# 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.
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:
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

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |