# 2013 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The AJ Bell 2013 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2013 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Manchester in England from 26 October to 3 November 2013. Nick Matthew won his third World Championship title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2013, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Championship (2013) :
| 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

* Ramy Ashour (semi-finals)
* Grégory Gaultier (final)
* James Willstrop (quarter-finals)
* Nick Matthew (champion)
* Karim Darwish (third round)
* Mohamed El Shorbagy (semi-finals)
* Peter Barker (second round)
* Amr Shabana (quarter-finals)
* Borja Golán (third round)
* Tarek Momen (third round)
* Omar Mosaad (third round)
* Simon Rösner (third round)
* Daryl Selby (quarter-finals)
* Cameron Pilley (third round)
* Alister Walker (second round)
* Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ramy Ashour * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saurav Ghosal | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saurav Ghosal | 9 | 5 | 9 | | 1 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 2 | 0 | rtd | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Nick Matthew * | 6 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Amr Shabana | 8 | 4 | 7 | | 4 | Nick Matthew * | 6 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 4 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | James Willstrop | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | Mohd El Shorbagy * | 12 | 11 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mohd El Shorbagy * | 12 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Grégory Gaultier * | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Daryl Selby | 7 | 4 | 10 | | 2 | Grégory Gaultier * | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round 1* | First round 1* | First round 1* | First round 1* | First round 1* | First round 1* | First round 1* | Second round 1* | Second round 1* | Second round 1* | Second round 1* | Second round 1* | Second round 1* | Third round 1* | Third round 1* | Third round 1* | Third round 1* | Third round 1* | Third round 1* | Third round 1* | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 1 | Ramy Ashour | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurens Jan Anjema | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Fares Dessouky | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Q | Fares Dessouky | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Clyne | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | 1 | Ramy Ashour | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Nafi. Adnan | 11 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | 14 | Cameron Pilley | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Mazen Hesham | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | Mohd Nafi. Adnan | 9 | 3 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Campbell Grayson | 10 | 8 | 9 | | | 14 | Cameron Pilley | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Cameron Pilley | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ramy Ashour * | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | Alister Walker | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Saurav Ghosal | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Q | Shaun Le Roux | 8 | 5 | 11 | | | 15 | Alister Walker | 7 | 5 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Lee | 5 | 10 | 3 | | | | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Saurav Ghosal | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Henrik Mustonen | 6 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | Henrik Mustonen | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | Jaymie Haycocks | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | | Henrik Mustonen | 4 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Cuskelly | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | | 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 11 | 6 | rtd | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 8 | 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 ** | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 8 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Grant | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | 8 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar Abdel Meguid | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | | Mathieu Castagnet | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mathieu Castagnet | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | 8 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Leo Au | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | 16 | Miguel Á. Rodríguez | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | |
| Q | Shahier Razik | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | Leo Au | 8 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grégoire Marche | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | 16 | Miguel Á. Rodríguez | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Miguel Á. Rodríguez | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Amr Shabana | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Christopher Gordon | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | 11 | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ong Beng Hee | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 11 | | Ong Beng Hee | 5 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karim Abdel Gawad | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | Omar Mosaad | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Kemp | 7 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Max Lee | 11 | 13 | 12 | | | | Max Lee | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Zahed Mohamed | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | 4 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 1

| First round 2* | First round 2* | First round 2* | First round 2* | First round 2* | First round 2* | First round 2* | Second round 2* | Second round 2* | Second round 2* | Second round 2* | Second round 2* | Third round 2* | Third round 2* | Third round 2* | Third round 2* | Third round 2* | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 3 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joel Hinds | 4 | 4 | 11 | | | 3 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ben Coleman | 7 | 7 | 9 | | | | Tom Richards | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Richards | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | César Salazar | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | 9 | Borja Golán | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Steven Finitsis | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | | | César Salazar | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Simpson | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | Borja Golán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Borja Golán | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | James Willstrop | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| 12 | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mo. El Shorbagy * | 12 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Q | Raphael Kandra | 5 | 5 | 9 | | | 12 | Simon Rösner | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Andrew Wagih | 9 | 8 | 10 | | | | Abdullah Al Muzayen | 13 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abdullah Al Muzayen | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | 12 | Simon Rösner | 1 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Julian Illingworth | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | 6 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Omar Abdel Aziz | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Omar Abdel Aziz | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Waller | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 6 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 5 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nasir Iqbal | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | 5 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohd Abouelghar | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | | Olli Tuominen | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olli Tuominen | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | 5 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Stephen Coppinger | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Daryl Selby | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | | |
| Q | Ammar Al-Tamimi | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | Stephen Coppinger | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Charles Sharpes | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | 13 | Daryl Selby | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Daryl Selby | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Daryl Selby | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Grégory Gaultier * | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Q | Eddie Charlton | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | 10 | Tarek Momen | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marwan El Shorbagy | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | | | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Müller | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | 10 | Tarek Momen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Ali Anwar Reda | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Matthew Karwalski | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Q | Matthew Karwalski | 9 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kristian Frost Olesen | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |