List of PSA men's number 1 ranked players
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This article is a list of PSA men's number 1 ranked players in the Men's Squash World Rankings.
The Men's Squash World Rankings are the Professional Squash Association's 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 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.
| * | Current number 1 player[1] |
| ↑ | 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 | Mar 30, 2025 | 95 | 113 | 665 | 1671 | |
| EGY | Mostafa Asal (2) | Mar 31, 2025 | Present (Aug 23, 2026) | 73 | 86 | 511 | 602 |
Days at number 1
| Current number 1 player[2] | |
| Current Streak | |
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As of August 23, 2026
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 | 198 | 5809 | 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 August 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 |
As of August 23, 2025
Note:
- Qamar Zaman won the British Open in 1975 (considered as the World Open on that year before its inception in 1976).