2017 Men's World Squash Championship

The 2017 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2017 World Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Manchester, England from 8 to 17 December 2017.

Men's World Championship 2017
39th PSA Men's World Squash Championship
Location	Manchester, England
Venue	National Squash Centre (group stage) Manchester Central Convention Complex (knockout stage)
Date(s)	December 8 – 17, 2017
Website ajbellworldchampionships.com
Category	PSA World Championships
Prize money	$325,000
Results
Champion	Mohamed El Shorbagy
Runner-up	Marwan El Shorbagy
Semi-finalists	Grégory Gaultier Ali Farag
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Mohamed El Shorbagy won his first World Championship title, defeating his brother Marwan El Shorbagy in the final.

Prize money and ranking points

For 2017, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:^[1]

Prize Money World Championship (2017)

Event	W	F	SF	QF	3R	2R	1R
Points (PSA)	2890	1900	1155	700	410	205	125
Prize money	$48,000	$30,000	$18,000	$10,500	$6,000	$3,000	$1,500

Seeds

1. Grégory Gaultier (semifinals)
2. Karim Abdel Gawad (quarterfinals)
3. Mohamed El Shorbagy (champion)
4. Ali Farag (semifinals)
5. Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
6. Marwan El Shorbagy (final)
7. Tarek Momen (third round)
8. Paul Coll (quarterfinals)
9. James Willstrop (first round)
10. Ramy Ashour (third round)
11. Simon Rösner (first round)
12. Mohamed Abouelghar (second round)
13. Daryl Selby (third round)
14. Ryan Cuskelly (first round)
15. César Salazar (second round)
16. Borja Golán (second round)

Draw and results

Finals

	Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
	1	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
	8	Paul Coll	6	5	4
										1	Grégory Gaultier	10	4	9
										3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	12	11	11
	5	Nick Matthew	7	6	11	6
	3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11	11	5	11
																			3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11	9	11	9	11
																			6	Marwan El Shorbagy	5	11	7	11	6
	4	Ali Farag	5	11	11	11
		Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	11	6	3	6
										4	Ali Farag	8	11	11	7	9
										6	Marwan El Shorbagy	11	4	9	11	11
	6	Marwan El Shorbagy	11	11	11
	2	Karim Abdel Gawad	8	5	9

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	1	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
		Todd Harrity	6	9	6					1	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
		Yip Tsz Fung	9	11	11	11					Yip Tsz Fung	5	6	5
	Q	Edmon López Möller	11	4	9	8													1	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
		Declan James	11	11	11	12														Declan James	5	3	5
	Q	Richie Fallows	8	13	7	10					Declan James	8	7	13	11	11
		Tom Richards	9	9	9					15	César Salazar	11	11	11	8	4
	15	César Salazar	11	11	11																							1	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
	13	Daryl Selby	11	11	11																							8	Paul Coll	6	5	4
		Mahesh Mangaonkar	8	5	5					13	Daryl Selby	11	11	11
		Campbell Grayson	12	11	11						Campbell Grayson	8	5	9
		Peter Creed	10	4	10														13	Daryl Selby	11	5	7	7	'
		Greg Lobban	11	11	11	11													8	Paul Coll	8	11	11	11
		Raphael Kandra	4	13	8	5					Greg Lobban	7	6	11	7
		Grégoire Marche	6	8	3					8	Paul Coll	11	11	9	11
	8	Paul Coll	11	11	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	5	Nick Matthew	11	8	10	11	11
		George Parker	2	11	12	3	6			5	Nick Matthew	11	8	11	11
		Max Lee	13	12	11						Max Lee	9	11	7	5
		Jan Van Den Herrewegen	11	10	6														5	Nick Matthew	11	11	11
		Mathieu Castagnet	9	13	11	11														Abdulla Al-Tamimi	4	8	8
		Arturo Salazar	11	11	5	5					Mathieu Castagnet	5	6	11	7
		Abdulla Al-Tamimi	12	11	7	11	11				Abdulla Al-Tamimi	11	11	6	11
	11	Simon Rösner	14	9	11	7	3																					5	Nick Matthew	7	6	11	6
	10	Ramy Ashour	11	11	11																							3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11	11	5	11
		Joshua Masters	7	3	9					10	Ramy Ashour	11	11	11
		Omar Mosaad	11	11	11						Omar Mosaad	5	6	6
		Karim El Hammamy	4	5	7														10	Ramy Ashour	12	7	4
		Joel Makin	11	11	11	11													3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	14	11	11
		Christopher Binnie	13	8	8	4					Joel Makin	13	5	10
		Mazen Hesham	6	8	6					3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	15	11	12
	3	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	4	Ali Farag	11	11	11
		Adrian Waller	9	5	5					4	Ali Farag	11	11	11
		Mohammed Reda	5	11	2	11	7				Youssef Soliman	8	2	6
		Youssef Soliman	11	4	11	7	11												4	Ali Farag	11	11	11
		Karim Ali Fathy	11	11	11															Cameron Pilley	4	4	4
		Baptiste Masotti	8	7	4						Karim Ali Fathy	8	8	7
		Cameron Pilley	11	11	4	11					Cameron Pilley	11	11	11
	14	Ryan Cuskelly	8	7	11	6																						4	Ali Farag	5	11	11	11
	12	Mohamed Abouelghar	11	11	11																								Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	11	6	3	6
		Olli Tuominen	8	5	5					12	Mohamed Abouelghar	11	4	11	6	5
		Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	11	11	11						Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	8	11	9	11	11
		Leo Au	2	6	7															Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	11	8	9	11	11
		Zahed Mohamed	11	6	11	11													7	Tarek Momen	5	11	11	4	1
		Rui Soares	6	11	7	8					Zahed Mohamed	8	7	7
		Eain Yow	6	3	9					7	Tarek Momen	11	11	11
	7	Tarek Momen	11	11	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	6	Marwan El Shorbagy	11	11	11
		Omar Abdel Meguid	6	8	7					6	Marwan El Shorbagy	11	11	8	11
		Nathan Lake	6	6	9						Chris Simpson	9	7	11	6
		Chris Simpson	11	11	11														6	Marwan El Shorbagy	12	11	11
		Lucas Serme	12	11	11															Lucas Serme	10	5	8
		Iker Pajares Bernabeu	14	7	1	rtd					Lucas Serme	11
		Bernat Jaume	4	7	9					16	Borja Golán	4	rtd
	16	Borja Golán	11	11	11																							6	Marwan El Shorbagy	11	11	11
	9	James Willstrop	6	rtd																								2	Karim Abdel Gawad	8	5	9
		Saurav Ghosal	11								Saurav Ghosal	11	11	11
		Ben Coleman	11	11	11						Ben Coleman	4	3	4
		Harinder Pal Sandhu	4	6	4															Saurav Ghosal	14	5	6	7
		Alan Clyne	11	11	11														2	Karim Abdel Gawad	12	11	11	11
		Auguste Dussourd	3	7	7						Alan Clyne	10	11	2	3
		Nicolas Müller	11	6	5					2	Karim Abdel Gawad	12	8	11	11
	2	Karim Abdel Gawad	13	11	11

^[2]

See also

• World Championship
• 2017 Women's World Squash Championship