The 2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship was the 2023 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 3 to 11 May 2023. It was the third time that Chicago hosted the PSA World Championships after 2018–19 & 2020–21 editions.

Seeded Nº3 Ali Farag defeated unseeded Karim Abdel Gawad for the World Championship title. Gawad became the first unseeded player to reach the final since Rodney Martin in 1991. It was Farag's fourth World Championship title, having previously won in 2019, 2021 and 2022.

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$550,000317520901270780475290177.5

Prize money breakdown Total prize money for the tournament is $1,000,000, $500,000 per gender. This is about a 10% prize fund decrease from previous World Championships (2021–22; $550,000 per gender).

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

Venues University Club of Chicago and Chicago Union Station in Chicago are the two venues that hosted the competition. University Club of Chicago Chicago Union Station

Seeds

Mostafa Asal (semi finals) Diego Elías (quarter finals) Mohamed El Shorbagy (semi finals) Ali Farag (champion) Paul Coll (quarter finals) Marwan El Shorbagy (third round) Tarek Momen (quarter finals) Victor Crouin (second round)

Mazen Hesham (quarter finals) Fares Dessouky (second round) Joel Makin (third round) Youssef Soliman (first round) Miguel Á Rodríguez (third round) Nicolas Müller (first round) Grégoire Marche (second round) Saurav Ghosal (third round)

Draw and results Key rtd. = Retired Q = Qualifier WC = Host wild card w/o = Walkover

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.

Abbreviations: UCC - University Club of Chicago CUS - Chicago Union Station.

Round 1

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 3 May , Court 1 12:30 11–6, 11–6, 11–5 3 May UCC, Court 2 12:30 13–11, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8 3 May UCC, Court 1 13:15 11–9, 11–13, 11–13, 11–4, 11–9 3 May UCC, Court 2 13:15 11–5, 11–4, 11–4 3 May UCC, Court 3 13:15 11–6, 11–5, 11–4 3 May UCC, Court 3 14:00 11–6, 11–6, 12–10 3 May UCC, Court 1 16:30 12–10, 11–8, 11–5 3 May UCC, Court 2 16:30 11–8, 11–7, 11–6 3 May UCC, Court 1 17:15 11–7, 11–2, 11–9 3 May UCC, Court 2 17:15 11–9, 11–5, 11–8 3 May UCC, Court 3 17:15 11–7, 11–7, 12–10 3 May UCC, Court 2 18:00 11–3, 11–4, 11–5 3 May UCC, Court 3 18:00 11–6, 11–5, 11–9 3 May UCC, Court 1 18:45 11–5, 11–5, 12–10 3 May UCC, Court 1 19:30 14–12, 11–4, 11–3 3 May UCC, Court 3 19:30 11–3, 4–2r.

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DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 4 May UCC, Court 1 12:45 9–11, 11–4, 4–11, 11–2, 11–9 4 May UCC, Court 2 14:45 11–6, 12–10, 11–9 4 May UCC, Court 1 13:15 15–13, 11–6, 12–10 4 May UCC, Court 2 13:15 11–8, 11–7, 11–6 4 May UCC, Court 3 13:15 11–8, 11–4, 11–5 4 May UCC, Court 3 14:00 11–2, 11–6, 11–9 4 May UCC, Court 1 16:30 11–6, 11–8, 11–6 4 May UCC, Court 2 16:30 11–8, 11–7, 13–11 4 May UCC, Court 1 17:15 11–9, 11–7, 11–4 4 May UCC, Court 2 17:15 5–11, 11–6, 11–13, 11–6, 11–3 4 May UCC, Court 3 17:15 11–6, 11–8, 11–2 4 May UCC, Court 2 18:00 11–6, 11–7, 9–11, 9–11, 15–13 4 May UCC, Court 3 18:00 11–7, 11–7, 11–7 4 May UCC, Court 1 18:45 12–10, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8 4 May UCC, Court 1 19:30 11–7, 11–9, 11–7 4 May UCC, Court 3 19:30 11–2, 11–5, 11–6

Round 2

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 5 May CUS, Glass Court 12:45 11–6, 11–7, 11–5 5 May UCC, Court 1 13:30 11–1, 13–11, 11–9 5 May UCC, Court 2 13:30 11–5, 12–10, 11–3 5 May UCC, Court 3 13:30 11–6, 8–11, 13–11, 11–7 5 May UCC, Court 1 14:15 11–6, 12–10, 8–11, 11–7 5 May UCC, Court 2 14:15 11–9, 6–11, 11–3, 11–7 5 May UCC, Court 3 14:15 9–11, 11–5, 10–12, 11–3, 11–2 5 May CUS, Glass Court 14:45 11–5, 11–7, 11–4 5 May UCC, Court 1 17:30 12–14, 11–7, 1–11, 11–4, 11–9 5 May UCC, Court 2 17:30 11–5, 11–3, 11–7 5 May UCC, Court 3 17:30 11–6, 11–6, 11–5 5 May UCC, Court 1 18:15 12–10, 11–6, 11–9 5 May UCC, Court 2 18:15 10–12, 11–9, 11–3, 11–3 5 May UCC, Court 3 18:15 8–11, 11–5, 11–6, 11–6 5 May CUS, Glass Court 18:30 8–11, 11–4, 11–6, 8–11, 11–8 5 May CUS, Glass Court 21:00 4–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–9

Round 3

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 6 May CUS, Glass Court 12:45 11–9, 11–1, 9–11, 11–3 6 May CUS, Glass Court 14:45 11–8, 11–5, 13–11 6 May CUS, Glass Court 18:30 12–10, 11–6, 9–11, 11–5 6 May CUS, Glass Court 21:00 11–9, 8–11, 11–9, 11–7 7 May CUS, Glass Court 12:45 11–7, 11–9, 11–9 7 May CUS, Glass Court 14:45 4–11, 13–11, 12–10, 9–11, 11–6 7 May CUS, Glass Court 17:30 9–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–3, 12–10 7 May CUS, Glass Court 20:00 11–7, 11–3, 11–9

Quarter-finals

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 8 May CUS, Glass Court 18:30 11–9, 3–11, 11–6, 5–11, 12–10 8 May CUS, Glass Court 21:00 11–3, 5–11, 11–2, 11–4 9 May CUS, Glass Court 18:30 11–5, 13–11, 14–12 9 May CUS, Glass Court 21:00 11–8, 9–11, 13–11, 8–11, 11–3

Semi-finals

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 10 May CUS, Glass Court Following women's semi-final 1 11–5, 11–8, 11–13, 11–2 10 May CUS, Glass Court Following women's semi-final 2 10–12, 11–5, 7–11, 11–8, 11–7

Final

DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 11 May CUS, Glass Court Following women's final 12–10, 11–6, 11–6

Representation This table shows the number of players by country in the 2023 PSA Men's World Championship. A total of 21 nationalities are represented. Egypt is the most represented nation with 15 players.

EGY ENG NZL PER COL IND WAL FRA SCO HKG MYS MEX SUI USA ESP ARG CAN GER HUN NED POR Total Final 2 0 2 3 1 0 4 5 1 1 1 0 8 Round 3 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 16 Round 2 12 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 Total 15 10 1 1 2 1 1 7 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 64

See also World Squash Championships 2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship

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