World Junior Squash Championships

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World Squash Junior Championships
Details
Event nameWorld Junior Championships
Website
wsfworldjuniors.com
Winners
Men'sEgypt Mohamed Zakaria
Women'sEgypt Amina Orfi

The World Squash Junior Championships is the junior world championship of squash conducted by World Squash.[1] Players aged under 19 can participate.[2] The event used to be hosted biennially but has been held annually since 2009.[3]

Men's individual

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.
Year Venue Champion Runner-up Scoreline
1980Sweden KungälvAustralia Peter NanceAustralia Chris Dittmar6–9, 9–7, 9–2, 9–6
1982Malaysia Kuala LumpurPakistan Sohail QaiserAustralia Chris Dittmar3–9, 10–8, 9–4, 9–3
1984Canada CalgaryAustralia Chris RobertsonEngland David Lloyd9–0, 9–5, 9–0
1986Australia BrisbanePakistan Jansher KhanAustralia Rodney Eyles9–3, 9–0, 9–2
1988Netherlands EdinburghEngland Del HarrisAustralia Anthony Hill9–6, 5–9, 7–9, 9–7, 9–2
1990Germany PaderbornEngland Simon ParkeEngland David Campion9–7, 9–4, 9–1
1992Hong Kong Hong KongFinland Juha RaumolinCanada Jonathon Power5–9, 9–3, 9–7, 9–2
1994New Zealand ChristchurchEgypt Ahmed BaradaEgypt Omar El Borolossy9–0, 7–9, 3–9, 9–3, 9–2
1996Egypt CairoEgypt Ahmed FaizyAustralia Stewart Boswell9–6, 3–9, 9–7, 9–6
1998United States PrincetonMalaysia Ong Beng HeeEgypt Wael El Hindi7–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–5
2000Italy MilanEgypt Karim DarwishFrance Grégory Gaultier9–1, 9–3, 9–7
2002India ChennaiEngland James WillstropEngland Peter Barker9–0, 9–3, 9–1
2004Pakistan IslamabadEgypt Ramy AshourPakistan Yasir Butt9–5, 10–8, 9–3
2006New Zealand Palmerston NorthEgypt Ramy AshourEgypt Omar Mosaad9–1, 9–3, 9–1
2008Switzerland ZürichEgypt Mohamed El ShorbagyPakistan Aamir Atlas Khan2–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–4
2009India ChennaiEgypt Mohamed El ShorbagyMalaysia Ivan Yuen11–9, 12–10, 11–2
2010Ecuador QuitoEgypt Amr Khaled KhalifaEgypt Ali Farag8–11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–7
2011Belgium HerentalsEgypt Marwan El ShorbagyEgypt Mohamed Abouelghar11–6, 11–6, 11–8
2012Qatar DohaEgypt Marwan El ShorbagyEgypt Mohamed Abouelghar11–9, 7–11, 11–7, 11–8
2013Poland WrocławEgypt Karim El HammamyEgypt Fares Dessouky11–8, 11–6, 6–11, 13–11
2014Namibia WindhoekPeru Diego ElíasEgypt Omar El Atmas11–3, 11–2, 11–1
2015Netherlands Eindhoven[4]Peru Diego ElíasEgypt Youssef Soliman11–6, 11–9, 11–8
2016Poland Bielsko-BiałaMalaysia Eain Yow NgEgypt Saadeldin Abouaish11–3, 9–11 11–7, 11–5
2017New Zealand TaurangaEgypt Marwan TarekFrance Victor Crouin11–9, 3–11, 11–6, 3–11, 11–2
2018India ChennaiEgypt Mostafa AsalEgypt Marwan Tarek11–7, 13–11, 11–4
2019Malaysia Kuala LumpurEgypt Mostafa AsalEgypt Moustafa El Sirty12–10, 11–3, 11–6
2020Australia Gold CoastCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[5]
2022France MaxévilleNetherlands Rowan DammingEngland Finnlay Withington11–4, 12–10, 11–8
2023Australia MelbournePakistan Hamza KhanEgypt Mohamed Zakaria10–12, 14–12, 11–3, 11–6
2024United States HoustonEgypt Mohamed ZakariaSouth Korea Na Joo-young11–6, 11–4, 11–6
2025Egypt New CairoEgypt Mohamed ZakariaEgypt Marwan Assal11–5, 11–3, 11–4

Women's individual

Nicol David is the first squash player to have won the individual World Junior title twice (1999 and 2001).
Nour El Sherbini became the youngest world junior champion at the age of 13.

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.[6]

Year Venue Champion Runner-up Scoreline
1981Canada OttawaEngland Lisa OpieEngland Martine Le Moignan9–4, 9–6, 10–8
1983Australia PerthAustralia Robyn FridayAustralia Helen Paradeiser10–8, 9–2, 9–3
1985Republic of Ireland DublinEngland Lucy SoutterAustralia Sarah Fitz-Gerald9–1, 9–1, 9–6
1987England BrightonAustralia Sarah Fitz-GeraldEngland Donna Vardy9–0, 9–6, 9–0
1989New Zealand HamiltonEngland Donna VardyNew Zealand Lynora Hati9–2, 9–1, 9–3
1991Norway BergenEngland Cassie JackmanGermany Sabine Schöne9–1, 4–9, 9–6, 6–9, 9–0
1993Malaysia Kuala LumpurAustralia Rachael GrinhamNew Zealand Sarah Cook9–6, 5–9, 9–5, 9–1
1995Australia SydneyNew Zealand Jade WilsonAustralia Rachael Grinham9–3, 9–4, 9–7
1997Brazil Rio de JaneiroEngland Tania BaileyFrance Isabelle Stoehr9–6, 9–1, 9–7
1999Belgium AntwerpMalaysia Nicol DavidMalaysia Leong Siu Lynn9–5, 9–3, 9–2
2001Malaysia PenangMalaysia Nicol DavidEgypt Omneya Abdel Kawy9–2, 9–4, 9–2
2003Egypt CairoEgypt Omneya Abdel KawyEgypt Amnah El Trabolsy9–0, 9–6, 9–4
2005Belgium HerentalsEgypt Raneem El WeleilyIndia Joshna Chinappa9–3, 9–4, 10–8
2007Hong Kong Hong KongEgypt Raneem El WeleilyFrance Camille Serme9–2, 9–4, 5–9, 9–3
2009India ChennaiEgypt Nour El SherbiniEgypt Nour El Tayeb5–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–5
2010Germany CologneUnited States Amanda SobhyEgypt Nour El Tayeb3–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–7
2011United States BostonEgypt Nour El TayebEgypt Nour El Sherbini11–5, 3–11, 11–7, 11–8
2012Qatar DohaEgypt Nour El SherbiniEgypt Yathreb Adel10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 11–2
2013Poland WrocławEgypt Nour El SherbiniEgypt Mariam Metwally11–7, 16–14, 11–8
2014Namibia WindhoekEgypt Habiba MohamedEgypt Nouran Gohar6–11, 11–2, 11–7, 11–6
2015Netherlands EindhovenEgypt Nouran GoharEgypt Habiba Mohamed11–6, 7–11, 11–7, 17–15
2016Poland Bielsko-BiałaEgypt Nouran GoharEgypt Rowan Elaraby11–5, 11–6, 11–7
2017New Zealand TaurangaEgypt Rowan ElarabyEgypt Hania El Hammamy11–7, 11–9, 11–8
2018India ChennaiEgypt Rowan ElarabyEgypt Hania El Hammamy11–4, 11–9, 10–12, 11–9
2019Malaysia Kuala LumpurEgypt Hania El HammamyEgypt Jana Shiha11–9, 11–6, 11–8
2020Australia Gold CoastCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[7]
2022France MaxévilleEgypt Amina OrfiEgypt Salma El Tayeb9–11, 1–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–7
2023 Australia Melbourne Egypt Amina Orfi Malaysia Aira Azman 11–8, 11–5, 11–1
2024United States HoustonEgypt Amina OrfiEgypt Fayrouz Aboelkheir11–7, 15–13, 11–5
2025Egypt New CairoEgypt Amina OrfiEgypt Nadien Elhammamy11–7, 11–5, 11–5

Statistics

Men

16 
 Egypt
3 
 England
3 
 Pakistan
2 
 Australia
2 
 Malaysia
2 
 Peru
1 
 Finland
1 
 Netherlands

Women

17 
 Egypt
5 
 England
3 
 Australia
2 
 Malaysia
1 
 New Zealand
1 
 United States

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. "World Junior Championships past winners". WSF. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. "World Junior Team Champs". Squashplayer.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. "Dipika Pallikal & Mohamed El Shorbagy Are Top World Junior Seeds". SquashInfo.com. June 26, 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  4. "Squash Bond Nederland".
  5. "WSF World Juniors 2020 : Cancelled". worldsquash.org. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. "Rising Stars". WISPA. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  7. "WSF World Juniors 2020 : Cancelled". worldsquash.org. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.