Men's World Championship squash prize money
The Men's World Championship has paid £4,823,899 across 16 tournaments from 2010 to 2026. In 2026 Mostafa Asal took £78,984.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 2025/26 | Mostafa Asal | £78,984£79k | £493,647£494k |
| 2025 2025 Men's World Squash Championship | Mostafa Asal | £71,111£71k | £444,444£444k |
| 2024 2024 Men's World Championship | Diego Elías | £66,963£67k | £418,519£419k |
| 2023 2023 Men's World Championship | Ali Farag | £59,259£59k | £370,370£370k |
| 2022 2022 Men's World Championship | Ali Farag | £65,185£65k | £407,407£407k |
| 2021 2020-21 Men's World Championship | Ali Farag | £59,259£59k | £370,370£370k |
| 2019 2019/20 | Tarek Momen | £37,719£38k | £235,742£236k |
| 2019 2018/19 | Ali Farag | £56,296£56k | £351,852£352k |
| 2017 2017 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | £35,556£36k | £222,222£222k |
| 2016 2016 | Karim Gawad | £35,556£36k | £222,222£222k |
| 2015 2015 | Grégory Gaultier | £35,556£36k | £222,222£222k |
| 2014 2014 | Ramy Ashour | £33,778£34k | £211,111£211k |
| 2013 AJ Bell 2013 | Nick Matthew | £35,556£36k | £222,222£222k |
| 2012 2012 | Ramy Ashour | £35,556£36k | £222,222£222k |
| 2011 Men's World Open 2011 | Nick Matthew | £29,630£30k | £185,185£185k |
| 2010 Men's World Open 2010 | Nick Matthew | £35,852£36k | £224,141£224k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Men's World Championship 2025/26 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £78,984£79k | £78,984£79k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £49,365£49k | £49,365£49k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £29,619£30k | £59,239£59k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £17,278£17k | £69,111£69k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £9,873£10k | £78,987£79k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £4,936£5k | £78,981£79k |
| Last 64 | 32 | £2,468£2k | £78,981£79k |
Every cheque by name is on the Men's World Championship 2025/26 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's World Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Farag | Egypt | 4 | £338,444£338k |
| 2 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | England | 1 | £286,050£286k |
| 3 | Mostafa Asal | Egypt | 2 | £244,490£244k |
| 4 | Tarek Momen | Egypt | 1 | £194,193£194k |
| 5 | Karim Gawad | Egypt | 1 | £180,641£181k |
| 6 | Diego Elías | Peru | 1 | £176,778£177k |
| 7 | Paul Coll | New Zealand | 0 | £175,685£176k |
| 8 | Nick Matthew | England | 3 | £150,370£150k |
| 9 | Grégory Gaultier | France | 1 | £134,956£135k |
| 10 | Ramy Ashour | Egypt | 2 | £125,833£126k |
| 11 | Marwan El Shorbagy | England | 0 | £119,964£120k |
| 12 | Youssef Ibrahim | Egypt | 0 | £96,575£97k |
| 13 | James Willstrop | England | 0 | £90,288£90k |
| 14 | Fares Dessouky | Egypt | 0 | £77,625£78k |
| 15 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Colombia | 0 | £77,366£77k |
| 16 | Omar Mosaad | Egypt | 0 | £68,363£68k |
| 17 | Saurav Ghosal | India | 0 | £68,300£68k |
| 18 | Youssef Soliman | Egypt | 0 | £64,049£64k |
| 19 | Joel Makin | Wales | 0 | £63,696£64k |
| 20 | Simon Rösner | Germany | 0 | £60,237£60k |
| 21 | Mazen Hesham | Egypt | 0 | £55,715£56k |
| 22 | Grégoire Marche | France | 0 | £50,700£51k |
| 23 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Egypt | 0 | £50,699£51k |
| 24 | Borja Golán | Spain | 0 | £47,358£47k |
| 25 | Amr Shabana | Egypt | 0 | £42,870£43k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Men's World Championship by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Torneo International Bicentenario Mexico | 1 | £50,003£50k |
| 87 | Men's Open de France | 1 | £49,981£50k |
| 88 | Women's Open de France | 1 | £49,981£50k |
| 89 | Men's Canadian Open | 1 | £40,747£41k |
| 90 | Chennai Open | 1 | £39,262£39k |
| 91 | Hurghada International | 2 | £34,225£34k |
| 92 | Burning River Classic | 1 | £28,927£29k |
| 93 | Dutch Open | 1 | £18,741£19k |
| 94 | El-Kersh Heliopolis Open | 1 | £18,741£19k |
| 95 | Granite Open | 1 | £18,521£19k |
| 96 | Boca del Río Veracruz International | 1 | £14,815£15k |
| 97 | Seoul Open | 1 | £14,815£15k |
| 1 | Men's World Championship | 16 | £4,823,899£4.8m |
| 2 | Women's World Championship | 16 | £4,042,758£4.0m |
| 3 | Men's British Open | 14 | £1,872,253£1.9m |
| 4 | Men's Qatar Classic | 14 | £1,735,823£1.7m |
| 5 | Women's British Open | 14 | £1,706,426£1.7m |
| 6 | Men's Tournament of Champions | 16 | £1,680,315£1.7m |
| 7 | Men's El Gouna Open | 14 | £1,621,313£1.6m |
| 8 | Men's US Open | 15 | £1,596,352£1.6m |
| 9 | Women's US Open | 15 | £1,493,304£1.5m |
| 10 | Men's Hong Kong Open | 13 | £1,485,724£1.5m |
| 11 | Women's Tournament of Champions | 14 | £1,356,364£1.4m |
| 12 | Men's Egyptian Open | 6 | £1,241,904£1.2m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Men's World Championship 2025/26?
Mostafa Asal took £78,984. The whole tournament paid £493,647 across 64 players.
How much prize money has the Men's World Championship paid?
£4,823,899 across 16 editions from 2010 to 2026. The richest was the Men's World Championship 2025/26, at £493,647.
Who has won the most money at the Men's World Championship?
Ali Farag, with £338,444 and 4 wins. Mohamed El Shorbagy is next on £286,050.
Who has won the Men's World Championship the most times?
Ali Farag, 4 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Men's World Championship rank for prize money?
1st 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 World Championship 2025/26, and the one before it the 2025 Men's World Squash Championship. 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.