Men's Windy City Open squash prize money
The Men's Windy City Open has paid £1,258,947 across 9 tournaments from 2014 to 2026. In 2026 Mostafa Asal took £27,375.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mostafa Asal | £27,375£27k | £156,432£156k |
| 2024 | Ali Farag | £30,075£30k | £187,970£188k |
| 2022 | Paul Coll | £30,075£30k | £187,970£188k |
| 2020 | Ali Farag | £30,075£30k | £187,970£188k |
| 2018 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £28,536£29k | £158,793£159k |
| 2017 | Grégory Gaultier | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2016 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2015 | Nick Matthew | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2014 | Grégory Gaultier | £13,158£13k | £75,188£75k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Men's Windy City Open 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £27,375£27k | £27,375£27k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £17,989£18k | £17,989£18k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £10,950£11k | £21,901£22k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £6,648£7k | £26,592£27k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £3,911£4k | £31,284£31k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £1,956£2k | £31,290£31k |
Every cheque by name is on the Men's Windy City Open 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's Windy City Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | 2 | £91,305£91k |
| 2 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | 1 | £90,424£90k |
| 3 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 2 | £85,848£86k |
| 4 | Marwan El Shorbagy | England | 0 | £62,613£63k |
| 5 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | 0 | £52,183£52k |
| 6 | Tarek Momen | Egypt | 0 | £49,029£49k |
| 7 | Grégory Gaultier | France | 2 | £40,282£40k |
| 8 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | 1 | £40,063£40k |
| 9 | Nick Matthew | England | 1 | £38,476£38k |
| 10 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | 0 | £26,946£27k |
| 11 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | 0 | £26,691£27k |
| 12 | Diego Elías | Peru | 0 | £26,221£26k |
| 13 | Simon Rösner | Germany | 0 | £26,056£26k |
| 14 | Borja Golán | Spain | 0 | £23,852£24k |
| 15 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | 0 | £21,053£21k |
| 16 | Grégoire Marche | France | 0 | £20,227£20k |
| 17 | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | 0 | £19,817£20k |
| 18 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £19,173£19k |
| 19 | Mathieu Castagnet | France | 0 | £18,717£19k |
| 20 | Saurav Ghosal | India | 0 | £18,108£18k |
| 21 | James Willstrop | England | 0 | £17,352£17k |
| 22 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | 0 | £16,026£16k |
| 23 | Ramy Ashour | Egypt | 0 | £14,961£15k |
| 24 | César Salazar | Mexico | 0 | £14,916£15k |
| 25 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 0 | £14,736£15k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Men's Windy City Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Women's Black Ball Open | 8 | £772,301£772k |
| 20 | Men's Black Ball Open | 6 | £569,956£570k |
| 21 | Women's China Open | 8 | £488,919£489k |
| 22 | Men's Grasshopper Cup | 5 | £429,479£429k |
| 23 | Men's Australian Open | 5 | £427,102£427k |
| 24 | Men's Optasia Championships | 5 | £423,042£423k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Men's Windy City Open 2026?
Mostafa Asal took £27,375. The whole tournament paid £156,432 across 32 players.
How much prize money has the Men's Windy City Open paid?
£1,258,947 across 9 editions from 2014 to 2026. The richest was the Men's Windy City Open 2024, at £187,970.
Who has won the most money at the Men's Windy City Open?
Mohamed El Shorbagy, with £91,305 and 2 wins. Paul Coll is next on £90,424.
Who has won the Men's Windy City Open the most times?
Mohamed El Shorbagy, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Men's Windy City Open rank for prize money?
13th 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 Windy City Open 2026, and the one before it the Men's Windy City 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.