Pittsburgh Open squash prize money
The Pittsburgh Open has paid £169,285 across 3 tournaments from 2023 to 2025. In 2025 Joel Makin took £11,671.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Joel Makin | £11,671£12k | £61,434£61k |
| 2024 | Karim Gawad | £10,247£10k | £53,926£54k |
| 2023 | Diego Elías | £10,247£10k | £53,926£54k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Pittsburgh Open 2025 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £11,671£12k | £11,671£12k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £7,371£7k | £7,371£7k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £4,608£5k | £9,215£9k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £2,765£3k | £11,059£11k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £1,689£2k | £13,516£14k |
| Last 32 | 8 | £1,075£1k | £8,602£9k |
Every cheque by name is on the Pittsburgh Open 2025 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Pittsburgh Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Elías | Peru | 1 | £14,854£15k |
| 2 | Joel Makin | Wales | 1 | £14,099£14k |
| 3 | Marwan El Shorbagy | England | 0 | £12,943£13k |
| 4 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | 0 | £12,899£13k |
| 5 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | 0 | £12,696£13k |
| 6 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | 1 | £10,247£10k |
| 7 | Sébastien Bonmalais | France | 0 | £6,135£6k |
| 8 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 0 | £5,734£6k |
| 9 | Velavan Senthilkumar | India | 0 | £4,117£4k |
| 10 | Yannick Wilhelmi | Switzerland | 0 | £4,117£4k |
| 11 | Dimitri Steinmann | Switzerland | 0 | £3,708£4k |
| 12 | César Salazar | Mexico | 0 | £3,502£4k |
| 13 | Juan Camilo Vargas | Colombia | 0 | £3,172£3k |
| 14 | Ramit Tandon | India | 0 | £3,172£3k |
| 15 | Greg Lobban | Scotland | 0 | £2,765£3k |
| 16 | Victor Crouin | France | 0 | £2,765£3k |
| 17 | Karim El Hammamy | Egypt | 0 | £2,633£3k |
| 18 | Simon Herbert | England | 0 | £2,558£3k |
| 19 | Adrian Waller | England | 0 | £2,427£2k |
| 20 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 0 | £2,427£2k |
| 21 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £2,427£2k |
| 22 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | 0 | £2,427£2k |
| 23 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | 0 | £2,019£2k |
| 24 | Yannik Omlor | Germany | 0 | £2,019£2k |
| 25 | Lucas Serme | France | 0 | £1,887£2k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Pittsburgh Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kuwait Open | 2 | £264,662£265k |
| 42 | Cleveland Classic | 7 | £253,987£254k |
| 43 | Men's Singapore Open | 3 | £248,120£248k |
| 44 | Men's New Zealand Open | 4 | £246,134£246k |
| 45 | Women's New Zealand Open | 4 | £242,866£243k |
| 46 | Houston Open | 3 | £234,456£234k |
| 47 | Cincinnati Gaynor Cup | 4 | £219,013£219k |
| 48 | Women's Malaysian Open | 5 | £210,369£210k |
| 49 | Men's Malaysian Open | 5 | £187,970£188k |
| 50 | Men's Silicon Valley Open | 2 | £180,357£180k |
| 51 | Women's Silicon Valley Open | 2 | £180,357£180k |
| 52 | Women's Optasia Championships | 2 | £176,790£177k |
| 53 | Pittsburgh Open | 3 | £169,285£169k |
| 54 | Men's Squash in the Land | 3 | £164,469£164k |
| 55 | Women's Squash in the Land | 3 | £164,469£164k |
| 56 | Women's Texas Open | 4 | £161,250£161k |
| 57 | Kuala Lumpur Open | 4 | £160,902£161k |
| 58 | Carol Weymuller Open | 5 | £158,827£159k |
| 59 | South Western Open | 2 | £157,153£157k |
| 60 | Channel VAS Championships | 2 | £151,424£151k |
| 61 | British Grand Prix | 2 | £144,737£145k |
| 62 | Women's Canadian Open | 2 | £132,145£132k |
| 63 | Canada Cup | 2 | £118,039£118k |
| 64 | DAC Pro Squash Classic | 2 | £117,859£118k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Pittsburgh Open 2025?
Joel Makin took £11,671. The whole tournament paid £61,434 across 24 players.
How much prize money has the Pittsburgh Open paid?
£169,285 across 3 editions from 2023 to 2025. The richest was the Pittsburgh Open 2025, at £61,434.
Who has won the most money at the Pittsburgh Open?
Diego Elías, with £14,854 and 1 win. Joel Makin is next on £14,099.
Where does the Pittsburgh Open rank for prize money?
53rd 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 Pittsburgh Open 2025, and the one before it the Pittsburgh 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.