The 2024 PSA Men's World Squash Championship was the 2024 men's edition of the World Squash Championships, which served as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo, Egypt from 9 to 18 May 2024. It was the sixth time that Cairo host the PSA World Championships after 1985, 1999, 2006, 2016 & 2022 editions.
The top four seeds progressed to the semi-finals, where third seed Diego Elías defeated the defending champion Ali Farag and fourth seed Mostafa Asal knocked out second seed Paul Coll. Elías then defeated Asal in the final.
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$565,000317520901270780475290177.5
Prize money breakdown Total prize money for the tournament is $1,130,000, $565,000 per gender. This is about a 1.5% prize fund increase from previous World Championships (2022–23; $550,000 per gender).
Position (num. of players) % breakdown Prize money(Total: $565,000)Winner (1) 16% $90,400Runner-up (1) 10% $56,5003/4 (2) 6% $33,9005/8 (4) 3.50% $19,7759/16 (8) 2% $11,30017/32 (16) 1% $5,65033/64 (32) 0.50% $2,825
Venues National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Palm Hills Club in Cairo are the two venues that hoste the competition. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Palm Hills Club
Seeds
Ali Farag (semi finals) Paul Coll (semi finals) Diego Elías (champion) Mostafa Asal (runner-up) Karim Abdel Gawad (Quarter finals) Mazen Hesham (Quarter finals) Mohamed El Shorbagy (Quarter finals) Tarek Momen (Quarter finals)
Marwan El Shorbagy (Third Round) Joel Makin (Third Round) Victor Crouin (Third Round) Youssef Soliman (Third Round) Baptiste Masotti (First round) Aly Abou Eleinen (Second round) Miguel Á Rodríguez (First round) Youssef Ibrahim (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 Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00). To the best of five games.
Abbreviations: NMEC - National Museum of Egyptian Civilization PHC - Palm Hills Club (glass court & courts 1, 2, 3, 4)
Round 1
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 9 May , Court 1 12:45 11–2, 11–9, 14–12 9 May PHC, Court 2 12:45 11–4, 11–5, 6–11, 11–3 9 May PHC, Court 3 12:45 11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 11–4, 11–9 9 May PHC, Court 4 12:45 11–8, 11–8, 5–11, 8–11, 11–8 9 May PHC, Court 1 14:15 5–11, 12–10, 11–6, 8–11, 11–2 9 May PHC, Court 2 14:15 11–6, 9–11, 11–1, 15–13 9 May PHC, Court 3 14:15 11–3, 11–5, 11–6 9 May PHC, Court 4 14:15 12–10, 11–7, 11–7 9 May PHC, Court 2 16:00 11–8, 11–3, 11–7 9 May PHC, Court 4 16:00 11–7, 11–4, 10–12, 11–5 9 May PHC, Court 1 16:45 11–5, 12–10, 11–7 9 May PHC, Court 3 16:45 11–2, 11–4, 11–4 9 May PHC, Court 2 17:30 11–7, 11–4, 11–6 9 May PHC, Court 4 17:30 11–8, 11–9, 12–10 9 May PHC, Glass Court 20:15 8–11, 11–3, 11–1, 11–5 9 May PHC, Glass Court 21:45 11–2, 11–3, 11–6
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DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 10 May PHC, Court 1 12:45 11–8, 11–7, 11–7 10 May PHC, Court 2 12:45 11–5, 11–4, 11–7 10 May PHC, Court 3 12:45 11–7, 11–8, 11–7 10 May PHC, Court 4 12:45 14–16, 11–5, 11–6, 11–6 10 May PHC, Court 1 14:15 11–2, 11–8, 11–9 10 May PHC, Court 2 14:15 11–9, 11–8, 11–5 10 May PHC, Court 3 14:15 11–7, 12–10, 13–11 10 May PHC, Court 4 14:15 11–4, 11–7, 11–6 10 May PHC, Court 2 16:00 11–4, 11–4, 12–10 10 May PHC, Court 4 16:00 11–5, 5–11, 11–3, 3–11, 12–10 10 May PHC, Court 1 16:45 18–16, 11–9, 11–3 10 May PHC, Court 3 16:45 14–12, 11–5, 11–2 10 May PHC, Court 2 17:30 11–1, 11–3, 11–3 10 May PHC, Court 4 17:30 11–9, 11–6, 5–11, 11–6 10 May PHC, Glass Court 20:15 11–1, 11–5, 11–5 10 May PHC, Glass Court 21:45 11–9, 11–8, 11–7
Round 2
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 11 May PHC, Court 2 12:45 10–12, 9–11, 11–5, 13–11, 13–11 11 May PHC, Court 3 12:45 11–4, 11–5, 11–8 11 May PHC, Court 2 14:15 11–13, 11–8, 11–7, 3–11, 14–12 11 May PHC, Court 3 14:15 7–11, 11–3, 13–11, 12–10 11 May PHC, Court 2 16:45 11–5, 11–6, 11–7 11 May PHC, Court 3 16:45 11–1, 11–4, 11–7 11 May PHC, Glass Court 20:15 11–5, 11–6, 11–6 11 May PHC, Glass Court 21:45 11–4, 11–5, 11–4
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DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 12 May PHC, Court 2 12:45 13–11, 11–5, 11–7 12 May PHC, Court 3 12:45 11–2, 11–7, 11–5 12 May PHC, Court 2 14:15 11–1, 11–5, 11–9 12 May PHC, Court 3 14:15 11–8, 12–10, 11–8 12 May PHC, Court 2 16:45 11–8, 4–3 ret. 12 May PHC, Court 3 16:45 11–6, 11–5, 11–6 12 May PHC, Glass Court 20:15 11–6, 11–5, 11–4 12 May PHC, Glass Court 21:45 11–2, 11–3, 11–4
Round 3
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 13 May Court NMEC 19:45 11–6, 11–3, 11–3 13 May PHC, Glass Court 20:15 7–11, 11–8, 11–2, 11–1 13 May Court NMEC 21:15 11–2, 11–3, 11–2 13 May PHC, Glass Court 21:45 9–11, 11–8, 11–8, 11–9 14 May Court NMEC 19:45 11–9, 11–4, 11–6 14 May PHC, Glass Court 20:15 11–7, 11–3, 11–7 14 May Court NMEC 21:15 11–2, 11–4, 9–11, 11–9 14 May PHC, Glass Court 21:45 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–9
Quarter-finals
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 15 May PHC, Glass Court 20:00 14–12, 11–6, 11–2 15 May Court NMEC 20:15 11–3, 11–8, 11–6 15 May PHC, Glass Court 20:45 11–4, 2–11, 11–8, 11–3 15 May Court NMEC 21:45 11–5, 11–1, 11–6
Semi-finals
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 17 May Court NMEC Following women's semi-final 1 5–11, 8–11, 11–7, 7–11 17 May Court NMEC Following women's semi-final 2 11–7, 11–6, 8–11, 3–11, 12–10
Final
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score 18 May Court NMEC Following women's final 11–6, 11–5, 12–10
Representation This table shows the number of players by country in the 2024 PSA Men's World Championship. A total of 24 nationalities are represented. Egypt is the most represented nation with 17 players.
EGY PER NZL ENG FRA SUI MYS ARG WAL SCO COL MEX ESP IND JPN USA HKG AUS CAN CZE HUN PAK QAT POR Total Final 1 1 0 2 Semi-final 2 1 1 0 4 Quarter-final 5 1 1 1 0 8 Round 3 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 16 Round 2 10 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 32 Total 17 6 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64
See also World Squash Championships 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship
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