2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship

The 2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship was the 2023 men's edition of the World Squash Championships, which served as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Chicago, United States from 3 to 11 May 2023. It was the third time that Chicago hosted the PSA World Championships after 2018–19 & 2020–21 editions.[1][2]

2023 Men's World Championship
44th PSA Men's World Squash Championship
Location Chicago, United States
VenueUniversity Club of Chicago
Chicago Union Station
Date(s)3–11 May 2023
Website
https://worldsquashchamps.com/
CategoryPSA World Championships
Prize money$500,000
Results
Champion Ali Farag
Runner-up Karim Abdel Gawad
Semi-finalists Mohamed El Shorbagy
Mostafa Asal
 2022 2024 

Seeded Nº3 Ali Farag defeated unseeded Karim Abdel Gawad for the World Championship title. Gawad became the first unseeded player to reach the final since Rodney Martin in 1991. It was Farag's fourth World Championship title, having previously won in 2019, 2021 and 2022.[3]

World ranking points/prize money

PSA also awards points towards World ranking. Points are awarded as follows:

PSA World Squash Championships Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64
World Squash Championships $550,000 3175 2090 1270 780 475 290 177.5

Prize money breakdown

Total prize money for the tournament is $1,000,000, $500,000 per gender. This is about a 1% prize fund decrease from previous World Championships (2021–22; $550,000 per gender).

Position (num. of players)  % breakdown Prize money
(Total: $500,000)
Winner (1) 16% $80,000
Runner-up (1) 10% $50,000
3/4 (2) 6% $30,000
5/8 (4) 3.50% $17,500
9/16 (8) 2% $10,000
17/32 (16) 1% $5,000
33/64 (32) 0.50% $2,500

Venues

University Club of Chicago and Chicago Union Station in Chicago are the two venues that hosted the competition.

University Club of Chicago Chicago Union Station
University Club of Chicago
Chicago Union Station
2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship (Chicago metropolitan area)

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw and results

Key

  • rtd. = Retired
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Host wild card
  • w/o = Walkover

Finals

Semi finals Final
              
1 Mostafa Asal 5 8 13 2
4 Ali Farag 11 11 11 11
4 Ali Farag 12 11 11
Karim Abdel Gawad 10 6 6
3 Mohamed El Shorbagy 12 5 11 8 7
Karim Abdel Gawad 10 11 7 11 11
2023 Men's PSA World Squash Championship winner

Ali Farag
Fourth title

Section 1

First round Second round Third Round Quarter finals
1 Mostafa Asal 11 11 12
Leandro Romiglio 5 5 10 1 Mostafa Asal 8 11 11 8 11
Balázs Farkas 6 5 9 Omar Mosaad 11 4 6 11 8
Omar Mosaad 11 11 11 1 Mostafa Asal 12 11 9 11
Rory Stewart 11 11 12 11 Joel Makin 10 6 11 5
Q Edwin Clain 7 7 10 Rory Stewart 6 6 5
César Salazar 3 2r 11 Joel Makin 11 11 11
11 Joel Makin 11 4 1 Mostafa Asal 11 3 11 5 12
9 Mazen Hesham 11 11 11 9 Mazen Hesham 9 11 6 11 10
Lucas Serme 5 4 4 9 Mazen Hesham 11 11 11
Lau Tsz Kwan 11 11 7 8 Karim El Hammamy 5 3 7
Karim El Hammamy 13 5 11 11 9 Mazen Hesham 11 8 11 11
Nick Wall 6 6 10 Aly Abou Eleinen 9 11 9 7
Aly Abou Eleinen 11 11 12 Aly Abou Eleinen 12 11 1 11 11
Bernat Jaume 6 5 4 8 Victor Crouin 14 7 11 4 9
8 Victor Crouin 11 11 11

