Men's Black Ball Open squash prize money
The Men's Black Ball Open has paid £561,512 across 6 tournaments from 2018 to 2024. In 2024 Mostafa Asal took £15,270.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 2024 | Mostafa Asal | £15,270£15k | £80,376£80k |
| 2023 2023 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £15,481£15k | £81,482£81k |
| 2021 2021 | Paul Coll | £13,854£14k | £71,250£71k |
| 2021 2021 | Marwan El Shorbagy | £19,704£20k | £122,225£122k |
| 2020 2020 | Fares Dessouky | £13,854£14k | £79,167£79k |
| 2018 2018 | Karim Gawad | £20,323£20k | £127,012£127k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Men's Black Ball Open 2024 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £15,270£15k | £15,270£15k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £9,644£10k | £9,644£10k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £6,028£6k | £12,056£12k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £3,617£4k | £14,468£14k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £2,210£2k | £17,683£18k |
| Last 32 | 8 | £1,407£1k | £11,253£11k |
Every cheque by name is on the Men's Black Ball Open 2024 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's Black Ball Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 0 | £48,533£49k |
| 2 | Tarek Momen | Egypt | 0 | £35,904£36k |
| 3 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | 1 | £35,413£35k |
| 4 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | 1 | £33,847£34k |
| 5 | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | 1 | £33,453£33k |
| 6 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | 1 | £30,006£30k |
| 7 | Marwan El Shorbagy | Egypt | 1 | £28,912£29k |
| 8 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | 1 | £24,238£24k |
| 9 | Joel Makin | Wales | 0 | £22,439£22k |
| 10 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £17,192£17k |
| 11 | Grégoire Marche | France | 0 | £15,048£15k |
| 12 | Diego Elías | Peru | 0 | £12,143£12k |
| 13 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | 0 | £11,962£12k |
| 14 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 0 | £11,529£12k |
| 15 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | 0 | £10,619£11k |
| 16 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | 0 | £10,598£11k |
| 17 | Mohamed ElSherbini | Egypt | 0 | £9,490£9k |
| 18 | Saurav Ghosal | India | 0 | £9,011£9k |
| 19 | Zahed Mohamed | Egypt | 0 | £7,813£8k |
| 20 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | 0 | £7,640£8k |
| 21 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | 0 | £7,627£8k |
| 22 | Baptiste Masotti | France | 0 | £7,093£7k |
| 23 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | 0 | £6,424£6k |
| 24 | Karim El Hammamy | Egypt | 0 | £5,398£5k |
| 25 | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | 0 | £5,135£5k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Men's Black Ball Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Men's US Open | 15 | £1,596,352£1.6m |
| 9 | Women's US Open | 15 | £1,493,304£1.5m |
| 10 | Men's Hong Kong Open | 13 | £1,485,724£1.5m |
| 11 | Women's Tournament of Champions | 14 | £1,356,364£1.4m |
| 12 | Men's Egyptian Open | 6 | £1,241,904£1.2m |
| 13 | Men's Windy City Open | 9 | £1,240,296£1.2m |
| 14 | Women's Windy City Open | 9 | £1,189,467£1.2m |
| 15 | Women's Egyptian Open | 5 | £1,111,719£1.1m |
| 16 | Women's Hong Kong Open | 13 | £1,106,414£1.1m |
| 17 | Women's El Gouna Open | 8 | £1,067,498£1.1m |
| 18 | Women's Qatar Classic | 7 | £777,496£777k |
| 19 | Women's Black Ball Open | 8 | £760,859£761k |
| 20 | Men's Black Ball Open | 6 | £561,512£562k |
| 21 | Women's China Open | 8 | £481,675£482k |
| 22 | Men's Grasshopper Cup | 5 | £423,116£423k |
| 23 | Men's Australian Open | 5 | £420,774£421k |
| 24 | Men's Optasia Championships | 5 | £416,775£417k |
| 25 | Canary Wharf Classic | 5 | £398,894£399k |
| 26 | Motor City Open | 7 | £391,693£392k |
| 27 | Women's Grasshopper Cup | 4 | £341,635£342k |
| 28 | Women's Manchester Open | 6 | £327,579£328k |
| 29 | Men's China Open | 4 | £327,078£327k |
| 30 | Women's Singapore Open | 5 | £323,710£324k |
| 31 | Men's NetSuite Open | 4 | £318,487£318k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Men's Black Ball Open 2024?
Mostafa Asal took £15,270. The whole tournament paid £80,376 across 24 players.
How much prize money has the Men's Black Ball Open paid?
£561,512 across 6 editions from 2018 to 2024. The richest was the Men's Black Ball Open 2018, at £127,012.
Who has won the most money at the Men's Black Ball Open?
Ali Farag, with £48,533. Tarek Momen is next on £35,904.
Where does the Men's Black Ball Open rank for prize money?
20th of the 97 squash tournaments we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every squash tournament and player is ranked on squash prize money. The latest edition is the Men's Black Ball Open 2024, and the one before it the Men's Black Ball Open 2023. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's squash prize money. How much of the pot a squash winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.