SQUASH · 2023-05-11 · UNIVERSITY CLUB OF CHICAGO CHICAGO UNION STATION, UNITED STATES
2023 Men's World Championship squash prize money
The 2023 Men's World Championship paid £375,940 to 64 players. Ali Farag won £60,150. Karim Gawad 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 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | £37,594£38k |
| Semi-final | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | £22,556£23k |
| Semi-final | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | £22,556£23k |
| Quarter-final | Diego Elías | Peru | £13,158£13k |
| Quarter-final | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | £13,158£13k |
| Quarter-final | Paul Coll | New Zealand | £13,158£13k |
| Quarter-final | Tarek Momen | Egypt | £13,158£13k |
| Last 16 | Aly Abou Eleinen | Egypt | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Joel Makin | Wales | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Marwan El Shorbagy | Egypt | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Nathan Lake | England | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Saurav Ghosal | India | £7,519£8k |
| Last 16 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | £7,519£8k |
| Last 32 | Adrian Waller | England | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Auguste Dussourd | France | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Baptiste Masotti | France | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Dimitri Steinmann | Switzerland | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Greg Lobban | Scotland | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Grégoire Marche | France | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Henry Leung | Hong Kong | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Juan Camilo Vargas | Colombia | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Karim El Hammamy | Egypt | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Leonel Cárdenas | Mexico | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Ng Eain Yow | Malaysia | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Patrick Rooney | England | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Rory Stewart | Scotland | £3,759£4k |
| Last 32 | Victor Crouin | France | £3,759£4k |
| Last 64 | Abhay Singh | India | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Andrew Douglas | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Balázs Farkas | Hungary | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Bernat Jaume | Spain | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | César Salazar | Mexico | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Charlie Lee | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Curtis Malik | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | David Baillargeon | Canada | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Edwin Clain | France | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Faraz Khan | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | George Parker | England | £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 | Lau Tsz Kwan | Hong Kong | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Leandro Romiglio | Argentina | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Lucas Serme | France | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Mahesh Mangaonkar | India | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Mohamed ElSherbini | Egypt | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Nick Wall | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Nicolas Müller | Switzerland | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Ramit Tandon | India | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Raphael Kandra | Germany | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Rowan Damming | Netherlands | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Rui Soares | Portugal | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Sébastien Bonmalais | France | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Shahjahan Khan | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Simon Herbert | England | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Timothy Brownell | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Todd Harrity | United States | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Yahya Elnawasany | Egypt | £1,880£2k |
| Last 64 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | £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
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Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2023 Men's World Championship get?
Ali Farag took £60,150.
How much did the runner-up get?
Karim Gawad took £37,594, 62% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2023 Men's World Championship?
£375,940, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2022 Men's World Championship paid £413,534, and the 2024 Men's World Championship paid £424,812.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Men's World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on squash prize money in 2023. The edition before was the 2022 Men's World Championship. The one after was the 2024 Men's World Championship.