The Men's Squash World Rankings are the official world rankings for men's squash. 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.
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 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 (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.
TournamentRanking PointsRankPrize Money US$Ranking PointsWinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/3233/48World Championship$600,00027683 points350022751400875525321196Diamond$300,00024511 points310020151240 775465284173.5Platinum$190,00017132 points280018201120700420257Gold$100,00011010 points18001170720450270165Silver$75,0008261.5 points1350877.5540337.5202.5124Bronze$50,0005505 points90058536022513582.5Copper$25,0003061 points5003252001257546PSA Challenger TourRanking PointsRankPrize money US$Ranking PointsWinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/3233/48Challenger 30$30,0002814 points5253452101307847.5Challenger 20$20,0001860 points350230140855131.5Challenger 15$15,0001343 points250162.510062.537.522.5Challenger 12$12,0001074 points20013080503018Challenger 9$9,000806 points15097.56037.522.513.5Challenger 6$6,000537 points100654025159Challenger 3$3,000331 points6540251595.5
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 Divisor1-1511161217131814191520162117
Current world ranking
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 Totalmonths Totalweeks Totaldays1 Qamar Zaman January 1975 25 7612 Geoff Hunt February 1976 59 17963 Jahangir Khan January 1982 94 28614 Jansher Khan January 1988 97 29525 Chris Dittmar July 1993 2 626 / Peter Nicol February 1998 60 18257 Jonathon Power May 1999 14 4298 David Palmer September 2001 5 1509 Thierry Lincou January 2004 14 42510 John White March 2004 2 6111 Lee Beachill October 2004 3 9212 Amr Shabana April 2006 33 100613 Karim Darwish January 2009 11 33514 Grégory Gaultier November 2009 20 60615 Ramy Ashour January 2010 21 63816 Nick Matthew June 2010 19 57617 James Willstrop January 2012 11 33718 Mohamed El Shorbagy November 2014 50 152119 Karim Abdel Gawad May 2017 1 3120 Ali Farag March 2019 29 113 167121 Paul Coll March 2022 3 2 10622 Mostafa Asal Jan 16, 2023 91 63723 Diego Elías Apr 17, 2023 7 49 Last update: September 27 2026
Monthly World No 1 since 1975 2026-2029 Month2026202720282029January Mostafa Asal February March April May June July August September October November December
2022-2025 Month2022202320242025January Ali Farag A Farag then M Asal Ali Farag Ali FaragFebruary Ali Farag Mostafa AsalMarch Paul Coll A Farag then M AsalApril M Asal then D Elías Mostafa AsalMay Diego Elías June Ali Farag D Elías then A FaragJuly Ali FaragAugustSeptemberOctober P Coll then A FaragNovember Ali FaragDecember
2018-2021 Month2018201920202021January Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy Ali Farag Ali FaragFebruary Mohd El ShorbagyMarch Mohd El Shorbagy Ali FaragAprilMayJuneJulyAugust Mohd El ShorbagySeptember Ali FaragOctoberNovember Ali FaragDecember
2014–2017 Month2014201520162017January Nick Matthew Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd El ShorbagyFebruary G Gaultier / N MatthewMarch Nick MatthewApril Grégory Gaultier Grégory GaultierMay Karim Abdel GawadJune Grégory GaultierJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember Mohd El ShorbagyDecember Grégory Gaultier
2010–2013 Month2010201120122013January Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew James Willstrop Ramy AshourFebruary Nick MatthewMarch James WillstropAprilMayJune Nick MatthewJulyAugustSeptember Ramy AshourOctoberNovemberDecember
2006–2009 Month2006 2007 2008 2009January Jonathon Power Amr Shabana Amr Shabana Karim DarwishFebruary David PalmerMarch Jonathon PowerApril Amr ShabanaMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember Grégory GaultierDecember Karim Darwish
2002–2005 Month2002 2003 2004 2005January Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou Thierry LincouFebruaryMarch John WhiteAprilMay Peter NicolJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober Lee BeachillNovemberDecember
1998–2001 Month1998 1999 2000 2001January Jansher Khan Peter Nicol Jonathon Power Peter NicolFebruary Peter Nicol Peter NicolMarchApril Jonathon PowerMay Jonathon PowerJuneJulyAugust Peter NicolSeptember David PalmerOctober Peter NicolNovember Jonathon PowerDecember
1994–1997 Month1994 1995 1996 1997January Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jansher KhanMarchMayJulySeptemberNovember
1990–1993 Month1990 1991 1992 1993January Jansher Khan Jansher Khan Jahangir Khan Jansher KhanMarch Jahangir KhanMay Jansher Khan Jansher KhanJuly Jahangir Khan Chris DittmarSeptember Jansher KhanNovember Jansher Khan
1986–1989 Month1986 1987 1988 1989January Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan Jansher Khan Jahangir KhanMarchMayJulySeptemberNovember Jahangir Khan Jansher Khan
1982–1985 Month1982 1983 1984 1985January Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan
1978–1981 Month1978 1979 1980 1981January Geoff Hunt Geoff Hunt Geoff Hunt Qamar Zaman
1975–1977 Month1975 1976 1977January Qamar Zaman Geoff Hunt Geoff Hunt
Note: 1) Peter Nicol has represented England since 21 March 2001.
