2025 World Squash Junior Championships Wrap

The 2025 World Squash Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt, showcased the rising talent of Australian junior squash, with several standout performances highlighting the nation’s growing depth in the sport. 

Josh Raj was the pick of the Australian contingent, fighting his way to the Consolation Plate Final in the individual tournament. Raj falling short to England's Michael Chak 3-1.

2025 WSF World Junior Individual Championships Results
July 21 - July 26 | Black Ball Sporting Club, Cairo

Day 1 - Monday 21 July
Womens: Round 1
🇦🇺 Emmy Lamb defeat 🇨🇦 Salma Hassan 3-1
🇦🇺 Joanne Joseph defeat 🇧🇷 Alix Borges 3-0
🇦🇺 Miley Palmer defeat 🇩🇪 Sabrina-Sharona Dinn 3-0
🇦🇺 Sarbani Maitra defeat 🇳🇿 Aria Bannister 3-0
🇵🇱 Martyna Malinowska defeat 🇦🇺 Tina Ma 3-1
🇨🇦 Joelle Kim defeat 🇦🇺 Hannah Slyth 3-1

Mens: Round 1
🇦🇺 Kasper Cheung defeat 🇳🇱 Victor Santos de Freitas 3-2
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Archie Turnbull defeat 🇦🇺 Joshua Raj 3-0
🇦🇺 Marcus Wang defeat 🇵🇱 Dominik Mozer 3-2
🇯🇵 Shunsaku Kariyazono defeat 🇦🇺 Jackson Wylie 3-0
🇲🇴 Ka Hei Lei defeat 🇦🇺 Haider Naqvi 3-2
🇨🇦 Joelle Kim defeat 🇦🇺 Darcy Hayes 3-0

Womens: Round 2
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reka Kemecsei defeat 🇦🇺 Emmy Lamb 3-1
🇭🇰 Tsz Ching Cheung defeat 🇦🇺 Joanne Joseph 3-0
🇪🇬 Janna Galal defeat 🇦🇺 Miley Palmer 3-0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Olivia Owens defeat 🇦🇺 Sarbani Maitra 3-0

Day 2 - Tuesday 22 July
Mens: Round 2
🇫🇷 Amir Khaled-Jousselin defeat 🇦🇺 Kasper Cheung 3-0
🇿🇦 Luhann Groenewald defeat 🇦🇺 Marcus Wang 3-0

Mens: Plate Round 1
🇰🇼 Abdullah Ali defeat 🇦🇺 Joshua Raj 3-0
🇦🇺 Jackson Wylie defeat 🇵🇱 Mateusz Lohmann 3-0
🇫🇷 Axel Daujon defeat 🇦🇺 Haider Naqvi 3-0
🇦🇺 Darcy Hayes defeat 🇮🇪 Nathan Hann 3-0

Womens: Special Plate Round 1
🇵🇱 Sofiia Zrazhevska defeat Joanne Joseph 3-0
🇺🇸 Charlotte Sze defeat 🇦🇺 Sarbani Maitra 3-0
🇦🇺 Emmy Lamb - Bye
🇦🇺 Miley Palmer - Bye

Day 3 - Wednesday 23 July
Womens: Plate Round 2
🇦🇺 Tina Ma defeat 🇿🇦 Makayla Naidoo 3-1
🇨🇿 Karolina Sramkova defeat 🇦🇺 Hannah Slyth

Mens: Plate Round 2
🇦🇺 Jackson Wylie defeat 🇩🇪 Alexander Neumann 3-1
Aleksei Maslov defeat 🇦🇺 Darcy Hayes 3-0

Mens: Special Plate Round 2
🇭🇰 Wing Kuen Wong defeat 🇦🇺 Kasper Cheung 3-2
🇦🇺 Marcus Wang defeat 🇩🇪 Levi Visser 3-1

Womens: Special Plate Round 2
🇨🇦 Spring Ma defeat 🇦🇺 Emmy Lamb 3-0
🇪🇸 Ona Blasco defeat 🇦🇺 Miley Palmer 3-0

Womens: Plate Round 3
🇳🇿 Brooke Valois defeat 🇦🇺 Tina Ma 3-2

Day 4 - Thursday 24 July
Mens: Consolation Plate Round 1
🇦🇺 Joshua Raj defeat 🇵🇱 Mateusz Ptaszek 3-2
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Chak defeat 🇦🇺 Haider Naqvi 3-0

Womens: Consolation Plate Round 1
🇳🇿 Anabel Romero Gemmell defeat 🇦🇺 Hannah Slyth 3-0

Mens: Special Plate Round 3
🇧🇷 Viggo Hendricks defeat 🇦🇺 Marcus Wang 3-0

Mens: Plate Round 3
🇵🇰 Yahya Khan defeat 🇦🇺 Jackson Wylie 3-0

Mens: Consolation Plate Round 2
🇦🇺 Joshua Raj defeat 🇮🇪 Frank O'Flynn 3-1

Day 5 - Friday 25 July
Mens: Consolation Plate Quarter Final
🇦🇺 Joshua Raj defeat 🇨🇦 Luke Yang 3-0

Mens: Consolation Plate Semi Final
🇦🇺 Joshua Raj defeat 🇮🇪 Daniel Lynch 3-1

Day 6 - Saturday 26 July
Mens: Consolation Plate Final
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Chak defeat 🇦🇺 Joshua Raj 3-1

Australia’s team events delivered encouraging results, with our women defeating New Zealand in their final round robin fixture to book a spot in the Quarter Finals. Although they fell to Hong Kong China, their strong performance ensured a top 8 finish in the team event.

Our Men's team were pitted in a tough draw which included hosts Egypt and Canada. Shifting into the 13-22 play off bracket of the team event, our men found their groove with a positive 2-1 win over South Africa. They will continue their campaign on the final day against Brazil with the goal to finish in the top-15.

With several juniors set to transition to senior competitions,  Australia’s 2025 campaign in Cairo has laid a strong foundation for future success. The experience gained against the world’s best will be invaluable as these young stars aim to make their mark on the global stage in the lead up to the recently announced 2027 Commonwealth Junior Games to be held in Malta.

2025 WSF World Junior Team Championships Results
July 27 - August 1 | Black Ball Sporting Club, Cairo

More to come...

Full draws and results are available at the World Juniors website here https://wsfworldjuniors.com.

Check out WorldSquash.tv to catch replays from the last two week's of action

2025 World Junior Team Championships - Final Day: Friday 1 August (Local Time/AEST)

Womens: Position 01-08 Playoff
Australia vs Canada - Court 8 (10:00AM/5:00PM AEST)

Line-Up

• Emmy Lamb
• Joanna Joseph
• Hannah Slyth

Mens: Position 13-22 Playoff
Australia vs Brazil - Court 4 (1:00AM/8:00PM AEST)

Line-Up

• Jackson Wylie
• Kasper Cheung
• Marcus Wang