United States Junior National Championships

After the founding of the American Badminton Association in 1936, the first U.S. Junior National Championships were awarded to Baltimore in 1947. Eligible players could not have reached their 18th birthday on March 14th, the first day of the tournament. The purpose of the tournament was to determine the top Junior players in the U.S., their ability and potentiality, and to provide social enjoyment for the players. Five events were offered: Boys’ Singles, Girls’ Singles, Boys’ Doubles, Girls’ Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Players could enter any age class greater than or equal to their age, and that policy still exists today. Talented juniors who went on to become stellar adult national and international players include Judy Devlin Hashman, Sue Devlin Peard, Pam Brady, Ben Lee, Chris Jogis, and Howard Bach.

As with most Junior tournaments, the Junior Nationals features age classes⁽¹⁾. Players may enter any age class greater than or equal to their age⁽²⁾⁽⁶⁾.

	Year	Site	Under 19 Junior Champions⁽³⁾					*Ken Davidson Award⁽⁵⁾***	Age Class Winners Under 8 Under 9 Under 10 Under 11 Under 12 Under 13 Under 14 Under 15 Under 16 Under 17 Under 18 Under 19 Under 20 Under 21 Under 22
	Year	Site	Boys Singles	Girls Singles	Boys Doubles	Girls Doubles	Mixed Doubles	*Ken Davidson Award⁽⁵⁾***
1	1947	Baltimore, MD	Ted Moehlmann Jr.	Barbara Scarlett	Don Brown Ted Moehlmann Jr.	Sue Devlin Barbara Scarlett	Ted Hoehlmann Jr. Pat Galbreath
2	1948	New Britain, CT	Ronnie Ryan	Barbara Scarlett	William Kellogg III Wilbur Bullen Jr.	Barbara Scarlett Sue Devlin	Ronnie Ryan Marilyn Banks
3	1949	Baltimore, MD	Ronnie Ryan	Judy Devlin	Ronnie Ryan James Bishop	Judy Devlin Sue Devlin	Ronnie Ryan Judy Devlin
4	1950	Boston, MA	Steve Hinchliffe	Judy Devlin	Manuel Armandariz Steve Hinchliffe	Judy Devlin Deedy McCormick	Ronnie Ryan Judy Devlin
5	1951	Minneapolis, MN	Steve Hinchliffe	Judy Devlin	Jack Chrisman Dean Maurry	Judy Devlin Deedy McCormick	Steve Hinchliffe Jean Gibbs
6	1952	Lewiston, NY	Jack Chrisman	Judy Devlin	Jack Chrisman Dean Maurry	Judy Devlin Linda Cobb	Jack Chrisman Joan Gibbs
7	1953	San Antonio, TX	Don Davis	Judy Devlin	Dean Maurry Don Davis	Judy Devlin Linda Cobb	Don Davis Judy Devlin
8	1954	Orange, NJ	Butch Kevorkian	Judy Devlin	Butch Kevorkian Dick Ball	Rosine Capehart Sally Thomas	Butch Kevorkian Linda Cobb
9	1955	Shaker Heights, OH	Butch Kevorkian	McGregor Stewart	Butch Kevorkian Gary McFarlane	Norma Slauer Nancy Metcalf	Butch Kevorkian Norma Slauer	Robert Steinwald
10	1956	Detroit, MI	Gary McFarlane	McGregor Stewart	Russ Paquette Bill Bryant	McGregor Stewart Norma Slauer	Bill Bryant Marcia Dotson	Marcia Dotson
11	1957	Wilmington, DE	Ted Ebenkamp	Barbara Prince	Ted Ebenkamp Don Paup	Ardyce Carr Virginia Green	Ted Ebenkamp Barbara Prince	Bernard Talley Jr.
