SQUASH · 2023-03-26 · LONDON, ENGLAND
Men's Optasia Championships 2023 squash prize money
The Men's Optasia Championships 2023 paid £81,584 to 24 players. Karim Gawad won £15,500. Youssef Soliman took £9,789 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£82k
WINNER£16k
PLAYERS PAID24
PAYOUT BANDS6
Every cheque
24 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Karim Gawad | Egypt | £15,500£16k |
| Runner-up | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | £9,789£10k |
| Semi-final | Baptiste Masotti | France | £6,119£6k |
| Semi-final | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | £6,119£6k |
| Quarter-final | Ali Farag | Egypt | £3,671£4k |
| Quarter-final | Charlie Lee | England | £3,671£4k |
| Quarter-final | Joel Makin | Wales | £3,671£4k |
| Quarter-final | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | £3,671£4k |
| Last 16 | Diego Elías | Peru | £2,244£2k |
| Last 16 | Grégoire Marche | France | £2,244£2k |
| Last 16 | Marwan El Shorbagy | Egypt | £2,244£2k |
| Last 16 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | £2,244£2k |
| Last 16 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | £2,244£2k |
| Last 16 | Saurav Ghosal | India | £2,244£2k |
| Last 16 | Victor Crouin | France | £2,244£2k |
| Last 16 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | £2,244£2k |
| Last 32 | Adrian Waller | England | £1,428£1k |
| Last 32 | Auguste Dussourd | France | £1,428£1k |
| Last 32 | Dimitri Steinmann | Switzerland | £1,428£1k |
| Last 32 | Greg Lobban | Scotland | £1,428£1k |
| Last 32 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | £1,428£1k |
| Last 32 | Patrick Rooney | England | £1,428£1k |
| Last 32 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | £1,428£1k |
| Last 32 | Sébastien Bonmalais | France | £1,428£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 | £15,500£16k | £15,500£16k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £9,789£10k | £9,789£10k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £6,119£6k | £12,238£12k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £3,671£4k | £14,686£15k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £2,244£2k | £17,949£18k |
| Last 32 | 8 | £1,428£1k | £11,423£11k |
Where the money went, band by band
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Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the Men's Optasia Championships 2023 get?
Karim Gawad took £15,500.
How much did the runner-up get?
Youssef Soliman took £9,789, 63% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the Men's Optasia Championships 2023?
£81,584, paid to 24 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The Men's Optasia Championships 2022 paid £81,961, and the Men's Optasia Championships 2024 paid £82,707.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Men's Optasia Championships prize money page, and the whole year on squash prize money in 2023. The edition before was the Men's Optasia Championships 2022. The one after was the Men's Optasia Championships 2024.