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British Junior Open 2023
Men's U19 Event
04 - 08 Jan
Birmingham, England |
For draws, news and event info, visit the
official tournament website and follow the action on
Twitter and
Facebook.
Action from the all-glass court and courts one and two is
available to watch
here.
All of the results from day one and updated draws can be found
here |
Final:
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) 11-3,
11-4, 11-8 (36m)
Semi-finals:
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt [1] Rowan Damming (NED) 11-13, 15-13,
11-9, 11-9 (60m)
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [3/4] Hamza Khan (PAK) 6-11, 11-5,
15-17, 11-2, 11-4 (55m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rowan Damming (NED) bt [5/8] Salman Khalil (EGY) 11-9, 12-10,
7-11, 11-9
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt [5/8] Juan Jose Torres (COL) 11-9, 11-6,
11-7
[3/4] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt [9/16] Omar Azzam (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt Rishi Srivastava (USA) 13-11, 11-4, 11-4
Last sixteen round:
[1] Rowan Damming (NED) bt [9/16] Krishna Mishra (IND) 11-13, 11-7,
12-10, 11-5
[5/8] Salman Khalil (EGY) bt [9/16] Hollis Robertson (USA) 15-13, 11-7,
7-11, 11-4
[5/8] Juan Jose Torres (COL) bt Youssef Bastawy (EGY) 11-6, 8-11, 11-9,
11-6
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt [3/4] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) 7-11, 13-11,
11-9, 11-6
[3/4] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt [9/16] Joachim Chuah (MAS) 12-10, 11-7, 10-12,
11-6
[9/16] Omar Azzam (EGY) bt Yassin Shohdy (EGY) 5-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-5
Rishi Srivastava (USA) bt Yusuf Sheikh (ENG) 7-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-6
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt [9/16] David Bernet (SUI) 11-3, 11-9,
6-11, 8-11, 14-12
3rd round:
[1] Rowan Damming (NED) bt Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 10-12, 11-8,
15-13, 6-11, 11-3
[9/16] Krishna Mishra (IND) bt Rhys Evans (WAL) 6-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-5
[9/16] Hollis Robertson (USA) bt Varun Chitturi (USA) 6-11, 15-13, 11-8,
11-9
[5/8] Salman Khalil (EGY) bt Law Arthur Pak Ki (HKG) 11-1, 11-5, 11-6
[5/8] Juan Jose Torres (COL) bt Syan Singh (CAN) 11-8, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6
Youssef Bastawy (EGY) bt [9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Jacob Lin (CAN) 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 15-13
[3/4] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt Oscar Curtis (AUS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6
[3/4] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt Laszlo Godde (FRA) 11-4, 11-9, 11-5
[9/16] Joachim Chuah (MAS) bt Jack O'Flynn (IRL) 11-8, 11-4, 11-2
[9/16] Omar Azzam (EGY) bt Lachlan Sutton (USA) 7-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-6
Yassin Shohdy (EGY) bt [5/8] Noor Zaman (PAK) 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-13,
11-7
Rishi Srivastava (USA) bt [5/8] Ameeshenraj Chandaran (MAS) 11-9, 11-6,
11-6
Yusuf Sheikh (ENG) bt [9/16] Yousef Farag (QAT) 11-4, 11-5, 11-7
[9/16] David Bernet (SUI) bt Shamiel Haeyzad (MAS) 11-4, 3-11, 11-9,
11-9
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) 11-3, 10-12,
11-7, 11-8
2nd round:
[1] Rowan Damming (NED) bt Mattéo Carrouget (FRA) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7,
11-7
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt James Carman (ENG) 11-3, 11-9, 11-4
Rhys Evans (WAL) bt Joe Pannell (ENG) 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7
[9/16] Krishna Mishra (IND) bt Dennis Welte (GER) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4
[9/16] Hollis Robertson (USA) bt Kyle Penman (SCO) 11-4, 11-7, 14-12
Varun Chitturi (USA) bt Rory Richmond (SCO) 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
Law Arthur Pak Ki (HKG) bt Pablo Roko Medija (CRO) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5
[5/8] Salman Khalil (EGY) bt Titouan Isambard (FRA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
[5/8] Juan Jose Torres (COL) bt Sean Murphy (IRL) 8-11, 11-2, 6-11,
11-4, 11-0
Syan Singh (CAN) bt Joel Braddock (ENG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-2