12	1958	Burbank, CA	Ted Ebenkamp	Ann Erkkila	Ted Ebenkamp Tom Treloggen	Cynthia Dryden Janet Ogilvie	Ted Ebenkamp Cynthia Dryden	Stanton Hales
13	1959	Baltimore, MD	Stan Hales	Patsy Hitchens	Bill Foy Stan Hales	Faith Ferris Helen Carter	Jack Keating Sharon Pritula	Mari Beth Holleran
14	1960	Manhattan Beach, CA	Stan Hales	Sharon Pritula	Stan Hales Pat Armendariz	Sharon Pritula Joyce Schoeppach	Stan Hales Helen Carter	James Lynch
15	1961	Boston, MA	Ray Park	Sharon Pritula	Ray Park Pat Armendariz	Linda Erkkila Barbara Bridges	Jim Lynch Sharon Pritula	Barbara Bump
16	1962	Seattle, WA	Paisan Loaharanu	Tyna Barinaga	Dick Gorman Bruce Mahler	Tyna Barinaga Caroline Jensen	Paisan Loaharanu J. Auxier	Susan Vening
17	1963	Philadelphia, PA	Robert Pritula	Caroline Jensen	Jay Collins Ken Ferris	Tyna Barinaga Caroline Jensen	Bruch Mahler Caroline Jensen	Lani Ferris
18	1964	Claremont, CA	Ken Fleming	Tyna Barinaga	Ken Fleming Larry Saben	Tyna Barinaga Caroline Jensen	Ken Crow Caroline Jensen	Sharon Pritula
19	1965	Houston, TX	Ken Ferris	Caroline Jensen	Ken Fleming Larry Saben	Caroline Jensen Susan Wilson	Larry Saben Janice DeZort	Larry Saben
20	1966	Philadelphia, PA	Larry Saben	Janice DeZort	Ken Ferris Larry Saben	Janice DeZort Diane Moore	Larry Saben Janice DeZort	Cindy Root
21	1967	Eugene, OR	Richard Neill	Susan Wilson	Mike Walker Chris Kinard	Susan Wilson Judy Brodhun	Richard Neill Susan Wilson	Susan Wilson
22	1968	Newark, DE	Mike Walker	Chris Burton	Mike Walker Chris Kinard	Chris Burton Ellen Van Os	Mike Walker Chris Burton	Nancy Bender
23	1969	Flint, MI	Gary Higgins	Chris Burton	Mike Adams Bruce Pontow	Pam Stockton Polly Stockton	Bruce Pontow Sandy Muthig	Chris Burton
24	1970	Manhattan Beach, CA	Charles Coakley	Polly Stockton	Charles Coakley Doug Bender	Pam Stockton Polly Stockton	Gary Higgins Diane Mies	Ken Nelson
25	1971	Newark, DE	Charles Coakley Ron Buck	Pam Stockton	Charles Coakley Gary Higgins	Pam Stockton Kay Roland	Gary Higgins Diane Mies	Douglas Bender
26	1972	Eugene, OR	Charles Coakley	Pam Stockton	Charles Coakley Peter Steinbroner	Pam Stockton Sandy Muthig	Charles Coakley Traci White	Sandy Muthig
27	1973	Bloomfield, MI	Pat Trapnell	Madeleine Steinbroner	Bob Gilmour Mike Kelly	Karen Czarnecki Cindy Young	Ron Buck Madeleine Steinbroner	Cynthia Young
28	1974	Seattle, WA	Pat Tryon	Madeleine Steinbroner	Guy Rittmann Peter Cornell	Madeleine Steinbroner Carrie Morrison	Mike Kelly Madeleine Steinbroner	Bob Gilmour
29	1975	Philadelphia, PA	Matt Fogarty	Carrie Morrison	Matt Fogarty Pat Tryon	Carrie Morrison Madeleine Steinbroner	Matt Fogarty Monica Czarnecki	Michael Kelly
30	1976	San Diego, CA	Gene Miller	Carrie Morrison	Gene Miller Paul Rogind	Carrie Morrison Lisa DeRousie	Russ Nelson Lisa DeRousie	Carrie Morrison
31	1977	San Jose, CA	Geoff Stensland	Lisa DeRousie	Bob Gold Rahul Naidu	Denise Corlett Lisa DeRousie	Russ Nelson Lisa DeRousie	Kathy Ball
32	1978	Austin, TX	Geoff Stensland	Lisa DeRousie	David Collis Gary Shelstad	Lisa DeRousie Ann French	David Collis Tracy McDonald	Lisa De Rousie
33	1979	Miller Place, NY	Tony Alston	Linda Safarik	David Collis Gary Shelstad	Laurie Collis Linda Safarik	Rahul Naidu Ann French	Danny Rubin
34	1980	Medford, OR	Tony Alston	Linda Safarik	Tony Alston Doug Young	Regina Rubin Gayle Shelstad	Doug Young Linda Safarik	Barbara Bidermann
35	1981	San Jose, CA	Tony Alston	Joy Kitzmiller	Peter Baum Rodney Barton	Barbara Morrison Eileen Morrison	Rodney Barton Barbara Morrison	Charles Scarano
36	1982	Countryside, IL	Rodney Barton	Mary Frances Hughes	Rodney Barton Martin French	Patricia Dernbach Mary Frances Hughes	Rodney Barton Barb Morrison	Martin French
37	1983	Countryside, IL	Chris Jogis	Joy Kitzmiller	Alex Berks Paul Rubin	Patty Dernbach Mary Frances Hughes	Benny Lee Mary Frances Hughes	Alex Burks
38	1984	Atlanta, GA	Chris Jogis	Cyndi Smith	Chris Jogis Karl Knudsen	Carolyn Mott Jennifer Hargreaves	Chris Jogis Carolyn Mott	Benny Lee
39	1985	Flint, MI	Tom Carmichael Jr.	Madhavi Tijorwala	Ron Estes Jeff Floerchinger	Geraldine Woods Madhavi Tijorwala	Tom Carmichael Jr. Lisa Bauer	Ron Estes
40	1986	Manhattan Beach, CA	Michael Flexer	Madhavi Tijorwala	Joel Kiernan David Martin	Melissa Jo Putzu Julie Stephan	Dave Root Madhavi Tijorwala	Allan Dixon
41	1987	Natick, MA	Paul McAdams	Tracy Hudson	Paul McAdam Mark Iwanicki	Tracy Hudson Julie Stephan	Paul McAdam Tracy Hudson	no award
42	1988	Colorado Springs, CO	Tom Reidy	Denise Gudmundson	Tom Reidy Paul McAdam	Christiane Angela Armendariz	Tom Reidy Joanne Nielsen	Tom Reidy
43	1989	Colorado Springs, CO	Martin Flores	Stacy Murty	Martin Flores Nipun Khurana	Christiane Angela Armendariz	Marc Carrido Christiane Armendariz	Heather Johnson
44	1990	Marquette, MI	Hoang Ly	Kathy Zimmerman	Phi Ta Hoang Ly	Angela Christiane Armendariz	Mike Edstrom Kathy Zimmerman	Jason Smith
45	1991	Colorado Springs, CO	Mike Edstrom	Kathy Zimmerman	Mike Edstrom Alan Hundhausen	Kathy Zimmerman Sinikka Wahab	Mike Edstrom Kathy Zimmerman	Sinikka Wahab
46	1992	Colorado Springs, CO	Kevin Han	Kathy Zimmerman	Kevin Han Phi Ta	Kathy Zimmerman Angela Zemla	Kevin Han Kelly Lipareli	Kathy Zimmerman
47	1993	Colorado Springs, CO	Mark Manha	Stephanie Wo	Chris Hales Lindsay Gulin	Stella Wo Stephanie Wo	Chris Hales Donna Beach	Donna Beach
48	1994	Wooster, OH	Mark Manha	Stephanie Wo	Chris Hales Lindsay Gulin	Stephanie Wo Stella Wo	Stanley Wo Stephanie Wo	Ngoc Tran
49	1995	Portland, OR ⁽³⁾	Howard Bach	Stella Wo	Refflint Thenard Wiyanto Wonday	Katie Maloney Dawn McNamara	Matthew Arazosa Katie Maloney	Janae Bennett
50	1996	Atlanta, GA ⁽³⁾	Khan Malaythong	Katie Maloney	Andy Lovell Ryan Miglin	Jaymie Britton Jia Hu	Ryan Miglin Janae Mertens	Katie Maloney
51	1997	Orange, CA	Khan Malaythong	Stephanie Wo	Khan Malaythong Trevor Lai	Jayne Britton Jia Hu	David Welch Karen Chou	Jamie Mignano
52	1998	Orange, CA	James Young	Elie Wu	Khan Malaythong Ryan Miglin	May Mangkalakiri Elie Wu	Howard Bach Carrie Bach	Howard Bach
53	1999	Orange, CA ⁽³⁾	Daniel Chen	Elie Wu	Daniel Chen Chris Ling	Casey Peters Elie Wu	Khan Malaythong Casey Peters	Kristin Artman
54	2000	Orange, CA	Eric Go	Bonnie Wong	Mike Chansawangpuvana Raymong Wong	May Mangkalakiri Bonnie Wong	Raymond Wong Bonnie Wong	Jennifer Coleman
55	2001	Orange, CA	Eric Go	May Mangkalakiri	Eric Go Raju Rai	May Mangkalakiri Elie Wu	Raju Rai Elie Wu	Raju Rai
56	2002	Orange, CA	Eric Go	Eva Lee	Mike Chansawangpuvana Eric Go	Samantha Jinadasa Eva Lee	Mike Chansawangpuvana Jun Xia Hu	Connie Hwang
57	2003	Shreveport, LA	Nicholas Jinadasa	Jun Xia Hu	Daniel Gouw Brendan Taft	Panita Phongasavitas Jeanie Poon	Nicholas Jinadasa Samantha Jinadasa	Amanda Lum
58	2004	Marblehead, MA	Andrew Todt	Eva Lee	Daniel Gouw Brendan Taft	Jun Xia Hu Eva Lee	Daniel Gouw Eva Lee	Herbert Wu
