Men's China Open squash prize money
The Men's China Open has paid £327,078 across 4 tournaments from 2018 to 2025. In 2025 Mohamed Abouelghar took £17,522.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mohamed Abouelghar | £17,522£18k | £92,227£92k |
| 2024 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £11,900£12k | £62,632£63k |
| 2019 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £15,763£16k | £82,963£83k |
| 2018 | Mohamed Abouelghar | £16,959£17k | £89,256£89k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Men's China Open 2025 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £17,522£18k | £17,522£18k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £11,067£11k | £11,067£11k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £6,917£7k | £13,834£14k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £4,150£4k | £16,601£17k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £2,536£3k | £20,290£20k |
| Last 32 | 8 | £1,614£2k | £12,913£13k |
Every cheque by name is on the Men's China Open 2025 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's China Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 2 | £41,997£42k |
| 2 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | 2 | £31,813£32k |
| 3 | Marwan El Shorbagy | England | 0 | £15,958£16k |
| 4 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | 0 | £14,861£15k |
| 5 | Saurav Ghosal | India | 0 | £12,917£13k |
| 6 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | 0 | £11,067£11k |
| 7 | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | 0 | £10,247£10k |
| 8 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 0 | £9,956£10k |
| 9 | Mohamed Zakaria | Egypt | 0 | £9,736£10k |
| 10 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | 0 | £7,910£8k |
| 11 | Iker Pajares Bernabeu | Spain | 0 | £6,979£7k |
| 12 | Simon Rösner | Germany | 0 | £6,695£7k |
| 13 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | 0 | £6,432£6k |
| 14 | Abdulla Al-Tamimi | Qatar | 0 | £6,298£6k |
| 15 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £6,270£6k |
| 16 | Tom Richards | England | 0 | £6,187£6k |
| 17 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | 0 | £5,790£6k |
| 18 | Lau Tsz Kwan | Hong Kong | 0 | £5,355£5k |
| 19 | Adrian Waller | England | 0 | £4,736£5k |
| 20 | Curtis Malik | England | 0 | £4,259£4k |
| 21 | Kareem El Torkey | Egypt | 0 | £4,150£4k |
| 22 | Grégory Gaultier | France | 0 | £4,016£4k |
| 23 | Joel Makin | Wales | 0 | £4,016£4k |
| 24 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | 0 | £4,016£4k |
| 25 | Baptiste Masotti | France | 0 | £3,988£4k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Men's China Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 32 | North American Open | 4 | £307,415£307k |
| 33 | Women's NetSuite Open | 4 | £296,353£296k |
| 34 | Men's Paris Open | 2 | £291,496£291k |
| 35 | Women's Paris Open | 2 | £291,496£291k |
| 36 | Women's Australian Open | 5 | £287,900£288k |
| 37 | Men's Manchester Open | 5 | £274,097£274k |
| 38 | PSA Masters | 2 | £264,422£264k |
| 39 | Men's London Classic | 3 | £262,284£262k |
| 40 | Women's London Classic | 3 | £262,284£262k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Men's China Open 2025?
Mohamed Abouelghar took £17,522. The whole tournament paid £92,227 across 24 players.
How much prize money has the Men's China Open paid?
£327,078 across 4 editions from 2018 to 2025. The richest was the Men's China Open 2025, at £92,227.
Who has won the most money at the Men's China Open?
Mohamed Abouelghar, with £41,997 and 2 wins. Mohamed El Shorbagy is next on £31,813.
Who has won the Men's China Open the most times?
Mohamed Abouelghar, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Men's China Open rank for prize money?
29th 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 China Open 2025, and the one before it the Men's China Open 2024. 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.