Official Men's Squash World Ranking

Summary

The Official Men's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for men's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance lvee 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 Ali Farag of Egypt.

Dunlop PSA World Ranking

PSA ranking policy edit

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 11 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 16 events will have his best 12 scores used. These will be accumulated and divided by 12.

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 19180 points 2750 1810 1100 675 410 250 152.5
Gold $100,000–$120,500 9380 points 1750 1150 700 430 260 160
Silver $70,000–$88,000 6570 points 1225 805 490 300 182.5 112.5
Bronze $51,000–$53,000 4690 points 875 575 350 215 130 80
PSA World Tour Finals Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ 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 30 $30,000 2814 points 525 345 210 130 78 47.5
Challenger 20 $20,000 1860 points 350 230 140 85 51 31.5
Challenger 15 $15,000 1343 points 250 162.5 100 62.5 37.5 22.5
Challenger 12 $12,000 1074 points 200 130 80 50 30 18
Challenger 9 $9,000 806 points 150 97.5 60 37.5 22.5 13.5
Challenger 6 $6,000 537 points 100 65 40 25 15 9
Challenger 3 $3,000 331 points 65 40 25 15 9 5.5
PSA World Championships Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ 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 edit

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

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

[1]

Current world ranking edit

PSA Men's World Rankings, of the 11th of December 2023[2]
Rank Player Points Move
1   Ali Farag (EGY) 22,120  
2   Diego Elías (PER) 15,610  
3   Paul Coll (NZL) 13,810  
4   Mostafa Asal (EGY) 10,305  
5   Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 10,180  
6   Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 9,550  
7   Mazen Hesham (EGY) 8,185  
8   Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) 8,020  
9   Tarek Momen (EGY) 7,855  
10   Joel Makin (WAL) 7,535  

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 edit

Number one ranked players edit

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 1521
19   Karim Abdel Gawad May 2017 1 31
20   Ali Farag March 2019 29 65 1335
21   Paul Coll March 2022 3 2 106
22   Mostafa Asal Jan 16, 2023 13 91
23   Diego Elías Apr 17, 2023 7 49

Last update: 28th April 2024

Monthly World No 1 since 1975 edit

2022-2025 edit

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

2018-2021 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Month 1994 1995 1996 1997
January   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan
March   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan
May   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan
July   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan
September   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan
November   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan

1990–1993 edit

Month 1990 1991 1992 1993
January   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan   Jahangir Khan   Jansher Khan
March   Jahangir Khan
May   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan
July   Jahangir Khan   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan   Chris Dittmar
September   Jansher Khan
November   Jansher Khan

1986–1989 edit

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 edit

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

1978–1981 edit

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

1975–1977 edit

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 edit

2023-2025 edit

Rank 2023 2024 2025
1   Ali Farag 22120
2   Diego Elias 15610
3   Paul Coll 13810
4   Mostafa Asal 10305
5   Mohamed El Shorbagy 10180
6   Karim Abdel Gawad 9550
7   Mazen Hesham 8185
8   Marwan El Shorbagy 8020
9   Tarek Momen 7855
10   Joel Makin 7535

2020-2022 edit

Rank 2020 2021 2022
1   Ali Farag 2121   Ali Farag 1911   Ali Farag 1722
2   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1849   Paul Coll 1558   Mostafa Asal 1567
3   Tarek Momen 1487   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1430   Paul Coll 1501
4   Paul Coll 1172   Tarek Momen 1131   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1467
5   Karim Abdel Gawad 1107   Diego Elias 1030   Diego Elias 1372
6   Marwan El Shorbagy 892   Mostafa Asal 914   Marwan El Shorbagy 851
7   Diego Elias 765   Marwan El Shorbagy 800   Tarek Momen 760
8   Simon Rösner 653   Joel Makin 696   Mazen Hesham 742
9   Joel Makin 552   Fares Dessouky 662   Fares Dessouky 713
10   Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 549   Karim Abdel Gawad 522   Victor Crouin 677

2017-2019 edit

Rank 2017 2018 2019
1   Grégory Gaultier 1651   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1852   Ali Farag 2049
2   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1429   Ali Farag 1477   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1662
3   Ali Farag 1209   Simon Rösner 1120   Karim Abdel Gawad 1551
4   Karim Abdel Gawad 1040   Tarek Momen 1011   Tarek Momen 1484
5   Marwan El Shorbagy 761   Marwan El Shorbagy 905   Paul Coll 1133
6   Nick Matthew 756   Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 813   Simon Rösner 735
7   Tarek Momen 724   Paul Coll 704   Diego Elias 713
8   Paul Coll 608   Grégory Gaultier 681   Karim Abdel Gawad 678
9   Simon Rösner 571   Karim Abdel Gawad 595   Marwan El Shorbagy 660
10   James Willstrop 554   Mohamed Abouelghar 545   Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 575

