The Dunlop Pontefract Gold, the first Junior Gold tournament of the new season, took place over the weekend of 8th to 10th December at two venues – Pontefract and Chapel Allerton clubs. With 223 juniors registered to take part over multiple age categories (Mixed under 9’s plus boys and girls under 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19’s) there was a wealth of up-and-coming squash talent taking to the courts, with 638 matches played in total.
SquashLevels has taken the data from the tournament and analysed the most improved players, by the largest percentage level increase, across the tournament, as well as the games which had the biggest impact on player’s levels.
What are Levels?
SquashLevels uses a bespoke algorithm to assess each player’s current playing level based on their results and their opponents.
It focuses on how well they are playing rather than how many rounds they have progressed through. The ratings are updated match-by-match and they give great insight into how ‘in-form’ the players are right now.
Top 20 Movers across the Dunlop Pontefract Gold:
This table shows the players who had the highest Level increase over the course of the event, their SquashLevels rating before and after the tournament.
| Player | Initial Level | Final Level | Percentage Increase | Age Category |
| Ethan Edwards | 69 | 108 | 56.52% | U9 |
| Emma Little | 149 | 213 | 42.95% | U13 |
| Elvis Yu | 64 | 85 | 32.81% | U9 |
| Taohai Khan | 187 | 239 | 27.81% | U13 |
| Omar Sherif | 1965 | 2511 | 27.79% | U15 |
| Sienna Hampshaw | 538 | 686 | 27.51% | U13 |
| Jessica Craig-Gould | 44 | 56 | 27.27% | U11 |
| Isaac Smith | 96 | 122 | 27.08% | U9 |
| Ahmed Eldaly | 488 | 620 | 27.05% | U13 |
| Noah Selby | 623 | 789 | 26.65% | U11 |
| Bram Willstrop | 49 | 62 | 26.53% | U9 |
| Evie Hennings | 50 | 63 | 26.00% | U9 |
| Sophie Vail | 1010 | 1271 | 25.84% | U15 |
| Vinny Knaggs | 1953 | 2448 | 25.35% | U15 |
| Abigail Zeng | 146 | 183 | 25.34% | U9 |
| Gabriel Cannistraci | 202 | 253 | 25.25% | U9 |
| Bowie Bates | 151 | 189 | 25.17% | U13 |
| Ted King | 350 | 438 | 25.14% | U13 |
| Thomas Naylor | 323 | 404 | 25.08% | U13 |
| Olivia Owens | 3251 | 4064 | 25.01% | U19 |
Event Winners
Congratulations to the winners in each category. This table shows their level change over the event.
| Player | Starting Level | Final Level | Percentage Increase | Age Category |
| Gabriel Cannistraci | 202 | 253 | 25.25% | U9 Mixed |
| Noah Selby | 623 | 767 | 23.11% | U11 Boys |
| Alexander Koa-Wing | 1637 | 2046 | 24.98% | U13 Boys |
| Gabriel Chak | 10575 | 11155 | 5.48% | U15 Boys |
| Chester Dockray | 11011 | 13317 | 20.94% | U17 Boys |
| Dylan Roberts | 14347 | 16026 | 11.70% | U19 Boys |
| Eleanor Everington-Hunt | 289 | 351 | 21.45% | U11 Girls |
| Esther Chak | 2040 | 2119 | 3.87% | U13 Girls |
| Harriet Broadbridge | 3620 | 4384 | 21.10% | U15 Girls |
| Wai lynn au yeong | 3886 | 4450 | 14.51% | U19 Girls |
Congratulations to all the winners and competitors – don’t forget to register for SquashLevels to track your progress going forward…
What is SquashLevels?
SquashLevels is a results-based ranking system. As players compete in their leagues and tournaments, their results automatically flow into SquashLevels from their results providers. From here, SquashLevels’ unique algorithm will calculate a Level for each player based on their opponents’ Level, their result including points scores, behavioural modelling and various other factors. SquashLevels rewards a player for performing better than they were expected to based on their Level.
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