The British Junior Open squash championship is considered the second most prestigious junior open squash championship after the World Junior Squash Championships. It is one of the five Tier 2 events in the WSF World Junior Squash Circuit. British Junior Open is divided into ten categories — Boys Under-19, Boys Under-17, Boys Under-15, Boys Under-13, Boys Under-11, Girls Under-19, Girls Under-17, Girls Under-15, Girls Under-13, and Girls Under-11.[1]
| British Junior Open | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Details | |
| Event name | British Junior Open |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club University of Birmingham Sport and Fitness Centre Solihull Arden Club West Warwickshire Sports Club |
| Website britishjunioropen | |
| Men's PSA World Tour | |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Finnlay Withington |
| Women's PSA World Tour | |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Amina Orfi |
The Under-19 boys category was known as the Drysdale Cup before 1999;[2] the Under-16 and Under-14 categories were both held prior to 1999, until being replaced by the Under-15 and Under-17 categories, respectively. The Under-13 categories were also introduced in the same year. The tournament moved to Birmingham from 2018 onwards, where the Under-11 categories were introduced.[3]
List of winners by category (Boys)
editPrior to 1999
edit| Year | Under-14 | Under-16 | Under-19 (Drysdale Cup prior to 1999) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | tournament not created |  Joakim Hirsch |
 Glen Brumby
|
| 1980 | tournament not created |  Carol Martini |
 Stuart Davenport
|
| 1981 | tournament not created | Nigel Stiles |
Chris Dittmar
|
| 1982 | Robert Graham |
 Asad Ahmed |
Chris Dittmar
|
| 1983 | Damian Walker |
Danny Meddings |
Jamie Hickox
|
| 1984 | D Simpson |
Del Harris |
David Lloyd
|
| 1985 | Peter Marshall |
Damian Walker |
Del Harris
|
| 1986 | Simon Parke |
Steve Meads |
Del Harris
|
| 1987 | Stacey Ross |
Simon Parke |
Del Harris
|
| 1988 | Justin Rennie |
Simon Parke |
Del Harris
|
| 1989 | Paul Hargrave |
Stacey Ross |
Simon Parke
|
| 1990 | Chris Tomlinson |
Justin Rennie |
Peter Marshall
|
| 1991 | Ahmed Barada |
Paul Hargrave |
Simon Parke
|
| 1992 | Ahmed Faizy |
Ahmed Barada |
 Juha Raumolin
|
| 1993 | Ahmed Faizy |
Ahmed Barada |
Justin Rennie
|
| 1994 |  Ong Beng Hee |
Ahmed Faizy |
Ahmed Barada
|
| 1995 | Jonathan Kemp |
Ahmed Faizy |
Iain Higgins
|
| 1996 |  Alberto Manso |
Ong Beng Hee |
Ahmed Faizy
|
| 1997 | James Willstrop |
Alberto Manso |
Ahmed Faizy
|
| 1998 | Yasser El Halaby |
Alberto Manso |
Ong Beng Hee
|
After 1999
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Boys' champions by country since 1999
editAs of 2023 edition.
| Country | U-11 | U-13 | U-15 | U-17 | U-19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 59 |
| Pakistan |
0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| England |
0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
 Malaysia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 India |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Peru |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jordan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 96 |
List of winners by category (Girls)
editPrior to 1999
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After 1999
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Girls' champions by country since 1999
editAs of 2023 edition.
| Country | U-11 | U-13 | U-15 | U-17 | U-19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
2 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 65 |
| Malaysia |
1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| India |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| England |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 96 |
Note:
1) The 2000 edition for both boys and girls was held in December 1999.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ British Junior Open history on Squashsite
- ^ "The Drysdale Cup - recent Champions: The Drysdale Cup is the trophy that the U19 boys have competed for since 1926". Squashsite. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "History". Squashsite. Retrieved 5 March 2010.