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Karim Gawad prize money

Q: How much prize money has Karim Gawad won?

£863,599 in squash prize money, 9th of the 600 players on our money list.

Q: What is Karim Gawad's biggest cheque?

£37,594 for finishing runner-up at the 2023 Men's World Championship.

Q: What was Karim Gawad's best year?

2026, when Karim Gawad won £111,202.

Karim Gawad has won £863,599 in squash prize money from 2010 to 2026, 9th of 600 players. The biggest single cheque was £37,594 at the 2023 Men's World Championship.

CAREER PRIZE MONEY£864k

MONEY LIST9th

TITLES12

RESULTS143

BEST YEAR · 2026£111k

Every paid result

143 results, newest first

Every squash result for which Karim Gawad was paid prize money.
YEAR	TOURNAMENT	FINISH	PRIZE MONEY
2026	Men's Qatar Classic 2026	Semi-final	£12,100£12k
2026	Men's British Open 2026	Quarter-final	£8,662£9k
2026	Men's World Championship 2025/26	Semi-final	£30,065£30k
2026	Men's Grasshopper Cup 2026	Winner	£18,050£18k
2026	Men's El Gouna Open 2026	Quarter-final	£7,058£7k
2026	Men's Optasia Championships 2026	Semi-final	£6,938£7k
2026	Men's Windy City Open 2026	Semi-final	£10,950£11k
2026	Men's Tournament of Champions 2026	Semi-final	£10,950£11k
2026	Men's Karachi Open 2026	Semi-final	£6,429£6k
2025	Men's US Open 2025	Semi-final	£11,300£11k
2025	Men's Silicon Valley Open 2025	Winner	£17,711£18k
2025	Men's Qatar Classic 2025	Last 32	£2,067£2k
2025	Men's Egyptian Open 2025	Semi-final	£15,032£15k
2025	Men's 2025 British Open	Last 32	£3,144£3k
2025	Men's Palm Hills Open 2025	Runner-up	£10,543£11k
2025	2025 Men's World Squash Championship	Quarter-final	£15,789£16k
2025	Men's El Gouna Open 2025	Last 16	£3,884£4k
2025	Men's Optasia Championships 2025	Quarter-final	£3,793£4k
2025	Men's Australian Open 2025	Winner	£16,286£16k
2025	Men's Tournament of Champions 2025	Last 32	£1,956£2k
2025	Men's Squash in the Land 2025	Semi-final	£4,018£4k
2025	Men's Hong Kong Open 2025	Last 32	£2,005£2k
2024	Men's US Open 2024	Last 32	£2,007£2k
2024	Men's Silicon Valley Open 2024	Quarter-final	£3,922£4k
2024	Men's Qatar Classic 2024	Quarter-final	£6,527£7k
2024	Men's Paris Open 2024	Quarter-final	£6,807£7k
2024	Men's Egyptian Open 2024	Last 32	£2,987£3k
2024	Men's 2024 British Open	Last 16	£3,071£3k
2024	2024 Men's World Championship	Quarter-final	£14,868£15k
2024	Men's El Gouna Open 2024	Semi-final	£8,486£8k
2024	Men's Black Ball Open 2024	Semi-final	£6,119£6k
2024	Men's London Classic 2024	Quarter-final	£3,671£4k
2024	Men's Optasia Championships 2024	Semi-final	£6,203£6k
2024	Men's Windy City Open 2024	Quarter-final	£6,579£7k
2024	Houston Open 2024	Semi-final	£6,161£6k
2024	Pittsburgh Open 2024	Winner	£10,247£10k
2024	Men's Hong Kong Open 2024	Last 16	£3,705£4k
2023	Men's Hong Kong Open 2023	Last 16	£2,850£3k
2023	Men's Grasshopper Cup 2023	Winner	£15,786£16k
2023	Men's US Open 2023	Last 32	£1,684£2k
2023	Men's Qatar Classic 2023	Quarter-final	£4,687£5k
2023	Men's Paris Open 2023	Last 32	£1,629£2k
2023	Men's El Gouna Open 2023	Last 32	£1,543£2k
2023	Men's Manchester Open 2023	Runner-up	£6,514£7k
2023	2023 Men's World Championship	Runner-up	£37,594£38k
2023	Men's 2023 British Open	Quarter-final	£4,711£5k
2023	Men's Optasia Championships 2023	Winner	£15,500£16k
2023	Canary Wharf Classic 2023	Last 16	£2,274£2k
2023	Men's Black Ball Open 2023	Last 16	£2,274£2k
2022	2022 Men's World Championship	Last 16	£8,271£8k
2022	Men's Tournament of Champions 2022	Last 16	£2,259£2k
2022	Men's Manchester Open 2022	Semi-final	£4,125£4k
2022	Men's British Open 2022	Last 16	£2,700£3k
2022	Men's Optasia Championships 2022	Quarter-final	£3,688£4k
2022	Men's Windy City Open 2022	Last 16	£3,947£4k
2022	Motor City Open 2022	Quarter-final	£2,571£3k
2021	Men's Black Ball Open 2021	Quarter-final	£3,415£3k
2021	Men's QTerminals Qatar Classic 2021	Last 32	£1,692£2k
2021	Men's US Open 2021	Last 32	£1,353£1k
2021	Men's NetSuite Open 2021	Quarter-final	£5,004£5k
2021	Men's 2021 CIB Egyptian Open	Last 16	£4,658£5k
2021	Men's 2021 Allam British Open	Last 32	£1,489£1k
2021	Men's Manchester Open 2021	Last 16	£1,518£2k
2021	2020-21 Men's World Championship	Quarter-final	£13,158£13k
2021	Men's Black Ball Open 2021	Last 32	£1,500£2k
2021	Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2021	Quarter-final	£4,777£5k
2020	Men's Black Ball Open 2020	Last 16	£2,009£2k
2020	Men's Egyptian Open 2020	Last 32	£2,314£2k
2020	Men's Manchester Open 2020	Runner-up	£6,982£7k
2020	Canary Wharf Classic 2020	Last 16	£2,264£2k
2020	Men's Windy City Open 2020	Semi-final	£11,278£11k