Youssef Bastawy (EGY) bt Charlie Taylor (ENG) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
[9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) bt Lukasz Marcinkowski (POL) 11-7, 11-3,
11-2
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Yujin Ikeda (JPN) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
Jacob Lin (CAN) bt Abdul Rahman Al Hashem (KUW) 11-3, 11-2, 11-7
Oscar Curtis (AUS) bt Ioan Sharpe (WAL) 11-2, 16-14, 11-3
[3/4] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt Nathan Masset (BEL) 11-9, 11-3, 11-9
[3/4] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt Stanley Sykes (ENG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
Laszlo Godde (FRA) bt Kriss Kasunda (ENG) 11-8, 11-2, 11-9
Jack O'Flynn (IRL) bt Hugo Lafuente Jaen (ESP) 11-6, 11-3, 11-1
[9/16] Joachim Chuah (MAS) bt Kun Kim (KOR) 11-9, 11-4, 11-8
[9/16] Omar Azzam (EGY) bt Connor Hayes (AUS) 11-6, 11-5, 11-2
Lachlan Sutton (USA) bt Sam Gerrits (NED) 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4
Yassin Shohdy (EGY) bt Marvin Mortensen-Ramlill (ENG) 11-4, 11-1, 11-5
[5/8] Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Callan Venkatesan (USA) 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3
[5/8] Ameeshenraj Chandaran (MAS) bt Guido Lindner (NED) 11-7, 11-6,
11-6
Rishi Srivastava (USA) bt Jat Tse (HKG) 11-13, 11-7, 5-11, 11-5, 11-9
Yusuf Sheikh (ENG) bt Caleb Boy (ENG) 11-0, 3-11, 11-6, 11-5
[9/16] Yousef Farag (QAT) bt Dumitru Goian (ROM) 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6
[9/16] David Bernet (SUI) bt Lo Chun Yu Kelvin (HKG) 11-2, 15-13, 14-12
Shamiel Haeyzad (MAS) bt Jamie Brown (ENG) 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8
Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt Ewan Harris (CAN) 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt Amir Samimi (LUX) 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
1st round:
[1] Rowan Damming (NED) bye
Mattéo Carrouget (FRA) bt John Anderson (RSA) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6
James Carman (ENG) bt Lee Kangin (KOR) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt Ioan Davis (WAL) 11-2, 11-0, 11-1
Rhys Evans (WAL) bt Mikkel Lund Jensen (DEN) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7
Joe Pannell (ENG) bt Baptiste Legrand (FRA) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3
Dennis Welte (GER) bt Junyoung Kim (KOR) 12-14, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3
[9/16] Krishna Mishra (IND) bye
[9/16] Hollis Robertson (USA) bye
Kyle Penman (SCO) bt William Silvester (WAL) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
Rory Richmond (SCO) bt Yousef Al Kubaisi (QAT) w/o
Varun Chitturi (USA) bt Oliver Coulcher-Porter (ENG) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7
Law Arthur Pak Ki (HKG) bt Cory Harding (ENG) 12-10, 11-5, 11-5
Pablo Roko Medija (CRO) bt Evan Davies-Clarke (WAL) 6-11, 11-8, 7-11,
11-9, 11-0
Titouan Isambard (FRA) bt Elliot Kelly (IRL) 11-7, 11-8, 15-13
[5/8] Salman Khalil (EGY) bye
[5/8] Juan Jose Torres (COL) bye
Sean Murphy (IRL) bt Jaivir Dhillon (IND) 11-7, 11-2, 11-9
Joel Braddock (ENG) bt James Nicholas (AUS) 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5
Syan Singh (CAN) bt Kuhan Raj Rajasegar (MAS) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
Youssef Bastawy (EGY) bt Alec Tomlinson (ENG) 11-1, 11-5, 11-2
Charlie Taylor (ENG) bt Toby Young (GGY) 11-0, 11-4, 11-4
Lukasz Marcinkowski (POL) bt Jan Cerovac (CRO) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5
[9/16] Sam Osborne-Wylde (ENG) bye
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bye
Yujin Ikeda (JPN) bt Oliver Ramsay (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6
Abdul Rahman Al Hashem (KUW) bt Jean-Francois Manigo Gilardoni 11-5,
11-2, 11-0
Jacob Lin (CAN) bt Neil Prabhu 11-1, 11-0, 11-0
Oscar Curtis (AUS) bt Muhammad Azlan Khawar (PAK) 11-7, 11-2, 11-13,
11-6
Ioan Sharpe (WAL) bt Salem Al Malki (QAT) 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7
Nathan Masset (BEL) bt Callum McGurk (ENG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-6
[3/4] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bye
[3/4] Hamza Khan (PAK) bye
Stanley Sykes (ENG) bt Dominic Cox (ENG) 11-1, 11-3, 11-5
Kriss Kasunda (ENG) bt Mark Lee (SGP) 11-9, 11-3, 11-1
Laszlo Godde (FRA) bt Brian Daalhuizen (NED) 11-1, 11-6, 11-4
