England’s brightest stars headed for 2025 MB Nottingham English Junior Championships

One of the biggest tournaments on the English junior squash circuit gets under way tomorrow in Nottingham, featuring more than 250 of England’s best young players.

The prestigious three-day MB Nottingham English Junior Championships, running for the 14^th time, will be staged at the University of Nottingham and at Nottingham Squash Club - with titles up for grabs across eleven age categories, from Mixed Under 9s to Girls and Boys Under 19s.

The focus of tomorrow’s first-day play at the university will be the qualifying rounds - to be held for all but the U9 events. Winners then join the main draws that begin at both venues Saturday morning, when the top seeds enter the competition.

Among those awaiting the successful qualifiers at the weekend will be several seeded players who have topped the podium in recent years.

Participating champions from last year’s event in Middlesex include Naishe Matamisa (now BU11), Ben Lamond (BU13), Alexander Koa-Wing (BU15), Ronnie Hickling (BU19), Siona Mishra (Girls U13), Esther Chak (GU15), Harriet Broadbridge (GU 17) and Emily Coulcher-Porter (GU19).

Also ready to battle it out in the older categories at Nottingham are former trophy winners Jude Gibbins, Ismail Khalil, and Dylan Roberts (all BU19), along with Mariam Eissa (GU19) and Fearne Copley (GU17).

Action from the MB Nottingham English Junior Championships starts on Friday 7 February at the University of Nottingham Sport and Nottingham Squash Rackets Club. Watch live streaming from all the all-glass court, and courts 1 and 2 from the university from Saturday’s quarter-finals on the official website.

You can also follow the event on the official England Squash Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.