The 2020–21 PSA Men's World Squash Championship was the 2020–21 men's edition of the World Squash Championships, which served as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Chicago, United States from 14 to 22 July 2021. It was the second time that Chicago hosted the PSA World Championships after 2018–19 edition.

World Ranking Points/Prize money PSA also awards points towards World Ranking. Points are awarded as follows:

PSA World Squash ChampionshipsRanking PointsRankPrize money US$WinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/3233/64World Squash Championships$500,000317520901270780475290177.5

Prize money breakdown Total prize money for the tournament is $1,000,000, $500,000 per gender. This is a 7,65% prize fund increase from previous World Championships (2019–20, $335,000 Men's/$430,000 Women's) that were held separately.

Position (num. of players) % breakdown Prize money(Total: $500,000)Winner (1) 16% $80,000Runner-up (1) 10% $50,0003/4 (2) 6% $30,0005/8 (4) 3.50% $17,5009/16 (8) 2% $10,00017/32 (16) 1% $5,00033/64 (32) 0.50% $2,500

Seeds

Ali Farag (champion) Mohamed El Shorbagy (runner-up) Tarek Momen (semifinals) Paul Coll (semifinals) Marwan El Shorbagy (quarterfinals) Karim Abdel Gawad (quarterfinals) Fares Dessouky (quarterfinals) Diego Elías (quarterfinals)

Joel Makin (third round) Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (third round) Mohamed Abouelghar (third round) Saurav Ghosal (third round) Grégoire Marche (third round) Mazen Hesham (second round) Omar Mosaad (second round) James Willstrop (first round)

Draw and results Key r = Retired

Finals

Top half Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half Section 3

Section 4

Schedule Times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00). To the best of five games.

Round 1

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 14 July Glass Court 12:15 11–4, 11–6, 6–11, 4–11, 7–11 14 July Court 1 12:15 11–2, 11–4, 11–3 14 July Court 2 12:15 11–3, 11–6, 11–9 14 July Court 3 12:15 13–13, 11–8, 9–11, 10–12 14 July Glass Court 14:15 11–6, 5–11, 2–11, 5–11 14 July Court 1 14:15 11–13, 9–11, 6–11 14 July Court 2 14:15 11–7, 14–12, 11–7 14 July Court 3 14:15 11–5, 8–11, 5–11, 9–11 14 July Court 1 16:15 11–7, 11–3, 11–7 14 July Court 2 14:15 2–11, 4–11, 11–7, 5–11 14 July Court 3 14:15 2–11, 11–3, 4–11, 3–11 14 July Glass Court 17:45 11–8, 7–11, 11–7, 11–6 14 July Court 1 18:15 9–11, 4–11, 4–11 14 July Court 2 18:15 4–11, 5–11, 4–11 14 July Court 3 18:15 11–6, 8–11, 11–9, 11–5 14 July Glass Court 19:45 11–3, 11–2, 11–7

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DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 15 July Glass Court 12:15 11–13, 7–11, 15–17 15 July Court 1 12:15 11–8, 11–8, 11–4 15 July Court 2 12:15 11–7, 12–14, 9–11, 5–11 15 July Court 3 12:15 4–11, 5–11, 3–11 15 July Glass Court 14:15 6–11, 11–5, 11–6, 11–3 15 July Court 1 14:15 1–11, 5–11, 5–11 15 July Court 2 14:15 7–11, 5–11, 8–11 15 July Court 3 14:15 12–10, 7–11, 11–8, 9–11, 3–11 15 July Court 1 16:15 11–4, 11–2, 11–6 15 July Court 2 16:15 11–3, 12–10, 11–6 15 July Court 3 16:15 9–11, 13–15, 10–12 15 July Glass Court 17:45 11–2, 11–5, 11–2 15 July Court 1 18:15 11–5, 9–11, 11–6, 12–10 15 July Court 2 18:15 9–11, 6–11, 7–7r 15 July Court 3 18:15 1–11, 3–11, 8–11 15 July Glass Court 19:45 6–11, 5–11, 5–11

Round 2

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 16 July Glass Court 12:15 7–11, 11–4, 7–11, 5–11 16 July Court 1 12:15 11–13, 11–3, 4–11, 6–11 16 July Court 2 12:15 6–11, 7–11, 11–8, 7–11 16 July Court 3 12:15 9–11, 9–11, 9–11 16 July Glass Court 14:15 11–7, 11–8, 11–8 16 July Court 1 14:15 4–11, 6–11, 4–11 16 July Court 2 14:15 9–11, 11–6, 11–4, 9–11, 11–4 16 July Court 3 14:15 11–6, 11–8, 11–7 16 July Court 1 16:15 8–11, 3–11, 5–11 16 July Court 2 16:15 7–11, 5–11, 4–11 16 July Court 3 16:15 11–8, 11–5, 13–11 16 July Glass Court 17:45 11–6, 11–9, 11–5 16 July Court 1 18:15 11–9, 11–9, 4–11, 1–11, 6–11 16 July Court 2 18:15 11–4, 11–8, 11–0 16 July Court 3 18:15 9–11, 7–11, 4–11 16 July Glass Court 19:45 7–11, 6–11, 7–11

Round 3

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 17 July Glass Court 12:15 6–11, 11–13, 4–11 17 July Glass Court 14:15 8–11, 11–4, 11–3, 11–9 17 July Glass Court 17:45 2–11, 9–11, 8–11 17 July Glass Court 20:00 11–3, 11–5, 11–5 18 July Glass Court 12:15 11–3, 7–11, 11–5, 11–5 18 July Glass Court 14:15 11–8, 0–11, 7–11, 4–11 18 July Glass Court 17:45 11–6, 11–13, 11–7, 12–10 18 July Glass Court 20:00 4–11, 7–11, 7–11

Quarter-finals

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 19 July Glass Court 17:45 11–4, 8–11, 5–11, 11–13 19 July Glass Court 20:00 7–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–4 20 July Glass Court 17:45 7–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 11–6 20 July Glass Court 20:00 6–11, 7–11, 5–11

Semi-finals

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 21 July Glass Court Following women's semi-final 1 10–12, 11–5, 12–10, 5–11, 11–8 21 July Glass Court Following women's semi-final 2 5–11, 3–11, 11–4, 8–11

Final

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 22 July Glass Court Following women's final 7–11, 12–10, 11–9, 11–4

Representation This table shows the number of players by country in the 2020–21 PSA Men's World Championship. A total of 19 nationalities are represented. Egypt is the most numerous nation with 14 players.

EGY FRA ENG IND USA HKG MAS MEX ESP PAK QAT SCO SUI COL GER JPN NZL PER WAL Total Final 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 Round 3 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 16 Round 2 12 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 Total 14 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 64

See also World Squash Championships 2020–21 PSA Women's World Squash Championship

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