Official Men's Squash World Ranking

Dunlop PSA World Ranking

The Official Men's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for men's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance lvee of male professional squash players. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in men's squash tournaments. The rankings have been produced monthly then weekly since 29 August 2022. The current world number one is Ali Farag of Egypt.

PSA ranking policy

Players competing in PSA tournaments earn ranking points according to how far they get in the draw. The points available depend on the prize money and the draw size. The weekly rankings (issued on each Monday) are used in selecting entries to tournaments and in determining the seeds.

The total number of points a player has earned in the previous 52 weeks is divided by the number of tournaments played (a minimum divisor of ten is used) to give a ranking average. Where a player has played more than 11 tournaments the best scores are selected (i.e. the lowest are not included) according to the averaging formula (see table below).

For example, a player who has competed in 16 events will have his best 12 scores used. These will be accumulated and divided by 12.

Players competing in PSA World Tour Events earn ranking points according to the prize money, classification of the event, and the final position in the draw the player reaches.

PSA World Tour Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/48
Platinum $164,500–$180,500 19180 points 2750 1810 1100 675 410 250 152.5
Gold $100,000–$120,500 9380 points 1750 1150 700 430 260 160
Silver $70,000–$88,000 6570 points 1225 805 490 300 182.5 112.5
Bronze $51,000–$53,000 4690 points 875 575 350 215 130 80
PSA World Tour Finals Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 Round-Robin Match Win Undefeated bonus
World Tour Finals $165,000 1000 550 200 150 150
PSA Challenger Tour Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/48
Challenger 30 $30,000 2814 points 525 345 210 130 78 47.5
Challenger 20 $20,000 1860 points 350 230 140 85 51 31.5
Challenger 15 $15,000 1343 points 250 162.5 100 62.5 37.5 22.5
Challenger 12 $12,000 1074 points 200 130 80 50 30 18
Challenger 9 $9,000 806 points 150 97.5 60 37.5 22.5 13.5
Challenger 6 $6,000 537 points 100 65 40 25 15 9
Challenger 3 $3,000 331 points 65 40 25 15 9 5.5
PSA World Championships Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64
PSA World Championships $300,000 + 25045 points 3175 2090 1270 780 475 290 177.5

Divisor

A divisor is selected based on the number of tournaments played during the year as shown in the table below (the minimum divisor is eleven). The average is calculated from the highest points scored for this number of events over the past 52 weeks:

Events Played Divisor
1-15 11
16 12
17 13
18 14
19 15
20 16
21 17

Current world ranking

PSA Men's World Rankings, of the 11th of December 2023
Rank Player Points Move
1 Ali Farag (EGY) 22,120 Steady
2 Diego Elías (PER) 15,610 Steady
3 Paul Coll (NZL) 13,810 Steady
4 Mostafa Asal (EGY) 10,305 Steady
5 Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 10,180 Steady
6 Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 9,550 Steady
7 Mazen Hesham (EGY) 8,185 Steady
8 Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) 8,020 Steady
9 Tarek Momen (EGY) 7,855 Steady
10 Joel Makin (WAL) 7,535 Steady

Note: The weekly ranking for the men's squash (world ranking) is taken directly from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) official website.

World No. 1 since 1975

Number one ranked players

The following is a list of players who have achieved the world number one position since February 1975 (active players in green) :

# Player Date reached Total
months
Total
weeks
Total
days
1 Qamar Zaman January 1975 25 761
2 Geoff Hunt February 1976 59 1796
3 Jahangir Khan January 1982 94 2861
4 Jansher Khan January 1988 97 2952
5 Chris Dittmar July 1993 2 62
6 / Peter Nicol February 1998 60 1825
7 Jonathon Power May 1999 14 429
8 David Palmer September 2001 5 150
9 Thierry Lincou January 2004 14 425
10 John White March 2004 2 61
11 Lee Beachill October 2004 3 92
12 Amr Shabana April 2006 33 1006
13 Karim Darwish January 2009 11 335
14 Grégory Gaultier November 2009 20 606
15 Ramy Ashour January 2010 21 638
16 Nick Matthew June 2010 19 576
17 James Willstrop January 2012 11 337
18 Mohamed El Shorbagy November 2014 50 1521
19 Karim Abdel Gawad May 2017 1 31
20 Ali Farag March 2019 29 50 1230
21 Paul Coll March 2022 3 2 106
22 Mostafa Asal Jan 16, 2023 13 91
23 Diego Elías Apr 17, 2023 7 49