Jack O'Flynn (IRL) bt Leon Maudgil (ENG) 11-4, 11-2, 11-2
Hugo Lafuente Jaen (ESP) bt Jassim Al Ghareeb (KUW) 11-3, 11-9, 6-11,
11-4
Kun Kim (KOR) bt Thomas Greengrass (ENG) 7-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-9
[9/16] Joachim Chuah (MAS) bye
[9/16] Omar Azzam (EGY) bye
Connor Hayes (AUS) bt Hjalmer Mols (NED) 11-6, 11-5, 13-11
Sam Gerrits (NED) bt Joel Eransus Barber (ESP) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9
Lachlan Sutton (USA) bt Ville Eskola (FIN) 11-2, 11-5, 11-3
Yassin Shohdy (EGY) bt Hussain Alzatari (KUW) 11-4, 11-3, 11-8
Marvin Mortensen-Ramlill (ENG) bt Anas Ali Shah (PAK) w/o
Callan Venkatesan (USA) bt Nero Harms (SUI) 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
[5/8] Noor Zaman (PAK) bye
[5/8] Ameeshenraj Chandaran (MAS) bye
Guido Lindner (NED) bt Kenneth Lamb (AUS) 11-4, 12-10, 11-6
Jat Tse (HKG) bt Raphaël Magron (LUX) 11-4, 11-5, 11-2
Rishi Srivastava (USA) bt Thomas Ramsay (ENG) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
Yusuf Sheikh (ENG) bt Vid Jurković (CRO) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5
Caleb Boy (ENG) bt Billy Whalley (ENG) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3
Dumitru Goian (ROM) bt Zain Qureshi 11-1, 11-2, 11-9
[9/16] Yousef Farag (QAT) bye
[9/16] David Bernet (SUI) bye
Lo Chun Yu Kelvin (HKG) bt Andre Lynn (AUS) 11-9, 11-4, 11-4
Jamie Brown (ENG) bt Oliver Cann (WAL) 11-5, 11-3, 11-4
Shamiel Haeyzad (MAS) bt Mateusz Marcinkowski (POL) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2
Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bye
Ewan Harris (CAN) bt Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (GUY) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3
Amir Samimi (LUX) bt Oscar Lambert 11-2, 11-2, 11-3
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bye |
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British Junior Open 2023
Women's U19 Event
04 - 08 Jan
Birmingham, England |
For draws, news and event info, visit the
official tournament website and follow the action on
Twitter and
Facebook.
Action from the all-glass court and courts one and two is
available to watch
here.
All of the results from day one and updated draws can be found
here |
Final:
[1] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 6-11, 11-6,
4-11, 11-2, 11-6 (49m)
Third place play-off:
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bt [3/4] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 11-5, 3-11,
7-11, 11-8, 11-9
Semi-finals:
[1] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [3/4] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 9-11, 11-5, 11-13,
13-11, 11-7 (70m)
[2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) 11-7, 11-7, 13-11
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rowan Damming (NED) bt [5/8] Salman Khalil (EGY) 11-9, 12-10,
7-11, 11-9
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt [5/8] Juan Jose Torres (COL) 11-9, 11-6,
11-7
[3/4] Hamza Khan (PAK) bt [9/16] Omar Azzam (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8
[2] Finnlay Withington (ENG) bt Rishi Srivastava (USA) 13-11, 11-4, 11-4
Last sixteen round:
[1] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [9/16] Savannah Ingledew (RSA) 11-6, 11-3,
11-4
[5/8] Caroline Fouts (USA) bt [9/16] Emma Bartley (ENG) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4
[5/8] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt [9/16] Emma Trauber (USA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
[3/4] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt [9/16] Akari Midorikawa (JPN) 11-4, 11-4,
11-6
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bt [9/16] Amelie Haworth (ENG) 11-3, 11-8, 11-5
[5/8] Asia Harris (ENG) bt [9/16] Nour Megahed (EGY) 8-11, 8-11, 14-12,
12-10, 11-8
[5/8] Zeina Zein (EGY) bt [9/16] Hana Ismail (EGY) 11-7, 11-13, 4-11,
11-9, 11-7
[2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [9/16] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) 11-5,
11-7, 11-4
2nd round:
[1] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt Dami Kim (KOR) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
[9/16] Savannah Ingledew (RSA) bt Olivia Besant (ENG) 11-1, 11-4, 11-1
[9/16] Emma Bartley (ENG) bt Isabel McCullough (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 12-10
