Egypt dominated day three at the centennial Alpha Bravo Construction British Junior Open in Birmingham but several other nations retain strong title aspirations heading into the semi-finals.
The older age groups in particular offer hope for the likes of USA, India, France and England, while Hong Kong also still have representation as we head into the penultimate day.
Europe’s highest seed across all ages groups, [2] Lauren Baltayan of France, stayed on course for a blockbuster GU19 final against Indian prodigy Anahat Singh. Cairo-based Baltayan beat USA’s [9/16] Diya Yadav in straight games to set up a clash with [3/4] Sohayla Hazem Farouk of Egypt tomorrow. Three-time BJO champion Singh next takes on [3/4] Malika El Karaksy of Egypt.
Both English representatives in the BU19 went out in the last eight. Egyptian title favourite Adam Hawal – who stunned world no.3 Paul Coll on the PSA Tour in September – took out British junior champion [5/8] Dylan Roberts in straight games. [9/16] Ronnie Hickling also went down in three to European U19 champion [3/4] Amir Khaled-Jousselin of France.
USA’s 3/4 seed Christian Capella, a semi-finalist last year, won an undulating duel 10-12, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3, 11-8 against [5/8] Martin Stepan, who narrowly failed to become the first ever Czech semi-finalist in BJO history. Last year’s BU17 champion [2] Seif Refaay of Egypt completes the BU19 last four line-up.
Local Warwickshire star [5/8] Mariam Eissa put in a sensational performance to topple USA’s 3/4 seed Charlotte Sze 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7 in the GU17 quarters. The 16-year-old English junior champion next faces top seed Habiba Rizk, last year’s GU15 winner, in Monday’s semis. The other will see USA’s second seed Isabella Tang play Egypt’s [3/4] Mariam El Matter, who both won in five games today.
In the BU15, Egyptian 5/8 seed Aly Teleb came through an epic battle against compatriot [17/32] Hamza Waleed Rayan, winning 17-15 in the fifth. He next faces compatriot Aly Abdel-Fattah, the no.2 seed. Favourite Hassan Abdelgalil came through in three to face fellow Egyptian [3/4] Baraa Andelkarim.
Another Egyptian, GU15 title favourite Layan Moustafa, cruised through in straight games against Malaysia’s [5/8] Niea Chew, but her next opponent [5/8] Sandy Hassan, also of Egypt, needed five games to overcome [3/4] Malak Mahmoud. The other semi will see [3/4] Reem Elmaghraby face USA’s [2] Vivienne Sze after the US Junior Open champion sauntered through in straight games.
Egypt are guaranteed three medals in the GU13 with all four semi-finalists winning in straight games today, including [1] Serein Mohamed and [2] Nabila Elnahas. It’s also an Egyptian lockout in the BU13 where favourite Yahia Waleed Rayan leads the top four seeds into Monday’s semis.
Likewise, all semi-finalists in the GU11 hail from Egypt, spearheaded by [1] Talia Eslam who beat USA’s [9/16] Julia Wong in straight games in the first match of the day on the glass court.
BU11 top seeds [1] Azlan Khan of the USA and Egyptian [2] Hazem Mahmoud El Fazly remain on course for the final, but both 3/4 seeds perished today, meaning [5/8] Ngo San Leung of Hong Kong and [5/8] Selim Elnahas of Egypt will be the other semi-finalists.
