SQUASH · 2021-07-22 · UNIVERSITY CLUB OF CHICAGO, UNITED STATES
2020-21 Men's World Championship squash prize money
The 2020-21 Men's World Championship paid £375,940 to 64 players. Ali Farag won £60,150. Mohamed El Shorbagy took £37,594 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£376k
WINNER£60k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS7
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ali Farag | Egypt | £60,150£60k |
| Runner-up | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Egypt | £37,594£38k |
| Semi-final | Paul Coll | New Zealand | £22,556£23k |
| Semi-final | Tarek Momen | Egypt | £22,556£23k |
| Quarter-final | Diego Elías | Peru | £13,158£13k |
| Quarter-final | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | £13,158£13k |
| Quarter-final | Karim Gawad | Egypt | £13,158£13k |
| Quarter-final | Marwan El Shorbagy | Egypt | £13,158£13k |
| Last 16 | Baptiste Masotti | France | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | George Parker | England | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Grégoire Marche | France | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Joel Makin | Wales | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Saurav Ghosal | India | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | £7,519£8k |
| Last 32 | Arturo Salazar | Mexico | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Borja Golán | Spain | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Dimitri Steinmann | Switzerland | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Grégory Gaultier | France | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Mathieu Castagnet | France | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Mohamed ElSherbini | Egypt | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Patrick Rooney | England | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Ryosei Kobayashi | Japan | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Shahjahan Khan | United States | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Victor Crouin | France | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | £3,759£4k |
| Last 64 | Abdulla Al-Tamimi | Qatar | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Aditya Jagtap | India | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Adrian Waller | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Alan Clyne | Scotland | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Alfredo Ávila | Mexico | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Aly Hussein | Egypt | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Asim Khan | Pakistan | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Bernat Jaume | Spain | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Chris Hanson | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Christopher Gordon | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Declan James | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Faraz Khan | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Greg Lobban | Scotland | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Henry Leung | Hong Kong | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Iker Pajares Bernabeu | Spain | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Ivan Yuen | Malaysia | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | James Willstrop | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Karim El Hammamy | Egypt | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Lau Tsz Kwan | Hong Kong | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Leonel Cárdenas | Mexico | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Lucas Serme | France | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Mahesh Mangaonkar | India | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Max Lee | Hong Kong | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Mohd Syafiq Kamal | Malaysia | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Nathan Lake | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Ramit Tandon | India | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Sébastien Bonmalais | France | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Syed Azlan Amjad | Qatar | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Tayyab Aslam | Pakistan | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Todd Harrity | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Vikram Malhotra | India | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Yip Tsz Fung | Hong Kong | £1,880£2k |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £60,150£60k | £60,150£60k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £37,594£38k | £37,594£38k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £22,556£23k | £45,113£45k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £13,158£13k | £52,632£53k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £7,519£8k | £60,150£60k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £3,759£4k | £60,150£60k |
| Last 64 | 32 | £1,880£2k | £60,150£60k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2021
Every other squash tournament we hold from 2021
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2020-21 Men's World Championship get?
Ali Farag took £60,150.
How much did the runner-up get?
Mohamed El Shorbagy took £37,594, 62% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2020-21 Men's World Championship?
£375,940, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The Men's World Championship 2019/20 paid £239,286, and the 2022 Men's World Championship paid £413,534.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Men's World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on squash prize money in 2021. The edition before was the Men's World Championship 2019/20. The one after was the 2022 Men's World Championship.