Last update: 14th January 2024

Monthly World No 1 since 1975

2022-2025

Month 2022 2023 2024 2025
January Ali Farag A Farag then M Asal Ali Farag
February Ali Farag Mostafa Asal
March Paul Coll Mostafa Asal
April Paul Coll M Asal then D Elías
May Paul Coll Diego Elías
June Ali Farag D Elías then A Farag
July Ali Farag Ali Farag
August Ali Farag Ali Farag
September Ali Farag Ali Farag
October P Coll then A Farag Ali Farag
November Ali Farag Ali Farag
December Ali Farag Ali Farag

2018-2021

Month 2018 2019 2020 2021
January Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Ali Farag
February Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
March Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
April Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
May Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
June Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
July Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
August Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy
September Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
October Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag
November Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Ali Farag Ali Farag
December Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Ali Farag Ali Farag

2014–2017

Month 2014 2015 2016 2017
January Nick Matthew Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy
February G Gaultier / N Matthew Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy
March Nick Matthew Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy
April Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
May Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Karim Abdel Gawad
June Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
July Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
August Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
September Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
October Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
November Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
December Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier

2010–2013

Month 2010 2011 2012 2013
January Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
February Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew Nick Matthew Ramy Ashour
March Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
April Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
May Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
June Nick Matthew Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
July Nick Matthew Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
August Nick Matthew Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
September Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
October Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
November Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
December Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy Ashour

2006–2009

Month 2006 2007 2008 2009
January Jonathon Power Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
February David Palmer Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
March Jonathon Power Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
April Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
May Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
June Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
July Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
August Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
September Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
October Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish
November Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Grégory Gaultier
December Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim Darwish

2002–2005

Month 2002 2003 2004 2005
January Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou Thierry Lincou
February Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou Thierry Lincou
March Peter Nicol Peter Nicol John White Thierry Lincou
April Peter Nicol Peter Nicol John White Thierry Lincou
May Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou
June Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou
July Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou
August Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou
September Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou
October Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Lee Beachill Thierry Lincou
November Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Lee Beachill Thierry Lincou
December Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Lee Beachill Thierry Lincou

1998–2001

Month 1998 1999 2000 2001
January Jansher Khan Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol
February Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol
March Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol
April Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Jonathon Power
May Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol Jonathon Power
June Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol Jonathon Power
July Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol Jonathon Power
August Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol Peter Nicol
September Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol David Palmer
October Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol David Palmer
November Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol David Palmer
December Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter Nicol David Palmer

1994–1997

Month 1994 1995 1996 1997
January Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jansher Khan
March Jansher Khan Jansher Khan
May Jansher Khan Jansher Khan
July Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jansher Khan
September Jansher Khan Jansher Khan
November Jansher Khan Jansher Khan

1990–1993

Month 1990 1991 1992 1993
January Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jahangir Khan Jansher Khan
March Jahangir Khan
May Jansher Khan Jansher Khan
July Jahangir Khan Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Chris Dittmar
September Jansher Khan
November Jansher Khan

1986–1989

Month 1986 1987 1988 1989
January Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan Jansher Khan Jahangir Khan
March
May
July
September
November Jahangir Khan Jansher Khan

1982–1985

Month 1982 1983 1984 1985
January Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan

1978–1981

Month 1978 1979 1980 1981
January Geoff Hunt Geoff Hunt Geoff Hunt Qamar Zaman

1975–1977

Month 1975 1976 1977
January Qamar Zaman Geoff Hunt Geoff Hunt

Note:
1) Peter Nicol has represented England since 21 March 2001.

Year end world top 10 players and ranking point tallies since 1996

2023-2025

Rank 2023 2024 2025
1 Ali Farag 22120
2 Diego Elias 15610
3 Paul Coll 13810
4 Mostafa Asal 10305
5 Mohamed El Shorbagy 10180
6 Karim Abdel Gawad 9550
7 Mazen Hesham 8185
8 Marwan El Shorbagy 8020
9 Tarek Momen 7855
10 Joel Makin 7535

