# List of PSA men's number 1 ranked players

This article is a list of PSA men's number 1 ranked players in the Official Men's Squash World Ranking.
The PSA Ranking are the Professional Squash Association's (PSA) merit-based method for determining the world rankings in men's squash. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 12 months, has garnered the most PSA ranking points. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The PSA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since January 1975.
An updated rankings list is released each Monday.

## Number 1 ranked Professional Squash Association (PSA) players

    The statistics are updated only when the PSA website revises its rankings (Monday of every week). In August 2022, PSA changed the world rankings from monthly to weekly.
Key :
| * | Current number 1 player |
| $^↑$ | PSA Men's Ranking record |
| No. | Country | Name | Start date | End date | Months | Accumulated total (months) | Days | Accumulated total (days) |
| 1 | PAK | Qamar Zaman | January 1975 | January 1976 | 13 | 13 | 396 | 396 |
| 2 | AUS | Geoff Hunt | February 1976 | December 1980 | 59 | 59 | 1796 | 1796 |
| | PAK | Qamar Zaman (2) | January 1981 | December 1981 | 12 | 25 | 365 | 761 |
| 3 | PAK | Jahangir Khan | January 1982 | December 1987 | 72 $^↑$ | 72 | 2191 $^↑$ | 2191 |
| 4 | PAK | Jansher Khan | January 1988 | October 1988 | 10 | 10 | 305 | 305 |
| | PAK | Jahangir Khan (2) | November 1988 | October 1989 | 12 | 84 | 365 | 2556 |
| | PAK | Jansher Khan (2) | November 1989 | February 1990 | 4 | 14 | 120 | 425 |
| | PAK | Jahangir Khan (3) | March 1990 | April 1990 | 2 | 86 | 61 | 2617 |
| | PAK | Jansher Khan (3) | May 1990 | June 1990 | 2 | 16 | 61 | 486 |
| | PAK | Jahangir Khan (4) | July 1990 | October 1990 | 4 | 90 | 123 | 2740 |
| | PAK | Jansher Khan (4) | November 1990 | December 1991 | 14 | 30 | 426 | 912 |
| | PAK | Jahangir Khan (5) | January 1992 | April 1992 | 4 | 94 | 121 | 2861 |
| | PAK | Jansher Khan (5) | May 1992 | June 1993 | 14 | 44 | 426 | 1338 |
| 5 | AUS | Chris Dittmar | July 1993 | August 1993 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 62 |
| | PAK | Jansher Khan (7) | September 1993 | January 1998 | 53 | 97 $^↑$ | 1614 | 2952 $^↑$ |
| 6 | SCO | Peter Nicol | February 1998 | April 1999 | 15 | 15 | 454 | 454 |
| 7 | CAN | Jonathon Power | May 1999 | September 1999 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 153 |
| | SCO | Peter Nicol (2) | October 1999 | October 1999 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 485 |
| | CAN | Jonathon Power (2) | November 1999 | January 2000 | 3 | 8 | 92 | 245 |
| | SCO | Peter Nicol (3) | February 2000 | March 2001 | 14 | 30 | 426 | 911 |
| | CAN | Jonathon Power (3) | April 2001 | July 2001 | 4 | 12 | 122 | 367 |
| | ENG | Peter Nicol (4) | August 2001 | August 2001 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 942 |
| 8 | AUS | David Palmer | September 2001 | December 2001 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 122 |
| | ENG | Peter Nicol (5) | January 2002 | December 2003 | 24 | 55 | 730 | 1672 |
| 9 | FRA | Thierry Lincou | January 2004 | February 2004 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 60 |
| 10 | SCO | John White | March 2004 | April 2004 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 61 |
| | ENG | Peter Nicol (6) | May 2004 | September 2004 | 5 | 60 | 153 | 1825 |
| 11 | ENG | Lee Beachill | October 2004 | December 2004 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 92 |
| | FRA | Thierry Lincou (2) | January 2005 | December 2005 | 12 | 14 | 365 | 425 |
| | CAN | Jonathon Power (4) | January 2006 | January 2006 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 398 |
| | AUS | David Palmer (2) | February 2006 | February 2006 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 150 |
| | CAN | Jonathon Power (5) | March 2006 | March 2006 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 429 |
| 12 | EGY | Amr Shabana | April 2006 | December 2008 | 33 | 33 | 1006 | 1006 |
| 13 | EGY | Karim Darwish | January 2009 | October 2009 | 10 | 10 | 304 | 304 |
| 14 | FRA | Grégory Gaultier | November 2009 | November 2009 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| | EGY | Karim Darwish (2) | December 2009 | December 2009 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 335 |
| 15 | EGY | Ramy Ashour | January 2010 | May 2010 | 5 | 5 | 151 | 151 |
| 16 | ENG | Nick Matthew | June 2010 | August 2010 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 92 |
| | EGY | Ramy Ashour (2) | September 2010 | December 2010 | 4 | 9 | 122 | 273 |
| | ENG | Nick Matthew (2) | January 2011 | January 2012 | 12 | 15 | 365 | 457 |
| 17 | ENG | James Willstrop | January 2012 | January 2012 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 |
| | ENG | Nick Matthew (3) | February 2012 | February 2012 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 486 |
| | ENG | James Willstrop (2) | March 2012 | December 2012 | 10 | 11 | 306 | 337 |
| | EGY | Ramy Ashour (3) | January 2013 | December 2013 | 12 | 21 | 365 | 638 |
| | ENG | Nick Matthew (4) | January 2014 | January 2014 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 517 |
| | ENG FRA | Nick Matthew (=) Grégory Gaultier (2) | February 2014 | February 2014 | 1 | 18 2 | 28 | 545 58 |
| | ENG | Nick Matthew (=) | March 2014 | March 2014 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 576 |
| | FRA | Grégory Gaultier (3) | April 2014 | October 2014 | 7 | 9 | 214 | 272 |
| 18 | EGY | Mohamed El Shorbagy | November 2014 | November 2015 | 13 | 13 | 395 | 395 |
| | FRA | Grégory Gaultier (4) | December 2015 | December 2015 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 303 |
| | EGY | Mohamed El Shorbagy (2) | January 2016 | March 2017 | 15 | 28 | 456 | 851 |
| | FRA | Grégory Gaultier (5) | April 2017 | April 2017 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 333 |
| 19 | EGY | Karim Abdel Gawad | May 2017 | May 2017 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 |
| | FRA | Grégory Gaultier (6) | June 2017 | February 2018 | 9 | 20 | 273 | 606 |
| | EGY | Mohamed El Shorbagy (3) | March 2018 | February 2019 | 12 | 40 | 365 | 1216 |
| 20 | EGY | Ali Farag | March 2019 | January 2020 | 11 | 11 | 337 | 337 |
| | EGY | Mohamed El Shorbagy (4) | February 2020 | October 2020 | 9 | 49 | 274 | 1490 |
| | EGY | Ali Farag (2) | November 2020 | July 2021 | 9 | 20 | 273 | 610 |
| | EGY | Mohamed El Shorbagy (5) | August 2021 | August 2021 | 1 | 50 | 31 | 1521 |
| | EGY | Ali Farag (3) | September 2021 | February 2022 | 6 | 26 | 181 | 791 |
| 21 | NZL | Paul Coll | March 2022 | May 2022 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 92 |
| | EGY | Ali Farag (4) | June 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | 3 | 29 | 89 | 880 |
| No. | Country | Name | Start date | End date | Weeks | Accumulated total | Days | Accumulated total (days) |
| | EGY | Ali Farag | Aug 29, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 915 |
| | NZL | Paul Coll (2) | Oct 3, 2022 | Oct 16, 2022 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 106 |
| | EGY | Ali Farag (5) | Oct 17, 2022 | Jan 15, 2023 | 13 | 18 | 91 | 1006 |
| 22 | EGY | Mostafa Asal | Jan 16, 2023 | Apr 16, 2023 | 13 | 13 | 91 | 91 |
| 23 | PER | Diego Elías | Apr 17, 2023 | Jun 4, 2023 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 49 |
| | EGY | Ali Farag (6) | Jun 5, 2023 | Present (Mar 23, 2025) | 94 | 112 | 658 | 1664 |

