California's Vivaan Mehta became just the second American boys' champion in history after a dramatic five-game BU15 final win, and Team USA celebrated a record four top three finishes to close out its most successful British Junior Open campaign in program history, Monday, January 6, at the University of Birmingham.
Mehta, a 5/8 seed, pulled together a remarkable run to the final without dropping a game, including a 3-0 upset over the two seed in...
Alexander Dartnell became the first American BU19 finalist at the prestigious British Junior Open, while Vivaan Mehta became the first American BU15 finalist since 2010 as both players upset two seeds in the semifinals Sunday, January 5, at the University of Birmingham.
Team USA has already made history at the 2025 British Junior Open with a record eighteen quarterfinalists and six semifinalists, and Dartnell and Mehta made history of their own in a trilling slate...
Team USA continued its historic performance at the 2025 British Junior Open with a record six semifinalists, led by Christian Capella upsetting the BU19 top seed in the quarterfinals Saturday in Birmingham, England.
Capella, whose younger brother, Carlton, became the first American boy's BJO champion in 2023, opened up the top half of the BU19 draw with a major upset over Malaysia's top seed Harith Danial Jefri. Jefri had not dropped a game all tournament,...
Team USA has made history by producing eighteen British Junior Open quarterfinalists–topping a previous best of sixteen last year–after two days of play in Birmingham, England.
The U.S. contingent enjoyed a strong start to the tournament with thirty-five of fifty-eighty players reaching the round of sixteen over the first two days of play, January 2-3.
Oscar Okonkwo (BU19), Brandan Tagliarini (BU17), Aiden Chan (BU15) and Alice Huang (GU13) all upset higher seeds or exceeded their seedings...
A record fifty-eight American juniors will compete in the 2025 British Junior Open, January 2-6, in Birmingham. Draws and live streaming information are now available on britishjunioropen.com.
The 2024 BJO marks Team USA’s twelfth annual trip to England as a team. The BJO is considered to be akin to the World Junior Championships with the world’s top players competing in all age divisions from U11 to U19, while the World Juniors fields just the U19 division.
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The U.S. Women's National Team recorded its second consecutive second place finish at the World Team Championships, losing out against four-time champions Egypt in the final Sunday, December 15, at the Hong Kong Football Club.
The U.S. faced Egypt in a repeat of the 2023 final, and the team match played out to the same result despite Team USA's best efforts.
Twenty-two-year-old Marina Stefanoni made her debut in a World Team Championship final in the opening...
