# 2018–19 PSA Men's World Squash Championship

The 2018–19 PSA Men's World Squash Championship was the 2018–19 men's edition of the World Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event will take place in Chicago, United States from 23 February - 2 March 2019.
Ali Farag won his first world title beating Tarek Momen in the final continuing the recent Egyptian domination of the sport. Former world champion Ramy Ashour was forced to withdraw from the tournament following further injury problems.

## Seeds

* Mohamed El Shorbagy (Semi finals)
* Ali Farag (winner)
* Simon Rösner (Semi finals)
* Tarek Momen (final)
* Karim Abdel Gawad (first round)
* Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (Quarter finals)
* Paul Coll (Quarter finals)
* Marwan El Shorbagy (Quarter finals)
* Mohamed Abouelghar (third round)
* Diego Elías (first round)
* Saurav Ghosal (Quarter finals)
* Max Lee (first round)
* Fares Dessouky (third round)
* Ryan Cuskelly (third round)
* Raphael Kandra (first round)
* James Willstrop (third round)

## Draw and results
### Finals

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Tarek Momen | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 5 | 4 | 6 | | 4 | Tarek Momen | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Tarek Momen | 5 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| 3 | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| 11 | Saurav Ghosal | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Saurav Ghosal | 8 | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Simon Rösner | 2 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Paul Coll | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Main draw
### Top half

| 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 | Third Round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joshua Masters | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | | 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | César Salazar | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | César Salazar | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arturo Salazar | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Campbell Grayson | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Leo Au | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathan Lake | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | Campbell Grayson | 10 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leo Au | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | Leo Au | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Raphael Kandra | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 16 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Ivan Yuen | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | 16 | James Willstrop | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tayyab Aslam | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | Victor Crouin | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Victor Crouin | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 16 | James Willstrop | 14 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Clyne | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| L | Daniel Mekbib | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | | | Alan Clyne | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
| L | Ramit Tandon | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | 6 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Tarek Momen | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| | Mathieu Castagnet | 9 | 13 | 3 | | | 8 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grégoire Marche | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | Grégoire Marche | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greg Lobban | 17 | 11 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| L | Youssef Ibrahim | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ryan Cuskelly | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | | L | Youssef Ibrahim | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olli Tuominen+ | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | 14 | Ryan Cuskelly | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ryan Cuskelly | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Marwan El Shorbagy | 5 | 4 | 6 | | |
| 9 | Mohamed Abouelghar | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | Declan James | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Mohamed Abouelghar | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shahjahan Khan | 10 | 7 | 11 | | | | Chris Simpson | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L | Chris Simpson | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Mohamed Abouelghar | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Richards | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Tarek Momen | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Edmon López Möller | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | Tom Richards | 11 | 2 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L | Todd Harrity | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | | 4 | Tarek Momen | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Third Round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 3 | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar Mosaad | 8 | 2 | 7 | | | 3 | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vikram Malhotra | 9 | 8 | 4 | | | | Richie Fallows | 3 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richie Fallows | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Simon Rösner | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Borja Golán | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Borja Golán | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Rex Hedrick | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | | Borja Golán | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben Coleman | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | Ben Coleman | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Max Lee | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 11 | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Saurav Ghosal | 8 | 7 | 6 | | |
| L | Dimitri Steinmann | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | 11 | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karim El Hammamy | 8 | 1 | 5 | | | | Lucas Serme | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucas Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joel Makin | 11 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Joel Makin | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yip Tsz Fung | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | | Joel Makin | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
| | Youssef Soliman | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | Youssef Soliman | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Karim Abdel Gawad | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Simon Rösner | 2 | 9 | 4 | | |
| 7 | Paul Coll | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | Karim Ali Fathy | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | | 7 | Paul Coll | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L | Christopher Binnie | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | Cameron Pilley | 6 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cameron Pilley | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Paul Coll | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohamed Reda | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Fares Dessouky | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nafiizwan Adnan | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | | | Mohamed Reda | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eain Yow | 5 | 5 | 10 | | | 13 | Fares Dessouky | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Fares Dessouky | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Paul Coll | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |
| 10 | Diego Elías | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | |
| | Adrian Waller | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Adrian Waller | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zahed Salem | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | | Mazen Hesham | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mazen Hesham | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Mazen Hesham | 4 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Creed | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | ' | | | | | | | |
| | Mostafa Asal | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | Mostafa Asal | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Selby | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ Tuominen replaced Ashour