Men's British Open squash prize money
The Men's British Open has paid £1,900,408 across 14 tournaments from 2012 to 2026. In 2026 Paul Coll took £39,600.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Paul Coll | £39,600£40k | £247,504£248k |
| 2025 | Diego Elías | £41,925£42k | £262,038£262k |
| 2024 | Mostafa Asal | £23,399£23k | £146,248£146k |
| 2023 | Ali Farag | £21,534£22k | £134,592£135k |
| 2022 | Paul Coll | £20,571£21k | £128,577£129k |
| 2021 | Paul Coll | £19,850£20k | £124,066£124k |
| 2019 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £19,850£20k | £124,066£124k |
| 2018 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | £21,711£22k | £124,068£124k |
| 2017 | Grégory Gaultier | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2016 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2015 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2014 | Grégory Gaultier | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2013 | Ramy Ashour | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2012 | Nick Matthew | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Men's British Open 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £39,600£40k | £39,600£40k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £24,750£25k | £24,750£25k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £14,850£15k | £29,701£30k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £8,662£9k | £34,650£35k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £5,198£5k | £41,582£42k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £2,970£3k | £47,519£48k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £1,856£2k | £29,702£30k |
Every cheque by name is on the Men's British Open 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's British Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | 3 | £129,117£129k |
| 2 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | 3 | £117,732£118k |
| 3 | Diego Elías | Peru | 1 | £89,772£90k |
| 4 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | 1 | £87,897£88k |
| 5 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 1 | £87,732£88k |
| 6 | Grégory Gaultier | France | 2 | £78,977£79k |
| 7 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | 1 | £67,813£68k |
| 8 | Nick Matthew | England | 1 | £60,959£61k |
| 9 | Ramy Ashour | Egypt | 1 | £56,871£57k |
| 10 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | 0 | £50,311£50k |
| 11 | Marwan El Shorbagy | England | 0 | £49,008£49k |
| 12 | Joel Makin | Wales | 0 | £37,380£37k |
| 13 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £33,442£33k |
| 14 | Tarek Momen | Egypt | 0 | £30,543£31k |
| 15 | Grégoire Marche | France | 0 | £28,113£28k |
| 16 | James Willstrop | England | 0 | £27,655£28k |
| 17 | Victor Crouin | France | 0 | £26,753£27k |
| 18 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 0 | £26,180£26k |
| 19 | Simon Rösner | Germany | 0 | £25,863£26k |
| 20 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | 0 | £23,641£24k |
| 21 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | 0 | £23,472£23k |
| 22 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | 0 | £22,477£22k |
| 23 | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | 0 | £22,396£22k |
| 24 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | 0 | £20,220£20k |
| 25 | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | 0 | £19,550£20k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Men's British Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Women's Open de France | 1 | £50,733£51k |
| 89 | Men's Canadian Open | 1 | £41,359£41k |
| 90 | Chennai Open | 1 | £39,853£40k |
| 91 | Hurghada International | 2 | £34,740£35k |
| 92 | Burning River Classic | 1 | £29,362£29k |
| 93 | Dutch Open | 1 | £19,023£19k |
| 94 | El-Kersh Heliopolis Open | 1 | £19,023£19k |
| 95 | Granite Open | 1 | £18,800£19k |
| 96 | Boca del Río Veracruz International | 1 | £15,038£15k |
| 97 | Seoul Open | 1 | £15,038£15k |
| 1 | Men's World Championship | 16 | £4,896,440£4.9m |
| 2 | Women's World Championship | 16 | £4,103,552£4.1m |
| 3 | Men's British Open | 14 | £1,900,408£1.9m |
| 4 | Men's Qatar Classic | 14 | £1,761,926£1.8m |
| 5 | Women's British Open | 14 | £1,732,086£1.7m |
| 6 | Men's Tournament of Champions | 16 | £1,705,583£1.7m |
| 7 | Men's El Gouna Open | 14 | £1,645,693£1.6m |
| 8 | Men's US Open | 15 | £1,620,357£1.6m |
| 9 | Women's US Open | 15 | £1,515,759£1.5m |
| 10 | Men's Hong Kong Open | 13 | £1,508,065£1.5m |
| 11 | Women's Tournament of Champions | 14 | £1,376,760£1.4m |
| 12 | Men's Egyptian Open | 6 | £1,260,579£1.3m |
| 13 | Men's Windy City Open | 9 | £1,258,947£1.3m |
| 14 | Women's Windy City Open | 9 | £1,207,353£1.2m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Men's British Open 2026?
Paul Coll took £39,600. The whole tournament paid £247,504 across 48 players.
How much prize money has the Men's British Open paid?
£1,900,408 across 14 editions from 2012 to 2026. The richest was the Men's 2025 British Open, at £262,038.
Who has won the most money at the Men's British Open?
Paul Coll, with £129,117 and 3 wins. Mohamed El Shorbagy is next on £117,732.
Who has won the Men's British Open the most times?
Paul Coll, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Men's British Open rank for prize money?
3rd 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 British Open 2026, and the one before it the Men's 2025 British Open. 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.