World Squash Championships Explained

Men's World Championship
Mcurrent:	2024 PSA Men's World Squash Championship
Event Name:	PSA Men's World Championship
Psa Category:	World Championship
Psa Most Recent Champion(S):	Diego Elías

Women's World Championship
Wcurrent:	2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship
Event Name:	PSA Women's World Championship
Wsa Category:	World Championship
Wsa Most Recent Champion(S):	Nouran Gohar

The World Squash Championships are squash events for men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the women's was inaugurated in 1976 in Brisbane, Australia.

Overview

The British Open had for many years been generally considered to be the sport's effective world championship, and this continued to be the case until the World Open (now called World Championship) was established.^{[1] [2]}

The women's World Championship was held once every two years until the early 1990s, when it became an annual event. The men's event has been held every year since 1976, except for a two-year gap in 2000 and 2001 when it was not held due primarily to difficulties in securing sponsorship. In recent years, the men's World Championship has been part of the PSA World Series.^[3]

Results

Men's Finals

Source:^[4]

Year	Location^[5]	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Semifinalists
1976	London	Geoff Hunt	Mohibullah Khan	7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2	Qamar Zaman Gogi Alauddin
1977	Adelaide	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9–5, 10–9, 0–9, 9–4	Mohibullah Khan Gogi Alauddin
1978	No competition
1979	Toronto	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9–2, 9–3, 9–2	Mohibullah Khan Maqsood Ahmed
1980	Adelaide	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9–0, 9–3, 9–3	Mohibullah Khan Hiddy Jahan
1981	Toronto	Jahangir Khan	Geoff Hunt	7–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–2	Qamar Zaman Hiddy Jahan
1982	Birmingham	Jahangir Khan	Dean Williams	9–2, 6–9, 9–1, 9–1	Hiddy Jahan Glen Brumby
1983	Munich^[6]	Jahangir Khan	Chris Dittmar	9–3, 9–6, 9–0	Stuart Davenport Gamal Awad
1984	Karachi	Jahangir Khan	Qamar Zaman	9–0, 9–3, 9–4	Maqsood Ahmed Ross Norman
1985	Cairo	Jahangir Khan	Ross Norman	9–4, 4–9, 9–5, 9–1	Glen Brumby Gawain Briars
1986	Toulouse	Ross Norman	Jahangir Khan	9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1	Chris Dittmar Chris Robertson
1987	Birmingham	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	9–5, 9–4, 4–9, 9–6	Rodney Martin Jahangir Khan
1988	Amsterdam	Jahangir Khan	Jansher Khan	9–6, 9–2, 9–2	Chris Dittmar Ross Norman
1989	Kuala Lumpur	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	7–15, 6–15, 15–4, 15–11, 15–10	Chris Robertson Jahangir Khan
1990	Toulouse	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15–8, 17–15, 13–15, 15–5	Chris Robertson Tristan Nancarrow
1991	Adelaide	Rodney Martin	Jahangir Khan	14–17, 15–9, 15–4, 15–13	Chris Dittmar Chris Robertson
1992	Johannesburg	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15–11, 15–9, 10–15, 15–6	Rodney Martin Austin Adarraga
1993	Karachi	Jansher Khan	Jahangir Khan	14–15, 15–9, 15–5, 15–5	Peter Marshall Chris Walker