Year-end top 10 2023-2025 Rank2023202420251 Ali Farag22120 Ali Farag 2266 Mostafa Asal 23382 Diego Elías15610 Mostafa Asal 2160 Paul Coll 14993 Paul Coll13810 Diego Elías 1582 Diego Elias 10564 Mostafa Asal10305 Paul Coll 1181 Karim Gawad 10325 Mohamed El Shorbagy10180 Mazen Hesham 905 Joel Makin 10136 Karim Abdel Gawad9550 Joel Makin 840 Youssef Ibrahim 8617 Mazen Hesham8185 Karim Abdel Gawad 755 Marwan El Shorbagy 7598 Marwan El Shorbagy8020 Tarek Momen 748 Victor Crouin 7589 Tarek Momen7855 Mohamed El Shorbagy 743 Mohamed El Shorbagy 61910 Joel Makin7535 Youssef Soliman 591 Mohamad Zakaria 553
2020-2022 Rank2020202120221 Ali Farag2121 Ali Farag1911 Ali Farag17222 Mohamed El Shorbagy1849 Paul Coll1558 Mostafa Asal15673 Tarek Momen1487 Mohamed El Shorbagy1430 Paul Coll15014 Paul Coll1172 Tarek Momen1131 Mohamed El Shorbagy14675 Karim Abdel Gawad1107 Diego Elías1030 Diego Elías13726 Marwan El Shorbagy892 Mostafa Asal914 Marwan El Shorbagy8517 Diego Elías765 Marwan El Shorbagy800 Tarek Momen7608 Simon Rösner653 Joel Makin696 Mazen Hesham7429 Joel Makin552 Fares Dessouky662 Fares Dessouky71310 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez549 Karim Abdel Gawad522 Victor Crouin677
2017-2019 Rank2017201820191 Grégory Gaultier1651 Mohamed El Shorbagy1852 Ali Farag20492 Mohamed El Shorbagy1429 Ali Farag1477 Mohamed El Shorbagy16623 Ali Farag1209 Simon Rösner1120 Karim Abdel Gawad15514 Karim Abdel Gawad1040 Tarek Momen1011 Tarek Momen14845 Marwan El Shorbagy761 Marwan El Shorbagy905 Paul Coll11336 Nick Matthew756 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez813 Simon Rösner7357 Tarek Momen724 Paul Coll704 Diego Elías7138 Paul Coll608 Grégory Gaultier681 Karim Abdel Gawad6789 Simon Rösner571 Karim Abdel Gawad595 Marwan El Shorbagy66010 James Willstrop554 Mohamed Abouelghar545 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez575
2014-2016 Rank2014201520161 Mohamed El Shorbagy1385.000 Grégory Gaultier1554.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy22132 Grégory Gaultier1322.000 Mohamed El Shorbagy1456.000 Karim Abdel Gawad13803 Nick Matthew970.500 Nick Matthew1278.000 Grégory Gaultier9974 Amr Shabana878.500 Omar Mosaad783.500 Nick Matthew9415 Ramy Ashour872.500 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez709.500 Ramy Ashour6876 Peter Barker573.500 Ramy Ashour575.000 Marwan El Shorbagy6777 Borja Golán570.909 Simon Rösner525.500 Ali Farag6738 James Willstrop532.500 Karim Abdel Gawad489.500 Omar Mosaad6689 Tarek Momen504.545 Mathieu Castagnet471.500 Mathieu Castagnet56210 Simon Rösner484.091 Tarek Momen460.500 Simon Rösner554
