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The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

conducted by the World Squash Federation

World Squash Federation

The World Squash Federation is the international federation for squash, an indoor racquet sport which was formerly called "Squash rackets."It is based in Hastings in England. As of 2009 it has 147 member federations...

(WSF). Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below. Since its inception the world juniors has been held biennially with the junior men (individual and team) held one year, junior women (individual and team) the following year. The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979. The individuals event (for both men's and women's) are held annually starting from 2009 while the team event remains biennial. The winners of the 2009 men's and women's individual tournament, held in Chennai

Chennai

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, India, were Mohamed El Shorbagy

Mohamed El Shorbagy

Mohamed El Shorbagy, is a professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 8 in November 2011.- External links :* profile on the PSA official website...

and Nour El Sherbini, both from Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

. The 2010 championship are held from July 27 until August 1, in Quito

Quito

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, Ecuador

Ecuador

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Men's championship

Individual

Year	Country	Country	Score in the final
1980	Australia	Australia	6–9, 9–7, 9–2, 9–6
1982	Pakistan	Australia	3–9, 10–8, 9–4, 9–3
1984	Australia	England	9–0, 9–5, 9–0
1986	Pakistan	Australia	9–3, 9–0, 9–2
1988	England	Australia	9–6, 5–9, 7–9, 9–7, 9–2
1990	England	England	9–7, 9–4, 9–1
1992	Finland	Canada	5–9, 9–3, 9–7, 9–2
1994	Egypt	Egypt	9–0, 7–9, 3–9, 9–3, 9–2
1996	Egypt	Australia	9–6, 3–9, 9–7, 9–6
1998	Malaysia	Egypt	7–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–5
2000	Egypt	France	9–1, 9–3, 9–7
2002	England	England	9–0, 9–3, 9–1
2004	Egypt	Pakistan	9–5, 10–8, 9–3
2006	Egypt	Egypt	9–1, 9–3, 9–1
2008	Egypt	Pakistan	2–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–4
2009	Egypt	Malaysia	11–9, 12–10, 11–2
2010	Egypt	Egypt	8–11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–7
2011	Egypt	Egypt	11–6, 11–6, 11–8

Team

The team event was started unofficially in April 1973 to coincide with the British Junior Open

British Junior Open Squash

British Junior Open squash championship is considered the second most prestigious junior open squash championship in the squash history after the World Junior Squash Championships...

tournament which was held annually in Britain. Only four countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Sweden) took part in the event which was held at the courts of the National Westminster Bank

National Westminster Bank

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Sports Ground in South London

South London

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, playing for a shield presented by the bank.

15 official men's world team championship tournament has been held between 1980 and 2008. It has been won by 4 different countries. The record number of countries participating in a single men's team tournament is 31, in the 2000 and the 2008 tournament held in Milan

Milan

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, Italy and Zürich

Zürich

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, Switzerland respectively.

*	Unofficial championship

Year	Winner	Score in final	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1973		–
1974		–
1975		–
1976		–
1977		–
1978		–
1979		–
1980	(1)	2–1	(1)	(1)	(1)
1982	(1)	2–1	(1)	(1)	(1)
1984	(2)	2–1	(1)	(1)	(1)
1986	(3)	3–0	(2)	(2)	(2)
1988	(4)	2–1	(2)	(2)	(2)
1990	(1)	2–1	(2)	(3)	(1)
1992	(5)	2–1	(3)	(1)	(1)
1994	(1)	3–0	(4)	(1)	(1)
1996	(2)	2–1	(1)	(4)	(1)
1998	(3)	2–1	(2)	(5)	(1)
2000	(4)	2–1	(3)	(6)	(2)
2002	(2)	2–1	(5)	(1)	(2)
2004	(3)	2–1	(4)	(3)	(1)
2006	(2)	2–1	(3)	(1)	(2)
2008	(4)	2–0	(5)	(4)	(1)
2010	(3)	2–1	(4)	(2)	(3)

Women's championship

Individual

The women's individual championship is the WISPA

Women's International Squash Players Association

The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings...

Junior Tier 1 tournament and players who compete in the tournament will be awarded ranking points for the official "Rising Stars" rankings.

Year	Country	Country	Score in the final
1981	England	England	9–4, 9–6, 10–8
1983	Australia	Australia	10–8, 9–2, 9–3
1985	England	Australia	9–1, 9–1, 9–6
1987	Australia	England	9–0, 9–6, 9–0
1989	England	New Zealand	9–2, 9–1, 9–3
1991	England	Germany	9–1, 4–9, 9–6, 6–9, 9–0
1993	Australia	New Zealand	9–6, 5–9, 9–5, 9–1
1995	New Zealand	Australia	9–3, 9–4, 9–7
1997	England	France	9–6, 9–1, 9–7
1999	Malaysia	Malaysia	9–5, 9–3, 9–2
2001	Malaysia	Egypt	9–2, 9–4, 9–2
2003	Egypt	Egypt	9–0, 9–6, 9–4
2005	Egypt	India	9–3, 9–4, 10–8
2007	Egypt	France	9–2, 9–4, 5–9, 9–3
2009	Egypt	Egypt	5–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–5
2010	United States	Egypt	3–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–7
2011	Egypt	Egypt	11-5, 3–11, 11–7, 11–8

Team

14 official women's world team championship tournaments has been held between 1985 and 2011. It has been won by 4 different countries. The record number of countries participating in a single tournament is 20, in the 2005 tournament held in Herentals

Herentals

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, Belgium.

Year	Winner	Score in final	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1985	(1)	2–1	(1)	(1)	(1)
1987	(1)	2–1	(1)	(2)	(1)
1989	(2)	–	(2)	(1)	(1)
1991	(3)	3–0	(3)	(2)	(2)
1993	(2)	2–1	(1)	(1)	(1)
1995	(3)	2–1	(2)	(3)	(1)
1997	(4)	2–1	(2)	(1)	(1)
1999	(1)	2–1	(3)	(2)	(1)
2001	(5)	2–1	(1)	(2)	(1)
2003	(2)	3–0	(4)	(1)	(1)
2005	(1)	2–1	(2)	(3)	(2)
2007	(3)	2–0	(2)	(4)	(1)
2009	(4)	2–0	(1)	(1)	(3)
2011	(4)	2–1	(1)	(1)	(3)

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