Men's Qatar Classic squash prize money
The Men's Qatar Classic has paid £1,761,926 across 14 tournaments from 2010 to 2026. In 2026 Mostafa Asal took £30,250.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mostafa Asal | £30,250£30k | £172,865£173k |
| 2025 | Paul Coll | £28,938£29k | £165,356£165k |
| 2024 | Diego Elías | £26,875£27k | £153,571£154k |
| 2023 | Ali Farag | £21,429£21k | £133,938£134k |
| 2022 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £21,429£21k | £133,938£134k |
| 2021 | Diego Elías | £22,556£23k | £140,979£141k |
| 2020 | Ali Farag | £20,000£20k | £125,001£125k |
| 2018 | Ali Farag | £18,857£19k | £117,850£118k |
| 2017 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £18,214£18k | £101,354£101k |
| 2016 | Karim Gawad | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2015 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2013 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2011 | Grégory Gaultier | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2010 | Karim Darwish | £19,408£19k | £110,910£111k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Men's Qatar Classic 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £30,250£30k | £30,250£30k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £19,879£20k | £19,879£20k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £12,100£12k | £24,200£24k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £7,347£7k | £29,386£29k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £4,322£4k | £34,574£35k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £2,161£2k | £34,574£35k |
Every cheque by name is on the Men's Qatar Classic 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's Qatar Classic
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | 4 | £106,730£107k |
| 2 | Diego Elías | Peru | 2 | £86,462£86k |
| 3 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | 1 | £83,422£83k |
| 4 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 3 | £82,236£82k |
| 5 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | 1 | £74,832£75k |
| 6 | Tarek Momen | Egypt | 0 | £61,947£62k |
| 7 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | 1 | £61,389£61k |
| 8 | Grégory Gaultier | France | 1 | £49,872£50k |
| 9 | Marwan El Shorbagy | England | 0 | £40,646£41k |
| 10 | Joel Makin | Wales | 0 | £39,420£39k |
| 11 | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | 0 | £38,337£38k |
| 12 | Victor Crouin | France | 0 | £37,023£37k |
| 13 | Karim Darwish | Egypt | 1 | £33,619£34k |
| 14 | Nick Matthew | England | 0 | £33,150£33k |
| 15 | Simon Rösner | Germany | 0 | £32,191£32k |
| 16 | James Willstrop | England | 0 | £30,944£31k |
| 17 | Abdulla Al-Tamimi | Qatar | 0 | £30,800£31k |
| 18 | Grégoire Marche | France | 0 | £30,105£30k |
| 19 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | 0 | £29,183£29k |
| 20 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | 0 | £28,733£29k |
| 21 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £28,457£28k |
| 22 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 0 | £26,414£26k |
| 23 | Daryl Selby | England | 0 | £21,506£22k |
| 24 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | 0 | £20,768£21k |
| 25 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | 0 | £20,068£20k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Men's Qatar Classic by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Men's Canadian Open | 1 | £41,359£41k |
| 90 | Chennai Open | 1 | £39,853£40k |
| 91 | Hurghada International | 2 | £34,740£35k |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Men's Qatar Classic 2026?
Mostafa Asal took £30,250. The whole tournament paid £172,865 across 32 players.
How much prize money has the Men's Qatar Classic paid?
£1,761,926 across 14 editions from 2010 to 2026. The richest was the Men's Qatar Classic 2026, at £172,865.
Who has won the most money at the Men's Qatar Classic?
Mohamed El Shorbagy, with £106,730 and 4 wins. Diego Elías is next on £86,462.
Who has won the Men's Qatar Classic the most times?
Mohamed El Shorbagy, 4 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Men's Qatar Classic rank for prize money?
4th 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 Qatar Classic 2026, and the one before it the Men's Qatar Classic 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.