The 2025 British Junior Open continued today in Birmingham with semi-final matches in all ten categories. All the semi-finals were played out at the University of Birmingham, with all but the U11 matches on the Glass Court.
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U19s: thrilling, and long !!!
A fabulous last four matches on a long and dramatic semi-finals day as Birthday Boy Alexander Dartnell becomes the USA’s first male U19 finalist with Egypt’s Eiad Daoud denying a US double by a whisker. The Girls top seeds won in contrasting fashion, Janna Galal in five and Nadien Elhammamy in straight games.
Boys :
[5/8] Eiad Daoud (Egy) 3-2 [5/8] Christian Capella (Usa) 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 12-14, 11-5 (71m)
[9/16] Alexander Dartnell (Usa) 3-1 [2] Youssef Salem (Egy) 11-1, 2-11, 11-8, 11-8 (61m)
Girls :
[1] Janna Galal (Egy) 3-2 [3/4] Lauren Baltayan (Fra) 2-11, 14-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4 (49m)
[2] Nadien Elhammamy (Egy) 3-0 [3/4] Sohayla Hazem Farouk (Egy) 11-8, 11-9, 12-10 (33m)
U17s : Egypt all the way in the Boys
Top seed Adam Hawal denies USA’s Jack Elriani as Seifeldin Refaay ousts France’s second seed to set up an all-Egyptian final. Anahat Singh is one win away from a third BJO title, she’ll face second seed Malika El Karasky in the final.
Boys :
[1] Adam Hawal (Egy) 3-1 [3/4] Jack Elriani (Usa) 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-7 (71m*)
[3/4] Seifeldin Refaay (Egy) 3-1 [2] Amir Khaled-Jousselin (Fra) 11-9, 12-10, 11-5 (39m)
Girls :
[1] Anahat Singh (Ind) 3-1 [3/4] Ruqayya Salem (Egy) 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 (36m)
[2] Malika El Karaksy (Egy) 3-1 [3/4] Helen Tang (Hkg) 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 (36m)
U15s : Khalil keeps home hopes alive amid more upsets
Top seed Ali Khalil beats his Egyptian namesake to set up a final with another American surprise package after Vivaan Mehta overcame second seed Yassin Bayoumi. Both Girls’ matches go to five as Rinad Elmergawy upsets the top seed.
Boys :
[1] Ali Khalil (Eng) 3-0 [3/4] Mohamed Ashraf Khalil (Egy) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3 (25m)
[5/8] Vivaan Mehta (Usa) 3-0 [2] Yassin Bayoumi (Egy) 11-5, 13-11, 11-9 (33m)
Girls :
[3/4] Rinad Hytham Elmergawy (Egy) 3-2 [1] Rama El Naggar (Egy) 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8 (43m)
[2] Habiba Rizk (Egy) 3-2 [5/8] Layan Moustafa (Egy) 6-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7, 11-1 (47m)
U13s : both second seeds beaten
Two contrasting sets of matches as both girls’ matches go to five, while the boys’ end in straight games – upsets in both though as the second seeds are ousted.
Boys :
[1] Moez Tamer Elmoghazy (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Brendon Chan (Usa) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (23m)
[3/4] Muhammad Sohail Adnan (Pak) 3-0 [2] Amr Moustafa (Egy) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (19m)
Girls :
[9/16] Salma Elbaz (Egy) 3-2 [9/16] Nazli Orfi (Egy) 4-11, 11-13, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11 (35m)
Lilly Elsayed (Egy) 3-2 [2] Talia Sherif (Egy) 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (32m)
U11s : Top seeds through to all-Egyptian finals
Boys :
[1] Anas Tawfik (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Selim Soliman (Egy) 15-13, 11-8, 11-3 (25m)
[2] Rayan Ghozlan (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Hussein Ghoneim (Egy) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 (10m)
Girls :
[1] Laila Mohamed Mohsen (Egy) 3-0 [3/4] Lilya Medhat (Egy) 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 (17m)
[2] Farida Hakim (Egy) 3-0 [3/4] Alice Wang (Usa) 11-5, 12-10, 11-8 (23m)
