SQUASH · 2017-04-14 · EL GOUNA, EGYPT
Men's El Gouna Open 2017 squash prize money
The Men's El Gouna Open 2017 paid £101,541 to 32 players. Grégory Gaultier won £17,763. Karim Gawad took £11,673 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£102k
WINNER£18k
PLAYERS PAID32
PAYOUT BANDS6
Every cheque
32 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Grégory Gaultier | France | £17,763£18k |
| Runner-up | Karim Gawad | Egypt | £11,673£12k |
| Semi-final | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | £7,105£7k |
| Semi-final | Marwan El Shorbagy | Egypt | £7,105£7k |
| Quarter-final | Diego Elías | Peru | £4,316£4k |
| Quarter-final | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Egypt | £4,316£4k |
| Quarter-final | Paul Coll | New Zealand | £4,316£4k |
| Quarter-final | Simon Rösner | Germany | £4,316£4k |
| Last 16 | Borja Golán | Spain | £2,538£3k |
| Last 16 | Cameron Pilley | Australia | £2,538£3k |
| Last 16 | César Salazar | Mexico | £2,538£3k |
| Last 16 | James Willstrop | England | £2,538£3k |
| Last 16 | Karim Ali Fathy | Egypt | £2,538£3k |
| Last 16 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | £2,538£3k |
| Last 16 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | £2,538£3k |
| Last 16 | Ryan Cuskelly | Australia | £2,538£3k |
| Last 32 | Adrian Waller | England | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Ali Farag | Egypt | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Campbell Grayson | New Zealand | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Grégoire Marche | France | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Marwan Tarek | Egypt | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Mathieu Castagnet | France | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Mohamed Reda | Egypt | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Nick Matthew | England | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Omar Abdel Meguid | Egypt | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Saurav Ghosal | India | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Tarek Momen | Egypt | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Tom Richards | England | £1,271£1k |
| Last 32 | Zahed Mohamed | Egypt | £1,271£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 | £17,763£18k | £17,763£18k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £11,673£12k | £11,673£12k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £7,105£7k | £14,211£14k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £4,316£4k | £17,263£17k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £2,538£3k | £20,301£20k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £1,271£1k | £20,331£20k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2017
Every other squash tournament we hold from 2017
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Women's World Championship 2017 | Raneem El Weleily | £185,690£186k |
| Men's World Championship 2017 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £225,564£226k |
| Men's Hong Kong Open 2017 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £98,972£99k |
| Women's Hong Kong Open 2017 | Nour El Sherbini | £84,459£84k |
| Men's Qatar Classic 2017 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £101,354£101k |
| Men's US Open 2017 | Ali Farag | £101,354£101k |
| Women's US Open 2017 | Nour El Tayeb | £101,354£101k |
| Women's China Open 2017 | Nour El Sherbini | £62,115£62k |
| Bellevue Squash Classic 2017 | Grégory Gaultier | £100,713£101k |
| Women's World Championship 2016 | Nour El Sherbini | £111,496£111k |
| Men's British Open 2017 | Grégory Gaultier | £101,541£102k |
| Men's Windy City Open 2017 | Grégory Gaultier | £101,541£102k |
| Women's Windy City Open 2017 | Raneem El Weleily | £101,541£102k |
| Men's Tournament of Champions 2017 | Karim Gawad | £101,541£102k |
| Women's Tournament of Champions 2017 | Camille Serme | £101,541£102k |
| Women's Allam British Open 2017 | Laura Massaro | £112,782£113k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the Men's El Gouna Open 2017 get?
Grégory Gaultier took £17,763.
How much did the runner-up get?
Karim Gawad took £11,673, 66% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the Men's El Gouna Open 2017?
£101,541, paid to 32 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2016 paid £101,541, and the Men's El Gouna Open 2018 paid £101,354.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Men's El Gouna Open prize money page, and the whole year on squash prize money in 2017. The edition before was the Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2016. The one after was the Men's El Gouna Open 2018.