1994	Barcelona	Jansher Khan	Peter Marshall	10–15, 15–11, 15–8, 15–4	Peter Nicol Rodney Eyles
1995	Nicosia	Jansher Khan	Del Harris	15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8	Anthony Hill Craig Rowland
1996	Karachi	Jansher Khan	Rodney Eyles	15–13, 17–15, 11–15, 15–3	Peter Nicol Chris Walker
1997	Petaling Jaya	Rodney Eyles	Peter Nicol	15–11, 15–12, 15–12	Alex Gough Peter Marshall
1998	Doha	Jonathon Power	Peter Nicol	15–17, 15–7, 15–9, 15–10	Anthony Hill Stefan Casteleyn
1999	Cairo	Peter Nicol	Ahmed Barada	15–9, 15–13, 15–11	Jonathon Power Martin Heath
2000	No competition
2001
2002	Antwerp	David Palmer	John White	13–15, 12–15, 15–6, 15–14, 15–11	Peter Nicol Jonathon Power
2003	Lahore	Amr Shabana	Thierry Lincou	15–14, 9–15, 15–11, 15–7	Joseph Kneipp Karim Darwish
2004	Doha	Thierry Lincou	Lee Beachill	5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8	David Palmer Graham Ryding
2005	Hong Kong	Amr Shabana	David Palmer	11–6, 11–7, 11–8	Peter Nicol James Willstrop
2006	Cairo	David Palmer	Grégory Gaultier	9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 16–14, 11–2	Amr Shabana Thierry Lincou
2007	Hamilton	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier	11–7, 11–4, 11–6	David Palmer Nick Matthew
2008	Manchester	Ramy Ashour	Karim Darwish	5–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–5	David Palmer Amr Shabana
2009	Kuwait	Amr Shabana	Ramy Ashour	11–8, 11–5, 11–5	Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop
2010	Al-Khobar	Nick Matthew	James Willstrop	8–11, 11–6, 11–2, 11–3	Amr Shabana Peter Barker
2011	Rotterdam	Nick Matthew	Grégory Gaultier	6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5	Karim Darwish James Willstrop
2012	Doha	Ramy Ashour	Mohamed El Shorbagy	2–11, 11–6, 11–5, 9–11, 11–8	James Willstrop Nick Matthew
2013	Manchester	Nick Matthew	Grégory Gaultier	11–9, 11–9, 11–13, 7–11, 11–2	Ramy Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy
2014	Doha	Ramy Ashour	Mohamed El Shorbagy	13–11, 7–11, 5–11, 11–5, 14–12	Grégory Gaultier Nick Matthew
2015	Bellevue^[7]	Grégory Gaultier	Omar Mosaad	11–6, 11–7, 12–10	James Willstrop Tarek Momen
2016	Cairo	Karim Abdel Gawad	Ramy Ashour	5–11, 11–6, 11–7, 2–1 (retired)	Mohamed El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
2017	Manchester	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Marwan El Shorbagy	11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 9–11, 11–6	Grégory Gaultier Ali Farag
2018–19	Chicago	Ali Farag	Tarek Momen	11–5, 11–13, 13–11, 11–3	Mohamed El Shorbagy Simon Rösner
2019–20	Doha	Tarek Momen	Paul Coll	11–8, 11–3, 11–4	Simon Rösner Marwan El Shorbagy
2020–21	Chicago	Ali Farag	Mohamed El Shorbagy	7–11, 12–10, 11–9, 11–4	Tarek Momen Paul Coll
2022	Cairo	Ali Farag	Mohamed El Shorbagy	9–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–9, 11–2	Mostafa Asal Paul Coll
2023	Chicago	Ali Farag	Karim Abdel Gawad	12–10, 11-6, 11–6	Mostafa Asal Mohamed El Shorbagy
2024	Cairo	Diego Elías	Mostafa Asal	11–6, 11–5, 12–10	Ali Farag Paul Coll

Note:

• Peter Nicol switched nationality in 2001.
• Mohamed El Shorbagy switched nationality by end of 2022.

Women's finals

Source:^[8]