Watch all the live semi-final action on the all-glass courts at the University of Birmingham from 10:20am on Monday 5 January on the official website. Follow the action on the official British Junior Open Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Alpha Bravo Construction British Junior Open 2026 : Quarter-finals
G11
[1] Talia Eslam (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Julia Wong (Usa) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 (16m)
[5/8] Malika Ghonim (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Akshara Makhija (Ind) 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 (29m)
[3/4] Karma Elnazer (Egy) 3-1 Siti Aleeya Shahar (Mas) 11-7, 13-15, 11-2, 11-8 (28m)
[2] Alia Elnazer (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Kavilaasri Balamurugan (Mas) 11-1, 11-6, 11-5 (16m)
B11
[1] Azlan Khan (Usa) 3-1 [5/8] Fahad Khan (Kuw) 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4 (25m)
[5/8] Ngo San Leung (Hkg) 3-0 [3/4] Seif Elsayed (Egy) 12-10, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
[5/8] Selim Elnahas (Egy) 3-1 [3/4] Abdel Mohamed Gaber (Egy) 6-11, 14-12, 12-10, 11-8 (34m)
[2] Hazen Mahmoud El Fadly (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Lukas Daly (Usa) 11-4, 11-5 rtd (12m)
G13
[1] Serein Mohamed (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Kareena Sashikumar (Sgp) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 (24m)
[5/8] Laila Mohamed Mohsen (Egy) 3-0 [3/4] Kaylee Li (Usa) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (25m)
[3/4] Fayrouz Elsayad (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Kyra Wang (Usa) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (21m)
[2] Nabila Elnahas (Egy) 3-0 Yu Cao (Hkg) 11-1, 11-5, 12-10 (18m)
B13
[1] Yahia Waleed Rayan (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Teddy Edwards (Usa) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 (17m)
[3/4] Tameem Mostafa Fahmy (Egy) 3-1 [5/8] Mohd Sharman (Mas) 10-12, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (38m)
[3/4] Hussein Ghoneim (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Hisshan Nair Tan (Mas) 13-11, 11-6, 17-15 (32m)
[2] Adam Ragab (Egy) 3-0 Eyad Elshaar (Egy) 11-2, 15-13, 13-11 (27m)
G15
[1] Layla Moustafa (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Niea Chew (Mas) 11-7, 11-3, 11-3 (21m)
[5/8] Sandy Hassan (Egy) 3-2 [3/4] Malak Mahmoud (Egy) 11-7, 11-6, 1-11, 9-11, 11-7 (45m)
[3/4] Reem Elmaghraby (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Haneem Sameh Salah (Egy) 11-4, 12-10, 11-5 (20m)
[2] Vivienne Sze (Usa) 3-0 [5/8] Ching Sum Tang (Hkg) 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 (23m)
B15
[1] Hassan Abdelgalil (Egy) 3-0 Adam Khalil (Egy) 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 (20m)
[3/4] Baraa Abdelkarim (Egy) 3-2 [5/8] Shreyansh Jha (Ind) 11-7, 2-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7 (49m)
[5/8] Aly Teleb (Egy) 3-2 Hamza Waleed Rayan (Egy) 11-9, 6-11, 12-14, 11-6, 17-15 (67m)
[2] Aly Abdel-Fattah (Egy) 3-1 [9/16] Shrest Lyer (Ind) 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8 (40m)
G17
[1] Habiba Rizk (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Harleein Tan (Mas) 11-7, 11-7, 11-2 (20m)
[5/8] Mariam Eissa (Eng) 3-2 [3/4] Charlotte Sze (Usa) 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7 (59m)
[3/4] Mariam El Mattet (Egy) 3-2 [5/8] Reghan Mclaughlin (Usa) 8-11, 16-14, 6-11, 11-8, 11-2 (57m)
[2] Isabella Tang (Usa) 3-2 [5/8] Nadia Tamer (Egy) 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (39m)
B17
[1] Farouk Mohamed (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Luke McBride (Eng) 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 (26m)
[3/4] Brendan Tagliarini (Usa) 3-1 [9/16] Shiven Agarwal (Ind) 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3 (48m)
[3/4] Philopater Saleh (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Theo Baudry (Fra) 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (38m)
[2] Aryaveer Dewan (Ind) 3-2 [9/16] Yassin Kouritam (Egy) 9-11, 11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10 (72m)
G19
[1] Anahat Singh (Ind) 3-1 [5/8] Barb Sameh (Egy) 11-4, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3 (33m)
[3/4] Malika El Karasky (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Doyce Lee Ye San (Mas) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (23m)
[3/4] Sohaya Hazem Farouk (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Helen Tang (Hkg) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9 (27m)
[2] Lauren Baltayan (Fra) 3-2 [9/16] Diya Yadav (Usa) 11-1, 11-3, 12-10 (28m)
B19
[1] Adam Hawal (Egy) 3-0 [5/8] Dylan Roberts (Eng) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (32m)
[3/4] Christian Capella (Usa) 3-2 [5/8] Martin Stepan (Cze) 10-12, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3, 11-8 (56m)
[3/4] Amir Khaled-Jousselin (Fra) 3-0 [9/16] Ronnie Hickling (Eng) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (36m)
[2] Seifeldin Refaay (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Yaseen Shalaby (Usa) 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 (30m)
