British Junior Open

The British Junior Open is the most prestigious junior event in the world. In 2015, Team USA took their first national team trip to Sheffield, England for the event and this has now become a yearly tradition. 

The British Junior Open is a great opportunity to expose our elite junior players to international players as we continue to test ourselves against the world’s best. The event, now hosted in Birmingham, England, has become a major part of Team USA’s development program. England Squash allows Team USA to travel with fifty athletes, five in each age group ranging from U11 through U19.  

British Junior Open CHAMPIONS

  • Madison Ho (USA) – GU17 (2023)
  • Marina Stefanoni (USA) – GU17 (2019)
  • Michelle Quibell (USA) – GU17 (2001)
  • Olivia Blatchford (USA) – GU15 (2007)
  • Vivaan Metha (USA) – BU15 (2025)
  • Carlton Capella (USA) – BU13 (2023) 

Coaches

History

2024
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST 
QUARTER-FINALIST
2023
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST 
QUARTER-FINALIST
2022
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST 
QUARTER-FINALIST
2021
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST 
QUARTER-FINALIST
2020
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST Marina Stefanoni [3/4] GU19 Caroline Fouls [5/8] GU15
QUARTER-FINALIST Thomas Rosini [9/16] BU19 Emma Trauber GU15 Caroline Eielson[9/16] GU15 Kaitlyn Vahisinng[9/16] GU11 Layla Gupta GU11
2019
WINNER Marina Stefanoni GU17
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST
QUARTER-FINALIST Dana Santry [9/16] BU17 Lucie Stefanoni [5/8] GU15 Tad Carney [9/26] BU15 Mukunth Gopalakrisnan BU15 Eva Karolina Salzman [5/8] GU13 Riya Navani [5/8] GU13 Caroline Eielson [5/8] GU13 Jack Elriani [9/16] BU11 
2018
WINNER Marina Stefanoni GU17
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST Christian Capella [5/8] GU11
QUARTER-FINALIST Elizabeth Ross [9/16] GU19 Charles Culhane [9/16] BU19 Khushi Kukadia [9/16] GU13 Eliza Schuster [5/8] GU11
2017
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST Andrew Douglas BU19 Daelum Mawjii BU17 Marina Stefanoni [1] GU15 Thomas Rosini BU15 Dana Santry BU15 Lucie Stefanoni [3/4] GU13 John Ho BU13
QUARTER-FINALIST Elizabeth Ross GU17 bt Tiber Worth BU17 Priya Verma GU15 Myles McIntyre BU15 Andrew Barr BU15 Abigail Schuster GU13 Hollis Robertson BU13
2016
WINNER
FINALIST Marina Stefanoni [1] GU15
SEMI-FINALIST
QUARTER-FINALIST Lucie Stefanoni [3/4] GU13 Sam Scherl [5/8] BU17 Casey Wong GU19
2015
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST
QUARTER-FINALIST Marina Stefanoni [9/16] GU13
2014
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST
QUARTER-FINALIST Marina Stefanoni [9/16] GU13
2013
WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST
QUARTER-FINALIST Sabrina Sobhy [5/8] GU19 David Yacobucci BU15
2011
WINNER
FINALIST Amanda Sobhy [1] GU19
SEMI-FINALIST Olivia Blatchford [3/4] GU19
QUARTER-FINALIST Marina Ubina GU17
   

British Junior Open News

Mehta’s BU15 Title Caps Historic British Junior Open for Team USA

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...

Dartnell and Mehta Reach Historic BJO Finals

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...

Christian Capella Leads Team USA’s Historic BJO Semifinal Surge

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 Produces Record Eighteen British Junior Open Quarterfinalists

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...

Record Fifty-Eight Americans to Compete in British Junior Open

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. Last...

American Trio Record Top Three Finishes at British Junior Open

Team USA's Caroline Fouts, Vivienne Sze and Kaylee Li all recorded top three finishes at the 2024 Dunlop British Junior Open, January 3-7, in Birmingham, England. Egypt continued their recent domination of the tournament, sweeping all ten divisional titles and boasting sixteen of twenty finalists. Fouts was one of the four non-Egyptian finalists after the U.S. junior champion reached the final without dropping a game all tournament. Fouts, the GU19 two seed, fell short in the...