Year	Location^[9]	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Semifinalists
1976	Brisbane	Heather McKay	Marion Jackman	9-2, 9-2, 9-0	Margaret Zachariah Sue Newman
1979	Sheffield	Heather McKay	Sue Cogswell	6–9, 9–3, 9–1, 9–4	Angela Smith Vicki Hoffman
1980	No competition
1981	Toronto	Rhonda Thorne	Vicki Cardwell	8–10, 9–4, 9–5, 7–9, 9–7	Angela Smith Lisa Opie
1982	No competition
1983	Perth	Vicki Cardwell	Rhonda Thorne	9–1, 9–3, 9–4	Susan Devoy Carin Clonda
1984	No competition
1985	Dublin	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	9–4, 9–5, 10–8	Martine Le Moignan Lucy Soutter
1986	No competition
1987	Auckland	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	9–3, 10–8, 9–2	Liz Irving Vicki Cardwell
1988	No competition
1989	Warmond	Martine Le Moignan	Susan Devoy	4–9, 9–4, 10–8, 10–8	Liz Irving Sarah Fitz-Gerald
1990	Sydney	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	9–4, 9–4, 9–4	Danielle Drady Robyn Lambourne
1991	No competition
1992	Vancouver	Susan Devoy	Michelle Martin	9–4, 9–6, 9–4	Martine Le Moignan Cassie Jackman
1993	Johannesburg	Michelle Martin	Liz Irving	9–2, 9–2, 9–1	Martine Le Moignan Sabine Schoene
1994	Saint Peter Port	Michelle Martin	Cassie Jackman	9–1, 9–0, 9–6	Suzanne Horner Fiona Geaves
1995	Hong Kong	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–3	Cassie Jackman Fiona Geaves
1996	Petaling Jaya	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Cassie Jackman	9–0, 9–3, 9–4	Sue Wright Liz Irving
1997	Sydney	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Michelle Martin	9–5, 5–9, 6–9, 9–2, 9–3	Sue Wright Carol Owens
1998	Stuttgart	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Michelle Martin	10–8, 9–7, 2–9, 3–9, 10–9	Sue Wright Suzanne Horner
1999	Seattle	Cassie Campion	Michelle Martin	9–6, 9–7, 9–7	Leilani Joyce Natalie Grainger
2000	Edinburgh	Carol Owens	Leilani Joyce	7–9, 3–9, 10–8, 9–6, 9–1	Natalie Grainger Sarah Fitzgerald
2001	Melbourne	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Leilani Joyce	9–0, 9–3, 9–2	Carol Owens Linda Charman-Smith
2002	Doha	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Natalie Pohrer	10–8, 9–3, 7–9, 9–7	Carol Owens Linda Charman
2003	Hong Kong	Carol Owens	Cassie Jackman	3–9, 9–2, 9–7, 9–3	Vanessa Atkinson Nicol David
2004	Kuala Lumpur	Vanessa Atkinson	Natalie Grinham	9–1, 9–1, 9–5	Nicol David Rachael Grinham
2005	Hong Kong	Nicol David	Rachael Grinham	8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–7	Vanessa Atkinson Natalie Grinham
2006	Belfast	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2	Rachael Grinham Natalie Grainger
2007	Madrid	Rachael Grinham	Natalie Grinham	9–4, 10–8, 9–2	Natalie Grainger Tania Bailey
2008	Manchester	Nicol David	Vicky Botwright	5–11, 11–1, 11–6, 11–9	Madeline Perry Jenny Duncalf
2009	Amsterdam	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8	Rachael Grinham Alison Waters
2010	Sharm El Sheikh	Nicol David	Omneya Abdel Kawy	11–5, 11–8, 11–6	Alison Waters Camille Serme
2011	Rotterdam	Nicol David	Jenny Duncalf	11–2, 11–5, 11–0	Natalie Grinham Samantha Terán
2012	Cayman Islands	Nicol David	Laura Massaro	11–6, 11–8, 11–6	Raneem El Weleily Jenny Duncalf
2013	Penang	Laura Massaro	Nour El Sherbini	11–7, 6–11, 11–9, 5–11, 11–9	Nicol David Raneem El Weleily
2014	Cairo	Nicol David	Raneem El Weleily	5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5	Alison Waters Omneya Abdel Kawy
2015	Kuala Lumpur	Nour El Sherbini	Laura Massaro	6–11, 4–11, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8	Raneem El Weleily Nouran Gohar
2016	El Gouna	Nour El Sherbini	Raneem El Weleily	11–8, 11–9, 11–9	Camille Serme Nouran Gohar
2017	Manchester	Raneem El Weleily	Nour El Sherbini	3–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–5	Camille Serme Nour El Tayeb
2018–19	Chicago	Nour El Sherbini	Nour El Tayeb	11–6, 11–5, 10–12, 15–13	Raneem El Weleily Camille Serme
2019–20	Cairo	Nour El Sherbini	Raneem El Weleily	11–4, 9–11, 11–5, 11–6	Nouran Gohar Hania El Hammamy
2020–21	Chicago	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	11–5, 11–8, 8–11, 11–9	Camille Serme Amanda Sobhy
2022	Cairo	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	7–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–7	Nour El Tayeb Amanda Sobhy
2023	Chicago	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	11–6, 11–4, 12–10	Hania El Hammamy Joelle King
2024	Cairo	Nouran Gohar	Nour El Sherbini	11–8, 9–11, 11–7, 11–5	Olivia Weaver Hania El Hammamy

