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World Junior Squash Championships

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]

World Junior Open
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Event nameWorld Junior Squash Championships
Website
wsfworldjuniors.com
Men's PSA World Tour
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Mohamed Zakaria
Women's PSA World Tour
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Amina Orfi

Men's championship

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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

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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

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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]
Year Winner Score in final Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1973   England –   Sweden   Wales   Scotland
1974   England –   South Africa   Scotland   Wales
1975   England –   Egypt   Scotland   Wales
1976   England –   Sweden   Scotland   Wales
1977   England –   Sweden   Ireland   Wales
1978   Australia –   Sweden   England   Pakistan
1979   Pakistan –   England   Canada   Sweden
1980   Australia (1) 2–1   Pakistan (1)   New Zealand (1)   England (1)
1982   Pakistan (1) 2–1   Australia (1)   England (1)   New Zealand (1)
1984   Australia (2) 2–1   England (1)   Pakistan (1)   Canada (1)
1986   Australia (3) 3–0   England (2)   Pakistan (2)   Canada (2)
1988   Australia (4) 2–1   Pakistan (2)   England (2)   New Zealand (2)
1990   England (1) 2–1   Australia (2)   Pakistan (3)   Finland (1)
1992   Australia (5) 2–1   England (3)   Canada (1)   Egypt (1)
1994   Egypt (1) 3–0   England (4)   Finland (1)   Australia (1)
1996   England (2) 2–1   Egypt (1)   Pakistan (4)   Switzerland (1)
1998   England (3) 2–1   Egypt (2)   Pakistan (5)   France (1)
2000   England (4) 2–1   Egypt (3)   Pakistan (6)   France (2)
2002   Pakistan (2) 2–1   England (5)   Egypt (1)   Australia (2)
2004   Pakistan (3) 2–1   Egypt (4)   England (3)   Kuwait (1)
2006   Egypt (2) 2–1   Pakistan (3)   Malaysia (1)   England (2)
2008   Pakistan (4) 2–0   Egypt (5)   England (4)   India (1)
2010   Egypt (3) 2–1   Pakistan (4)   Canada (2)   England (3)
2012   Egypt (4) 2–0   Pakistan (5)   India (1)   England (4)
2014   Egypt (5) 2–0   Pakistan (6)   Spain (1)   Malaysia (1)
2016   Pakistan (5) 2–1   Egypt (6)   England (5) /   United States (1)
2018   Egypt (6) 2–0   England (6)   Czech Republic (1) /   United States (2)
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[10]
2022   England (5) 2–1   Egypt (7)   Malaysia (2) /   Pakistan (7)
2024   Egypt (7) 2–0   South Korea (1)   Colombia (1) /   United States (3)

Women's championship

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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

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The women's individual championship is the WSA Junior Tier 1 tournament and players who compete in the tournament are 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

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Official women's world team championship tournaments has been held since 1985. 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]

Year Winner Score in final Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1985   Australia (1) 2–1   England (1)   New Zealand (1)   Scotland (1)
1987   England (1) 2–1   Australia (1)   New Zealand (2)   Canada (1)
1989   England (2) –   Australia (2)   West Germany (1)   New Zealand (1)
1991   England (3) 3–0   Australia (3)   West Germany (2)   New Zealand (2)
1993   Australia (2) 2–1   New Zealand (1)   Egypt (1)   England (1)
1995   Australia (3) 2–1   England (2)   New Zealand (3)   Germany (1)
1997   England (4) 2–1   New Zealand (2)   Malaysia (1)   Belgium (1)
1999   Egypt (1) 2–1   England (3)   Malaysia (2)   Australia (1)
2001   England (5) 2–1   Malaysia (1)   Egypt (2)   United States (1)
2003   Egypt (2) 3–0   Australia (4)   England (1)   India (1)
2005   Hong Kong (1) 2–1   Egypt (2)   England (3)   United States (2)
2007   Egypt (3) 2–0   Malaysia (2)   New Zealand (4)   Hong Kong (1)
2009   Egypt (4) 2–0   Hong Kong (1)   India (1)   United States (3)
2011   Egypt (5) 2–1   United States (1)   Hong Kong (1)   India (3)
2013   Egypt (6) 2–0   United States (2)   Hong Kong (2)   England (2)
2015   Egypt (7) 2–0   United States (3)   England (4) /   Malaysia (3)
2017   Egypt (8) 2–0   Malaysia (3)   England (5) /   Hong Kong (4)
2019   Egypt (9) 2–0   Malaysia (4)   England (6) /   Hong Kong (5)
2023   Egypt (10) 2–0   Malaysia (4)   England (7) /   United States (4)
2024   Egypt (11) 2–0   United States (4)   Canada (2) /   Malaysia (4)

Statistics

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Titles by country (Men)

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Titles by country (Women)

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See also

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Notes

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  • a The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979.

References

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  1. ^ "World Junior Championships past winners". WSF. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Dipika Pallikal & Mohamed El Shorbagy Are Top World Junior Seeds". SquashInfo. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. ^ "World Junior Team Champs". Squashplayer.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Relegations: Hopes Squashed". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Schoolgirl stuns squash world". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Dipika Pallikal & Mohamed El Shorbagy Are Top World Junior Seeds". SquashInfo.com. June 26, 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  7. ^ a b c "World Junior Men's Championship" (PDF). WSF. Retrieved 7 March 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Squash Bond Nederland".
  9. ^ "WSF World Juniors 2020 : Cancelled". worldsquash.org. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  10. ^ "WSF World Juniors 2020 : Cancelled". worldsquash.org. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Rising Stars". WISPA. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  12. ^ "WSF World Juniors 2020 : Cancelled". worldsquash.org. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  13. ^ "World Junior Women's Championship" (PDF). WSF. Retrieved 7 March 2010.[dead link‍]
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