Men's El Gouna Open squash prize money
The Men's El Gouna Open has paid £1,645,693 across 14 tournaments from 2010 to 2026. In 2026 Diego Elías took £29,062.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Diego Elías | £29,062£29k | £166,072£166k |
| 2025 | Mostafa Asal | £27,187£27k | £155,363£155k |
| 2024 | Ali Farag | £22,629£23k | £141,430£141k |
| 2023 | Ali Farag | £20,571£21k | £128,577£129k |
| 2022 | Mostafa Asal | £20,571£21k | £128,577£129k |
| 2021 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £21,835£22k | £136,468£136k |
| 2019 | Ali Farag | £20,114£20k | £125,708£126k |
| 2018 | Marwan El Shorbagy | £18,214£18k | £101,354£101k |
| 2017 | Grégory Gaultier | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2016 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2015 | Ramy Ashour | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2014 | Ramy Ashour | £13,158£13k | £75,188£75k |
| 2012 | Ramy Ashour | £13,158£13k | £75,188£75k |
| 2010 | Karim Darwish | £18,750£19k | £107,143£107k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Men's El Gouna Open 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £29,062£29k | £29,062£29k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £19,099£19k | £19,099£19k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £11,625£12k | £23,250£23k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £7,058£7k | £28,232£28k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £4,152£4k | £33,215£33k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £2,076£2k | £33,215£33k |
Every cheque by name is on the Men's El Gouna Open 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's El Gouna Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | 2 | £110,423£110k |
| 2 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 3 | £106,895£107k |
| 3 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | 2 | £94,088£94k |
| 4 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | 0 | £63,874£64k |
| 5 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | 0 | £63,697£64k |
| 6 | Grégory Gaultier | France | 1 | £60,995£61k |
| 7 | Ramy Ashour | Egypt | 3 | £57,671£58k |
| 8 | Marwan El Shorbagy | England | 1 | £56,991£57k |
| 9 | Diego Elías | Peru | 1 | £54,602£55k |
| 10 | Tarek Momen | Egypt | 0 | £47,608£48k |
| 11 | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | 0 | £42,316£42k |
| 12 | Joel Makin | Wales | 0 | £29,541£30k |
| 13 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | 0 | £28,367£28k |
| 14 | Karim Darwish | Egypt | 1 | £27,209£27k |
| 15 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | 0 | £26,820£27k |
| 16 | Mohamed Zakaria | Egypt | 0 | £26,666£27k |
| 17 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | 0 | £24,985£25k |
| 18 | Grégoire Marche | France | 0 | £24,720£25k |
| 19 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £23,835£24k |
| 20 | Simon Rösner | Germany | 0 | £23,472£23k |
| 21 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | 0 | £22,289£22k |
| 22 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | 0 | £21,114£21k |
| 23 | James Willstrop | England | 0 | £20,053£20k |
| 24 | Aly Abou Eleinen | Egypt | 0 | £17,334£17k |
| 25 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 0 | £16,967£17k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Men's El Gouna Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Women's Egyptian Open | 5 | £1,128,437£1.1m |
| 16 | Women's Hong Kong Open | 13 | £1,123,052£1.1m |
| 17 | Women's El Gouna Open | 8 | £1,083,551£1.1m |
| 18 | Women's Qatar Classic | 7 | £789,188£789k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Men's El Gouna Open 2026?
Diego Elías took £29,062. The whole tournament paid £166,072 across 32 players.
How much prize money has the Men's El Gouna Open paid?
£1,645,693 across 14 editions from 2010 to 2026. The richest was the Men's El Gouna Open 2026, at £166,072.
Who has won the most money at the Men's El Gouna Open?
Mohamed El Shorbagy, with £110,423 and 2 wins. Ali Farag is next on £106,895.
Who has won the Men's El Gouna Open the most times?
Ali Farag, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Men's El Gouna Open rank for prize money?
7th 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 El Gouna Open 2026, and the one before it the Men's El Gouna Open 2025. 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.