British Junior English Billiards Championship


The British Junior English Billiards championship is an English billiards competition for players in the UK. There are three divisions, the "Girls" Championship for all female players under 19 years, the "Boys" championship for players under 16, and the "Junior" championship for players under the age of 19. The under-16 competition was organised by the Billiards Association and Control Council from 1922.
There were previous championships for young players. A 1905 article in the Darlington-based newspaper The North Star said that "boy billiard matches appear to be good drawing concerns now" and noted that there was an upcoming round-robin tournament at Burroughes and Watts, London. Tom Newman recalled in a 1938 interview in The Billiard Player, that he won a Boys Championship in 1909 at the age of 15 at Burroughes and Watts.
Rex Williams, Mark Wildman, Mike Russell, Peter Gilchrist, David Causier, and Chris Shutt all won Junior titles before going to win the World Billiards Championship. World Snooker Championship winners to have recorded wins in the Junior Billiards event are Walter Donaldson, Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. Fred Davis, champion in 1928, went on to win world professional titles in both billiards and snooker.
In 2022, William Thomson of Southampton, Hampshire became the youngest-ever winner of the Under-16 event.
Robin Wilson holds the record for the most wins in the Championship, with 2 wins in the Boys and 5 in the Junior.
The highest Championship breaks recorded in each event are, Hannah Jones, 43 in the 2011 Girls, Donald Cruikshank, 130 in the 1936 Boys and Glen Cromack, 150 in the 1989 Junior.

Girls

The Girls' championship was first held in 1933. The age limit was 16 for the 1933 event, but was raised to 18 the following year. The competition was revived in 1950 after a break of more than ten years, this time with an age limit of 17.
YearWinnerFinal scoreRunner-upVenue
1933Helen McDougall200-182Nancy Fenn
1934Helen McDougall200-195Jessie Banks
1935Jessie Banks200-196Helen McDougall
1951Maureen Barrett195-83Clare Hackett
1952Maureen Barrettuncontested
1953Maureen Barrettuncontested
2009Danielle MaudbtBethanie Duke
2010Hannah Jones191-114Rochy Woods
2011Hannah Jones235-112Jazmin Cainey
2012Hannah JonesbtJosie Wright
2013Hannah JonesbtRochy Woods
2014Rochy WoodsbtJosie Wright
2015Rochy Woods173-30Hannah Greeno
2016Rochy Woods175–56Hannah Greeno
2017Rochy Woods152–48Brittany Chambers
2018Hannah Greeno109-104Brittany ChambersMaltings Q Club, King's Lynn
2019Hannah Greeno83-74Lexie GreenoMaltings Q Club, King's Lynn
2021Lexie Greeno77-34Bella HemsleyMaltings Q Club, King's Lynn
2022Bella Stowell67-33Ruby JeffriesMaltings Q Club, King's Lynn
2023Lexie Greeno92-29Bridie Callaby
2024Bridie Callabyuncontested