Squash World Championship 2018/19

The 40th Men's Squash World Championship (officially PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family 2018-2019 ) took place from February 23 to March 2, 2019 at the Chicago Union Station in Chicago , United States . It was the most highly endowed tournament of the PSA World Tour 2018/19 . At the same time, the women's world championship took place at the same location .

The defending champion was Mohamed Elshorbagy , who defeated his brother Marwan in five sets last year . Elshorbagy was eliminated in the semi-finals against Tarek Momen , who met Ali Farag , who was second in the final . Farag won the game with 11: 5, 11:13, 13:11 and 11: 3 and thus also his first world title.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 64 players. The best 56 players in the world rankings from January 2019 qualified automatically, the best 16 of them were seeded. Five places were from the PSA awarded through qualifying tournaments on the PSA Challenger Tour, another reigning World Champion got the juniors. If these players were already qualified via the world rankings, the starting place was given either to the defeated final opponent of the respective qualifying tournament or to the next player in the world rankings.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. The amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize money was $ 500,000.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	3175	$ 76,000
final	2090	$ 47,500
Semifinals	1270	$ 28,500
Quarter finals	780	$ 16,625
Round of 16	475	$ 9,500
Second round	290	$ 4,750
First round	177.5	$ 2,375

Results

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Semifinals 02.  Ali Farag victory 03.  Simon Rösner Semifinals 04th  Tarek Momen final 05.  Karim Abdel Gawad 1 round 06th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Quarter finals 07th  Paul Coll Quarter finals 08th.  Marwan Elshorbagy Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Mohamed Abouelghar Round of 16 10.  Diego Elías 1 round 11.  Saurav Ghosal Quarter finals 12.  Max Lee 1 round 13.  Fares Dessouki Round of 16 14th  Ryan Cuskelly Round of 16 15th  Raphael Kandra 1 round 16.  James Willstrop Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Main round

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	6th	11	4th	8th
	4th	Tarek Momen	8th	11	8th	11	11
										4th	Tarek Momen	5	13	11	3
										2	Ali Farag	11	11	13	11
	3	Simon Rösner	2	9	4th
	2	Ali Farag	11	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	8th	11	11
	J. Masters	7th	11	8th	5				1	Mo. Elshorbagy	10	11	11	11
	C. Salazar	11	11	5	11					C. Salazar	12	4th	8th	8th
	A. Salazar	9	7th	11	9													1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	N. Lake	11	6th	5	4th														L. Au	7th	3	6th
	C. Grayson	8th	11	11	11					C. Grayson	10	10	2
	L. Au	11	11	9	11					L. Au	12	12	11
15th	R. Kandra	9	9	11	3																						1	Mo. Elshorbagy	5	11	11	11
16	J. Willstrop	11	11	11																							6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	7th	6th	6th
	I. Yuen	4th	4th	6th					16	J. Willstrop	11	9	11	11
	T. Aslam	11	2	5	6th				Q	V. Crouin	6th	11	5	3
Q	V. Crouin	9	11	11	11													16	J. Willstrop	14th	4th	11	9	8th
	A. Clyne	11	11	8th	11													6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	12	11	7th	11	11
Q	D. Mekbib	9	4th	11	2					A. Clyne	7th	7th	5
OLD	R. Tandon	3	6th	8th					6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11
6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	15th	11
	M. Castagnet	9	13	3					8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	4th	11	11	11
	G. Marche	19th	8th	11	11					G. Marche	11	8th	8th	6th
	G. Lobban	17th	11	4th	7th													8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	8th	11
Q	Y. Ibrahim	12	12	12	11													14th	R. Cuskelly	4th	7th	11	7th
	N. Muller	14th	10	10	5				Q	Y. Ibrahim	15th	9	6th	11	9
OLD	O. Tuominen	8th	6th	7th					14th	R. Cuskelly	13	11	11	8th	11
14th	R. Cuskelly	11	11	11																							8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	5	4th	6th
9	M. Abouelghar	7th	12	3	11	11																					4th	T. Momen	11	11	11
	D. James	11	10	11	7th	5			9	M. Abouelghar	11	13	11	8th	11
Q	S. Khan	10	7th	11						C. Simpson	13	11	8th	11	5
	C. Simpson	12	11	13														9	M. Abouelghar	11	4th	11	11	3
	T. Richards	11	11	11														4th	T. Momen	5	11	8th	13	11
OLD	E. López	7th	0	6th						T. Richards	11	2	4th	9
WC	T. Harrity	5	11	4th	6th				4th	T. Momen	8th	11	11	11
4th	T. Momen	11	9	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
3	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	O. Mosaad	8th	2	7th					3	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	V. Malhotra	9	8th	4th						R. Fallows	3	5	9
	R. Fallows	11	11	11														3	S. Rösner	9	11	10	11	11
	B. Golan	9	11	11	12	11													B. Golan	11	7th	12	5	5
	R. Hedrick	11	13	4th	10	3				B. Golan	11	11	4th	11
	B. Coleman	12	6th	14th	11	11				B. Coleman	5	6th	11	7th
12	M. Lee	10	11	12	13	9																					3	S. Rösner	11	11	11
11	S. Ghosal	11	11	11																							11	S. Ghosal	8th	6th	7th
Q	D. Steinmann	3	5	3					11	S. Ghosal	13	11	11
	K. El Hammamy	8th	1	5						L. Serme	11	6th	8th
	L. Serme	11	11	11														11	S. Ghosal	11	11	11	14th
	J. Makin	11	9	4th	11	11													J. Makin	13	7th	7th	12
	T.-F. Yip	6th	11	11	8th	9				J. Makin	11	7th	11	9	11
	Y. Soliman	9	6th	11	11	11				Y. Soliman	6th	11	8th	11	7th
5	KA Gawad	11	11	8th	8th	9

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
7th	P. Coll	11	9	11	11
	KA Fathi	6th	11	3	3				7th	P. Coll	11	11	11
Q	C. Binnie	5	5	3						C. Pilley	6th	9	5
	C. Pilley	11	11	11														7th	P. Coll	11	11	6th	11
	M. Reda	9	11	13	11													13 PR	F. Dessouki	5	6th	11	8th
	MN Adnan	11	4th	11	6th					M. Reda	12	4th	3	7th
	E. Yow Ng	5	5	10					13 PR	F. Dessouki	10	11	11	11
13 PR	F. Dessouki	11	11	12																							7th	P. Coll	8th	7th	11	1
10	D. Elias	11	9	9	10																						2	A. Farag	11	11	4th	11
	A. Waller	5	11	11	12					A. Waller	11	6th	7th	4th
	Z. Salem	8th	11	11	9	6th				M. Hesham	7th	11	11	11
	M. Hesham	11	7th	9	11	11													M. Hesham	4th	4th	9
OLD	P. Creed	6th	11	6th	11	7th												2	A. Farag	11	11	11
	M. Asal	11	7th	11	9	11				M. Asal	1	4th	2
	D. Selby	2	5	4th					2	A. Farag	11	11	11
2	A. Farag	11	11	11

Web links

• Official site (English)
• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Egypt's Farag & El Sherbini Lift 2018-2019 PSA World Championship Titles. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , March 3, 2019, accessed March 3, 2019 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , p. 32 , accessed January 28, 2019 . 
3. ↑ PSA World Championships Set for Blockbuster Battles as Draws are Released. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , January 28, 2019, accessed January 25, 2019 . 
4. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , pp. 78, 90 , accessed January 25, 2019 .