Asia/Oceania kickstarts season-long junior team competition narrative
As with their professional equivalents, Billie Jean King Cup Juniors and Davis Cup Juniors by Gainbridge have season-long narratives and the quest to find the 2023 world champions is firmly underway.
The journey to the summit of the Billie Jean King Cup Juniors and Davis Cup Juniors podiums began in Colombo, Sri Lanka where pre-qualifying for the Asia/Oceania region took place. In Asia/Oceania, two nations in each competition progress from pre-qualifying to final qualifying, from where teams can advance to the Finals.
In Colombo, hosts Sri Lanka and Kyrgyzstan enjoyed productive weeks and have progressed to Billie Jean King Cup Juniors final qualifying, while Hong Kong and Indonesia have done likewise in Davis Cup Juniors.
Those teams will now compete with 14 other nations that have qualified automatically, based on their showing last year, for a place at the 2023 Finals. Three nations from Asia/Oceania will advance to the Finals in Billie Jean King Cup Juniors and four in Davis Cup Juniors.
Asia/Oceania Billie Jean King Cup Juniors final qualifying will take place in Shymkent, Kazakhstan from 1-6 May, while Asia/Oceania Davis Cup Juniors final qualifying is the following week.
Competing nations: Billie Jean King Cup Juniors final qualifying, Asia/Oceania
Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Competing nations: Davis Cup Juniors final qualifying, Asia/Oceania
Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
While Billie Jean King Cup Juniors and Davis Cup Juniors is the sport’s premier 16-and-under international team competition, ITF World Junior Tennis is the comparable event in the 14-and-under age group.
ITF World Junior Tennis pre-qualifying in Asia/Oceania has also taken place in both the boys’ and girls’ categories, with nations again progressing to final qualifying before battling for a place at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic. The Finals will be held from 7-12 August.
Malaysia and Singapore were the girls’ teams to advance from pre-qualifying, with Singapore and Kyrgyzstan the boys’ teams which progressed.
Competing girls’ nations: ITF World Junior Tennis final qualifying
Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep, Malaysia, Lebanon, Nepal, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan
Competing boys’ nations: ITF World Junior Tennis final qualifying
Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan
ITF World Junior Tennis final qualifying in Asia/Oceania will take place in Kuching, Malaysia. The girls’ event will take place from 20-25 March and the boys’ event from 27 March-1 April.