SQUASH · 2021-03-25 · CAIRO, EGYPT
Men's Black Ball Open March 2021 squash prize money
The Men's Black Ball Open 2021 paid £124,063 to 47 players. Marwan El Shorbagy won £20,000. Fares Dessouky took £12,500 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£124k
WINNER£20k
PLAYERS PAID47
PAYOUT BANDS7
Every cheque
47 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Marwan El Shorbagy | Egypt | £20,000£20k |
| Runner-up | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | £12,500£13k |
| Semi-final | Joel Makin | Wales | £7,500£8k |
| Semi-final | Tarek Momen | Egypt | £7,500£8k |
| Quarter-final | Ali Farag | Egypt | £4,375£4k |
| Quarter-final | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Egypt | £4,375£4k |
| Quarter-final | Paul Coll | New Zealand | £4,375£4k |
| Quarter-final | Zahed Mohamed | Egypt | £4,375£4k |
| Last 16 | Grégoire Marche | France | £2,625£3k |
| Last 16 | Grégory Gaultier | France | £2,625£3k |
| Last 16 | Mathieu Castagnet | France | £2,625£3k |
| Last 16 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | £2,625£3k |
| Last 16 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | £2,625£3k |
| Last 16 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | £2,625£3k |
| Last 16 | Saurav Ghosal | India | £2,625£3k |
| Last 16 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | £2,625£3k |
| Last 32 | Alan Clyne | Scotland | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Baptiste Masotti | France | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Declan James | England | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Iker Pajares Bernabeu | Spain | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Karim El Hammamy | Egypt | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Lucas Serme | France | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Mohamed ElSherbini | Egypt | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Patrick Rooney | England | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Ramit Tandon | India | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Tom Richards | England | £1,500£2k |
| Last 32 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | £1,500£2k |
| Last 64 | Ahmed Ismail | Egypt | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Ahmed Wael | Egypt | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Benjamin Aubert | France | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Borja Golán | Spain | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Dimitri Steinmann | Switzerland | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Edmon López Möller | Spain | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | George Parker | England | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Greg Lobban | Scotland | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Leonel Cárdenas | Mexico | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Mahesh Mangaonkar | India | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Richie Fallows | England | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Todd Harrity | United States | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Victor Crouin | France | £938£938 |
| Last 64 | Vikram Malhotra | India | £938£938 |
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 | £20,000£20k | £20,000£20k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £12,500£13k | £12,500£13k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £7,500£8k | £15,000£15k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £4,375£4k | £17,501£18k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £2,625£3k | £20,998£21k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £1,500£2k | £24,000£24k |
| Last 64 | 15 | £938£938 | £14,064£14k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2021
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Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the Men's Black Ball Open 2021 get?
Marwan El Shorbagy took £20,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Fares Dessouky took £12,500, 63% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the Men's Black Ball Open 2021?
£124,063, paid to 47 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The Men's Black Ball Open 2020 paid £80,358, and the Men's Black Ball Open 2021 paid £72,322.
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 2021. The edition before was the Men's Black Ball Open 2020. The one after was the Men's Black Ball Open 2021.