SQUASH · 2012-12-07 · ASPIRE ACADEMY, QATAR

Men's World Championship 2012 squash prize money

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Mohamed El Shorbagy took £22,556, 62% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The Men's World Open 2011 paid £187,970, and the AJ Bell Men's World Championship 2013 paid £225,564.

The Men's World Championship 2012 paid £225,564 to 64 players. Ramy Ashour won £36,090. Mohamed El Shorbagy took £22,556 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£226k

WINNER£36k

PLAYERS PAID64

PAYOUT BANDS7

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the Men's World Championship 2012.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Ramy Ashour	Egypt	£36,090£36k
Runner-up	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Egypt	£22,556£23k
Semi-final	James Willstrop	England	£13,534£14k
Semi-final	Nick Matthew	England	£13,534£14k
Quarter-final	Amr Shabana	Egypt	£7,895£8k
Quarter-final	Borja Golán	Spain	£7,895£8k
Quarter-final	Grégory Gaultier	France	£7,895£8k
Quarter-final	Karim Darwish	Egypt	£7,895£8k
Last 16	Alister Walker	Botswana	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Cameron Pilley	Australia	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Chris Simpson	England	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Daryl Selby	England	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Omar Mosaad	Egypt	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Peter Barker	England	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Saurav Ghosal	India	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Tarek Momen	Egypt	£4,511£5k
Last 32	Adrian Grant	England	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Alan Clyne	Scotland	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Grégoire Marche	France	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Joe Lee	England	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Karim Gawad	Egypt	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Laurens Jan Anjema	Netherlands	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Mathieu Castagnet	France	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Max Lee	Hong Kong	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Colombia	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan	Malaysia	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Omar Abdel Meguid	Egypt	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Ryan Cuskelly	Australia	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Shaun Le Roux	South Africa	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Shawn Delierre	Canada	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Simon Rösner	Germany	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Zac Alexander	Australia	£2,256£2k
Last 64	Aamir Atlas Khan	Pakistan	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Abdulla Al-Tamimi	Qatar	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Abdullah Al-Muzayen	Kuwait	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Adrian Waller	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Charles Sharpes	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Chris Ryder	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Henrik Mustonen	Finland	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Ivan Yuen	Malaysia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Jaymie Haycocks	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Jonathan Kemp	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Julian Illingworth	United States	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Karim Ali Fathy	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Kristian Frost Olesen	Denmark	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Márk Krajcsák	Hungary	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Martin Knight	New Zealand	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Marwan El Shorbagy	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Matthew Karwalski	Australia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Mohamed Abouelghar	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Mohamed Reda	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Mohammed Abbas	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Nicolas Müller	Switzerland	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Oliver Pett	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Olli Tuominen	Finland	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Omar Abdel Aziz	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Ong Beng Hee	Malaysia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Peter Creed	Wales	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Rex Hedrick	Australia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Robbie Temple	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Shahier Razik	Canada	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Siddharth Suchde	India	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Stephen Coppinger	South Africa	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Tom Richards	England	£1,128£1k

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the Men's World Championship 2012.
PLACE	PLAYERS	EACH	BAND TOTAL
Winner	1	£36,090£36k	£36,090£36k
Runner-up	1	£22,556£23k	£22,556£23k
Semi-final	2	£13,534£14k	£27,068£27k
Quarter-final	4	£7,895£8k	£31,579£32k
Last 16	8	£4,511£5k	£36,090£36k
Last 32	16	£2,256£2k	£36,090£36k
Last 64	32	£1,128£1k	£36,090£36k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £36k

Runner-up £23k

Semi-final £27k

Quarter-final £32k

Last 16 £36k

Last 32 £36k

Last 64 £36k

The rest of 2012

Every other squash tournament we hold from 2012

Other squash tournaments in 2012.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
Women's World Open 2012	Nicol David	£119,056£119k
Monte-Carlo Classic 2012	Natalie Grinham	£18,800£19k
Macau Open 2012	Joelle King	£15,038£15k
Men's Malaysian Open 2012	Tarek Momen	£37,594£38k
Men's Australian Open 2012	Ramy Ashour	£46,989£47k
Men's Allam British Open 2012	Nick Matthew	£101,541£102k
Women's Tournament of Champions 2012	Natalie Grinham	£18,800£19k
Greenwich Open 2012	Raneem El Weleily	£26,319£26k
Women's Australian Open 2012	Nicol David	£32,500£32k
Women's Allam British Open 2012	Nicol David	£57,744£58k
Carol Weymuller Open 2012	Laura Massaro	£31,812£32k
Women's Lujiazui Finance City China Squash Open 2012	Low Wee Wern	£35,338£35k
Cleveland Squash Classic 2012	Nicol David	£31,812£32k
Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2012	Ramy Ashour	£75,188£75k
Men's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2012	Ramy Ashour	£101,541£102k
Women's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2012	Nicol David	£43,308£43k
CIMB Kuala Lumpur Nicol David Open Squash Championships 2012	Nicol David	£42,406£42k
Women's Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012	Raneem El Weleily	£43,308£43k
North American Open 2012	James Willstrop	£75,188£75k
Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2012	Nick Matthew	£75,188£75k
Men's Delaware Investments United States Open 2012	Ramy Ashour	£75,188£75k
Women's Delaware Investments United States Open 2012	Nicol David	£42,406£42k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Men's World Championship 2012 get?

Ramy Ashour took £36,090.

How much did the runner-up get?

Mohamed El Shorbagy took £22,556, 62% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Men's World Championship 2012?

£225,564, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The Men's World Open 2011 paid £187,970, and the AJ Bell Men's World Championship 2013 paid £225,564.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Men's World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on squash prize money in 2012. The edition before was the Men's World Open 2011. The one after was the AJ Bell Men's World Championship 2013.