2011- 2013 Rank2011201220131 Nick Matthew1716.750 James Willstrop1082.500 Ramy Ashour1675.0002 James Willstrop1392.250 Nick Matthew996.000 Grégory Gaultier1262.5003 Grégory Gaultier1050.750 Grégory Gaultier995.500 Nick Matthew1252.0004 Ramy Ashour1028.250 Ramy Ashour894.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy1030.5005 Karim Darwish980.750 Peter Barker539.000 James Willstrop991.0006 Amr Shabana789.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy531.000 Karim Darwish763.0007 Peter Barker644.000 Karim Darwish511.500 Borja Golán572.5008 Mohamed El Shorbagy642.875 Omar Mosaad440.000 Peter Barker560.0009 David Palmer485.000 Amr Shabana415.500 Amr Shabana532.50010 Mohd Azlan Iskandar465.000 Daryl Selby415.500 Daryl Selby484.500
2008–2010 Rank2008200920101 Amr Shabana1183.125 Karim Darwish940.000 Ramy Ashour1555.0002 Karim Darwish926.250 Grégory Gaultier919.375 Nick Matthew1224.3753 Ramy Ashour900.625 Amr Shabana916.875 Karim Darwish983.0004 Grégory Gaultier840.000 Nick Matthew891.250 Grégory Gaultier718.7505 James Willstrop834.375 Ramy Ashour800.000 James Willstrop715.0006 David Palmer653.500 James Willstrop573.125 Amr Shabana685.6257 Thierry Lincou611.875 Peter Barker526.000 Thierry Lincou570.4558 Wael El Hindi513.125 David Palmer491.875 Peter Barker513.0009 Peter Barker459.375 Thierry Lincou443.750 Laurens Jan Anjema406.37510 Nick Matthew453.750 Wael El Hindi332.500 Mohamed El Shorbagy406.250
2005–2007
Rank20052006 2007 1 Thierry Lincou872.656 Amr Shabana1346.528 Amr Shabana1418.1252 James Willstrop726.944 David Palmer1124.306 Ramy Ashour1039.3753 Anthony Ricketts702.778 Thierry Lincou881.250 Grégory Gaultier833.1254 David Palmer685.417 Grégory Gaultier756.818 David Palmer786.8755 Lee Beachill672.813 Nick Matthew530.625 Nick Matthew666.7506 Jonathon Power611.806 Anthony Ricketts519.375 James Willstrop661.2507 Amr Shabana587.222 Ramy Ashour510.833 Thierry Lincou542.5008 Peter Nicol535.417 James Willstrop496.250 Karim Darwish503.1829 John White376.875 Karim Darwish437.500 Wael El Hindi428.40910 Nick Matthew357.083 Lee Beachill425.625 John White415.000
2002–2004
Rank20022003 2004 1 Peter Nicol1253.125 Peter Nicol791.875 Lee Beachill858.3332 Jonathon Power1149.219 John White760.938 Thierry Lincou816.6673 David Palmer729.688 David Palmer685.469 Peter Nicol673.4724 Stewart Boswell592.969 Jonathon Power589.375 David Palmer642.9695 John White498.125 Thierry Lincou562.813 Amr Shabana579.1676 Thierry Lincou417.969 Anthony Ricketts430.938 John White505.6257 Anthony Ricketts357.031 Karim Darwish323.438 Nick Matthew497.7508 Ong Beng Hee323.750 Ong Beng Hee287.500 Karim Darwish462.2229 Lee Beachill319.531 Lee Beachill277.344 Jonathon Power380.75010 Mark Chaloner268.750 Grégory Gaultier253.594 Grégory Gaultier363.056
1999–2001