SQUASH · 2018-12-09 · CAIRO, EGYPT
Men's Black Ball Open 2018 squash prize money
The Men's Black Ball Open 2018 paid £128,922 to 48 players. Karim Gawad won £20,629. Ali Farag took £12,893 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£129k
WINNER£21k
PLAYERS PAID48
PAYOUT BANDS7
Every cheque
48 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Karim Gawad | Egypt | £20,629£21k |
| Runner-up | Ali Farag | Egypt | £12,893£13k |
| Semi-final | Paul Coll | New Zealand | £7,736£8k |
| Semi-final | Tarek Momen | Egypt | £7,736£8k |
| Quarter-final | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | £4,513£5k |
| Quarter-final | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Egypt | £4,513£5k |
| Quarter-final | Saurav Ghosal | India | £4,513£5k |
| Quarter-final | Simon Rösner | Germany | £4,513£5k |
| Last 16 | Chris Simpson | England | £2,708£3k |
| Last 16 | Diego Elías | Peru | £2,708£3k |
| Last 16 | George Parker | England | £2,708£3k |
| Last 16 | Grégoire Marche | France | £2,708£3k |
| Last 16 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | £2,708£3k |
| Last 16 | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | £2,708£3k |
| Last 16 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | £2,708£3k |
| Last 16 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | £2,708£3k |
| Last 32 | Alan Clyne | Scotland | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Campbell Grayson | New Zealand | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Declan James | England | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Karim Ali Fathy | Egypt | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Karim El Hammamy | Egypt | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Leo Au | Hong Kong | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Lucas Serme | France | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Max Lee | Hong Kong | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Ryan Cuskelly | Australia | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Shehab Essam | Egypt | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Todd Harrity | United States | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Tom Richards | England | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Yip Tsz Fung | Hong Kong | £1,547£2k |
| Last 32 | Zahed Mohamed | Egypt | £1,547£2k |
| Last 64 | Adrian Waller | England | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Cameron Pilley | Australia | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Edmon López Möller | Spain | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Greg Lobban | Scotland | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Joshua Masters | England | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Mazen Gamal | Egypt | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Mohamed Reda | Egypt | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Nathan Lake | England | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Olli Tuominen | Finland | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Omar Abdel Meguid | Egypt | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Peter Creed | Wales | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Shady El Sherbiny | Egypt | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Tayyab Aslam | Pakistan | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Vikram Malhotra | India | £967£967 |
| Last 64 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | £967£967 |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £20,629£21k | £20,629£21k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £12,893£13k | £12,893£13k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £7,736£8k | £15,472£15k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £4,513£5k | £18,051£18k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £2,708£3k | £21,660£22k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £1,547£2k | £24,746£25k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £967£967 | £15,471£15k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2018
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Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the Men's Black Ball Open 2018 get?
Karim Gawad took £20,629.
How much did the runner-up get?
Ali Farag took £12,893, 63% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the Men's Black Ball Open 2018?
£128,922, paid to 48 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The Men's Black Ball Open 2020 paid £80,358.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Men's Black Ball Open prize money page, and the whole year on squash prize money in 2018. The one after was the Men's Black Ball Open 2020.