Junior Individual Merit History

We have had two winners of this competition, Ian Weaver in 1996 and Callum Wraight in 2003.

For a history of the competition please click here.

2025

Dan Corbett won his first round game against Reuban Macpake 5 but lost out to Ronan Allen 19 in the second round. Rhys Jordan lost 14 to Matthew Finch in his first game.

Harley Tattersley beat Charlie Ripley 13 in the final.

Full results are here.

2023

Rhys Marshall was the best of our four players in the 2023 BCGBA Junior Individual Merit after reaching the Quarter Finals. He got past Ashley Walton 6 and Harley Baker 11 before losing out to Ethan Lowden 10. Jordan Millman won his first game 14 against Alfie Catterall but then lost to eventual winner Louie Furniss 5. Akeel Duncan lost first game 11 to Jess Lacey, while Harry Wilson got 8 off Sam Davies in his first.

Full scores are here.

2022

Joe and Tom Killen both lost 1st round in the BCGBA Junior Individual Merit. Joe lost 18 to Thomas Clamp while Tom got 12 off Ciaran Andrews. Ryan P Williams of Wales went on to win the competition beating Thomas Scorah of Yorkshire in the final.

Full scores are here. 

2019

Ben Hinton had a marvellous run to the final of the British Junior Individual Merit Final but dipped out to Callum Sharples 15. It was our first finalist since Mike Beer in 2006, and he came close to emulating Callum Wraight in 2003. He had started off with a win against Taylor Miller 13, then Ryan P Williams 16, Jamie Isaac 15 and Tom Hirst in the Semi Finals 14. Our other representative Harry Parsonage also lost to the winner first round 17, the closest anyone had got to him all day.

Well done to Ben on his fantastic run to the final.

Full scores are here.

Ben with his runner-up trophy.

2018

Harry Church reached the Semi Finals of the BCGBA Junior Individual Merit Championships, as he went as far as any Shropshire Junior has in recent years. He beat Tom Farmer 10 and then Sam Farmer 6, before having a tougher game against Liam Dennis, coming out on top 17, before losing 11 to eventual winner Matty Worden. Kieran Jones also won a game, defeating Matt Packett 13 before losing out to Derbyshire player Louie Furniss 13.

Full scores are here.

2017

Harry Church and Susie Lawson didn’t progress past the first round of the BCGBA Junior Individual Merit as both came up against two of the eventual last four. Fergal Wright defeated Susie Lawson and made the semi finals, where he lost to Lucas Hall, and Harry Church lost to Jack Bushell who made the final, only to be defeated by Lucas Hall of Warwick and Worcester.

Full scores are here.

2016

Aaron King and Curtis Metcalfe both qualified for Shropshire in 2016, but both lost first game. Andrew Armstrong of Wales, who also plays for Hanmer, won the event.

Full scores are here.