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Official Men's Squash World Ranking

May 18, 2023

The Official Men's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for men's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of male professional squash players. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in men's squash tournaments. The rankings have been produced monthly then weekly since 29 August 2022.[1] The current world number one is Diego Elías of Peru.

Dunlop PSA World Ranking

PSA ranking policy

Players competing in PSA tournaments earn ranking points according to how far they get in the draw. The points available depend on the prize money and the draw size. The weekly rankings (issued on each Monday) are used in selecting entries to tournaments and in determining the seeds.

The total number of points a player has earned in the previous 52 weeks is divided by the number of tournaments played (a minimum divisor of ten is used) to give a ranking average. Where a player has played more than 10 tournaments the best scores are selected (i.e. the lowest are not included) according to the averaging formula (see table below).

For example, a player who has competed in 14 events will have his best 11 scores used. These will be accumulated and divided by 11.

Players competing in PSA World Tour Events earn ranking points according to the prize money, classification of the event, and the final position in the draw the player reaches.

PSA World Tour Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/48
Platinum $164,500–$180,500 19188 points 2750 1810 1100 675 410 250 153
Gold $100,000–$120,500 10660 points 1750 1150 700 430 260 160
Silver $70,000–$88,000 7470 points 1225 805 490 300 182.5 112.5
Bronze $51,000–$53,000 5330 points 875 575 350 215 130 80
PSA World Tour Finals Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 Round-Robin Match Win Undefeated bonus
World Tour Finals $165,000 1000 550 200 150 150
PSA Challenger Tour Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/48
Challenger Tour 30 $28,000 3194 points 525 345 210 130 78 147.5
Challenger Tour 20 $18,000 2112 points 350 230 140 85 51 31.5
Challenger Tour 10 $11,000 1218 points 200 130 80 50 30 18
Challenger Tour 5 $5,500 609 points 100 65 40 25 15 9
PSA World Championships Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64
PSA World Championships $300,000 25045 points 3175 2090 1270 780 475 290 177.5

Divisor

A divisor is selected based on the number of tournaments played during the year as shown in the table below (the minimum divisor is ten). The average is calculated from the highest points scored for this number of events over the past 52 weeks:

Events Played Divisor
1-13 10
14-15 11
16-17 12
18-19 13
20-21 14
22-23 15

[1]

Current world ranking

PSA Men's World Rankings, of the 17th of April 2023[2]
Rank Player Points Move†
1   Diego Elías (PER) 16,870  
2   Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 15,790  
3   Mostafa Asal (EGY) 15,580  
4   Ali Farag (EGY) 15,545  
5   Paul Coll (NZL) 12,970  
6   Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY) 9,375  
7   Tarek Momen (EGY) 7,830  
8   Victor Crouin (FRA) 7,785  
9   Mazen Hesham (EGY) 7,480  
10   Joel Makin (WAL) 7,220  

Note: The weekly ranking for the men's squash (world ranking) is taken directly from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) official website.[3]

World No. 1 since 1975

Number one ranked players

Main article: List of PSA men's number 1 ranked players

The following is a list of players who have achieved the world number one position since February 1975 (active players in green) :

# Player Date reached Total
months		 Total
weeks		 Total
days
1   Qamar Zaman January 1975 25 761
2   Geoff Hunt February 1976 59 1796
3   Jahangir Khan January 1982 94 2861
4   Jansher Khan January 1988 97 2952
5   Chris Dittmar July 1993 2 62
6  /  Peter Nicol February 1998 60 1825
7   Jonathon Power May 1999 14 429
8   David Palmer September 2001 5 150
9   Thierry Lincou January 2004 14 425
10   John White March 2004 2 61
11   Lee Beachill October 2004 3 92
12   Amr Shabana April 2006 33 1006
13   Karim Darwish January 2009 11 335
14   Grégory Gaultier November 2009 20 606
15   Ramy Ashour January 2010 21 638
16   Nick Matthew June 2010 19 576
17   James Willstrop January 2012 11 337
18   Mohamed El Shorbagy November 2014 50 1792
19   Karim Abdel Gawad May 2017 1 31
20   Ali Farag March 2019 28 18 1006
21   Paul Coll March 2022 3 2 106
22   Mostafa Asal Jan 16, 2023 13 91
23   Diego Elías Apr 17, 2023 5 35

Last update: 21st of May 2023

Monthly World No 1 since 1975

2022-2025

Month 2022 2023 2024 2025
January   Ali Farag   A Farag then   M Asal
February   Ali Farag   Mostafa Asal
March   Paul Coll   Mostafa Asal
April   Paul Coll   M Asal then   D Elías
May   Paul Coll   Diego Elías
June   Ali Farag
July   Ali Farag
August   Ali Farag
September   Ali Farag
October   P Coll then   A Farag
November   Ali Farag
December   Ali Farag

2018-2021

Month 2018 2019 2020 2021
January   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Ali Farag
February   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
March   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
April   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
May   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
June   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
July   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
August   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy
September   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
October   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag
November   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Ali Farag   Ali Farag
December   Mohd El Shorbagy   Ali Farag   Ali Farag   Ali Farag

2014–2017

Month 2014 2015 2016 2017
January   Nick Matthew   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy
February   G Gaultier /   N Matthew   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy
March   Nick Matthew   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy
April   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier
May   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Karim Abdel Gawad
June   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier
July   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier
August   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier
September   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier
October   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier
November   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier
December   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier   Mohd El Shorbagy   Grégory Gaultier

