The 2023 ProAir British Junior Championships (BJC) quarter-finals took place in Sheffield today as the cream of British and Irish talent fought to secure a place in the tournament’s semi-finals.
Today’s action was led by the top seeds across all age categories, with each No.1 seed progressing to the last four.
No.1 seed Jonah Bryant (Sussex) remains in contention for a third BJC title as he beat 9/12 seed Ioan Sharpe (Wales) in the Boys U19s category.
Meanwhile, 5/8 seed Alex Broadbridge (Hants) progressed after No.2 seed Yusuf Sheikh (Essex) retired injured two games ahead.
5/8 seed Bailey Malik (Sussex) upset 3/4 seed Caleb Boy (Kent) in straight games to earn a place in the semi-finals to face Bryant.
In the other Boys U19s quarter-final, 3/4 seed Abd-Allah Eissa (Warwicks) recorded a 3-0 win over 9/12 seed Cory Harding (Mersey).
5/8 seed Mariam Eissa (Warwicks) pulled off the only upset of the Girls U19s event as she defeated 3/4 Meha Shah (Warwicks) 3-0.
Top seed and two-time U17 BJC champion Amelie Haworth (Hants) won in straight games against 5/8 seed Natalie Main (Scotland) and remains on course to capture her third consecutive title.
No.2 seed Ellie Breach (Wales) and 3/4 seed Robyn McAlpine (Scotland) won both their matches in three games, knocking out 9/12 seed Megan Light (Hants) and 5/8 seed Francesca Hall (Yorks) respectively.
The Boys U17s quarter-finals saw all but one match go to seeding. 5/8 seed Harry Bloomfield (Glos) beat last year’s U15 winner 3/4 seed Ronny Hickling (Surrey) in five games to set up a semi-final clash against No.2 seed Archie Turnbull (Wales). Turnbull dispatched 5/8 seed Michael Chak (Surrey) in straight games.
Elsewhere, top seed Dylan Roberts (Kent) won comfortably and set up a last four encounter with 3/4 seed Ismail Khalil (Warwicks). Khalil came back from behind twice against 5/8 seed Owen Hendricks (Surrey) to win 3-2.
Top seed Emily Coulcher-Porter (Oxon) progressed via walkover in the Girls U17s event. Meanwhile. No.2 seed Elizabeth Dicker (Hants) along with 3/4 seeds Louisa Kaven (Scotland) and Millie Breach (Wales) all won in straight games to book their semi-final places.
Both 3/4 seeds George Baker (Yorks) and Samuel Cross (Warwicks) were knocked out of their Boys U15s quarter-final matches by 5/8 seed Ali Khalil (Warwicks) and 9/12 seed Murdo Mackenzie (Scotland). Meanwhile, top seed Luke McBride and No.2 seed Gabriel Chak (Surrey) both won to advance to the semi-finals.
There were two walkovers in the Girls U15 quarter-final matches as No.1 seed Reka Kemecsei (Sussex) and 5/8 seed Nia Seren Thomas (Wales) progressed over their respective opponents in 5/8 seed Zoe Yeomans (Ireland) and 3/4 seed Ameerah Ismail (Warwicks).
Elsewhere, 5/8 seed Fearne Copley (Yorks) upset 3/4 seed Reneta Colabella (Kent) 3-1. No.2 seed Harriet Broadbridge (Hants) defeated 5/8 seed Ava Fox (Norfolk) in straight games.
5/8 seed Oscar Brown (Leics) was the only player to cause an upset in the Boys U13s as he joined No.1 seed Thomas Myers (Scotland), 2nd seed Joe Thompson (Yorks) and 5/8 seed Joshua Fillmore (Cambs) in the semi-finals.
The Girls U13s quarter-finals went according to seeding as No.1 seed Phoebe Griffiths (Hants), No.2 seed Esther Chak (Surrey) and 3/4 seeds Madalena Sidoli (Wales) and Bella Gokani (Leics) progressed through to the semi-finals.
