SQUASH · 2016-11-06 · CAIRO, EGYPT

Men's World Championship 2016 squash prize money

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Ramy Ashour took £22,556, 62% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The Men's World Championship 2015 paid £225,564, and the Men's World Championship 2017 paid £225,564.

The Men's World Championship 2016 paid £225,564 to 64 players. Karim Gawad won £36,090. Ramy Ashour 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 2016.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Karim Gawad	Egypt	£36,090£36k
Runner-up	Ramy Ashour	Egypt	£22,556£23k
Semi-final	Grégory Gaultier	France	£13,534£14k
Semi-final	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Egypt	£13,534£14k
Quarter-final	Ali Farag	Egypt	£7,895£8k
Quarter-final	Fares Dessouky	Egypt	£7,895£8k
Quarter-final	Nick Matthew	England	£7,895£8k
Quarter-final	Tarek Momen	Egypt	£7,895£8k
Last 16	Daryl Selby	England	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Karim Ali Fathy	Egypt	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Marwan El Shorbagy	Egypt	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Max Lee	Hong Kong	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Colombia	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan	Malaysia	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Simon Rösner	Germany	£4,511£5k
Last 16	Yip Tsz Fung	Hong Kong	£4,511£5k
Last 32	Ben Coleman	England	£2,256£2k
Last 32	César Salazar	Mexico	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Chris Simpson	England	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Grégoire Marche	France	£2,256£2k
Last 32	James Willstrop	England	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Jens Schoor	Germany	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Leo Au	Hong Kong	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Mathieu Castagnet	France	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Mohamed Abouelghar	Egypt	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Mohamed Reda	Egypt	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Olli Tuominen	Finland	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Omar Abdel Meguid	Egypt	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Omar Mosaad	Egypt	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Saurav Ghosal	India	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Stephen Coppinger	South Africa	£2,256£2k
Last 32	Youssef Soliman	Egypt	£2,256£2k
Last 64	Abdulla Al-Tamimi	Qatar	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Adrian Waller	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Alan Clyne	Scotland	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Alister Walker	Botswana	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Cameron Pilley	Australia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Campbell Grayson	New Zealand	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Declan James	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Diego Elías	Peru	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Evan Williams	New Zealand	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Jaymie Haycocks	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Joe Lee	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Joel Makin	Wales	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Joshua Masters	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Karim El Hammamy	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Lance Beddoes	New Zealand	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Lucas Serme	France	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Mahesh Mangaonkar	India	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Mazen Gamal	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Nathan Lake	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Ng Eain Yow	Malaysia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Nicolas Müller	Switzerland	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Paul Coll	New Zealand	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Peter Creed	Wales	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Raphael Kandra	Germany	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Rex Hedrick	Australia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Ryan Cuskelly	Australia	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Shawn Delierre	Canada	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Shehab Essam	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Todd Harrity	United States	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Tom Richards	England	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Youssef Ibrahim	Egypt	£1,128£1k
Last 64	Zahed Mohamed	Egypt	£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 2016.
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 2016

Every other squash tournament we hold from 2016

Other squash tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
Men's Qatar Classic 2016	Karim Gawad	£101,541£102k
Women's World Championship 2015	Nour El Sherbini	£120,887£121k
Men's Allam British Open 2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	£101,541£102k
Women's Allam British Open 2016	Nour El Sherbini	£81,767£82k
Cleveland Squash Classic 2016	Camille Serme	£31,812£32k
Men's El Gouna International Squash Open 2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	£101,541£102k
Men's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2016	Ramy Ashour	£101,541£102k
Women's Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2016	Nouran Gohar	£71,128£71k
Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	£101,541£102k
Women's Tournament of Champions 2016	Nour El Sherbini	£97,432£97k
Men's Delaware Investments US Open 2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	£101,541£102k
Women's Delaware Investments United States Open 2016	Camille Serme	£112,782£113k
Men's Guggenheim Partners & Equitrust Windy City Open 2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	£101,541£102k
Women's Guggenheim Partners & Equitrust Windy City Open 2016	Raneem El Weleily	£97,432£97k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Men's World Championship 2016 get?

Karim Gawad took £36,090.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ramy Ashour took £22,556, 62% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Men's World Championship 2016?

£225,564, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The Men's World Championship 2015 paid £225,564, and the Men's World Championship 2017 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 2016. The edition before was the Men's World Championship 2015. The one after was the Men's World Championship 2017.