[5/8] Caroline Fouts (USA) bt Ana Munos (FRA) 11-2, 11-4, 11-9
[5/8] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt Wai Sze Wing (HKG) 11-3, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
[9/16] Emma Trauber (USA) bt Ain Jun (KOR) 11-5, 11-1, 11-8
[9/16] Akari Midorikawa (JPN) bt Andreea Ghiorghisor (ROM) 11-5, 11-6,
11-5
[3/4] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt Maeve Baker (USA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bt Chloé Crabbé (BEL) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
[9/16] Amelie Haworth (ENG) bt Alyx Kelleher (WAL) 11-9, 12-10, 11-4
[9/16] Nour Megahed (EGY) bt Jhansi Bhavsar (USA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-1
[5/8] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Layla Johnson (ENG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9
[5/8] Zeina Zein (EGY) bt Vasudha Surange (IND) 11-6, 11-1, 11-4
[9/16] Hana Ismail (EGY) bt Iman Shaheen (CAN) 11-4, 11-0, 11-7
[9/16] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) bt Madison Lyon (AUS) 11-4, 11-9,
11-6
[2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Erin Classen (AUS) 11-4, 11-5, 11-2
1st round:
[1] Amina Orfi (EGY) bye
Dami Kim (KOR) bt Ella Galova (FRA) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
Olivia Besant (ENG) bt Sophie Bolland (ENG) 15-17, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7
[9/16] Savannah Ingledew (RSA) bt Stella Kaufmann (SUI) 11-1, 11-4, 11-3
[9/16] Emma Bartley (ENG) bt Awande Malinga (RSA) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6
Isabel McCullough (ENG) bt Maddison Laine (CAN) 11-9, 11-6, 11-3
Ana Munos (FRA) bt Dora Režić (CRO) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
[5/8] Caroline Fouts (USA) bye
[5/8] Torrie Malik (ENG) bye
Wai Sze Wing (HKG) bt Theodora Papadopoulou (GRE) 11-4, 11-2, 11-2
Ain Jun (KOR) bt Nicoleta Stefan (ROM) 11-9, 11-1, 11-6
[9/16] Emma Trauber (USA) bt Aaliya Abo Al Thinin (SGP) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
[9/16] Akari Midorikawa (JPN) bt Camillia Hendy (NOR) 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
Andreea Ghiorghisor (ROM) bt Lara Newton (ENG) 11-6, 11-5, 3-11, 16-18,
11-9
Maeve Baker (USA) bt Sophie Thomas (IRL) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
[3/4] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bye
[3/4] Aira Azman (MAS) bye
Chloé Crabbé (BEL) bt Milena Velychko (UKR) 11-7, 11-4, 16-14
Alyx Kelleher (WAL) bt Millie Flynn (ENG) 11-0, 11-4, 11-0
[9/16] Amelie Haworth (ENG) bt Hayeon Kim (KOR) 11-2, 11-5, 11-3
[9/16] Nour Megahed (EGY) bt Zi Fang Lee (SGP) 11-2, 11-4, 11-7
Jhansi Bhavsar (USA) bt Natalie Main (ENG) 11-6, 11-1, 11-2
Layla Johnson (ENG) bt Charlotte Silwood (ENG) 11-2, 11-2, 11-3
[5/8] Asia Harris (ENG) bt Maria Protsepova (IRL) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
[5/8] Zeina Zein (EGY) bt Annabelle Satow (ENG) w/o
Vasudha Surange (IND) bt Gioia D'Alonzo (AUT) 12-10, 11-3, 11-1
Iman Shaheen (CAN) bt Wai Leng Yeung (MAC) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
[9/16] Hana Ismail (EGY) bt Gemma Vercillo (ITA) 11-1, 11-3, 11-1
[9/16] Yasshmita Jadishkumar (MAS) bt Isabel Sargent (ENG) 11-3, 11-5,
11-5
Madison Lyon (AUS) bt Lea-Iris Murrizi (GER) 11-7, 11-5, 11-8
Erin Classen (AUS) bt Amy Royle (ENG) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3
[2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bye |
Day 5
Withington and Orfi capture British Junior Open Under
19 titles in Birmingham
U19 winners Finnlay Withington and Amina Orfi
England’s Finnlay Withington and Egypt’s Amina Orfi have claimed the
British Junior Open Under 19 titles today after overcoming compatriots
Jonah Bryant and Fayrouz Aboelkheir respectively in entertaining finals
at the University of Birmingham Sport.
No.2 seed Withington started the better of the two Englishmen in the
boys final as he moved the ball around the court with great precision to
test the movement and physical capabilities of Bryant early on in the
match. Withington’s accuracy and severity was rewarded as he took a huge
2-0 lead winning 11-3, 11-4 in the opening two games to place one hand
on the trophy. Despite a better showing from 9/16 seed Bryant in the
third game, Withington was too sharp on the day as he sealed the game
11-8 to claim his maiden British Junior Open title.
