2018 FINALS : BJO Champions decided in Birmingham
For the first time ever TEN BJO Champions were crowned as hosts England captured two titles, Malaysia claimed four out of five Girls’ crowns, and Egypt won four titles ...
2018 Finals: Azman sisters mastermind Malaysian success
Malaysia celebrated a double family triumph as Aira and Aifa Azman became the first sister act to claim British Junior Open titles in the same year on an extraordinary finals day ...
English pair remain fighting for BJO glory
Day four of the 2018 Dunlop British Junior Open saw two Englishmen reach a final for the first time in 16 years, after Sam Todd and Jonah Bryant ensured they were the only English representatives left to make the finals. England’s Todd [1] overpowered Ahmed Marzouk (Egy) [5/8] 3-1 to set up a last-two [...]
Azmans galvanize Malaysian spirit to secure semi-final showdowns
Aira Azman [5/8] inspired a series of strong Malaysian showings as she ousted top G15 seed Nour Khaled Aboulmakarim to book her place in the semi-finals on day three of the 2018 Dunlop British Junior Open (BJO). Azman, the 2017 Asian Junior U13 winner, fought back heroically from a game down to secure a 3-1 [...]
Emphatic Egyptians dominate Dunlop British Junior Open quarters
Day two of the Dunlop British Junior Open confirmed the dominance of junior Egyptian squash, after at least one player from the country reached each of the quarter-finals across the tournament’s ten categories. A total of 35 players from the North African country will battle it out on day three of the tournament in Birmingham, [...]
Top seeds sail through on Day One of the Dunlop British Junior Open
The opening day of the Dunlop British Junior Open (BJO) saw an array of thrills and spills as a record 620 budding young squash stars took to the courts across Birmingham to welcome the 2018 edition of the historic tournament in style. Youngsters from 39 countries as far away as the USA and Australia travelled to [...]
Local hero Anderson gunning for BJO glory
Local English hope Lewis Anderson will be gunning for glory when he competes in the prestigious Dunlop British Junior Open in Birmingham this week. Solihull-based Anderson heads into the event in top form after claiming his maiden title at the British under-17 national title in October, which has seen him seeded for the under-17 category [...]
How did they do?
How did the world's top players - as at 1st Jan 2018 - do in their BJO days ???
British Junior Open and the road to success
With the 2018 Dunlop British Junior Open (BJO) due to begin in Birmingham just three days into the new year, it is timely to remind ourselves of what a springboard to greatness the event may turn out to be for those young players who win titles next month. The BJO is widely considered as the [...]
Nick Matthew set for British Junior Open exhibition to signal final year
Triple world champion Nick Matthew will begin his last year in squash before retirement by playing in a star-studded exhibition evening at the Dunlop British Junior Open in Birmingham – the event which kick started his brilliant career. Yorkshireman Matthew will play Declan James, England’s rising star, on January 2 at the University of Birmingham, [...]