Section 2

First round Second round Third Round Quarter finals
5 Paul Coll 11 11 11
Faraz Khan 7 2 9 5 Paul Coll 12 11 11
Juan Camilo Vargas 12 11 11 Juan Camilo Vargas 10 6 9
Mahesh Mangaonkar 10 8 5 5 Paul Coll 11 11 13
Patrick Rooney 11 11 11 13 Miguel Á Rodríguez 8 5 11
Q Ivan Yuen 9 5 8 Patrick Rooney 11 5 6 6
Todd Harrity 8 7 6 13 Miguel Á Rodríguez 8 11 11 11
13 Miguel Á Rodríguez 11 11 11 5 Paul Coll 3 11 2 4
15 Grégoire Marche 11 11 11 4 Ali Farag 11 5 11 11
Mohamed ElSherbini 6 6 5 15 Grégoire Marche 12 9 3 3
Nathan Lake 11 11 11 11 11 Nathan Lake 10 11 11 11
Q Curtis Malik 9 13 13 4 9 Nathan Lake 9 1 11 3
Rowan Damming 3 4 5 4 Ali Farag 11 11 9 11
Adrian Waller 11 11 11 Adrian Waller 6 7 5
Ramit Tandon 12 4 3 4 Ali Farag 11 11 11
4 Ali Farag 14 11 11

Section 3

First round Second round Third Round Quarter finals
3 Mohamed El Shorbagy 11 11 11
Timothy Brownell 7 9 7 3 Mohamed El Shorbagy 4 11 11 11
Ng Eain Yow 11 11 11 Ng Eain Yow 11 7 6 9
Q Abhay Singh 2 5 6 3 Mohamed El Shorbagy 11 11 11
Youssef Ibrahim 11 11 11 Youssef Ibrahim 7 9 9
Q Simon Herbert 8 4 5 Youssef Ibrahim 11 8 13 11
Greg Lobban 11 11 11 Greg Lobban 6 11 11 7
14 Nicolas Müller 2 6 9 3 Mohamed El Shorbagy 11 9 13 8 11
10 Fares Dessouky 11 11 11 7 Tarek Momen 8 11 11 11 3
David Baillargeon 8 7 6 10 Fares Dessouky 9 11 3 7
George Parker 6 10 9 Q Mohamed Abouelghar 11 6 11 11
Q Mohamed Abouelghar 11 12 11 Q Mohamed Abouelghar 11 11 10 11 6
Sébastien Bonmalais 11 4 11 2 9 7 Tarek Momen 4 13 12 9 11
Leonel Cárdenas 9 11 4 11 11 Leonel Cárdenas 11 5 12 3 2
Charlie Lee 13 6 10 7 Tarek Momen 9 11 10 11 11
7 Tarek Momen 15 11 12

Section 4

First round Second round Third Round Quarter finals
6 Marwan El Shorbagy 12 7 11 11
Shahjahan Khan 10 11 9 8 6 Marwan El Shorbagy 11 12 8 11
Rui Soares 6 8 6 Auguste Dussourd 6 10 11 7
Auguste Dussourd 11 11 11 6 Marwan El Shorbagy 7 3 9
Iker Pajares 6 8 2 Karim Abdel Gawad 11 11 11
Dimitri Steinmann 11 11 11 Dimitri Steinmann 5 10 3
Karim Abdel Gawad 11 11 11 Karim Abdel Gawad 11 12 11
12 Youssef Soliman 7 7 7 Karim Abdel Gawad 11 13 14
16 Saurav Ghosal 5 11 11 11 11 2 Diego Elías 5 11 12
Yahya Elnawasany 11 6 13 6 3 16 Saurav Ghosal 11 13 11
Henry Leung 11 11 9 9 15 Henry Leung 1 11 9
James Willstrop 6 7 11 11 13 16 Saurav Ghosal 11 11 6 3 10
WC Andrew Douglas 8 7 11 2 Diego Elías 9 4 11 11 12
Baptiste Masotti 11 11 13 Baptiste Masotti 5 7 4
Raphael Kandra 9 7 4 2 Diego Elías 11 11 11
2 Diego Elías 11 11 11

Schedule

Times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00). To the best of five games.

Abbreviations:

  • UCC - University Club of Chicago
  • CUS - Chicago Union Station.

