The draws have been announced for the World Junior Championships individual events later this month in Houston, with Australia’s 12 players now aware of their opening round opponents.

With the men’s draw exceeding 128 players, five of Australia’s six players receive a bye through the first round.

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.

The individual events start on 12 July, with the team’s events commencing on 18 July.

For full draws and more information visit: https://wsfworldjuniors.com/

MEN
James Slade (NSW) v Abdullah Ali (KUW)
> If James makes it through the first round he will face top-seeded Egyptian Mohamed Zakaria.

Daniel Marsh (WA) v BYE
> Daniel moves straight into the second round where he plays Spain’s Adrian Revert Escutia.

Haider Naqvi (VIC) v BYE
> Daniel moves straight into the second round where he plays South Africa’s Matthew Earl.

William Slade (NSW) v BYE
> William moves straight into the second round where he plays New Zealand’s Oliver Dunbar.

Kasper Cheung (NSW) v BYE
> Kasper moves straight into the second round where he plays India’s Avalokit Singh.

Thomas Scott (NSW) v BYE
> Kasper moves straight into the second round where he plays Saudi Arabia’s Yasser Al Abbas.

WOMEN
Hannah Slyth (WA) v Yu-Chia Wu (TPE)
> If Hannah wins through to the second round, she has a likely showdown with Canadian 17/32 seed Hermione Cao.

Courtney Scholtz (VIC) v Emily Coulcher-Porter (ENG)
> If Courtney wins through to the second round, she has a likely showdown with American 17/32 seed Samantha Jaffe.

Sarbani Maitra (QLD) v Moriya Karati (NZL)
> If Sarbani wins through to the second round she will meet 9/16 seed Tsz Ching Cheung from Hong Kong.

Emmy Lamb (NSW) v Mahiro Nishio (JPN)
> If Emmy wins through to the second round she will meet 17/32 seed Ella Lash from New Zealand.

Joanne Joseph (VIC) v Paula Rivero (ARG)
> If Joanne wins through to the second round she will face English 9/16 seed Amelie Haworth

Soha Khatri (SA) v Luciana Martinez Salazar (COL)
> If Soha wins through to the second round she will face American 5/8 seed Riya Navani.