2020	Men's Tournament of Champions 2020	Semi-final	£8,357£8k
2019	Channel VAS Championships 2019	Winner	£14,386£14k
2019	Men's World Championship 2019/20	Last 16	£4,786£5k
2019	Men's Egyptian Open 2019	Winner	£21,143£21k
2019	Men's US Open 2019	Quarter-final	£4,638£5k
2019	Men's Allam British Open 2019	Semi-final	£7,444£7k
2019	Men's El Gouna Open 2019	Runner-up	£12,571£13k
2019	Men's DPD Open 2019	Semi-final	£5,678£6k
2019	Men's Grasshopper Cup 2019	Semi-final	£6,203£6k
2019	Men's World Championship 2018/19	Last 64	£1,786£2k
2019	Men's Tournament of Champions 2019	Semi-final	£7,714£8k
2018	Men's Black Ball Open 2018	Winner	£20,629£21k
2018	Men's Hong Kong Open 2018	Quarter-final	£4,113£4k
2018	Men's Qatar Classic 2018	Quarter-final	£4,125£4k
2018	Channel VAS Championships 2018	Semi-final	£5,678£6k
2018	Men's US Open 2018	Last 16	£2,475£2k
2018	Men's NetSuite Open 2018	Semi-final	£6,654£7k
2018	Men's Allam British Open 2018	Last 16	£3,102£3k
2018	Men's El Gouna Open 2018	Quarter-final	£4,071£4k
2018	Men's Windy City Open 2018	Quarter-final	£6,379£6k
2018	Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2018	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2017	Men's World Championship 2017	Quarter-final	£7,895£8k
2017	Men's Hong Kong Open 2017	Semi-final	£6,857£7k
2017	Men's Qatar Classic 2017	Last 16	£2,411£2k
2017	Men's US Open 2017	Last 32	£1,420£1k
2017	Men's El Gouna Open 2017	Runner-up	£11,673£12k
2017	Men's British Open 2017	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2017	Men's Windy City Open 2017	Quarter-final	£4,316£4k
2017	Men's Tournament of Champions 2017	Winner	£17,763£18k
2016	Men's Qatar Classic 2016	Winner	£17,763£18k
2016	Men's World Championship 2016	Winner	£36,090£36k
2016	Men's Allam British Open 2016	Semi-final	£7,105£7k
2016	Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2016	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2016	Men's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2016	Runner-up	£11,673£12k
2016	Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2016	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2016	Men's Delaware Investments US Open 2016	Quarter-final	£4,316£4k
2016	Men's Guggenheim Partners & Equitrust Windy City Open 2016	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2015	Men's World Championship 2015	Last 16	£4,511£5k
2015	Men's Allam British Open 2015	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2015	Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2015	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2015	Men's Qatar Classic Squash Championship 2015	Quarter-final	£4,316£4k
2015	Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2015	Last 32	£1,271£1k
2015	Men's Guggenheim Partners MetroSquash Windy City Open	Quarter-final	£4,316£4k
2014	Men's World Championship 2014	Last 32	£2,143£2k
2014	Men's Malaysian Open 2014	Quarter-final	£2,068£2k
2014	Men's Allam British Open 2014	Last 32	£1,271£1k
2014	Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2014	Last 32	£940£940
2014	Men's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Squash Open 2014	Last 32	£1,271£1k
2014	Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2014	Last 32	£940£940
2014	Men's Delaware Investments United States Open 2014	Last 16	£1,880£2k
2014	Men's Guggenheim Partners MetroSquash Windy City Open	Last 16	£1,880£2k
2013	AJ Bell Men's World Championship 2013	Last 64	£1,128£1k
2013	Men's Malaysian Open 2013	Quarter-final	£2,068£2k
2013	Men's Allam British Open 2013	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2013	Kuwait Open 2013	Last 32	£1,523£2k
2013	Men's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2013	Last 16	£2,538£3k
2013	North American Open 2013	Last 16	£1,880£2k
2013	Men's Qatar Classic Squash Championship 2013	Quarter-final	£4,316£4k
2013	Men's Delaware Investments United States Open 2013	Last 16	£1,880£2k
2012	Men's World Championship 2012	Last 32	£2,256£2k
2012	Men's Malaysian Open 2012	Last 16	£1,222£1k
2012	Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2012	Last 32	£940£940
2012	Men's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2012	Last 32	£1,271£1k
2012	North American Open 2012	Quarter-final	£3,195£3k
2012	Men's Delaware Investments United States Open 2012	Last 32	£940£940
2011	Men's World Open 2011	Last 32	£1,880£2k
2011	Men's Malaysian Open 2011	Quarter-final	£2,068£2k
2010	Men's World Open 2010	Last 64	£1,139£1k
2010	Men's Qatar Classic 2010	Last 32	£1,386£1k
2010	Men's El Gouna Open 2010	Last 16	£2,679£3k
2010	Men's Hong Kong Open 2010	Last 32	£1,457£1k
2010	Sky Open 2010	Last 32	£1,410£1k

