TheMen's Squash World Rankings are the official world rankings for men'ssquash. The ranking is to rate the performance level 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.[1]
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 11 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 (seetable 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 |
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:[1]
| Events Played | Divisor |
|---|---|
| 1-15 | 11 |
| 16 | 12 |
| 17 | 13 |
| 18 | 14 |
| 19 | 15 |
| 20 | 16 |
| 21 | 17 |
| Rank | Player | Points | Move† |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mostafa Asal (EGY) | 2,338 |  |
| 2 |  Diego Elías (PER) | 1,631 | |
| 3 |  Paul Coll (NZL) | 1,153 | |
| 4 |  Joel Makin (WAL) | 1,096 | |
| 5 |  Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) | 847 | |
| 6 | Karim Gawad (EGY) | 811 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) | 794 | |
| 8 | Youssef Soliman (EGY) | 616 | |
| 9 | Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) | 580 | |
| 10 | Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) | 578 | |
Note: The weekly ranking for the men's squash (world ranking) is taken directly from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) official website.[3]
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 | 113 | 1671 |
| 21 | Paul Coll | March 2022 | 3 | 2 | 106 |
| 22 | Mostafa Asal | Jan 16, 2023 | 48 | 336 | |
| 23 | Diego Elías | Apr 17, 2023 | 7 | 49 |
Last update: November 30 2025
| Month | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Ali Farag | A FaragthenM Asal | Ali Farag | Ali Farag |
| February | Ali Farag | Mostafa Asal | ||
| March | Paul Coll | A Faragthen M Asal | ||
| April | M AsalthenD Elías | Mostafa Asal | ||
| May | Diego Elías | |||
| June | Ali Farag | D ElíasthenA Farag | ||
| July | Ali Farag | |||
| August | ||||
| September | ||||
| October | P CollthenA Farag | |||
| November | Ali Farag | |||
| December |
| Month | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Grégory Gaultier | Mohd El Shorbagy | Ali Farag | Ali Farag |
| February | Mohd El Shorbagy | |||
| March | Mohd El Shorbagy | Ali Farag | ||
| April | ||||
| May | ||||
| June | ||||
| July | ||||
| August | Mohd El Shorbagy | |||
| September | Ali Farag | |||
| October | ||||
| November | Ali Farag | |||
| December |
| Month | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Nick Matthew | Mohd El Shorbagy | Mohd El Shorbagy | Mohd El Shorbagy |
| February |  G Gaultier / N Matthew | |||
| March | Nick Matthew | |||
| April | Grégory Gaultier | Grégory Gaultier | ||
| May | Karim Abdel Gawad | |||
| June | Grégory Gaultier | |||
| July | ||||
| August | ||||
| September | ||||
| October | ||||
| November | Mohd El Shorbagy | |||
| December | Grégory Gaultier |
| Month | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Ramy Ashour | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop | Ramy Ashour |
| February | Nick Matthew | |||
| March | James Willstrop | |||
| April | ||||
| May | ||||
| June | Nick Matthew | |||
| July | ||||
| August | ||||
| September | Ramy Ashour | |||
| October | ||||
| November | ||||
| December |
| Month | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jonathon Power | Amr Shabana | Amr Shabana | Karim Darwish |
| February | David Palmer | |||
| March | Jonathon Power | |||
| April | Amr Shabana | |||
| May | ||||
| June | ||||
| July | ||||
| August | ||||
| September | ||||
| October | ||||
| November | Grégory Gaultier | |||
| December | Karim Darwish |
| Month | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Peter Nicol | Peter Nicol | Thierry Lincou | Thierry Lincou |
| February | ||||
| March | John White | |||
| April | ||||
| May | Peter Nicol | |||
| June | ||||
| July | ||||
| August | ||||
| September | ||||
| October | Lee Beachill | |||
| November | ||||
| December |
| Month | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jansher Khan | Peter Nicol | Jonathon Power | Peter Nicol |
| February | Peter Nicol | Peter Nicol | ||
| March | ||||
| April | Jonathon Power | |||
| May | Jonathon Power | |||
| June | ||||
| July | ||||
| August | Peter Nicol | |||
| September | David Palmer | |||
| October | Peter Nicol | |||
| November | Jonathon Power | |||
| December |
| Month | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jansher Khan | Jansher Khan | Jansher Khan | Jansher Khan |
| March | ||||
| May | ||||
| July | ||||
| September | ||||
| November |
| 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 | Chris Dittmar | ||
| September | Jansher Khan | |||
| November | Jansher Khan |
| Month | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | Jansher Khan | Jahangir Khan |
| March | ||||
| May | ||||
| July | ||||
| September | ||||
| November | Jahangir Khan | Jansher Khan |
| Month | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan |
| Month | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Geoff Hunt | Geoff Hunt | Geoff Hunt | Qamar Zaman |
| Month | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Qamar Zaman | Geoff Hunt | Geoff Hunt |
Note:
1) Peter Nicol has represented England since 21 March 2001.[4]
| Rank | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Farag | 22120 | Ali Farag | 2266 | ||
| 2 | Diego Elías | 15610 | Mostafa Asal | 2160 | ||
| 3 | Paul Coll | 13810 | Diego Elías | 1582 | ||
| 4 | Mostafa Asal | 10305 | Paul Coll | 1181 | ||
| 5 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 10180 | Mazen Hesham | 905 | ||
| 6 | Karim Abdel Gawad | 9550 | Joel Makin | 840 | ||
| 7 | Mazen Hesham | 8185 | Karim Abdel Gawad | 755 | ||
| 8 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 8020 | Tarek Momen | 748 | ||
| 9 | Tarek Momen | 7855 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 743 | ||
| 10 | Joel Makin | 7535 | Youssef Soliman | 591 | ||
| 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 Elías | 1030 | Diego Elías | 1372 |
| 6 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 892 | Mostafa Asal | 914 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 851 |
| 7 | Diego Elías | 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 |
| 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 Elías | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Jansher Khan | 9 |
| Jahangir Khan | 7 |
| Ali Farag | 6 |
| Geoff Hunt | 5 |
| Peter Nicol | 4 |
| Amr Shabana | 3 |
| Mohamed El Shorbagy | 3 |
| Ramy Ashour | 2 |
| Qamar Zaman | 2 |
| Grégory Gaultier | 2 |
| Lee Beachill | 1 |
| Karim Darwish | 1 |
| Thierry Lincou | 1 |
| Nick Matthew | 1 |
| David Palmer | 1 |
| Jonathon Power | 1 |
| James Willstrop | 1 |
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