James Willstrop

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James Willstrop (born 15 August 1983, in North Walsham, United Kingdom) is a professional squash player from England. In 2005, Willstrop finished runner-up at the British Open, and helped England win the World Team Championship.

As a junior player, Willstrop won the World Junior Championship and was ranked the World Junior No. 1 in 2002. He was named Britain's Junior Sportsman of the Year that year. He won three consecutive British junior under-19 national championship titles in 2000-2002, having previously claimed British national titles at under-17, under-14 and under-12 levels.

In 2005, Willstrop won the Qatar Classic, a huge win in his young career.