Round 1

Wednesday, 3 May
Date Court Time Player 1 Player 2 Score
3 MayUCC, Court 112:30 Grégoire Marche (FRA) Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY)11–6, 11–6, 11–5
3 MayUCC, Court 212:30 Lau Tsz Kwan (HKG) Karim El Hammamy (EGY)13–11, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8
3 MayUCC, Court 113:15 Nathan Lake (ENG) Curtis Malik (ENG)11–9, 11–13, 11–13, 11–4, 11–9
3 MayUCC, Court 213:15 Mazen Hesham (EGY) Lucas Serme (FRA)11–5, 11–4, 11–4
3 MayUCC, Court 313:15 Bernat Jaume (ESP) Victor Crouin (FRA)11–6, 11–5, 11–4
3 MayUCC, Court 314:00 Nick Wall (ENG) Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)11–6, 11–6, 12–10
3 MayUCC, Court 116:30 Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND)12–10, 11–8, 11–5
3 MayUCC, Court 216:30 Todd Harrity (USA) Miguel Á Rodríguez (COL)11–8, 11–7, 11–6
3 MayUCC, Court 117:15 Paul Coll (NZL) Faraz Khan (USA)11–7, 11–2, 11–9
3 MayUCC, Court 217:15 Patrick Rooney (ENG) Ivan Yuen (MYS)11–9, 11–5, 11–8
3 MayUCC, Court 317:15 Rory Stewart (SCO) Edwin Clain (FRA)11–7, 11–7, 12–10
3 MayUCC, Court 218:00 Rowan Damming (NED) Adrian Waller (ENG)11–3, 11–4, 11–5
3 MayUCC, Court 318:00 Balázs Farkas (HUN) Omar Mosaad (EGY)11–6, 11–5, 11–9
3 MayUCC, Court 118:45 Mostafa Asal (EGY) Leandro Romiglio (ARG)11–5, 11–5, 12–10
3 MayUCC, Court 119:30 Ramit Tandon (IND) Ali Farag (EGY)14–12, 11–4, 11–3
3 MayUCC, Court 319:30 César Salazar (MEX) Joel Makin (WAL)11–3, 4–2r.

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Thursday, 4 May
Date Court Time Player 1 Player 2 Score
4 MayUCC, Court 112:45 Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) Leonel Cárdenas (MEX)9–11, 11–4, 4–11, 11–2, 11–9
4 MayUCC, Court 214:45 George Parker (ENG) Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY)11–6, 12–10, 11–9
4 MayUCC, Court 113:15 Charlie Lee (ENG) Tarek Momen (EGY)15–13, 11–6, 12–10
4 MayUCC, Court 213:15 Fares Dessouky (EGY) David Baillargeon (CAN)11–8, 11–7, 11–6
4 MayUCC, Court 313:15 Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) Simon Herbert (ENG)11–8, 11–4, 11–5
4 MayUCC, Court 314:00 Greg Lobban (SCO) Nicolas Müller (SUI)11–2, 11–6, 11–9
4 MayUCC, Court 116:30 Rui Soares (POR) Auguste Dussourd (FRA)11–6, 11–8, 11–6
4 MayUCC, Court 216:30 Andrew Douglas (USA) Baptiste Masotti (FRA)11–8, 11–7, 13–11
4 MayUCC, Court 117:15 Raphael Kandra (GER) Diego Elías (PER)11–9, 11–7, 11–4
4 MayUCC, Court 217:15 Saurav Ghosal (IND) Yahya Elnawasany (EGY)5–11, 11–6, 11–13, 11–6, 11–3
4 MayUCC, Court 317:15 Iker Pajares (ESP) Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)11–6, 11–8, 11–2
4 MayUCC, Court 218:00 Henry Leung (HKG) James Willstrop (ENG)11–6, 11–7, 9–11, 9–11, 15–13
4 MayUCC, Court 318:00 Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Youssef Soliman (EGY)11–7, 11–7, 11–7
4 MayUCC, Court 118:45 Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) Shahjahan Khan (USA)12–10, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8
4 MayUCC, Court 119:30 Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG) Timothy Brownell (USA)11–7, 11–9, 11–7
4 MayUCC, Court 319:30 Ng Eain Yow (MYS) Abhay Singh (IND)11–2, 11–5, 11–6

