The British Junior Championships were staged in Sheffield this year, the event is one of the highlights of the junior calendar and saw almost 400 players take part in the historic 50th edition of the tournament. We saw 11 players representing our county at the event, and here’s how they did:
GU11
Salma Barkouk narrowly lost 3-2 in the GU11 qualifier round and after 1 win in the round robin finished 21st overall, a great effort for her 1st BJC appearance.
BU13
After a bye in round 1 and a 3-0 win in round 2 William Brocklehurst lost 3-1 to 5/8 seed Logan Willstrop and went on to an excellent 12th-placed finish. Huey Lamb won his opening match then lost a very tight 2nd round 3-2 and was 28th overall, with 3 of his 6 matches going to 5.
GU13
Emma Little lost her 1st round but went on to win her remaining 4 matches to finish 17th.
BU15
Winning 2 of his 6 matches, James Southern finished 16th out of 54 in the BU15 event.
GU15
A strong tournament from Rebecca Little saw her place 9th after winning 4 of her 5 matches, including a great 3-0 win over the 5/8 seed in her final match.
BU17
Sam Tufton finished top of our BU17 trio in 25th, while Aidan Mahoney and Duncan Rutherford were 30th and 31st respectively.
GU17
Ava Naisbitt made it through the qualifier and into the main draw to finish 16th overall.
GU19
Shae Paterson was 22nd, winning 1 of her 4 matches in the GU19 event.
Well done everyone on some excellent performances in one of the biggest events on the junior calendar.
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