# World Masters Squash Championships

The World Masters Squash Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation and played between players for athletes over the age of 35 years. World Masters are divided into ten categories — Over 35, Over 40, Over 45, Over 50, Over 55, Over 60, Over 65, Over 70, Over 75 and Over 80.

## Past results
### Men's championship

| Year | Location | Over 35 | Over 40 | Over 45 | Over 50 | Over 55 | Over 60 | Over 65 | Over 70 | Over 75 | Over 80 |
| 1976 | London | NA | NA | Mal Buck | NA | Jamal Din | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1977 | Toronto | NA | NA | Harry O'Connor | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1979 | Toronto | NA | NA | Kevin Adams | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1979 | Brisbane | NA | NA | Len Atkins | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1983 | Auckland | NA | NA | Ken Hiscoe | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1987 | Birmingham | Hiddy Jahan | Ali Aziz | Mo Yasin | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1991 | Auckland | Dean Williams | Trevor Colyer | Gregory Robberds | Barry Gardiner | Ian Hocking | Arthur Wright | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1993 | Edinburgh | David Pearson | Ahmed Safwat | Roy Plumstead | Peter Wright | Pat Kirton | Ian Hocking | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1995 | Melbourne | Ashraf Hanafi | Ian Freeme | Brian Cook | Max Samblebe | Fred Howell | Terry Rippon | Max Smyth | Fred Green | Vic Hunt | NA |
| 1997 | Johannesburg | Trevor Wilkinson | Pierr Roodt | Charlie Bent | Roy Plumstead | Bert van Es | John Cox | Peter Fahrenheim | Cecil Kaplan | NA | NA |
| 1999 | Sheffield | Fredrik Johnson | Ross Norman | Robert Forde | Ahmed Safwat | Peter Wright | Barry Gardiner | John Cox | John Cowper | NA | NA |
| 2001 | Melbourne | Craig Van der Wath | Trevor Wilkinson | Thomas Spark | Ahmed Safwat | Richard Purser | Michael Thurgur | Jeremy Lyon | Peter Fahrenheim | NA | NA |
| 2003 | Espoo | Craig Van der Wath | Peter Hill | Geoffrey Davenport | Alan Colburn | Brian Cook | John Perrott | Brian Heath | John Cox | NA | NA |
| 2006 | Cape Town | Michael Tootill | Craig Van der Wath | Geoffrey Davenport | Peter Alexander | Johnny Leslie | Hugh Colburn | Adrian Wright | John Woodliffe | Peter Fahrenheim | NA |
| 2008 | Christchurch | Jason Mudge | Gary Duberly | Trevor Wilkinson | Geoffrey Davenport | Michael Bester | Brian Cook | Richard Purser | Barry Gardiner | John Irving | NA |
| 2010 | Cologne | Renan Lavigne | Derek Ryan | Gary Duberly | Geoffrey Davenport | Mark Cowley | Keith Jones | Chris Ansell | Brian Phillips | Malcolm Gilham | NA |
| 2012 | Birmingham | Renan Lavigne | Craig Rowland | Craig Van der Wath | William Hosey | Pierr Roodt | John Macrury | Philip Ayton | Adrian Wright | Patrick Kirton | Peter Fahrenheim |
| 2014 | Hong Kong | Omar El Borolossy | Craig Rowland | Craig Van der Wath | William Hosey | Geoffrey Davenport | John Macrury | Brian Cook | Adrian Wright | Michael Gough | Trevor Coulter |
| 2016 | Johannesburg | Mohammed Abbas | Rodney Durbach | Nick Taylor | Craig Van der Wath | Willie Hosey | Udo Kahl | Esa Matti Tuominen | Norbert Kornyei | Adrian Wright | Malcolm Gilham |
| 2018 | Charlottesville | Laurens Jan Anjema | Liam Kenny | Nick Taylor | Michael Tootill | Brett Martin | Geoffrey Davenport | John Macrury | Brian Cook | Howard Armitage | Lance Kinder |
| 2022 | Wrocław | Christo Potgieter | Ivan Flores Vela | Christian Drakenberg | Derek Ryan | Fredrik Johnson | Willie Hosey | Pierr Roodt | John Macrury | Brian Cook | Michael Gough |
| 2024 | Amsterdam | Omar Abdel Meguid | L J Anjema | Christian Drakenberg | Marcos Mendez | Predi Fritsche | Peter Hill | Geoffery Davenport | Kale Leskinen | Larry Grover | Gerald Poulton |