59	2005	Spokane, WA	Ronald Sou	Jamie Subandhi	Arnold Setiadi Andrew Todt	Samantha Jinadasa Lauren Todt	Arnold Setiadi Daphne Ng
60	2006	Orange, CA	Arnold Setiadi	Jamie Subandhi	Steven Wong Jack Shu	Kuei-Ya (Joanne) Chen Jamie Subandhi	Azam Ali Lauren Todt
61	2007	Orange, CA	Sattawat Pongnairat	Lauren Todt	Steven Wong Jack Shu	Lauren Todt Priscilla Lun	Howard Shu Cheryl Chow
62	2008	Marblehead, MA	Terrence Pang	Rena Wang	Yau Hwa Chan Terrence Pang	Priscilla Lun Rena Wang	Terrence Pang Sarah Chan
63	2009	Orange, CA	Eric Kuo	Thuy Hoang	Zenas Lam Marvin Lin	Beckie Neumann Isabel Zhong	Marvin Lin Thuy Hoang
64	2010	Burlingame, CA	Zenas Lam	Cee Ketpura	Eliot Bohr Bobby Douangpangna	Emily Kan Cee Ketpura	Zenas Lam Cee Ketpura
65	2011	Orange, CA	Jeffrey Kuo	Christine L Chen	Phillip Chew Jeffrey Kuo	Judy Chang Christine L Chen	Jeffrey Kuo Samantha Li
66	2012	Orange, CA	Jeffrey Kuo	Christine L Chen	Kenneth Hui Daniel Chow	Cherie C Chow Christine Yang	Kenneth Hui Cherie C Chow
67	2013	South San Francisco, CA	Alan Shekhtman	Christine Yang	Aston Khor Alan Shekhtman	Victoria Chen Crystal Pan	Raymond Hsia Cherie C. Chow	William Cheung
68	2014	Los Angeles, CA	Justin Ma	Crystal Pan	Vinson Chiu Phillip Jap	Annie Xu Kerry Xu	Aston Khor Anna Tang
69	2015	Orlando, FL	Phillip Jap	Annie Xu	Alexander La Darren Yang	Annie Xu Kerry Xu	Darren Yang Victoria Chen
70	2016	Mukilteo, WA	Gokul Kalyanasundaram	Jennie Gai	Vinson Chiu Joseph Pitman	Jennie Gai Madeline Sporkert	Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
71	2017	South San Francisco, CA	Gokul Kalyanasundaram	Jennie Gai	Eric Jiang Yuteng Wu	Breanna Chi Cindy Yuan	Ricky Liuzhou Cindy Yuan
72	2018	Milwaukee, WI	Alexander Zheng	Esther Shi	Winston Tsai Ryan Zheng	Esther Shi Cassandra Yu	Winston Tsai Breanna Chi	Ryan Nibu
73	2019	Frisco, TX	Jacob Zhang	Katelin Ngo	Clayton Cayen Ryan Zheng	Nicole Ju Tammy Xie	William Hu Nicole Ju
--	2020	no competition
74	2021	Concord, NC	Ryan Ma	Natalie Chi	Joshua J Yang Joshua Yuan	Francesca Corbett Allison Q Lee	Joshua Yuan Allison Q Lee	Jerry Yuan
75	2022	Frisco, TX	Ryan Ma	Ella Yishan Lin	Adrian Mar Henry Tang	Chloe Ho Ella Yishan Lin	Isaac Yang Chloe Ho	Adrian Mar
76	2023
77	2024

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Notes

1. In some years there are no entrants in some of the age classes and the age classes offered vary by the year.
2. The definition of age varies but is generally either the player's age at the end (or beginning) of the current calendar year or on the last day of the tournament.
3. In some years the U19 class was replaced by U18, but is shown here as the closest equivalent to U19.
4. In various documents the age categories may be referred to as Under XX or XX and Under. These are equivalent with a year offset (U19="18 and Under") but here in the museum are presented in the Under XX format.
5. The Ken Davidson Award is given to the best sports person & role model for future badminton players. Reference for winners: 2005 Junior Nationals Program.
6. The definition and inclusion of age groups has varied over the years.
- Under 22: 1994 – Present
  Under 21: 1995 -- 1999
  Under 18: 1947-1999
  Under 17: 2000 -- Present
  Under 16: 1954 – 1999
  Under 15: 2000 -- Present
  Under 14: 1958 –1999
  Under 13: 2000 -- Present
  Under 12: 1984 – 1999
  Under 11: 2000 – Present
  Under 10: 1999
  Under 9: 2000 – 2023
  Under 8: 1999