The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of
squash
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conducted by the
World Squash Federation
The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the Sport governing body, international federation for Squash (sport), squash, an indoor racket sport which was formerly called "squash rackets". The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (I ...
(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 championship
Individual
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 championship
Individual
The women's individual championship is the
WSA Junior Tier 1 tournament and players who compete in the tournament will be awarded ranking points for the official ''"Rising Stars"'' rankings.
Team
Official women's world team championship tournaments has been held between 1985 and now. 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
*
World Junior Squash Circuit
*
World Team Squash Championships
The WSF World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent t ...
*
World Open
*
British Junior Open Squash
The British Junior Open squash championship is considered the second most prestigious junior open squash championship after the World Junior Squash Championships. It is one of the five Tier 2 events in the WSF World Junior Squash Circuit. Briti ...
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
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Squash records and statistics
World youth sports competitions