Withington said: “I’m really happy, I can’t put it into words. It’s a
bit of relief! I stuck to the game plan and just played really well.
It’s always a hard game with Jonah, I didn’t really let him into the
game. Towards the end I got a bit nervous to try and close it out but
luckily I did.”
The all-Egyptian girls final was as fiercely contested as expected with
both girls leaving it all out on the court and determined to get their
hands on the trophy. 15-year-old Orfi found herself 2-1 down to No.2
seed Aboelkheir but as she so often does in British Junior Open finals,
found a way to win. She stepped up the court to take time away from her
compatriot and stormed to victory by winning the final two games 11-2,
11-6 to claim her fourth British Junior Open title.
Orfi said; “Playing with her [Fayrouz Aboelkheir] is always more mental
than it is tactical and physical,” said Orfi after her win.
“There’s a lot going on in Egypt and we’re main rivals and some people
cheer for me and some for her, so beating her again for a second time
this season is a huge win for me.”
Top-seeded Egyptian Youssef Salem claimed the boys under 17 title after
he defeated compatriot Eyad Hossam in a four-game contest. Hossam
captured the first game 11-9 but was unable to continue his momentum as
Salem moved through the gears to take the next three games and take the
title. The U.S captured their second title of the day as 3/4 seed
Madison Ho overcame Egypt’s Malak Khafagy in straight games to lift the
title. Ho established a 2-0 lead and secured a nail-biting third game
14-12 to win the match.
India’s No.1 seed Anahat Singh produced a terrific performance to
capture the girls under 15 title as she beat Egypt’s 3/4 seed Sohaila
Hazem in four games. With the score level at 1-1, Singh stepped up her
game to charge towards the finishing line, winning 11-7, 11-5 to seal
the win. Egyptian success was guaranteed in the boys category as No.2
seed Marwan Asal took on compatriot and 9/16 seed Seif Refaay for the
title. Asal produced a dominant display to completely nullify Refaay’s
attacks and limited the surprise finalist to just 19 minutes on court.
All but one of the top seeds prevailed in the under 13 and 11 categories
as Egyptian duo Talia Sherif and Hazem Sarwat claimed the under 11
titles, beating compatriots Lilly Mashaal and Malek Ahmed respectively.
USA’s Carlton Capella recovered from a game down to beat Pakistan’s
Nauman Khan in the boys under 13s final. The upset came in the girls
draw as 3/4 seed Habiba Rizk defeated fellow Egyptian and No.1 seed
Malika Taymour in straight games to lift the trophy.
Results -
British Junior Open 2023 finals
2023 Champions
G11 [1] Talia Sherif (Egy) 3-2 Lilly Mashaal (Egy) 11-7, 7-11, 6-11,
11-9, 11-2 (30m)
B11 [1] Hazem Sarwat (Egy) 3-1 [3/4] Malek Ahmed (Egy) 11-9, 10-12,
11-2, 11-1 (30m)
G13 [3/4] Habiba Rizk (Egy) 3-0 [1] Malika Taymour (Egy) 11-7, 11-8,
11-8 (24m)
B13 [1] Carlton Capella (Usa) 3-1 [5/8] Nauman Khan (Pak) 7-11, 14-12,
11-9, 11-9 (36m)
G15 [1] Anahat Singh (Ind) 3-1 [3/4] Sohaila Hazem (Egy) 11-8, 8-11,
11-7, 11-5 (28m)
B15 [2] Marwan Asal (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Seif Refaay (Egy) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
(19m)
G17 [3/4] Madison Ho (Usa) 3-0 [3/4] Nour Khafagy (Egy) 11-8, 11-8,
14-12 (38m)
B17 [1] Youssef Salem (Egy) 3-1 [3/4] Eyad Hossam (Egy) 9-11, 11-9,
11-6, 11-4 (45m)
G19 [1] Amina Orfi (Egy) 3-2 [2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (Egy) 6-11, 11-6,
4-11, 11-2, 11-6 (49m)
B19 [2] Finnlay Withington (Eng) 3-0 [9/16] Jonah Bryant (Eng) 11-3,
11-4, 11-8 (36m)
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Day 4
All-English Boys Under 19 Final Confirmed In
Birmingham
Finnlay Withington
England is guaranteed a winner in the boys under 19 category at the 2023
British Junior Open as 9/16 seed Jonah Bryant again upset the seedings
to defeat No.1 seed and World Junior Champion Rowan Damming from the
Netherlands. He’ll take on compatriot, Finnlay Withington, for the
coveted title after the No.2 seed overcame Pakistan’s 3/4 seed Hamza
Khan in five games.
