Edinburgh played host to the 2025 Scottish Junior Open, seeing scores of top quality juniors head to the Scottish captial between Christmas and New Year.
BU15
James Southern was the pick of the bunch in the BU15, reaching the QFs where he lost 3-0 to 2 seed, before finishing in 6th overall! Magnus McKay beat William Brocklehurst 3-2 in the 19th/20th playoff, while Kiran Sarkar finished with a win to place 23rd.
GU15
Emma Little entered the GU15 event as the 9/16, but she unfortunately had to retire in the opening round.
BU17
Aidan Mahoney very narrowly lost out 12-10 in the 5th to his higher seeded opponent in round 1, but he went on to win 3 of his final 4 games to end up in 21st position.
GU17
Rebecca Little won 2 of her 4 games in the intial group stage, including 2 convicing 3-0 wins, to advance to the 5th/6th playoff match, which she lost 3-1.
GU19
Shae Paterson lost a 5-game thriller in the Girls U19 qualifying round, followed by 2 competitive 3-0 defeats to finish in 10th place.
Well done to everyone who made the trip across the border!
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