## Days at number 1

Key :
* Current number 1 player
* Current Streak
| Rank | Player | Total (months) | Total (weeks) | Total (days) |
| 1. | Jansher Khan | 97 | | 2952 |
| 2. | Jahangir Khan | 94 | | 2861 |
| 3. | / Peter Nicol | 60 | | 1825 |
| 4. | Geoff Hunt | 59 | | 1796 |
| 5. | Ali Farag | 29 | 112 | 1664 |
| 6. | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 50 | | 1521 |
| 7. | Amr Shabana | 33 | | 1006 |
| 8. | Qamar Zaman | 25 | | 761 |
| 9. | Ramy Ashour | 21 | | 638 |
| 10. | Grégory Gaultier | 20 | | 606 |
| 11. | Nick Matthew | 19 | | 576 |
| 12. | Jonathon Power | 14 | | 429 |
| 13. | Thierry Lincou | 14 | | 425 |
| 14. | James Willstrop | 11 | | 337 |
| 15. | Karim Darwish | 11 | | 335 |
| 16. | David Palmer | 5 | | 150 |
| 17. | Paul Coll | 3 | 2 | 106 |
| 18. | Lee Beachill | 3 | | 92 |
| 19. | Mostafa Asal | | 13 | 91 |
| 20. | Chris Dittmar | 2 | | 62 |
| 21. | John White | 2 | | 61 |
| 22. | Diego Elías | | 7 | 49 |
| 23. | Karim Abdel Gawad | 1 | | 31 |
| Rank | Player | Consecutive days |
| 1. | Jahangir Khan | 2191 (72 months) |
| 2. | Geoff Hunt | 1796 (59 months) |
| 3. | Jansher Khan | 1614 (53 months) |
| 4. | Amr Shabana | 1006 (33 months) |
| 5. | Peter Nicol | 730 (24 months) |
| 6. | Ali Farag | 658 (94 weeks) |
| 7. | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 456 (15 months) |
| 8. | Qamar Zaman | 396 (13 months) |
| 9. | Ramy Ashour | 365 (12 months) |
| = | Nick Matthew | 365 (12 months) |
| = | Thierry Lincou | 365 (12 months) |
| 12. | James Willstrop | 306 (10 months) |
| 13. | Karim Darwish | 304 (10 months) |
| 14. | Grégory Gaultier | 214 (9 months) |
| 15. | Jonathon Power | 153 (5 months) |
| 16. | David Palmer | 122 (4 months) |
| 17. | Lee Beachill | 92 (3 months) |
| = | Paul Coll | 92 (3 months) |
| 19. | Mostafa Asal | 91 (13 weeks) |
| 20. | Chris Dittmar | 62 (2 months) |
| 21. | John White | 61 (2 months) |
| 22. | Diego Elías | 49 (7 weeks) |
| 23. | Karim Abdel Gawad | 31 (1 month) |
As of March 23, 2025

## Days at No. 1 by country

| | Country | No. of players | No. of months | No. of weeks | No. of days | Players |
| 1. | Pakistan | 3 | 216 | | 5813 | Jansher Khan, Jahangir Khan, Qamar Zaman |
| 2. | Egypt | 7 | 144 | 124 | 5290 | Mohamed El Shorbagy, Amr Shabana, Ramy Ashour, Karim Darwish, Ali Farag, Karim Abdel Gawad, Mostafa Asal |
| 3. | Australia | 3 | 66 | | 2008 | Geoff Hunt, David Palmer, Chris Dittmar |
| 4. | England | 4 | 63 | | 1919 | Peter Nicol, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Lee Beachill |
| 5. | France | 2 | 34 | | 1031 | Grégory Gaultier, Thierry Lincou |
| 6. | Scotland | 2 | 32 | | 972 | Peter Nicol, John White |
| 7. | Canada | 1 | 14 | | 429 | Jonathon Power |
| 8. | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 2 | 106 | Paul Coll |
| 9. | Peru | 1 | | 7 | 49 | Diego Elías |
As of March 23, 2025

## Players who were ranked World No. 1 without having won a World Championship

| Player | Date of first No. 1 position | Num. of days No. 1 | First World Championship final | Number of finals |
| Qamar Zaman * | 1st of January 1975 | 761 (25 months) | 1977 (vs. Geoff Hunt) | 4 |
| Chris Dittmar | 1st of July 1993 | 62 (2 months) | 1983 (vs. Jahangir Khan) | 5 |
| John White | 1st of March 2004 | 61 (2 months) | 2002 (vs. David Palmer) | 1 |
| Lee Beachill | 1st of October 2004 | 92 (3 months) | 2004 (vs. Thierry Lincou) | 1 |
| Karim Darwish | 1st of January 2009 | 335 (11 months) | 2008 (vs. Ramy Ashour) | 1 |
| James Willstrop | 1st of January 2012 | 337 (11 months) | 2010 (vs. Nick Matthew) | 1 |
| Paul Coll | 1st of March 2022 | 106 (3 months & 2 weeks) | 2019-20 (vs. Tarek Momen) | 1 |
| Mostafa Asal | 16th of January 2023 | 91 (13 weeks) | 2024 (vs. Diego Elías) | 1 |
As of March 23, 2025
Note:
* Qamar Zaman won the British Open in 1975 (considered as the World Open on that year before its inception in 1976).