The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of
squash conducted by the
World Squash Federation
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(WSF). Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below. Since its inception, the world juniors has been held biennially with the junior men (individual and team) held one year, junior women (individual and team) the following year.
The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979.
The individuals event (for both men's and women's) are held annually starting from 2009 while the team event remains biennial.
Men's individual
Women's individual
The women's individual championship is the
WSA Junior Tier 1 tournament and players who compete in the tournament are awarded ranking points for the official ''"Rising Stars"'' rankings.
Men's team
The team event was started unofficially in April 1973 to coincide with the
British Junior Open tournament which was held annually in Britain. Only four countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Sweden) took part in the event which was held at the courts of the
National Westminster Bank
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Sports Ground in
South London
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, playing for a shield presented by the bank.
The official men's world team championship tournament has been held since 1980. It has been won by 4 countries. The record number of countries participating in a single men's team tournament is 31, in the 2000 and the 2008 tournament held in
Milan
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, Italy and
Zürich
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, Switzerland respectively.
Women's team
Official women's world team championship tournaments has been held since 1985. It has been won by 4 different countries. The record number of countries participating in a single tournament is 20, in the 2005 tournament held in
Herentals
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, Belgium.
Statistics
Titles by country (Men)
Individual
Team
Titles by country (Women)
Individual
Team
See also
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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 Squash Team Championships
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World Squash Championships
The World Squash Championships are squash events, which since the early 1990s have been held annually for both men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the wome ...
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British Junior Open Squash
Notes
* The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979.
References
External links
World Junior Championship 2016 host official website2010 World Junior Squash Championships official siteWorld Squash Federation official website
{{Squash competitions
Squash tournaments
Squash records and statistics
World youth sports competitions