World Junior Squash Championships

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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] Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below.[2][3] 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.[4][5] The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979.[6] The individuals event (for both men's and women's) are held annually starting from 2009 while the team event remains biennial.[4][5]

The winners of the 2015 men's and women's individual tournament, held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, were Diego Elías from Peru and Nouran Gohar from Egypt.

Men's championship

Karim Darwish won the World Junior individual title in Milan in 2000.
Chris Dittmar was the runner-up for the individual championship in 1980 and 1982.

Individual

Year Venue Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final
1980  SWE Kungalv  AUS Peter Nance  AUS Chris Dittmar 6–9, 9–7, 9–2, 9–6
1982  MAS Kuala Lumpur  PAK Sohail Qaiser  AUS Chris Dittmar 3–9, 10–8, 9–4, 9–3
1984  CAN Calgary  AUS Chris Robertson  ENG David Lloyd 9–0, 9–5, 9–0
1986  AUS Brisbane  PAK Jansher Khan  AUS Rodney Eyles 9–3, 9–0, 9–2
1988  SCO Edinburgh  ENG Del Harris  AUS Anthony Hill 9–6, 5–9, 7–9, 9–7, 9–2
1990  GER Paderborn  ENG Simon Parke  ENG David Campion 9–7, 9–4, 9–1
1992  HKG Hong Kong  FIN Juha Raumolin  CAN Jonathon Power 5–9, 9–3, 9–7, 9–2
1994  NZL Christchurch  EGY Ahmed Barada  EGY Omar El Borolossy 9–0, 7–9, 3–9, 9–3, 9–2
1996  EGY Cairo  EGY Ahmed Faizy  AUS Stewart Boswell 9–6, 3–9, 9–7, 9–6
1998  USA Princeton  MAS Ong Beng Hee  EGY Wael El Hindi 7–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–5
2000  ITA Milan  EGY Karim Darwish  FRA Grégory Gaultier 9–1, 9–3, 9–7
2002  IND Chennai  ENG James Willstrop  ENG Peter Barker 9–0, 9–3, 9–1
2004  PAK Islamabad  EGY Ramy Ashour  PAK Yasir Butt 9–5, 10–8, 9–3
2006  NZL Palmerston North  EGY Ramy Ashour  EGY Omar Mosaad 9–1, 9–3, 9–1
2008   SUI Zurich  EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy  PAK Aamir Atlas Khan 2–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–4
2009  IND Chennai  EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy  MAS Ivan Yuen 11–9, 12–10, 11–2
2010  ECU Quito  EGY Amr Khaled Khalifa  EGY Ali Farag 8–11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–7
2011  BEL Herentals  MEX Hugo El Shorbagy  MEX Liz David 11–0, 11–0, 11–0
2012  QAT Doha  EGY Marwan El Shorbagy  EGY Mohamed Abouelghar 11–9, 7–11, 11–7, 11–8
2013  POL Wroclaw  EGY Karim El Hammamy  EGY Fares Dessouki 11–8, 11–6, 6–11, 13–11
2014  NAM Windhoek  PER Diego Elías  EGY Omar El Atmas 11–3, 11–2, 11–1
2015  NED Eindhoven[7]  PER Diego Elías  EGY Youssef Soliman 11–6, 11–9, 11–8
2016  POL Bielsko-Biała

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.[6]

Official men's world team championship tournament has been held between 1980 and now. It has been won by 4 different 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.[6]

* 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 –

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.[8]

Year Venue Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final
1981  CAN Ottawa  ENG Lisa Opie  ENG Martine Le Moignan 9–4, 9–6, 10–8
1983  AUS Perth  AUS Robin Friday  AUS Helen Paradeiser 10–8, 9–2, 9–3
1985  IRL Dublin  ENG Lucy Soutter  AUS Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–1, 9–1, 9–6
1987  ENG Brighton  AUS Sarah Fitz-Gerald  ENG Donna Vardy 9–0, 9–6, 9–0
1989  NZL Hamilton  ENG Donna Vardy  NZL Lynora Hati 9–2, 9–1, 9–3
1991  NOR Bergen  ENG Cassie Jackman  GER Sabine Schoene 9–1, 4–9, 9–6, 6–9, 9–0
1993  MAS Kuala Lumpur  AUS Rachael Grinham  NZL Sarah Cook 9–6, 5–9, 9–5, 9–1
1995  AUS Sydney  NZL Jade Wilson  AUS Rachael Grinham 9–3, 9–4, 9–7
1997  BRA Rio de Janeiro  ENG Tania Bailey  FRA Isabelle Stoehr 9–6, 9–1, 9–7
1999  BEL Antwerp  MAS Nicol David  MAS Leong Siu Lynn 9–5, 9–3, 9–2
2001  MAS Penang  MAS Nicol David  EGY Omneya Abdel Kawy 9–2, 9–4, 9–2
2003  EGY Cairo  EGY Omneya Abdel Kawy  EGY Amnah El Trabolsy 9–0, 9–6, 9–4
2005  BEL Herentals  EGY Raneem El Weleily  IND Joshna Chinappa 9–3, 9–4, 10–8
2007  HKG Hong Kong  EGY Raneem El Weleily  FRA Camille Serme 9–2, 9–4, 5–9, 9–3
2009  IND Chennai  EGY Nour El Sherbini  EGY Nour El Tayeb 5–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–5
2010  GER Cologne  USA Amanda Sobhy  EGY Nour El Tayeb 3–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–7
2011  USA Boston  EGY Nour El Tayeb  EGY Nour El Sherbini 11–5, 3–11, 11–7, 11–8
2012  QAT Doha  EGY Nour El Sherbini  EGY Yathreb Adel 10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 11–2
2013  POL Wroclaw  EGY Nour El Sherbini  EGY Mariam Ibrahim Metwally 11–7, 16–14, 11–8
2014  NAM Windhoek  EGY Habiba Mohamed  EGY Nouran Ahmed Gohar 6–11, 11–2, 11–7, 11–6
2015  NED Eindhoven  EGY Nouran Gohar  EGY Habiba Mohamed 11–6, 7–11, 11–7, 17–15
2016  POL Bielsko-Biała

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.[9]

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)

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.

References

General
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External links

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