Egyptian players are seeded to contest the men's and women's finals at the WSF Junior Championships that start in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow ©WSF

The World Junior Squash Championships starting tomorrow in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will conclude with all-Egyptian finals for the second year in a row – if the seeding and draws issued today work out.

World number 29 Mostafa Asal is firm favourite to retain the men's title.

The 18-year-old from Cairo is expected to meet number two seed Omar El Torkey – also 18 and from Cairo – in the final.

Czech Viktor Byrtus is the highest non-Egyptian seed – sharing the men's 3/4 seeding with Egypt's Mostafa El Serty.

After finishing as runner-up in 2017 and 2018, Hania El Hammamy is seeded to strike gold for the first time in the women's event.

The 18-year-old from Cairo – ranked 15 in the world – is predicted to meet second seed Jana Shiha, a 17-year-old born in Alexandria, in what would be the ninth successive all-Egyptian women's final.

Malaysia's Aifa Azman is expected to provide home interest in the semi-finals with the other 3/4 seed Egypt's Farida Mohamed.

Almost 200 players representing 30 nations have confirmed entry to the Championships, run by the World Squash Federation (WSF).

Hosted by the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia, the Championships will run at the National Squash Centre until August 4.

They will be followed by the biennial WSF Women's World Junior Team Championship, which will feature 18 nations, including debutants Chinese Taipei – from August 5 to 9.