The rallies couldn’t have been closer between Bryant and Damming
throughout the match, with both players trying to find ways to break
down each other’s rhythm and move ahead in the scoreboard. After
narrowly losing the first game, Bryant stuck to this game plan in the
following games and used height to move Damming away from the T and
attack from in front of the top seed. Bryant reaped the rewards in the
last three games and secured them all by the tightest of margins,
winning 15-13, 11-9, 11-9 to move into the final.
No.2 seed Withington’s win closed out the day’s play as he came from
behind to defeat 3/4 seed Hamza Khan in five games. The Lancashire
18-year-old started strongly in the contest and took the opening game
11-6 to put pressure on Khan to respond. Khan did just that as he
stormed back into the match, hitting with pace and severity into all
corners and sealed a nail-biting third game 17-15 to take a 2-1 lead.
Withington wasn’t deterred however and managed to put hard rallies into
the legs of Khan which the scoreline reflected. Resistance disappeared
from Khan as Withington took the last two games comfortably 11-2, 11-4
to set up the all-England final.
Like the boys final, the girls under 19 title will also be contested
between two players of the same nation as top-seeded Egyptians Amina
Orfi and Fayrouz Aboelkheir both advanced to the final, but in
contrasting styles. No.1 seed, Orfi, came through a brutal 70-minute
affair with compatriot and 3/4 seed Malak Khafagy. Orfi trailed 2-1 but
used her skill and determination to fight back and secure the win. No.2
seed Aboelkheir had no such trouble as she overcame Malaysia’s 3/4 seed
Aira Azman in straight games to reach the final.
Unseeded American Alexander Dartnell’s dream run in the boys under 17s
came to an end as he was beaten by Egypt’s 3/4 seed Eyad Hossam in three
games. Hossam will now face top seed and compatriot Youssef Salem, who
secured a five-game win over another surprise semi-finalist Jooyung Na
of Korea.
The shocks came in the girls semi-finals as both top-seeded Egyptians
Barb Sameh and Salma El Sheik were beaten by 3/4 seeds Madison Ho from
USA and Nour Khafagy from Egypt. Ho lost the first two games to No.1
seed Sameh, including an 11-0 first game, but managed to battle back in
spectacular style to earn her spot in the final. Khafagy recorded three
11-8 games against compatriot El Sheik to win 3-0 to book her spot in
the final.
Another big upset came in the boys under 15 category as 9/16 seed Seif
Refaay from Egypt knocked out No.1 seeded Malaysian Nickleswar
Mogansundraham to reach the final. Refaay will be up against Marwan Asal
(younger brother of World No.2 Mostafa Asal) in the final. In the girls
category, India’s Anahat Singh secured her place in the final in
confident style against 3/4 seeded Malak Samir from Egypt and will take
on other 3/4 seed Sohaila Hazem, also from Egypt for the title.
Action from the all-glass court at the University of Birmingham and
courts one and two at the Edgbaston Priory Club is available to watch
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Day 3
Bryant produces another upset to join compatriot
Withington in Semi-Finals
After yesterday’s terrific win over 3/4 seed Mohamed Salem Zakaria from
Egypt, 9/16 seed Jonah Bryant from Sussex produced another sublime
performance to join compatriot and second seed Finn Withington in the
boys under 19s semi-finals.
Bryant overcame recent U.S. Junior Open winner Juan Jose Torres in
straight games to book his place in the final four. The underdog,
Bryant, controlled the middle of the court by using great height to
always keep his opponent moving and pick off the loose returns of the
Colombian. After securing a tight first game 11-9, Bryant went on to win
the following games 11-6, 11-7 to reach the semi-finals where he will
face top seed Rowan Damming from The Netherlands.
His England teammate Withington also recorded a straight games victory
over USA’s Rishi Srivastava to move into the semi-finals. Like Bryant,
the Lancashire player also struggled in the opening game but managed to
take it 13-11 before looking completely at home on the all-glass court
at the University of Birmingham and comfortably controlled the match
from there to take both following games 11-4. Withington now faces
Pakistan’s 3/4 seed Hamza Khan for a spot in the prestigious final.
Egypt represents three out of four semi-finalists in the girls under 19
category as all top four seeds progressed through their respective
quarter finals. The only non-Egyptian is Malaysia’s 3/4 seed Aira Azman
who defeated England’s 5/8 seed Asia Harris in four games to reach the
final four. Egyptian trio Amina Orfi, Fayrouz Aboelkheir and Malak
Khafagy all came through comfortably in straight games to book their
spots in the last four.
Like the girls under 19s, all top four seeds have progressed through in
the girls under 17s with three Egyptians again featuring alongside
Madison Ho of the USA. They all won their matches 3-1 apart from second
seed Salma El Sheik, who needed all five games to see off surprise
quarter finalist Ena Kwong from Hong Kong.