Note:

• Vicki Hoffman was known as Vicki Cardwell from 1982
• Cassie Jackman was also known as Cassie Campion
• Carol Owens switched nationality in 2001.
• Natalie Pohrer was later known as Natalie Grainger.
• Natalie Grinham represented Netherlands from 2007 onwards.
• The 2013 edition was postponed until March 2014.
• The 2015 edition was postponed until April 2016.
• The 2016 edition was held in April 2017.

Most Finals & Titles

Men's

Rank	Country	Player^[10]	Titles	Finals
1		Jansher Khan	8	9
2		Jahangir Khan	6	9
3		Geoff Hunt	4	5
4		Amr Shabana	4	4
4		Ali Farag	4	4
5		Ramy Ashour	3	5
6		Nick Matthew	3	3

Women's

Rank	Country	Player	Titles	Finals
1		Nicol David	8	8
2		Nour El Sherbini	7	10
3		Sarah Fitz-Gerald	5	6
4		Susan Devoy	4	5
5		Michelle Martin	3	7

Medals

Women's (1976 to present)

See also

• World Doubles Squash Championships
• British Open Squash Championships

External links

• World Squash Federation (official website)

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

1. Book: Palmer, Michael . Guinness Book of Squash, pages 7-18 . 1984 . Guinness Superlatives . 085112-270-1.
2. Web site: British Open to return to London as England Squash looks to retain tradition ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629051106/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/7566912/British-Open-to-return-to-London-as-England-Squash-looks-to-retain-tradition.html . 2018-06-29 . telegraph.co.uk.
3. Web site: Tournaments and Schedule . PSA Tour . 2019-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043341/https://psaworldtour.com/tournaments?tab=3&type=3 . 2019-03-06 . live.
4. Web site: Men's World Opens . Championship Records . . 1–17 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322112800/http://www.worldsquash.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mens-World-Open.pdf . 22 March 2019 . live.
5. Web site: Men's World Opens - 6. Summary of Venues . Championship Records . . 20-21 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322112800/http://www.worldsquash.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mens-World-Open.pdf . 22 March 2019 . live.
6. Web site: Squash Event Calendar1983 . Squash Info . 9 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109120604/http://www.squashinfo.com/calendar/1983 . 9 November 2014 . live.
7. Web site: Gaultier takes the title at last . 22 November 2015 . worldsquashchamps2015.com . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411043831/http://www.worldsquashchamps2015.com/day-ten/ . 11 April 2019 . live.
8. Web site: Women's World Open Championship . Championship Records . . 1–11 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322114735/http://www.worldsquash.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Womens-World-Opens.pdf . 22 March 2019 . live.
9. Web site: Women's World Open Championship - 6. Summary of Venues . Championship Records . . 13-14 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322114735/http://www.worldsquash.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Womens-World-Opens.pdf . 22 March 2019 . live.
10. Web site: Men's World Opens - 6. Summary of Venues . Championship Records . . 20-21 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322112800/http://www.worldsquash.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mens-World-Open.pdf . 22 March 2019 . live.