Results
Girls U17s Quarter-Finals [1] Emily Coulcher-Porter (Oxon) w/o Eve Parkins (Northants) w/o[3/4] Louisa Kaven (Scotland) 3-0 [5/8] Miriam Mulla (Lancs) 12-10, 11-2, 11-2[3/4] Millie Breach (Wales) 3-0 [5/8] Ella Bannister (Scotland) 11-5, 11-3, 11-1[2] Elizabeth Dicker (Hants) 3-0 [5/8] Isabella Hutton (Sussex) 11-5, 11-5, 11-9
Boys U17s Quarter-Finals [1] Dylan Roberts (Kent) 3-1 [5/8] Jude Gibbins (Kent) 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5[3/4] Ismail Khalil (Warwicks) 3-2 [5/8] Owen Hendricks (Glos) 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6[5/8] Harry Bloomfield (Glos) 3-2 [3/4] Ronnie Hickling (Surrey) 8-11, 8-11, 14-12, 11-3, 11-8[2] Archie Turnbull (Wales) 3-0 [5/8] Michael Chak (Surrey) 11-0, 11-9, 11-8
Girls U19s Quarter-Finals [1] Amelie Haworth (Hants) 3-0 [5/8] Natalie Main (Scotland) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4[3/4] Robyn McAlpine (Scotland) 3-0 [5/8] Francesca Hall (Yorks) 11-1, 11-3, 11-6[5/8] Mariam Eissa (Warwicks) 3-0 [3/4] Meha Shah (Warwicks) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3[2] Ellie Breach (Wales) 3-0 [9/12] Megan Light (Hants) 12-10, 11-5, 14-12
Girls U13s Quarter-Finals [1] Phoebe Griffiths (Hants) 3-0 [5/8] Nadiya Ismail (War) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5[3/4] Madalena Sidoli (Wales) 3-1 [9/12] Karen Mills (Surrey) 9-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-9[3/4] Bella Gokani (Leics) 3-0 [5/8] Eliza Hales (Wales) 11-7, 13-11, 11-5[2] Esther Chak (Surrey) 3-0 [9/12] Evie Pulford (Kent) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
Boys U13s Quarter-Finals [1] Thomas Myers (Scotland) 3-0 [5/8] Alexander Koa-Wing (Middx) 11-4, 11-6, 11-9[5/8] Oscar Brown (Leics) 3-1 [3/4] Euan Thomson (Surrey) 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7[5/8] Joshua Fillmore (Cambs) 3-0 Lucas Lam (Kent) 11-2, 11-5, 12-10[2] Joe Thompson (Yorks) 3-1 [9/12] Finlay Brown (Leics) 11-1, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8
Boys U19s Quarter-Finals [1] Jonah Bryant (Sussex) 3-0 [9/12] Ioan Sharpe (Wales) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5[5/8] Bailey Malik (Sussex) 3-0 [3/4] Caleb Boy (Kent) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7[3/4] Abd-Allah Eissa (Warwicks) 3-0 [9/12] Cory Harding (Mersey) 11-5, 12-10, 11-2[5/8] Alex Broadbridge (Hants) w/o [2] Yusuf Sheikh (Essex) w/o
Girls U15s Quarter-Finals [1] Reka Kemecsei (Sussex) w/o [5/8] Zoe Yeomans (Ireland) w/o[5/8] Fearne Copley (Yorks) 3-1 [3/4] Renata Colabella (Kent) 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7[5/8] Nia Seren Thomas (Wales) w/o [3/4] Ameerah Ismail (Warwicks) w/o[2] Harriet Broadbridge (Hants) 3-0 [5/8] Ava Fox (Norfolk) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2
Boys U15s Quarter-Finals [1] Luke McBride (Surrey) 3-0 [9/12] Gilbert Harrington (Hants) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5[5/8] Ali Khalil (Warwicks) 3-2 [3/4] George Barker (Yorks) 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-1[9/12] Murdo Mackenzie (Scotland) 3-1 [3/4] Samuel Cross (Warwicks) 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 12-10[2] Gabriel Chak (Surrey) 3-0 Matthew Hong Ki Leung (Glos) 12-10, 11-5, 11-4
Tomorrow’s fixtures get underway at 09:00. Watch live semi-final action from the all-glass court at Abbeydale on the official British Junior Championships website or on England Squash’s YouTube channel.
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