In the boys under 17s, unseeded American Alexander Dartnell scored yet
another victory as he came from 2-0 down to overcome 5/8 seed Wa-Sern
Low from Malaysia to advance to the semi-finals. He’ll be up against 3/4
seed Eyad Hossam from Egypt, whilst top seed Youssef Salem (also from
Egypt) will face 5/8 seeded Korean Jooyung Na, who won an entertaining
match against Egypt’s Elias Daoud.
Another unseeded semi-finalist features in the boys under 15s as USA’s
Aiden Chi-Ren Chiang defeated 9/16 seeded Shunsaku Kariyaznoo from Japan
to make the final four. He’ll now face second seeded Egyptian Marwan
Asal for a spot in the final. Whilst in the other half of the draw,
Egypt’s Seif Refaay overcame 3/4 seed Jack Elriani in three tight games
to set up a clash with top seeded Malaysian Nickleswar Mogansundraham.
The only upset in the girls under 15 category came from Egypt’s 5/8 seed
Ruqayya Salem who bested second seed Whitney Wilson of Malaysia 3-1 to
reach the semi-finals. Salem will face 3/4 seeded compatriot Sohaila
Hazem in the next round, with the winner set to face either top seed
Anahat Singh from India or Malak Samir in the final on Sunday.
Action from the all-glass court at the University of Birmingham and
courts one and two at the Edgbaston Priory Club is available to watch
here.
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Day 2
Jonah Bryant gatecrashes Boys U19 Quarter Finals in
Birmingham
Sussex’s Jonah Bryant produced a stunning performance on day two of the
British Junior Open to come from a game down to beat 3/4 seed Mohamed
Hassan Zakaria and secure a place in the quarter finals.
Zakaria reached the quarter final stage at the World Junior
Championships and after starting well in the last 16 contest with
Bryant, looked determined to reach the next round. Bryant had other
ideas however and started to control the middle of the court after the
first game to pick off the young Egyptian and move ahead on the
scoreboard. Bryant closed out tight second and third games 13-11, 11-9
before setting himself up with four match balls at 106 in game four and
converted at the first time of asking. He’ll now face recent U.S. Junior
Open winner Juan Jose Torres for a spot in the semi-finals.
Bryant is joined in the quarter finals by compatriot and second seed
Finnlay Withington, who survived a scare from Switzerland’s David Bernet
to advance to the last eight. Lancashire’s Withington secured a 2-0 lead
to place one foot in the next round but was pegged back by the Swiss to
2-2. Withington showed his class however to clinch the fifth 14-12 and
continue his run in the event.
There were no upsets in the girls under 19 category as all top eight
seeds progressed through to the quarter finals. Yorkshire’s Asia Harris
was forced to battle her way back from 2-0 down against Egypt’s Nour
Megahed to reach the quarters. Harris showed her fighting spirit to
close out games three and four 14-12, 12-10 before winning the final
game 11-8 to move into the last eight. She now faces Malaysia’s 3/4 seed
Aira Azman in the next round.
There was also a five-game victory for 5/8 seed Zeina Zein, who had to
come from behind to beat compatriot Hana Ismail to book her quarter
final place. The World No.67 found herself trailing 2-1 in the tie but
converted a crucial fourth game 11-9 to equalise before going on and
taking victory in the fifth. She now faces another Egyptian, in the form
of second seed Fayrouz Aboelkheir, who wasted no time in beating
Malaysia’s Yasshmita Jadishkumar.
In the boys under 17s second Adham Roshdy was beaten by USA’s 17/32 seed
Alexander Dartnell earlier in the day and scored another victory later
on over Marwan Tamer to book his place in the quarter finals. There was
only one upset in the girls draw, as Hong Kong’s Ena Kwong defeated 5/8
seed Ayten Elbagoury to move into the quarter finals.
All the top two seeds have progressed in the under 15 and 13 draws with
India’s Anahat Singh and Egypt’s Marwan Asal (younger brother to World
#2 Mostafa) looking in fine form in the under 15 categories.
Action from the all-glass court at the University of Birmingham and
courts one and two at the Edgbaston Priory Club is available to watch
here.
All of the results from day one and updated draws can be found
here
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Day 1
British Junior Open 2023 Gets Underway In Birmingham
Day one of the 2023 British Junior Open got underway today from four
different venues across Birmingham with 620 matches taking place with
players looking to progress through to the second and third rounds of
the competition.
Finnlay Withington
In the boys under 19 category, both top seeds and World Junior
Championships finalists Rowan Damming and Finnlay Withington scored
victories to progress to round three. World Champion Damming from The
Netherlands had to recover from a game down to overcome France’s Matteo
Carrouget. In the meantime, Lancashire’s Withington needed just three
games to defeat Luxembourg’s Amir Samimi on the all-glass court at the
University of Birmingham.