2014-2016 edit

Rank 2014 2015 2016
1   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1385.000   Grégory Gaultier 1554.500   Mohamed El Shorbagy 2213
2   Grégory Gaultier 1322.000   Mohamed El Shorbagy 1456.000   Karim Abdel Gawad 1380
3   Nick Matthew 970.500   Nick Matthew 1278.000   Grégory Gaultier 997
4   Amr Shabana 878.500   Omar Mosaad 783.500   Nick Matthew 941
5   Ramy Ashour 872.500   Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 709.500   Ramy Ashour 687
6   Peter Barker 573.500   Ramy Ashour 575.000   Marwan El Shorbagy 677
7   Borja Golán 570.909   Simon Rösner 525.500   Ali Farag 673
8   James Willstrop 532.500   Karim Abdel Gawad 489.500   Omar Mosaad 668
9   Tarek Momen 504.545   Mathieu Castagnet 471.500   Mathieu Castagnet 562
10   Simon Rösner 484.091   Tarek Momen 460.500   Simon Rösner 554

2011- 2013 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   Jonathon Power 589.375   David Palmer 642.969
5   John White 498.125   Thierry Lincou 562.813   Amr Shabana 579.167
6   Thierry Lincou 417.969   Anthony Ricketts 430.938   John White 505.625
7   Anthony Ricketts 357.031   Karim Darwish 323.438   Nick Matthew 497.750
8   Ong Beng Hee 323.750   Ong Beng Hee 287.500   Karim Darwish 462.222
9   Lee Beachill 319.531   Lee Beachill 277.344   Jonathon Power 380.750
10   Mark Chaloner 268.750   Grégory Gaultier 253.594   Grégory Gaultier 363.056

1999–2001 edit

Rank 1999 2000 2001
1   Jonathon Power 888.750   Peter Nicol 927.500   David Palmer 1009.375
2   Peter Nicol 821.250   Jonathon Power 825.278   Peter Nicol 995.833
3   Ahmed Barada 465.156   Simon Parke 488.194   Jonathon Power 630.500
4   Paul Johnson 294.688   David Evans 374.861   John White 547.656
5   Anthony Hill 284.313   Ahmed Barada 368.889   Thierry Lincou 481.250
6   Martin Heath 258.406   Martin Heath 337.778   Stewart Boswell 440.972
7   Stefan Casteleyn 244.328   Paul Johnson 322.500   Ong Beng Hee 396.528
8   Simon Parke 241.094   David Palmer 315.139   Mark Chaloner 335.417
9   Alex Gough 236.344   Alex Gough 235.278   Paul Price 327.083
10   John White 195.688   Paul Price 232.188   David Evans 322.222

1996–1998 edit

Rank 1996 1997 1998
1   Jansher Khan   Jansher Khan   Peter Nicol
2   Rodney Eyles   Peter Nicol   Ahmed Barada
3   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power   Jonathon Power
4   Chris Walker   Rodney Eyles   Paul Johnson
5   Brett Martin   Simon Parke   Martin Heath
6   Del Harris   Del Harris   Dan Jenson
7   Craig Rowland   Ahmed Barada   Rodney Eyles
8   Mark Chaloner   Anthony Hill   Jansher Khan
9   Anthony Hill   Brett Martin   Simon Parke
10   Simon Parke   Chris Walker   Derek Ryan

Year-end number 1 edit

Years ended No. 1
1. Jansher Khan 9
2. Jahangir Khan 7
3. Geoff Hunt 5
Ali Farag 5
5. Peter Nicol 4
6. Amr Shabana 3
Mohamed El Shorbagy 3
8. Ramy Ashour 2
Qamar Zaman 2
Grégory Gaultier 2
11. Lee Beachill 1
Karim Darwish 1
Thierry Lincou 1
Nick Matthew 1
David Palmer 1
Jonathon Power 1
James Willstrop 1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "PSA Tour Rule Book" (PDF). PSA. p. 41. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  2. ^ "Current PSA World Rankings". PSA World Tour, Inc.
  3. ^ "PSA WORLD RANKINGS". PSA.
  4. ^ "Peter Nicol defects to England 2001". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-06.

External links edit

  • PSA official world rankings website Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine