# 2015 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2015 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2015 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Bellevue, Washington in the United States from 15 to 22 November 2015. Grégory Gaultier won his first World Championship title, defeating Omar Mosaad in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2015, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Championship (2015) :
| 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

* Mohamed El Shorbagy (third round)
* Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
* Grégory Gaultier (champion)
* Ramy Ashour (quarterfinals)
* Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (quarterfinals)
* Simon Rösner (third round)
* Omar Mosaad (final)
* Tarek Momen (semifinals)
* Mathieu Castagnet (third round)
* Marwan El Shorbagy (third round)
* Peter Barker (first round)
* Karim Abdel Gawad (third round)
* Max Lee (second round)
* Borja Golán (third round)
* Stephen Coppinger (second round)
* Saurav Ghosal (second round)

## Draw and results
### Finals

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | James Willstrop * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | James Willstrop | 1 | 8 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Ali Farag | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Omar Mosaad | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Ramy Ashour | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Omar Mosaad | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Omar Mosaad * | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Omar Mosaad * | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Omar Mosaad * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Tarek Momen | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| 8 | Tarek Momen * | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Tarek Momen | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 1 | Mohd El Shorbagy * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alfredo Ávila | 4 | 9 | 7 | | | 1 | Mohd El Shorbagy * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Laurens Jan Anjema | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | | | Tom Richards | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Richards | 12 | 3 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | | | | | |
| | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | James Willstrop * | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | |
| Q | Ben Coleman | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | James Willstrop * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Cuskelly | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | | 16 | Saurav Ghosal | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Saurav Ghosal * | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | James Willstrop * | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Mathieu Castagnet * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Q | Peter Creed | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | 9 | Mathieu Castagnet * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Todd Harrity | 11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | Q | Todd Harrity | 5 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Clyne | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | Mathieu Castagnet | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Campbell Grayson | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Miguel Á. Rodríguez * | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Q | Carlos Cornes Ribadas | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | Campbell Grayson | 18 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julian Illingworth | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | 5 | Miguel Á. Rodríguez * | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Miguel Á. Rodríguez * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 6 | Simon Rösner * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tsz Fung Yip | 8 | 8 | 5 | | 6 | Simon Rösner * | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Harinder Pal Sandhu | 5 | 11 | 4 | 9 | | Nicolas Müller | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 6 | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Ali Farag * | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kristian Frost Olesen | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | Ali Farag * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greg Lobban | 7 | 8 | 5 | | 13 | Max Lee | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Max Lee * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali Farag | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Peter Barker | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| | Karim Ali Fathi * | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | Karim Ali Fathi * | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nasir Iqbal | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | Fares Dessouky | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fares Dessouky | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Karim Ali Fathi | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar Abdel Meguid | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Olli Tuominen | 3 | 11 | 8 | | | Omar Abdel Meguid | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucas Serme | 9 | 7 | 4 | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 4 | Ramy Ashour * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mazen Hesham | 5 | 9 | 7 | | | 4 | Ramy Ashour * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Shawn Delierre | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | | | Mohamed Abouelghar | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Abouelghar | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ramy Ashour * | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | César Salazar | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | Karim Abdel Gawad | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohammed Reda | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | César Salazar | 7 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Andrew Wagih Shoukry | 6 | 4 | 14 | | | 12 | Karim Abdel Gawad * | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Karim Abdel Gawad * | 11 | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ramy Ashour | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 14 | Borja Golán * | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Omar Mosaad * | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| | Alister Walker | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | | 14 | Borja Golán * | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shaun Le Roux | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | | Paul Coll | 9 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Coll | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Borja Golán | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Nafi. Adnan | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Omar Mosaad * | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Charles Sharpes | 5 | 8 | 9 | | | | Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Farhan Zaman | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | | 7 | Omar Mosaad * | 11 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Omar Mosaad * | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 8 | Tarek Momen * | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joe Lee | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Tarek Momen * | 11 | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Grant | 7 | 5 | 9 | | | | Diego Elías | 6 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Diego Elías | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tarek Momen * | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Grégoire Marche | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Grégoire Marche | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Henrik Mustonen | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | Grégoire Marche * | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Simpson | 9 | 7 | 4 | | | 15 | Stephen Coppinger | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Stephen Coppinger * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tarek Momen * | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Marwan El Shorbagy * | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| | Leo Au | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | 10 | Marwan El Shorbagy * | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Selby | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | Daryl Selby | 7 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zahed Mohamed | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 11 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Declan James | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew * | 13 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karim El Hammamy | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 11 | Q | Karim El Hammamy | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cameron Pilley | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | | 2 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |