The draws and seedings have been announced for the 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championships, which are taking place in Houston, USA from 12-23 July.

In the women’s draw, defending champion Amina Orfi of Egypt has been declared top seed as the 17-year-old aims to equal national legend Nour El Sherbini’s haul of three World Junior titles. The two-time champion, who has risen as high as World No.11 in the PSA World Rankings this season, will receive a bye in the first round and, should the tournament go to seedings, will contest an all-Egyptian final against Fayrouz Aboelkheir.

In the men’s draw, 2023 runner up Mohamad Zakaria has been made the early favourite, with the Egyptian targeting a first ever title after a painful defeat to Pakistan’s Hamza Khan last year.

Khan, who last year ended Pakistan’s 37-year wait for the title, has been named No.2 seed, meaning that the Houston crowd could be in for a second showdown between the two in the final.

Hosts USA meanwhile have three players seeded inside the top eight across both draws. In the women’s draw, Caroline Fouts is seeded [3/4], with Riya Navani seeded [5/8]. In the men’s draw, Rishi Srivastava is the sole American seeded, with the 18-year-old seeded [3/4].

Draws and seedings for the team events, which are being held concurrently for the first time in World Juniors history, will be announced following the commencement of the individual event.

*CLICK HERE to view the full draws and seedings for the 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championships.

*Draws subject to change in the event of player withdrawals.

Women’s Seeds 1-8, 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championship

[1] Amina Orfi (EGY)
[2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY)
[3/4] Nadien Elhammamy (EGY)
[3/4] Caroline Fouts (USA)
[5/8] Janna Galal (EGY)
[5/8] Nour Megahed (EGY)
[5/8] Riya Navani (USA)
[5/8] Anahat Singh (IND)

Men’s Seeds 1-8, 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championship

[1] Mohamad Zakaria (EGY)
[2] Hamza Khan (PAK)
[3/4] Juan Torres (COL)
[3/4] Rishi Srivastava (USA)
[5/8] Marwan Abdelsalam (EGY)
[5/8] Omar Azzam (EGY)
[5/8] Jose Santamaria (COL)
[5/8] Javier Romo (ECU)

The 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championships are taking place at Houston Squash Club, Texas, from 12-23 July.

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