Round 2

Friday, 5 May
Date Court Time Player 1 Player 2 Score
5 MayCUS, Glass Court12:45 Adrian Waller (ENG) Ali Farag (EGY)11–6, 11–7, 11–5
5 MayUCC, Court 113:30 Saurav Ghosal (IND) Henry Leung (HKG)11–1, 13–11, 11–9
5 MayUCC, Court 213:30 Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)11–5, 12–10, 11–3
5 MayUCC, Court 313:30 Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) Greg Lobban (SCO)11–6, 8–11, 13–11, 11–7
5 MayUCC, Court 114:15 Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) Auguste Dussourd (FRA)11–6, 12–10, 8–11, 11–7
5 MayUCC, Court 214:15 Fares Dessouky (EGY) Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY)11–9, 6–11, 11–3, 11–7
5 MayUCC, Court 314:15 Leonel Cárdenas (MEX) Tarek Momen (EGY)9–11, 11–5, 10–12, 11–3, 11–2
5 MayCUS, Glass Court14:45 Baptiste Masotti (FRA) Diego Elías (PER)11–5, 11–7, 11–4
5 MayUCC, Court 117:30 Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) Victor Crouin (FRA)12–14, 11–7, 1–11, 11–4, 11–9
5 MayUCC, Court 217:30 Mazen Hesham (EGY) Karim El Hammamy (EGY)11–5, 11–3, 11–7
5 MayUCC, Court 317:30 Rory Stewart (SCO) Joel Makin (WAL)11–6, 11–6, 11–5
5 MayUCC, Court 118:15 Paul Coll (NZL) Juan Camilo Vargas (COL)12–10, 11–6, 11–9
5 MayUCC, Court 218:15 Grégoire Marche (FRA) Nathan Lake (ENG)10–12, 11–9, 11–3, 11–3
5 MayUCC, Court 318:15 Patrick Rooney (ENG) Miguel Á Rodríguez (COL)8–11, 11–5, 11–6, 11–6
5 MayCUS, Glass Court18:30 Mostafa Asal (EGY) Omar Mosaad (EGY)8–11, 11–4, 11–6, 8–11, 11–8
5 MayCUS, Glass Court21:00 Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG) Ng Eain Yow (MYS)4–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–9

Round 3

Saturday, 6 & Sunday 7 May
Date Court Time Player 1 Player 2 Score
6 MayCUS, Glass Court12:45 Nathan Lake (ENG) Ali Farag (EGY)11–9, 11–1, 9–11, 11–3
6 MayCUS, Glass Court14:45 Paul Coll (NZL) Miguel Á Rodríguez (COL)11–8, 11–5, 13–11
6 MayCUS, Glass Court18:30 Mostafa Asal (EGY) Joel Makin (WAL)12–10, 11–6, 9–11, 11–5
6 MayCUS, Glass Court21:00 Mazen Hesham (EGY) Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)11–9, 8–11, 11–9, 11–7
7 MayCUS, Glass Court12:45 Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG) Youssef Ibrahim (EGY)11–7, 11–9, 11–9
7 MayCUS, Glass Court14:45 Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) Tarek Momen (EGY)4–11, 13–11, 12–10, 9–11, 11–6
7 MayCUS, Glass Court17:30 Saurav Ghosal (IND) Diego Elías (PER)9–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–3, 12–10
7 MayCUS, Glass Court20:00 Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)11–7, 11–3, 11–9

Quarter-finals

Monday, 8 & Tuesday 9 May
Date Court Time Player 1 Player 2 Score
8 MayCUS, Glass Court18:30 Mostafa Asal (EGY) Mazen Hesham (EGY)11–9, 3–11, 11–6, 5–11, 12–10
8 MayCUS, Glass Court21:00 Paul Coll (NZL) Ali Farag (EGY)11–3, 5–11, 11–2, 11–4
9 MayCUS, Glass Court18:30 Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Diego Elías (PER)11–5, 13–11, 14–12
9 MayCUS, Glass Court21:00 Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG) Tarek Momen (EGY)11–8, 9–11, 13–11, 8–11, 11–3

Semi-finals

Wednesday, 10 May
Date Court Time Player 1 Player 2 Score
10 MayCUS, Glass CourtFollowing women's semi-final 1 Mostafa Asal (EGY) Ali Farag (EGY)11–5, 11–8, 11–13, 11–2
10 MayCUS, Glass CourtFollowing women's semi-final 2 Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)10–12, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–7

Final

Thursday, 11 May
Date Court Time Player 1 Player 2 Score
11 MayCUS, Glass CourtFollowing women's final Ali Farag (EGY) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)12–10, 11–6, 11–6

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2023 PSA Men's World Championship. A total of 21 nationalities are represented. Egypt is the most represented nation with 15 players.


EGY

ENG

NZL

PER

COL

IND

WAL

FRA

SCO

HKG

MYS

MEX

SUI

USA

ESP

ARG

CAN

GER

HUN

NED

POR
Total
Final 202
Semi-final 3104
Quarter-final 511108
Round 3 9211111016
Round 2 12411211421111032
Total 1510112117222225211111164

See also

References

  1. "PSA World Squash Championships - History: Previous Winners". psaworldtour.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. "2023 World Championship draws". PSA. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. "FINALS : Sherbini and Farag retain titles". World Squash. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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