World No.93 and girls under 19 top seed wasted no time in
securing her place in the next round as she beat Korea’s Dami Kim 11-3
in all three games. She’ll now face South Africa’s 9/16 seed Savannah
Ingledew in the next round. No.2 seed and fellow Egyptian Fayrouz
Aboelkheir also progressed to the next round after defeating South
Africa’s Erin Classen. World No.47 Aboelkheir now plays Australia’s
Madison Lyon for a spot in the last 16.
Amina Orfi
In the boys under 17 category, England’s James Averill became the only
surprise player through to the last 32 as he overcame 17/32 seed Tsz
Shing Tam in four games. Averill took the opening two games and despite
dropping the third game managed to regroup and close out the match in
four games. He’ll join all the other seeds in the next round including
top seeds Youssef Salem and Adam Roshdy.
The only upset in round two of the girls under 17s came from Canada’s
Spring Ma, who overcame Malaysia’s 9/17 seed Anrie Chu You Goh in four
games, winning 11-8 in the fifth game. She now plays World No.208 and
3/4 seed Nour Khafagy for a spot in the quarter finals. Egypt’s top two
seeds Barb Sameh and Salma El Sheikh both recorded comfortable wins to
reach the last 16, both winning 3-0.
All but one of the top eight seeds in both the boys and girls under 15s
and 13s categories progressed through to the third round. That upset was
caused by Zeina Abdelaal who beat 5/8 seed Ameerah Ismail in emphatic
style to reach the next round.
The action continues tomorrow across Birmingham with play starting at
09:00 (UK time). Action from the all-glass court at the University of
Birmingham and courts one and two at the Edgbaston Priory Club is
available to watch
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World champions Orfi and Damming headline 2023 British
Junior Open draws
The draws for the 2023 British Junior Open (BJO) have been released with
current world junior champions Amina Orfi of Egypt and Rowan Damming of
the Netherlands headlining the girls and boys under 19 draws
respectively in Birmingham from 4-8 January.
The flagship event will feature strong contingents of representatives
from Egypt, Malaysia and the USA among the tournament favourites.
Featuring 673 international players competing across 10 age categories,
the England Squash platinum event returns to its full scale for the
first time since 2020.
BU19 top seed Damming is predicted to meet 15-year-old [3/4] Mohamed
Zakaria (Egy) in the semi-finals ahead of a potential final showdown
with home hero Finnlay Withington - in what could be a repeat of the
2022 World Men’s Junior Championships final. Hot on their heels and
looking to upset proceedings is Columbia’s [5/8] Juan Jose Torres Lara
who edged Damming in a thrilling US Junior Open BU19 final yesterday.
An all-Egyptian GU19 final could be on the cards featuring three-time
BJO champion Orfi and World No.47 [2] Fayrouz Aboelokheir, a former BJO
GU15 champion.
In Orfi's half of the draw is reigning BJO champion [5/8] Torrie Malik
(Eng) and 3/4 seed Malak Khagafy (Egy), while Malaysia’s former BJO
champion Aira Azman is scheduled for a last four encounter with
Aboelkheir.
An Egyptian quartet is seeded to meet in the last four of the BU17 draw
with top seed Youssef Salem striving to capture his second BJO title.
Lying in wait for a shot at the title are compatriots [2] Adham Roshdy,
[3/4] Ahmed Rashed and [3/4] Eyad Hossam.
Egypt’s Barb Sameh is in prime position to take the GU17 title as top
seed and is predicted to meet [3/4] Madison Ho (USA) in the semis ahead
of a potential final showdown with compatriot [2] Salma El Sheik.
Hot favourite to lift the BU15 title is former BJO champion Nickleswar
Mogansundraham of Malaysia. Looking to mount an upset is two-time US
Junior champion [3/4] Jack Elriani (USA) and [2] Marwan Asal (Egy).
14-year-old Anahat Singh, who represented India at the Birmingham 2022
Commonwealth Games, is on the cards to add a second BJO title to her
impressive medal haul as GU15 top seed. Singh is predicted to square off
with [2] Whitney Wilson (Mas) in the final in what could be a repeat of
the 2019 GU11 final in which Singh prevailed.
The BU13 draw predicts a USA/Egypt final with top seed Carlton Capella
(USA) set to do battle with Eygptian [2] Eyad Walid Youssef Moussa.
Meanwhile, Capella’s compatriot [2] Isabella Tang is predicted to meet
top seed Malika Taymour (Egy) in the GU13 final.
In the under 11s, Egyptians Hazem Sarwat and Talia Sherif are favourites
to lift the boys and girls titles respectively.
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