British Junior Open Squash
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 | |
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| 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 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)
Prior to 1999
| Year | Under-14 | Under-16 | Under-19 (Drysdale Cup prior to 1999) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | tournament not created |  Joakim Hirsch | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
List of winners by category (Girls)
Prior to 1999
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After 1999
Girls' champions by country since 1999
As 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
References
- 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.
External links
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