1983 Perth AUS Robyn Friday AUS Helen Paradeiser 10–8, 9–2, 9–3 1985 Dublin ENG Lucy Soutter AUS Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–1, 9–1, 9–6 1987 Brighton AUS Sarah Fitz-Gerald ENG Donna Vardy 9–0, 9–6, 9–0 1989 Hamilton ENG Donna Vardy NZL Lynora Hati 9–2, 9–1, 9–3 1991 Bergen ENG Cassie Jackman GER Sabine Schöne 9–1, 4–9, 9–6, 6–9, 9–0 1993 Kuala Lumpur AUS Rachael Grinham NZL Sarah Cook 9–6, 5–9, 9–5, 9–1 1995 Sydney NZL Jade Wilson AUS Rachael Grinham 9–3, 9–4, 9–7 1997 Rio de Janeiro ENG Tania Bailey FRA Isabelle Stoehr 9–6, 9–1, 9–7 1999 Antwerp MAS Nicol David MAS Leong Siu Lynn 9–5, 9–3, 9–2 2001 Penang MAS Nicol David EGY Omneya Abdel Kawy 9–2, 9–4, 9–2 2003 Cairo EGY Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY Amnah El Trabolsy 9–0, 9–6, 9–4 2005 Herentals EGY Raneem El Weleily IND Joshna Chinappa 9–3, 9–4, 10–8 2007 Hong Kong EGY Raneem El Weleily FRA Camille Serme 9–2, 9–4, 5–9, 9–3 2009 Chennai EGY Nour El Sherbini EGY Nour El Tayeb 5–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–5 2010 Cologne USA Amanda Sobhy EGY Nour El Tayeb 3–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–7 2011 Boston EGY Nour El Tayeb EGY Nour El Sherbini 11–5, 3–11, 11–7, 11–8 2012 Doha EGY Nour El Sherbini EGY Yathreb Adel 10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 11–2 2013 Wrocław EGY Nour El Sherbini EGY Mariam Metwally 11–7, 16–14, 11–8 2014 Windhoek EGY Habiba Mohamed EGY Nouran Gohar 6–11, 11–2, 11–7, 11–6 2015 Eindhoven EGY Nouran Gohar EGY Habiba Mohamed 11–6, 7–11, 11–7, 17–15 2016 Bielsko-Biała EGY Nouran Gohar EGY Rowan Elaraby 11–5, 11–6, 11–7 2017 Tauranga EGY Rowan Elaraby EGY Hania El Hammamy 11–7, 11–9, 11–8 2018 Chennai EGY Rowan Elaraby EGY Hania El Hammamy 11–4, 11–9, 10–12, 11–9 2019 Kuala Lumpur EGY Hania El Hammamy EGY Jana Shiha 11–9, 11–6, 11–8 2020 Gold Coast Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . [ 12] 2022 Maxéville EGY Amina Orfi EGY Salma El Tayeb 9–11, 1–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–7 2023 Melbourne EGY Amina Orfi MAS Aira Azman 11–8, 11–5, 11–1 2024 Houston EGY Amina Orfi EGY Fayrouz Aboelkheir 11–7, 15–13, 11–5
Team Official women's world team championship tournaments has been held between 1985 and now. It has been won by 4 different countries. The record number of countries participating in a single tournament is 20, in the 2005 tournament held in Herentals , Belgium.[ 13]
Statistics
Titles by country (Men)
Titles by country (Women)
See also
Notes a The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979.
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External links World Junior Championship 2016 host official website (in English and Polish) 2010 World Junior Squash Championships official site (in Spanish) World Squash Federation official website Tier 3 World Junior Squash Championships Tier 2 Continental Tier 1 Scottish Junior Open Czech Junior Open Liechtenstein Junior Open French Junior Open Austrian Junior Open Qatar Junior Open Welsh Junior Open Australian Junior Open Norwegian Junior Open Croatian Junior Open Luxembourg Junior Open Jordan Junior Open Pakistan Junior Open Ukraine Junior Open Italian Junior Open Portuguese Junior Open German Junior Open Spanish Junior Open Japan Junior Open Indian Junior Open Iran Junior Open Finnish Junior Open Argentina Junior Open Slovak Junior Open Serbian Junior Open Danish Junior Open Nordic Junior Open Hungarian Junior Open Belgium Junior Open Polish Junior Open Irish Junior Open Swiss Junior Open Canadian Junior Open
Squash competitions
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