SQUASH · 2023-03-07 · CAIRO, EGYPT
Men's Black Ball Open 2023 squash prize money
The Men's Black Ball Open 2023 paid £81,482 to 24 players. Mohamed El Shorbagy won £15,481. Tarek Momen took £9,778 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£81k
WINNER£15k
PLAYERS PAID24
PAYOUT BANDS6
Every cheque
24 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | £15,481£15k |
| Runner-up | Tarek Momen | Egypt | £9,778£10k |
| Semi-final | Diego Elías | Peru | £6,111£6k |
| Semi-final | Joel Makin | Wales | £6,111£6k |
| Quarter-final | Ali Farag | Egypt | £3,667£4k |
| Quarter-final | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | £3,667£4k |
| Quarter-final | Marwan El Shorbagy | Egypt | £3,667£4k |
| Quarter-final | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | £3,667£4k |
| Last 16 | Grégoire Marche | France | £2,241£2k |
| Last 16 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | £2,241£2k |
| Last 16 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | £2,241£2k |
| Last 16 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | £2,241£2k |
| Last 16 | Omar Azzam | Egypt | £2,241£2k |
| Last 16 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | £2,241£2k |
| Last 16 | Sébastien Bonmalais | France | £2,241£2k |
| Last 16 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | £2,241£2k |
| Last 32 | Abdulla Al-Tamimi | Qatar | £1,426£1k |
| Last 32 | Auguste Dussourd | France | £1,426£1k |
| Last 32 | Baptiste Masotti | France | £1,426£1k |
| Last 32 | Greg Lobban | Scotland | £1,426£1k |
| Last 32 | Mohamed ElSherbini | Egypt | £1,426£1k |
| Last 32 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | £1,426£1k |
| Last 32 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | £1,426£1k |
| Last 32 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | £1,426£1k |
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 | £15,481£15k | £15,481£15k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £9,778£10k | £9,778£10k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £6,111£6k | £12,222£12k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £3,667£4k | £14,667£15k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £2,241£2k | £17,926£18k |
| Last 32 | 8 | £1,426£1k | £11,407£11k |
Where the money went, band by band
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Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the Men's Black Ball Open 2023 get?
Mohamed El Shorbagy took £15,481.
How much did the runner-up get?
Tarek Momen took £9,778, 63% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the Men's Black Ball Open 2023?
£81,482, paid to 24 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The Men's Black Ball Open 2021 paid £71,250, and the Men's Black Ball Open 2024 paid £80,376.
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 2023. The edition before was the Men's Black Ball Open 2021. The one after was the Men's Black Ball Open 2024.