The British Junior Open is considered the second most prestigious junior open
squash championship after the
World Junior Squash Championships
The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of squash conducted by the World Squash Federation (WSF). Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below. Since its inception, the world juniors has been held ...
. It is one of the five Tier 2 events in the
WSF World Junior Squash Circuit
The World Junior Squash Circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-19 junior squash players organised by the World Squash Federation. Mirroring the PSA and WSA circuits, the World Junior Circuit ranks players and every y ...
. British Junior Open is divided into ten categories: Boys under-19, boys under-17, boys under-15, boys under-13, boys under-11, girls under-19, girls under-17, girls under-15, girls under-13, and girls under-11.
The under-19 boys category was known as the Drysdale Cup before 1999; the under-16 and under-14 categories were both held prior to 1999, until they wwee replaced by the under-15 and under-17 categories. The under-13 categories were also introduced in the same year. The tournament moved to
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
from 2018 onwards, where the under-11 categories were introduced.
Boys tournament
Prior to 1999
After 1999
Girls tournament
Prior to 1999
After 1999
Statistics
Performance by nations
''As of the 2025 edition''
''Note'':
1) The 2000 edition for both boys and girls was held in December 1999.
See also
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British Open
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...
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World Junior Squash Circuit
The World Junior Squash Circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-19 junior squash players organised by the World Squash Federation. Mirroring the PSA and WSA circuits, the World Junior Circuit ranks players and every y ...
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World Junior Squash Championships
The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of squash conducted by the World Squash Federation (WSF). Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below. Since its inception, the world juniors has been held ...
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US Junior Open squash championship
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French Junior Open Squash
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Dutch Junior Open Squash
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European Squash Federation
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England Squash & Racketball
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World Open
References
External links
British Junior Open official website
{{Squash competitions
Sport at the University of Birmingham
Sport in Sheffield
Sports competitions in Sheffield
Squash tournaments in the United Kingdom
Squash records and statistics
Youth sport in the United Kingdom