2020-2022

Rank 2020 2021 2022
1 Ali Farag 2121 Ali Farag 1911 Ali Farag 1722
2 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1849 Paul Coll 1558 Mostafa Asal 1567
3 Tarek Momen 1487 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1430 Paul Coll 1501
4 Paul Coll 1172 Tarek Momen 1131 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1467
5 Karim Abdel Gawad 1107 Diego Elias 1030 Diego Elias 1372
6 Marwan El Shorbagy 892 Mostafa Asal 914 Marwan El Shorbagy 851
7 Diego Elias 765 Marwan El Shorbagy 800 Tarek Momen 760
8 Simon Rösner 653 Joel Makin 696 Mazen Hesham 742
9 Joel Makin 552 Fares Dessouky 662 Fares Dessouky 713
10 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 549 Karim Abdel Gawad 522 Victor Crouin 677

2017-2019

Rank 2017 2018 2019
1 Grégory Gaultier 1651 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1852 Ali Farag 2049
2 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1429 Ali Farag 1477 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1662
3 Ali Farag 1209 Simon Rösner 1120 Karim Abdel Gawad 1551
4 Karim Abdel Gawad 1040 Tarek Momen 1011 Tarek Momen 1484
5 Marwan El Shorbagy 761 Marwan El Shorbagy 905 Paul Coll 1133
6 Nick Matthew 756 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 813 Simon Rösner 735
7 Tarek Momen 724 Paul Coll 704 Diego Elias 713
8 Paul Coll 608 Grégory Gaultier 681 Karim Abdel Gawad 678
9 Simon Rösner 571 Karim Abdel Gawad 595 Marwan El Shorbagy 660
10 James Willstrop 554 Mohamed Abouelghar 545 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 575

2014-2016

Rank 2014 2015 2016
1 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1385.000 Grégory Gaultier 1554.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy 2213
2 Grégory Gaultier 1322.000 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1456.000 Karim Abdel Gawad 1380
3 Nick Matthew 970.500 Nick Matthew 1278.000 Grégory Gaultier 997
4 Amr Shabana 878.500 Omar Mosaad 783.500 Nick Matthew 941
5 Ramy Ashour 872.500 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 709.500 Ramy Ashour 687
6 Peter Barker 573.500 Ramy Ashour 575.000 Marwan El Shorbagy 677
7 Borja Golán 570.909 Simon Rösner 525.500 Ali Farag 673
8 James Willstrop 532.500 Karim Abdel Gawad 489.500 Omar Mosaad 668
9 Tarek Momen 504.545 Mathieu Castagnet 471.500 Mathieu Castagnet 562
10 Simon Rösner 484.091 Tarek Momen 460.500 Simon Rösner 554

2011- 2013

Rank 2011 2012 2013
1 Nick Matthew 1716.750 James Willstrop 1082.500 Ramy Ashour 1675.000
2 James Willstrop 1392.250 Nick Matthew 996.000 Grégory Gaultier 1262.500
3 Grégory Gaultier 1050.750 Grégory Gaultier 995.500 Nick Matthew 1252.000
4 Ramy Ashour 1028.250 Ramy Ashour 894.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy 1030.500
5 Karim Darwish 980.750 Peter Barker 539.000 James Willstrop 991.000
6 Amr Shabana 789.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy 531.000 Karim Darwish 763.000
7 Peter Barker 644.000 Karim Darwish 511.500 Borja Golán 572.500
8 Mohamed El Shorbagy 642.875 Omar Mosaad 440.000 Peter Barker 560.000
9 David Palmer 485.000 Amr Shabana 415.500 Amr Shabana 532.500
10 Mohd Azlan Iskandar 465.000 Daryl Selby 415.500 Daryl Selby 484.500

2008–2010

Rank 2008 2009 2010
1 Amr Shabana 1183.125 Karim Darwish 940.000 Ramy Ashour 1555.000
2 Karim Darwish 926.250 Grégory Gaultier 919.375 Nick Matthew 1224.375
3 Ramy Ashour 900.625 Amr Shabana 916.875 Karim Darwish 983.000
4 Grégory Gaultier 840.000 Nick Matthew 891.250 Grégory Gaultier 718.750
5 James Willstrop 834.375 Ramy Ashour 800.000 James Willstrop 715.000
6 David Palmer 653.500 James Willstrop 573.125 Amr Shabana 685.625
7 Thierry Lincou 611.875 Peter Barker 526.000 Thierry Lincou 570.455
8 Wael El Hindi 513.125 David Palmer 491.875 Peter Barker 513.000
9 Peter Barker 459.375 Thierry Lincou 443.750 Laurens Jan Anjema 406.375
10 Nick Matthew 453.750 Wael El Hindi 332.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy 406.250