### Men's champions by country

| Country | O-35 | O-40 | O-45 | O-50 | O-55 | O-60 | O-65 | O-70 | O-75 | O-80 | Total |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| South Africa | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zambia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Women's championship

| Year | Location | Over 35 | Over 40 | Over 45 | Over 50 | Over 55 | Over 60 | Over 65 | Over 70 | Over 75 |
| 1982 | Perth | Marianne Greenberg | Jenny Webster | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1987 | Auckland | Julie Hawkes | Robyn Prentice | Heather McKay | Jenny Irving | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1989 | Warmond | Angela Smith | Averil Murphy | Bronwyn Barton | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1990 | Sydney | Vicki Cardwell | Di Davis | Heather McKay | Rita Paulos | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1991 | Auckland | Carol Chard | Joyce Maycock | Jenney Webster | Kathy Hargreaves | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1992 | Vancouver | Rebecca Rodgers | Barbara Diggens | Bett Dryhurst | Joyce Davenport | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1993 | Edinburgh | Annette Pilling | Barbara Diggens | Joyce Maycock | Heather McKay | Margaret Doueal | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1995 | Melbourne | Kay Collins | Carol Chard | Rem Swan | Heather McKay | Irene Rowe | Margaret Doueal | Roma Casey | NA | NA |
| 1997 | Johannesburg | Diane Ricardo | Helen van Tonder | Dee Thomas | Bett Dryhurst | Jenny Tyler | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1999 | Sheffield | Suzanne Horner | Liz Brown | Maggie North | Bett Dryhurst | Jean Grainger | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2001 | Melbourne | Suzanne Horner | Mary Sceney | Vicki Cardwell | Sue Volzke | Jenny Webster | Barbara Sanderson | Evelyn Methven | NA | NA |
| 2003 | Espoo | Angelique Clifton-Parks | Susan Williams | Pauline Douglas | Faith Sinclair | Averil Murphy | Jean Grainger | NA | NA | NA |
| 2006 | Cape Town | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Angelique Clifton-Parks | Janet Van der Westhuizen | Anne Richards | Sue Volkze | Ann Manley | Barbara Sanderson | NA | NA |
| 2008 | Christchurch | Amanda Hopps | Sarah Nelson | Kay Newman | Julie Field | Gaye Mitchell | Averil Murphy | Jean Grainger | Averil Heath | NA |
| 2010 | Cologne | Sabine Schöne | Simone Korell | Leora Greenwood | Julie Field | Vicki Cardwell | Averil Murphy | Sheena Worwood | Barbara Sanderson | NA |
| 2012 | Birmingham | Sabine Schöne | Simone Korell | Michelle Martin | Susan Lawrence | Julie Field | Sue Volkze | Ann Manley | Barbara Sanderson | NA |
| 2014 | Hong Kong | Natalie Grainger | Amanda Hopps | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Sue Hilier | Mary Sceney | Pauline Douglas | Averil Murphy | Jean Grainger | NA |
| 2016 | Johannesburg | Natalie Grainger | Samantha Herbert | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Mylene De Muylder | Karen Hume | Julie Field | Marilyn Kennedy | Ann Manley | Barbara Sanderson |
| 2018 | Charlottesville | Lauren Briggs | Natalie Grainger | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Lauren Wagner | Susan Hillier | Jill Campion | Gaye Mitchell | Ann Manley | Joyce Davenport |
| 2022 | Wrocław | Nicolette Fernandes | Karen Blom | Samantha Herbert | Karen Meakins | Kylee Hammett | Mandy Akin | Karen Hume | NA | Ann Manley |
| 2024 | Amsterdam | Lizelle Muller | Nicolette Fernandes | Lauren Kinsey-Briggs | Karen Meakins | Lauren Wagner | Susan Hillier | Mary Sceney | Pauline Douglas | Ann Manley |

### Women's champions by country

| Country | O-35 | O-40 | O-45 | O-50 | O-55 | O-60 | O-65 | O-70 | O-75 | Total |
| Australia | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| England | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| South Africa | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barbados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |