Edinburgh teen Adderley makes history in Manchester
Edinburgh’s Georgia Adderley has written her name into Scottish squash history books by claiming the GU17 British Junior Championship title in Manchester.
The 16-year-old top seed beat second seed Alice Green from Essex 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 13-11 to claim the title on Sunday and become the first Scot since Lisa Mckenna in 1993 to win a BJC title.
In reaching the final Adderley also became the first Scottish female in British Junior Championship history to reach a GU17 final and the first Scot to reach a BJC final in over two decades – with Laura Hamilton’s 1996 second place in the GU19 final being the last time Scotland enjoyed representation in any final.
She’s now only the fifth Scottish female to claim the top prize in any category at the British Junior Championships.
The new champion said: “I am over the moon, it’s hard to put into words how it feels, I am absolutely buzzing.
“It was a tough match which I knew it was going to be having played Alice before. I was 9-4 down in the fourth so was really happy to get through in the end as it was a big battle.”
She added: “I was really happy with how I played in the whole event having not dropped a game before the final.
“It is my first big event of the season so to get through and win was brilliant. There was a great Scottish support and I am not sure I could have done it without them.”
Scotland national coach Paul Bell said: “I am sure Georgia will break many records in her career and winning this British title is a great start. She played really well throughout the whole tournament.”