2005–2007

Rank 2005 2006 2007
1 Thierry Lincou 872.656 Amr Shabana 1346.528 Amr Shabana 1418.125
2 James Willstrop 726.944 David Palmer 1124.306 Ramy Ashour 1039.375
3 Anthony Ricketts 702.778 Thierry Lincou 881.250 Grégory Gaultier 833.125
4 David Palmer 685.417 Grégory Gaultier 756.818 David Palmer 786.875
5 Lee Beachill 672.813 Nick Matthew 530.625 Nick Matthew 666.750
6 Jonathon Power 611.806 Anthony Ricketts 519.375 James Willstrop 661.250
7 Amr Shabana 587.222 Ramy Ashour 510.833 Thierry Lincou 542.500
8 Peter Nicol 535.417 James Willstrop 496.250 Karim Darwish 503.182
9 John White 376.875 Karim Darwish 437.500 Wael El Hindi 428.409
10 Nick Matthew 357.083 Lee Beachill 425.625 John White 415.000

2002–2004

Rank 2002 2003 2004
1 Peter Nicol 1253.125 Peter Nicol 791.875 Lee Beachill 858.333
2 Jonathon Power 1149.219 John White 760.938 Thierry Lincou 816.667
3 David Palmer 729.688 David Palmer 685.469 Peter Nicol 673.472
4 Stewart Boswell 592.969 Jonathon Power 589.375 David Palmer 642.969
5 John White 498.125 Thierry Lincou 562.813 Amr Shabana 579.167
6 Thierry Lincou 417.969 Anthony Ricketts 430.938 John White 505.625
7 Anthony Ricketts 357.031 Karim Darwish 323.438 Nick Matthew 497.750
8 Ong Beng Hee 323.750 Ong Beng Hee 287.500 Karim Darwish 462.222
9 Lee Beachill 319.531 Lee Beachill 277.344 Jonathon Power 380.750
10 Mark Chaloner 268.750 Grégory Gaultier 253.594 Grégory Gaultier 363.056

1999–2001

Rank 1999 2000 2001
1 Jonathon Power 888.750 Peter Nicol 927.500 David Palmer 1009.375
2 Peter Nicol 821.250 Jonathon Power 825.278 Peter Nicol 995.833
3 Ahmed Barada 465.156 Simon Parke 488.194 Jonathon Power 630.500
4 Paul Johnson 294.688 David Evans 374.861 John White 547.656
5 Anthony Hill 284.313 Ahmed Barada 368.889 Thierry Lincou 481.250
6 Martin Heath 258.406 Martin Heath 337.778 Stewart Boswell 440.972
7 Stefan Casteleyn 244.328 Paul Johnson 322.500 Ong Beng Hee 396.528
8 Simon Parke 241.094 David Palmer 315.139 Mark Chaloner 335.417
9 Alex Gough 236.344 Alex Gough 235.278 Paul Price 327.083
10 John White 195.688 Paul Price 232.188 David Evans 322.222

1996–1998

Rank 1996 1997 1998
1 Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Peter Nicol
2 Rodney Eyles Peter Nicol Ahmed Barada
3 Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Jonathon Power
4 Chris Walker Rodney Eyles Paul Johnson
5 Brett Martin Simon Parke Martin Heath
6 Del Harris Del Harris Dan Jenson
7 Craig Rowland Ahmed Barada Rodney Eyles
8 Mark Chaloner Anthony Hill Jansher Khan
9 Anthony Hill Brett Martin Simon Parke
10 Simon Parke Chris Walker Derek Ryan

Year-end number 1

Years ended No. 1
1. Jansher Khan 9
2. Jahangir Khan 7
3. Geoff Hunt 5
Ali Farag 5
5. Peter Nicol 4
6. Amr Shabana 3
Mohamed El Shorbagy 3
8. Ramy Ashour 2
Qamar Zaman 2
Grégory Gaultier 2
11. Lee Beachill 1
Karim Darwish 1
Thierry Lincou 1
Nick Matthew 1
David Palmer 1
Jonathon Power 1
James Willstrop 1

See also