To appear on the rankings, children must:

• have a valid England Squash membership
• be aged under 19
• be a resident in England or;
• be born in England or;
• have a parent born in England
• must not have represented another nation in the last 12 months

Sport Manager and Squash levels country must be set to England.

Rankings points can be gained by competing in any of the following England Squash Sanctioned competitions.

• Platinum (English Junior Championships, British Junior Championships and British Junior Open)
• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze - including Aspire Regional Championships
• Copper - including Junior County Closed Competitions

Note: Points ranking for British Junior Open results will only apply for English players.

Once a player has completed an event and has an official finishing position they will automatically be given the corresponding ranking points for that level of competition. You can view the points tables below.

Rankings are based on:

• An average of a player's best 6 results (or 5 results for Under 19s).
• Results in the last 12 months (n.b - at the start of the season this will include results from the previous season)
• If a player plays up an age group, then points will only be allocated for the age group they play in. If a player plays up more than one age group no points will be allocated.
• When a player moves up an age group 50% of their previous points will be carried forward. This change will be reflected in the rankings update 2 months prior to their birthday. i.e. If a players birthday is on 6 November, 50% of their points will go up in the 1 September's rankings. (This will come into effect from September 2024)

The table below shows the points awarded for each finishing position at each level of competition. Click on the competition level to see the number of points allocated to each final finishing position (Updated points table will be effect from 1 September 2024)

Copper and Bronze Competitions

• For Copper and Bronze competitions, tournament organisers will use the National Junior Rankings to do all seedings.
• All questions relating to seedings for Copper and Bronze events must be directed to the tournament organiser.
• If you believe there is an error with a ranking please report it via email to competitions@englandsquash.com.

Silver, Gold and Platinum Competitions

• For Silver, Gold and Platinum competitions a seedings panel will meet to determine the seeds for each age group. The seeding panel will manually seed the top 8 seeds per age group. This will be based on ranking, finishing positions in recent major events, recent results and head to heads. The seeding panel may also use results from the lower age group. The remainder of the seedings will revert to the latest England Squash ranking at the time of entry closing.
• The seedings panel will be led by an experienced chair, supported by other coaches with highly relevant expertise and knowledge. The make up of the panel may vary from event to event.
• When draws are created the first and second seeded players will be placed at the top and bottom of the draw respectively. The rest of the seeds are placed as follows:
  • 3-4 seeds are drawn and placed randomly
  • 5-8 seeds are drawn and placed randomly
  • 9-16 seeds are drawn and placed randomly
  • 17-32 seeds are drawn and placed randomly
  • 33-64 seeds are drawn and placed randomly

In some instances we may use rankings to guide selection for various representative squads. Whilst rankings are not explicitly part of the selection policy, the rankings list can provide a useful overview of current and recent performance. As such rankings may be used in conjunction with other information to help inform squad selection. You can read our full selection policy here.