2010–2013

Month 2010 2011 2012 2013
January   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
February   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   Nick Matthew   Ramy Ashour
March   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
April   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
May   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
June   Nick Matthew   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
July   Nick Matthew   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
August   Nick Matthew   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
September   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
October   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
November   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour
December   Ramy Ashour   Nick Matthew   James Willstrop   Ramy Ashour

2006–2009

Month 2006 2007 2008 2009
January   Jonathon Power   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
February   David Palmer   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
March   Jonathon Power   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
April   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
May   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
June   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
July   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
August   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
September   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
October   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish
November   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Grégory Gaultier
December   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Amr Shabana   Karim Darwish

2002–2005

Month 2002 2003 2004 2005
January   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Thierry Lincou   Thierry Lincou
February   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Thierry Lincou   Thierry Lincou
March   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   John White   Thierry Lincou
April   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   John White   Thierry Lincou
May   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Thierry Lincou
June   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Thierry Lincou
July   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Thierry Lincou
August   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Thierry Lincou
September   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Thierry Lincou
October   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Lee Beachill   Thierry Lincou
November   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Lee Beachill   Thierry Lincou
December   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Lee Beachill   Thierry Lincou

1998–2001

Month 1998 1999 2000 2001
January   Jansher Khan   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol
February   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol
March   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol
April   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power
May   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power
June   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power
July   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power
August   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol
September   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol   David Palmer
October   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   Peter Nicol   David Palmer
November   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol   David Palmer
December   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Peter Nicol   David Palmer

1994–1997

1990–1993

1986–1989

Month 1986 1987 1988 1989
January   Jahangir Khan   Jahangir Khan   Jansher Khan   Jahangir Khan
March
May
July
September
November   Jahangir Khan   Jansher Khan

1982–1985

Month 1982 1983 1984 1985
January   Jahangir Khan   Jahangir Khan   Jahangir Khan   Jahangir Khan

1978–1981

Month 1978 1979 1980 1981
January   Geoff Hunt   Geoff Hunt   Geoff Hunt   Qamar Zaman

1975–1977

Month 1975 1976 1977
January   Qamar Zaman   Geoff Hunt   Geoff Hunt

Note:
1) Peter Nicol has represented England since 21 March 2001.[4]

Year end world top 10 players and ranking point tallies since 1996

2020-2022

2017-2019

2014-2016

2011- 2013

Rank 2011 2012 2013
1   Nick Matthew 1716.750   James Willstrop 1082.500   Ramy Ashour 1675.000
2   James Willstrop 1392.250   Nick Matthew 996.000   Grégory Gaultier 1262.500
3   Grégory Gaultier 1050.750   Grégory Gaultier 995.500   Nick Matthew 1252.000
4   Ramy Ashour 1028.250   Ramy Ashour 894.500   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1030.500
5   Karim Darwish 980.750   Peter Barker 539.000   James Willstrop 991.000
6   Amr Shabana 789.500   Mohamed El Shorbagy 531.000   Karim Darwish 763.000
7   Peter Barker 644.000   Karim Darwish 511.500   Borja Golán 572.500
8   Mohamed El Shorbagy 642.875   Omar Mosaad 440.000   Peter Barker 560.000
9   David Palmer 485.000   Amr Shabana 415.500   Amr Shabana 532.500
10   Mohd Azlan Iskandar 465.000   Daryl Selby 415.500   Daryl Selby 484.500

2008–2010

Rank 2008 2009 2010
1   Amr Shabana 1183.125   Karim Darwish 940.000   Ramy Ashour 1555.000
2   Karim Darwish 926.250   Grégory Gaultier 919.375   Nick Matthew 1224.375
3   Ramy Ashour 900.625   Amr Shabana 916.875   Karim Darwish 983.000
4   Grégory Gaultier 840.000   Nick Matthew 891.250   Grégory Gaultier 718.750
5   James Willstrop 834.375   Ramy Ashour 800.000   James Willstrop 715.000
6   David Palmer 653.500   James Willstrop 573.125   Amr Shabana 685.625
7   Thierry Lincou 611.875   Peter Barker 526.000   Thierry Lincou 570.455
8   Wael El Hindi 513.125   David Palmer 491.875   Peter Barker 513.000
9   Peter Barker 459.375   Thierry Lincou 443.750   Laurens Jan Anjema 406.375
10   Nick Matthew 453.750   Wael El Hindi 332.500   Mohamed El Shorbagy 406.250

2005–2007

Rank 2005 2006 2007
1   Thierry Lincou 872.656   Amr Shabana 1346.528   Amr Shabana 1418.125
2   James Willstrop 726.944   David Palmer 1124.306   Ramy Ashour 1039.375
3   Anthony Ricketts 702.778   Thierry Lincou 881.250   Grégory Gaultier 833.125
4   David Palmer 685.417   Grégory Gaultier 756.818   David Palmer 786.875
5   Lee Beachill 672.813   Nick Matthew 530.625   Nick Matthew 666.750
6   Jonathon Power 611.806   Anthony Ricketts 519.375   James Willstrop 661.250
7   Amr Shabana 587.222   Ramy Ashour 510.833   Thierry Lincou 542.500
8   Peter Nicol 535.417   James Willstrop 496.250   Karim Darwish 503.182
9   John White 376.875   Karim Darwish 437.500   Wael El Hindi 428.409
10   Nick Matthew 357.083   Lee Beachill 425.625   John White 415.000

2002–2004

Rank 2002 2003 2004
1   Peter Nicol 1253.125   Peter Nicol 791.875   Lee Beachill 858.333
2   Jonathon Power 1149.219   John White 760.938   Thierry Lincou 816.667
3   David Palmer 729.688   David Palmer 685.469   Peter Nicol 673.472
4   Stewart Boswell 592.969