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Squash tournament in Chicago
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]
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[ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Total prize money for the tournament is $1,000,000, $500,000 per gender. This is about a 10% 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
University Club of Chicago and Chicago Union Station in Chicago are the two venues that hosted the competition.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
rtd. = Retired
Q = Qualifier
WC = Host wild card
w/o = Walkover
2023 Men's PSA World Squash Championship winner
Ali Farag Fourth title
Times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00) . To the best of five games.
Abbreviations:
UCC - University Club of Chicago
CUS - Chicago Union Station.
Wednesday, 3 May
Date
Court
Time
Player 1
Player 2
Score
3 May
UCC , Court 1
12:30
Grégoire Marche (FRA )
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY )
11–6, 11–6, 11–5
3 May
UCC, Court 2
12:30
Alex Lau (HKG )
Karim El Hammamy (EGY )
13–11, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8
3 May
UCC, Court 1
13:15
Nathan Lake (ENG )
Curtis Malik (ENG )
11–9, 11–13, 11–13, 11–4, 11–9
3 May
UCC, Court 2
13:15
Mazen Hesham (EGY )
Lucas Serme (FRA )
11–5, 11–4, 11–4
3 May
UCC, Court 3
13:15
Bernat Jaume (ESP )
Victor Crouin (FRA )
11–6, 11–5, 11–4
3 May
UCC, Court 3
14:00
Nick Wall (ENG )
Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY )
11–6, 11–6, 12–10
3 May
UCC, Court 1
16:30
Juan Camilo Vargas (COL )
Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND )
12–10, 11–8, 11–5
3 May
UCC, Court 2
16:30
Todd Harrity (USA )
Miguel Á Rodríguez (COL )
11–8, 11–7, 11–6
3 May
UCC, Court 1
17:15
Paul Coll (NZL )
Faraz Khan (USA )
11–7, 11–2, 11–9
3 May
UCC, Court 2
17:15
Patrick Rooney (ENG )
Ivan Yuen (MYS )
11–9, 11–5, 11–8
3 May
UCC, Court 3
17:15
Rory Stewart (SCO )
Edwin Clain (FRA )
11–7, 11–7, 12–10
3 May
UCC, Court 2
18:00
Rowan Damming (NED )
Adrian Waller (ENG )
11–3, 11–4, 11–5
3 May
UCC, Court 3
18:00
Balázs Farkas (HUN )
Omar Mosaad (EGY )
11–6, 11–5, 11–9
3 May
UCC, Court 1
18:45
Mostafa Asal (EGY )
Leandro Romiglio (ARG )
11–5, 11–5, 12–10
3 May
UCC, Court 1
19:30
Ramit Tandon (IND )
Ali Farag (EGY )
14–12, 11–4, 11–3
3 May
UCC, Court 3
19:30
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 May
UCC, Court 1
12:45
Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA )
Leonel Cárdenas (MEX )
9–11, 11–4, 4–11, 11–2, 11–9
4 May
UCC, Court 2
14:45
George Parker (ENG )
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY )
11–6, 12–10, 11–9
4 May
UCC, Court 1
13:15
Charlie Lee (ENG )
Tarek Momen (EGY )
15–13, 11–6, 12–10
4 May
UCC, Court 2
13:15
Fares Dessouky (EGY )
David Baillargeon (CAN )
11–8, 11–7, 11–6
4 May
UCC, Court 3
13:15
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY )
Simon Herbert (ENG )
11–8, 11–4, 11–5
4 May
UCC, Court 3
14:00
Greg Lobban (SCO )
Nicolas Müller (SUI )
11–2, 11–6, 11–9
4 May
UCC, Court 1
16:30
Rui Soares (POR )
Auguste Dussourd (FRA )
11–6, 11–8, 11–6
4 May
UCC, Court 2
16:30
Andrew Douglas (USA )
Baptiste Masotti (FRA )
11–8, 11–7, 13–11
4 May
UCC, Court 1
17:15
Raphael Kandra (GER )
Diego Elías (PER )
11–9, 11–7, 11–4
4 May
UCC, Court 2
17:15
Saurav Ghosal (IND )
Yahya Elnawasany (EGY )
5–11, 11–6, 11–13, 11–6, 11–3
4 May
UCC, Court 3
17:15
Iker Pajares (ESP )
Dimitri Steinmann (SUI )
11–6, 11–8, 11–2
4 May
UCC, Court 2
18:00
Henry Leung (HKG )
James Willstrop (ENG )
11–6, 11–7, 9–11, 9–11, 15–13
4 May
UCC, Court 3
18:00
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY )
Youssef Soliman (EGY )
11–7, 11–7, 11–7
4 May
UCC, Court 1
18:45
Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY )
Shahjahan Khan (USA )
12–10, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8
4 May
UCC, Court 1
19:30
Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG )
Timothy Brownell (USA )
11–7, 11–9, 11–7
4 May
UCC, Court 3
19:30
Eain Yow (MYS )
Abhay Singh (IND )
11–2, 11–5, 11–6
Friday, 5 May
Date
Court
Time
Player 1
Player 2
Score
5 May
CUS, Glass Court
12:45
Adrian Waller (ENG )
