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Rowan Damming began August 2022 as a promising yet inconsistent talent and ended the month having captured squash’s most prestigious junior title. In the buildup to the 2022 WSF World Junior Championships, the 17-year-old was recognised as a player possessing potential, but considered unlikely to mount a serious threat to …

The draws and seedings for the individual events at the 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships have been confirmed, following ratification by the championship seeding panel. This year’s World Junior Championship, which will be played in Melbourne Sports Centres (MSAC) between 18-29 July, will feature 245 entries across the men’s …

A broken toe has been a minor trip-up in her preparation for the WSF World Junior Championships, but it was a far more serious injury that convinced Queensland’s Shona Coxsedge she truly wanted to pursue high performance squash. The World No.347 was forced to spend a month off court throughout …

Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 WSF World Junior Championships. The tournament, which is being played at Melbourne Sports Centres, runs from 18-29 July with men’s and women’s individual draws taking place in the first week 18-23 July, followed by the women’s teams event on 24-29 July. Entry is …

The players who will be competing in the individual and team events at the 2023 WSF World Junior Championship have been confirmed. This year’s World Junior Championship, which will be played in Melbourne Sports Centres (MSAC) between 18-29 July, will feature 245 entries across the men’s individual championship, the women’s …

Young squash stars from 33 national federations will descend on Melbourne, Australia, for next month’s WSF World Junior Championships, following the confirmation of squads. Between 18-29 July, athletes from all over the world will compete in the WSF World Junior Championships, which will take place at Melbourne Sports Centres (MSAC) …

2023 WSF World Junior Championship hosts Australia have unveiled the 12 athletes who will represent the green and gold this July in Melbourne. The team features five players who return from the 2022 tournament in France, with seven newcomers set to feature in the event at Melbourne Sport Centres – MSAC …

Squash Australia is pleased to announce Melbourne, Victoria as the host city for the upcoming 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships, with the support of the Victorian Government. The event will be held at Melbourne Sports Centres (MSAC) from 18 to 29 July and will include a junior men’s and …

The World Squash Federation (WSF) board has awarded the 2023 WSF World Junior Squash Championships to Squash Australia (SqA), following the conclusion of the 2022 championships last week, which saw Egypt’s Amina Orfi and the Netherlands’ Rowan Damming win the individual titles and England win the men’s team title. The …

Defending champions Egypt came through a nail-biting contest with No.3 seeds Pakistan as they reached their ninth consecutive WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship final, where they will play No.2 seeds England who recorded a 2-1 win over Malaysia. Pakistan were the last team to deny Egypt the trophy when …

It’s semi-finals day of the WSF World Junior Men’s Team Championships in Nancy, France, as the last four teams bid for a shot at the title. Play takes place on the glass court at Jarville TSB and begins at 12:00 (GMT+2). Both semi-finals will be streamed live and free on …

Malaysia came through an intense quarter-final tie against hosts France to break home hearts and reach their first semi-final in eight years, where they will join the top three seeds Egypt, England and Pakistan. No.4 seeds Malaysia made a flying start to their match on the glass court with No.5 …

France, India the Netherlands and the USA are through to this afternoon’s WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship quarter-finals, where they will meet the top four seeds, after a dramatic morning in Jarville and Maxeville. At Maxeville, hosts France came through a testing encounter with Colombia as they battled through …

WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship hosts France put in a brutal performance as they swatted Ukraine aside to top Pool E and reach the second round. No.5 seeds France went into the tie already in a strong position after opening day wins over Spain and the USA and today looked …

The favourites made a strong start to the 2022 WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship as all six of the top seeds recorded victories on the first day of the pool stage. Defending champions Egypt secured two 3-0 wins as their men look to bounce back from the disappointment of …

The 2022 WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship begins today as 23 nations compete for the title in Nancy, France, following the conclusion of the men’s and women’s individual championships yesterday. The tournament begins with a group stage, with action taking place at TSB Jarville and Le Rêve, Maxéville, before …

Rowan Damming became the first-ever Dutch player to win a WSF World Junior Squash Championship as he downed pre-match favourite Finnlay Withington 3-0 to lift the title, while in the women’s draw Amina Orfi became the first-ever player to fight back from two games down in a final as she …

After a fantastic week of squash in Nancy, France, it’s finals day of the 2022 WSF World Junior Squash Championships at Jarville TSB. Play begins at 14:20 (GMT+2) and all the matches will be streamed on the WSF YouTube channel, which will also show plate matches from 10:00 Read on as …

The top seeds in both the men’s and women’s draws were felled on a day of drama in the WSF World Junior Squash Championship semi-finals in Nancy, France. In the men’s draw, 3/4 seed Finnlay Withington survived a fightback from Pakistan’s No.1 seed Hamza Khan to become the first English …

Egypt’s Mohamed Zakaria became the player to reach the men’s World Junior Championships semi-finals since 2004 as he broke home hearts by coming from a game down to beat France’s Brice Nicolas 3-2 in Nancy, while in the women’s draw his compatriots enjoyed a perfect day as Egypt took all …

The quarter-finals of the WSF World Junior Squash Championships begin today at Jarville TSB in Nancy, France. Play begins at 11:00 (GMT+2) and all the matches will be played on the glass court in Jarville, which will be streamed on the WSF YouTube channel.  The plate matches will take place in …

It was a day of upsets and history in the WSF World Junior Championships in France as French 9/16 seed Brice Nicolas stunned No.2 seed Noor Zaman to reach the quarter-finals, India’s 14-year-old Anahat Singh shocked 5/8 seed Torrie Malik, and Juan Jose Torres Lara and Rowan Damming became the …

At this year’s WSF World Junior Championships, Pakistan are seeded to have their first individual champion since the great Jansher Khan in 1986, with Hamza Khan and Noor Zaman seeded one and two in the men’s draws. Air Marshal Amir Masood, Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Squash Federation, explains …

Juan Jose Torres Lara produced the shock of the tournament so far as the unseeded Colombian stunned Egypt’s 3/4 seed Kareem El Torkey 3-2 in a rollercoaster encounter to progress to the last 16 of the 2022 WSF World Junior Championships. Torres, 17, had looked impressive in a 3-0 win …