PHOTO ALBUM
G11 (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
[2] Farida Hakim 3-0 [1] Laila Mohamed Mohsen 11-7, 13-11, 11-9 (27m)
3/4
[3/4] Alice Wang (Usa) 3-2 [3/4] Lilya Medhat 15-13, 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-5
B11 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
[1] Anas Tawfik v [2] Rayan Ghozlan 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8 (28m)
3/4
[5/8] Hussein Ghoneim 3-0 [5/8] Selim Soliman 11-4, 11-8, 11-3
G13 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
[9/16] Salma Elbaz 3-0 Lilly Elsayed 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (18m)
3/4
[9/16] Nazli Orfi3-0 [2] Talia Sherif 9-11, 15-13, 11-6, 13-11
B13 (1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
[3/4] Muhammad Sohail Adnan (Pak) 3-2 [1] Moez Tamer Elmoghazy 11-5, 5-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5 (38m)
3/4
[2] Amr Moustafa 3-0 [9/16] Brendon Chan (Usa) 11-3, 11-3, 11-7
G15 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
[2] Habiba Rizk 3-1 [3/4] Rinad Hytham Elmergawy 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 (33m)
3/4
[1] Rama El Naggar 3-0 [5/8] Layan Moustafa (Egy) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4
B15 (1 Bronze)
3/4
[2] Yassin Bayoumi 3-0 [3/4] Mohamed Ashraf Khalil 11-7, 11-5, 11-8
G17 (1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
[1] Anahat Singh (Ind) 3-2 [2] Malika El Karaksy 4-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 11-3 (37m)
3/4
Ruqayya Salem [3/4] 3-0 Helen Tang [3/4] (Hkg) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7
B17 (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
[3/4] Seifeldin Refaay 3-1 [1] Adam Hawal 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8 (64m)
G19 (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
[1] Janna Galal3-2 [2] Nadien Elhammamy 11-7, 11-5, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6 (56m)
3/4
Lauren Baltayan 3-1 Sohayla Hazem Farouk 11-7, 11-7, 3-11, 13-11 (48m)
B19 (1 Gold)
[5/8] Eiad Daoud 3-2 [9/16] Alexander Dartnell (Usa) 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7 (60m)
3/4
[5/8] Christian Capella (Usa) bt [2]Youssef Salem retired
ESF Reports
Egypt once again dominated the podium on the final day of the 2025 British Junior Open in Birmingham.
The prestigious platinum competition brought 777 entries from all over the world to England’s Second City and Monday’s 10 finals featured some absolutely epic duels – not least the climatic match of the evening in which Egypt’s 5/8 seed Eiad Daoud won a thrilling, five-game BU19 final against [9/16] Alexander Dartnell of the USA.
Alexandria-born Daoud had had a brutal five-setter late last night in his semi-final against [5/8] Christian Capella during which he sustained a hamstring injury. He arrived for the final wearing heavy leg strapping and Dartnell began with a clear tactic to test his opponent’s fitness and keep the points long. It worked in the first game, but Daoud blasted off seven points in a row to take the second and another flurry of winners saw him clinch a quickfire third.
Dartnell bit back in the fourth, using height and changes of pace brilliantly to draw the scores level at 2/2. But in the decider, Daoud somehow found another gear and played almost faultlessly to go 7-2 up, before Dartnell clawed back to 7-5. At that point, the Egyptian lunged for a forehand and collapsed to the floor wincing in pain. He looked shattered, but once again he somehow rallied, sealing an astounding 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7 win with a forehand drop. A large Egyptian contingent flooded on court to lift the champion aloft.
Daoud said:
“In the beginning my hamstring was hurting but after the first game the adrenalin just started pumping. I gave it my all and threw everything I had at that match. This is obviously my best title and I will never forget these last five days in my entire life.”
The all-Egyptian GU19 final also went right to the wire, although eventual winner [1] Janna Galal could have made it a much shorter contest. She had two match balls in the third, but [2] Nadien ElHammamy resisted on both occasions. ElHammamy (no relation to world no.3 Hania) then rattled off the last five points in succession in the fourth game to take it to a decider. There was incredible athleticism and frontcourt deception shown by both players throughout, but it was Galal who eventually won it 11-7, 11-5, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6.
“I feel amazing,” said Galal afterwards.
“I can’t believe I’ve finally won it. I’ve worked really, really hard these last few months and I’m glad that work paid off. Even though I lost those match balls, I was really, really determined to win and I was also able to stay calm.”
Having finished BU15 runner-up two years ago, Egypt’s 3/4 seed Seifeldin Refaay went one better in the BU17 final by conquering top-seeded compatriot Adam Hawal 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8 in an attritional encounter.
India’s top seed Anahat Singh won a slightly scrappy GU17 final in five games against Egyptian second seed Malika El Karaksy to claim her third BJO title in what was her fifth final.
The GU15 final was an all-Egyptian contest in which [2] Habiba Rizk took her second BJO title, having won the GU13 in 2023. She overcame [3/4] Rinad Hytham Elmergawy 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6.
The GU13 finalists, [9/16] Salma Elbaz and qualifier Lily Elsayed, are not only both from Egypt but both attend the same school. It was Elbaz who won the battle of the classmates 11-8, 11-8, 11-9.
BU11 top seed Anas Tawfik took a circuitous route into the final, having come back from 2/0 and 9-2 down in his quarter-final against [9/16] Youssif Abd Elaziz. He was slightly more efficient in Monday’s final with [2] Rayan Ghozlan though, taking it 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8.
The GU11 final was also all-Egyptian, with [2] Farida Kahim winning 11-7, 13-11, 11-9 against [1] Laila Mohamed Mohsen.
After last year’s Egyptian lockout of all 10 titles, this year saw a mere seven trophies head to the land of the Pharaohs – although USA confirmed their growing stature with a best-ever six semi-finalists and one champion, with India and Pakistan winning one apiece.