Ali Farag (EGY )
11–6, 11–7, 11–5
5 May
UCC, Court 1
13:30
Saurav Ghosal (IND )
Henry Leung (HKG )
11–1, 13–11, 11–9
5 May
UCC, Court 2
13:30
Dimitri Steinmann (SUI )
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY )
11–5, 12–10, 11–3
5 May
UCC, Court 3
13:30
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY )
Greg Lobban (SCO )
11–6, 8–11, 13–11, 11–7
5 May
UCC, Court 1
14:15
Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY )
Auguste Dussourd (FRA )
11–6, 12–10, 8–11, 11–7
5 May
UCC, Court 2
14:15
Fares Dessouky (EGY )
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY )
11–9, 6–11, 11–3, 11–7
5 May
UCC, Court 3
14:15
Leonel Cárdenas (MEX )
Tarek Momen (EGY )
9–11, 11–5, 10–12, 11–3, 11–2
5 May
CUS, Glass Court
14:45
Baptiste Masotti (FRA )
Diego Elías (PER )
11–5, 11–7, 11–4
5 May
UCC, Court 1
17:30
Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY )
Victor Crouin (FRA )
12–14, 11–7, 1–11, 11–4, 11–9
5 May
UCC, Court 2
17:30
Mazen Hesham (EGY )
Karim El Hammamy (EGY )
11–5, 11–3, 11–7
5 May
UCC, Court 3
17:30
Rory Stewart (SCO )
Joel Makin (WAL )
11–6, 11–6, 11–5
5 May
UCC, Court 1
18:15
Paul Coll (NZL )
Juan Camilo Vargas (COL )
12–10, 11–6, 11–9
5 May
UCC, Court 2
18:15
Grégoire Marche (FRA )
Nathan Lake (ENG )
10–12, 11–9, 11–3, 11–3
5 May
UCC, Court 3
18:15
Patrick Rooney (ENG )
Miguel Á Rodríguez (COL )
8–11, 11–5, 11–6, 11–6
5 May
CUS, Glass Court
18:30
Mostafa Asal (EGY )
Omar Mosaad (EGY )
8–11, 11–4, 11–6, 8–11, 11–8
5 May
CUS, Glass Court
21:00
Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG )
Eain Yow (MYS )
4–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–9
Saturday, 6 & Sunday 7 May
Date
Court
Time
Player 1
Player 2
Score
6 May
CUS, Glass Court
12:45
Nathan Lake (ENG )
Ali Farag (EGY )
11–9, 11–1, 9–11, 11–3
6 May
CUS, Glass Court
14:45
Paul Coll (NZL )
Miguel Á Rodríguez (COL )
11–8, 11–5, 13–11
6 May
CUS, Glass Court
18:30
Mostafa Asal (EGY )
Joel Makin (WAL )
12–10, 11–6, 9–11, 11–5
6 May
CUS, Glass Court
21:00
Mazen Hesham (EGY )
Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY )
11–9, 8–11, 11–9, 11–7
7 May
CUS, Glass Court
12:45
Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG )
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY )
11–7, 11–9, 11–9
7 May
CUS, Glass Court
14:45
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY )
Tarek Momen (EGY )
4–11, 13–11, 12–10, 9–11, 11–6
7 May
CUS, Glass Court
17:30
Saurav Ghosal (IND )
Diego Elías (PER )
9–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–3, 12–10
7 May
CUS, Glass Court
20:00
Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY )
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY )
11–7, 11–3, 11–9
Monday, 8 & Tuesday 9 May
Date
Court
Time
Player 1
Player 2
Score
8 May
CUS, Glass Court
18:30
Mostafa Asal (EGY )
Mazen Hesham (EGY )
11–9, 3–11, 11–6, 5–11, 12–10
8 May
CUS, Glass Court
21:00
Paul Coll (NZL )
Ali Farag (EGY )
11–3, 5–11, 11–2, 11–4
9 May
CUS, Glass Court
18:30
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY )
Diego Elías (PER )
11–5, 13–11, 14–12
9 May
CUS, Glass Court
21:00
Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG )
Tarek Momen (EGY )
11–8, 9–11, 13–11, 8–11, 11–3
Wednesday, 10 May
Date
Court
Time
Player 1
Player 2
Score
10 May
CUS, Glass Court
Following women's semi-final 1
Mostafa Asal (EGY )
Ali Farag (EGY )
11–5, 11–8, 11–13, 11–2
10 May
CUS, Glass Court
Following women's semi-final 2
Mohamed El Shorbagy (ENG )
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY )
10–12, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–7
Thursday, 11 May
Date
Court
Time
Player 1
Player 2
Score
11 May
CUS, Glass Court
Following women's final
Ali Farag (EGY )
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY )
12–10, 11–6, 11–6
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
2
0
2
Semi-final
3
1
0
4
Quarter-final
5
1
1
1
0
8
Round 3
9
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
16
Round 2
12
4
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
32
Total
15
10
1
1
2
1
1
7
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
64
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