Karim Gawad's prize money, year by year

£8,071

£3,947

£9,823

£18k

£12k

£19k

£85k

£55k

£60k

£86k

£33k

£39k

£28k

£97k

£91k

£108k

£111k

Where the money was won

Men's World Championship £183k Men's El Gouna Open £64k Men's Qatar Classic £61k Men's Tournament of Champions £56k Men's Windy City Open £52k Men's British Open £50k Men's Egyptian Open £46k Men's Grasshopper Cup £40k Men's Hong Kong Open £38k Men's Optasia Championships £36k Men's Black Ball Open £36k Men's US Open £34k

Around Karim Gawad on the money list

The players either side, by career squash prize money

Squash players ranked around Karim Gawad.
#	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
429	Ali Al-Darwish	Qatar	£2,067£2k
430	Zane Patel	United States	£2,053£2k
431	Renan Lavigne	France	£2,051£2k
432	Alexander Dartnell	United States	£2,018£2k
1	Nour El Sherbini	Egypt	£1,746,974£1.7m
2	Ali Farag	Egypt	£1,457,680£1.5m
3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	England	£1,455,489£1.5m
4	Nouran Gohar	Egypt	£1,235,445£1.2m
5	Paul Coll	New Zealand	£1,153,665£1.2m
6	Mostafa Asal	Egypt	£1,111,217£1.1m
7	Hania El Hammamy	Egypt	£991,839£992k
8	Diego Elías	Peru	£971,650£972k
9	Karim Gawad	Egypt	£863,599£864k
10	Tarek Momen	Egypt	£826,799£827k
11	Marwan El Shorbagy	England	£735,197£735k
12	Grégory Gaultier	France	£665,704£666k
13	Raneem El Weleily	Egypt	£655,344£655k
14	Amanda Sobhy	United States	£601,662£602k
15	Nick Matthew	England	£592,538£593k
16	Nour El Tayeb	Egypt	£556,427£556k
17	Ramy Ashour	Egypt	£542,850£543k
18	Nicol David	Malaysia	£523,353£523k
19	Joelle King	New Zealand	£522,018£522k
20	Joel Makin	Wales	£519,977£520k
21	Olivia Weaver	United States	£513,319£513k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Karim Gawad won?

£863,599 in squash prize money, 9th of the 600 players on our money list.

What is Karim Gawad's biggest cheque?

£37,594 for finishing runner-up at the 2023 Men's World Championship.

What was Karim Gawad's best year?

2026, when Karim Gawad won £111,202.

How many titles has Karim Gawad won?

12 titles in the tournaments we hold, most recently the Men's Grasshopper Cup 2026.

Who is just above Karim Gawad on the money list?

Diego Elías, on £971,650.

Where to next

The full list is on squash prize money. Every Egypt player is on Egypt squash prize money. One place up is Diego Elías. One place down is Tarek Momen. Each year Karim Gawad was paid is ranked in full: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.