It's a great end to Sivasangari's junior career, with a second BJO title ...
G19: [1] Sivasangari Subramaniam (Mas) 3-0 [2] Satomi Watanabe (Jpn) 12-10, 11-7, 11-9 (33m)
💯Commitment!
Look at the effort from Ameeshenraj Chandaran - never say die!!
Mightily impressive stuff from the Malaysian and a deserved Boys U15 Champion!
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Point for point, two match balls each, but it's Abdallah who is the CHAMPION !!!
B13: [2] Abdallah Eissa (Eng) 3-2 [5/8] Harith Danial Jefri (Mas) 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 14-12 (49m)
What a fifth! 7-1 for Janna then 4 matchballs for Anahat, 3 match balls for Janna, then eventually ...
G13 [3/4] Anahat Singh (Ind) 3-2 [2] Janna Galal (Egy) 7-11, 11-7, 13-11, 5-11, 17-15
Sam had to save game ball, but on his second match ball he claims his second BJO title ...
B15: [1] Sam Todd (Eng) 3-1 [3/4] Neel Joshi (Ind) 8-11, 16-14, 11-0, 14-12 (37m)
And Katie Malliff saves match balls to reach the semis in five !!!
G17 [3/4] Katie Maliff (Eng) 3-2 [5/8] Salma El Tayeb (Egy) 12-14, 13-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8
Biggest upset yet as top seed Jonah loses out in his second five-setter of the day ....
@paksquash
on a roll
BU15 R4 [9/16] Muhammad Ammad (Pak) 3-2 [1] Jonah Bryant (Eng) 14-12, 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8
another top seed falls in the G11 semis,but there's and English finalist !
[3/4] Harleein Tan (Mas) 3-0 [1] Jana Mohamed (Egy) 11-4, 11-5,11-7
[2] Mariam Eissa (Eng) 30 [3/4] Maya Mandour (Egy) 13-11, 11-7, 11-6
Marina is back in the G17 final ...
G17 [1] Marina Stefanoni (Usa) 3-2 [3/4] Nour Khaled Aboulmakarim (Egy) 9-11, 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6
and that WAS a fistpump ...
Back from 4-8 in the fourth,
@nickwalll
makes it three English players in the finals ...
[3/4] Nick Wall (Eng) 3-1 [5/8] Siow Yee Xian (Mas) 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9
Malaysia's Aira Azman is crowned the BJO Girls Under 15 champion after Egypt's Sana Ibrahim is disqualified in the fifth.
G15: [5/8] Aira Azman (Mas) v [2] Sana Ibrahim (Egy) 11-8, 11-5, 10-12, 6-11, 4-2 (disqualified)
“I had a slow start and let him get a two-nil lead but came out stronger in the next two games.
"The adrenaline kicked inin the fifth and the crowd really got behind me which spurred me on even more.”
Sam Todd
Top seed
@sambotodd382
safely through to semis ...
B17 [1] Sam Todd (Eng) 3-0 [9/16] Mohammed Nasser (Egy) 12-10, 11-4, 11-7
"The first game was tough, winning that made a difference and was happy how I played after that."
What a finish from Nick Wall 💪
Slammed into the nick!
He's looking good for a place in the Boys U19 final - tune in to see if he can see this one out
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He's done it again !!! Third upset in a row and Jonah is in the FINAL !!!
B19 [9/16] Jonah Bryant (Eng) 3-1 [1] Rowan Damming (Ned) 11-13, 15-13, 11-9, 11-9 (60m)
"I feel really good. I’ve played this tournament a bunch of times, been in the finals three times so it’s great to finally clinch the title.
"This is definitely my biggest title, 100%. It’s the biggest tournament in the world, so it feels great."
Marina Stefanoni
that's the semi-finals complete as last year's B17 champ Yahya moves into the B19 final ...
B19 [2] Yahya Elnawasany (Egy) 3-1 [3/4] Karim El Barbary (Egy) 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6
Adding the G15 to the G13 of two years ago, Salma is a double BJO Champion !!
G15: [2] Salma El Tayeb (Egy) 3-2 [1] Aira Azman (Mas) 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 15-13, 11-7 (42m)
Wow, what a battle as top seed Caroline edges out Asia to put
@USSQUASH
into the final !!!
[1] Caroline Fouts (Usa) 3-1 [3/4] Asia Harris (Eng) 12-10, 11-9, 11-13, 13-11 (49m)
The arena is taking shape!!!
Different to the last 2 years. Food, sponsors and players lounge are all together - next to the court .. .some drapes to go in, should look good!
@UBSport
well done team !
And Finn finishes off semi-finals day by setting up an all-English B19 Final !!
B19 [2] Finnlay Withington (Eng) 3-2 [3/4] Hamza Khan (Pak) 6-11, 11-5, 15-17, 11-2, 11-4 (55m)
How do you feel? "It's amazing! I reached the final last year, but I've moved up an age group, so to reach the semis here is just fantastic."
@eliselazarus
💬 "It was my door to a whole new world, a world that made my eyes sparkle and where my love for the game grew bigger and bigger each year."
Some of the biggest stars on the
@PSAWorldTour
reflect on their British Junior Open triumphs 👉
#BJO2020
#Squash
The first
#BJO2020
semi-finalist is Malaysia's
@AiraAzmannn
...
[1] Aira Azman (Mas) 3-0 [9/16] Malak Khafagy (Egy) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
"I was a little nervous, starting the day on the glass court, but I was happy with my performance and pleased to be through."
"it feels great, I have dreamt of winning this tournament since I was like 10!
I have played it 5 or 6 times and have never had the luck to win it and it is my last one!"
Jana Shiha
At the third time of asking,
@marina8squash
is a BJO Champion !!!
@TeamUSASquash
G17: [1] Marina Stefanoni (Usa) 3-1 [3/4] Chan Sin Yuk (Hkg) 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (38m)
"It was very tight at the end, but I managed to stick to my gameplan and get through.
"I'm happy to be through to my third BJO final, and it's great that we have four Malaysian girls in the finals!"
@sangari_99
"“It feels great! I played well and I’m so happy with my performance. This win is for my mum whose birthday it is tomorrow.
"Happy Birthday mum!"
Boys U11 Champion Nickhileswar Moganasundharam
BJO Reprise : Normally this first day of the year would see the best juniors from all over the world converging on Birmingham for the British Junior Open.
So, get ready for the
#BJOreprise
over the next few days ...
#BJOreprise
@EPC_Squash
@englandsr
@UBSport