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 Official Men's Squash World Ranking.

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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 [1]
↑PSA Men's Ranking record
Jansher Khan has spent a 97 total months at the top of the PSA rankings, the most of any player. Jansher Khan in happy mood.jpeg
Jansher Khan has spent a 97 total months at the top of the PSA rankings, the most of any player.
No.CountryNameStart dateEnd dateMonthsAccumulated total
(months)		DaysAccumulated total
(days)
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Qamar Zaman January 1975January 19761313396396
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Geoff Hunt February 1976December 1980595917961796
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Qamar Zaman (2)January 1981December 19811225365761
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jahangir Khan January 1982December 198772 ↑722191 ↑2191
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jansher Khan January 1988October 19881010305305
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jahangir Khan (2)November 1988October 198912843652556
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jansher Khan (2)November 1989February 1990414120425
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jahangir Khan (3)March 1990April 1990286612617
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jansher Khan (3)May 1990June 199021661486
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jahangir Khan (4)July 1990October 19904901232740
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jansher Khan (4)November 1990December 19911430426912
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jahangir Khan (5)January 1992April 19924941212861
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jansher Khan (5)May 1992June 199314444261338
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chris Dittmar July 1993August 1993226262
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Jansher Khan (7)September 1993January 19985397↑16142952↑
6Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Peter Nicol February 1998April 19991515454454
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jonathon Power May 1999September 199955153153
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Peter Nicol (2)October 1999October 199911631485
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jonathon Power (2)November 1999January 20003892245
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Peter Nicol (3)February 2000March 20011430426911
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jonathon Power (3)April 2001July 2001412122367
Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Nicol (4)August 2001August 200113131942
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Palmer September 2001December 200144122122
Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Nicol (5)January 2002December 200324557301672
9Flag of France.svg  FRA Thierry Lincou January 2004February 2004226060
10Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John White March 2004April 2004226161
Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Nicol (6)May 2004September 20045601531825
11Flag of England.svg  ENG Lee Beachill October 2004December 2004339292
Flag of France.svg  FRA Thierry Lincou (2)January 2005December 20051214365425
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jonathon Power (4)January 2006January 200611331398
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Palmer (2)February 2006February 20061528150
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jonathon Power (5)March 2006March 200611431429
12Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Amr Shabana April 2006December 2008333310061006
13Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Karim Darwish January 2009October 20091010304304
14Flag of France.svg  FRA Grégory Gaultier November 2009November 2009113030
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Karim Darwish (2)December 2009December 200911131335
15Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ramy Ashour January 2010May 201055151151
16Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Matthew June 2010August 2010339292
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ramy Ashour (2)September 2010December 201049122273
Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Matthew (2)January 2011January 20121215365457
17Flag of England.svg  ENG James Willstrop January 2012January 2012113131
Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Matthew (3)February 2012February 201211629486
Flag of England.svg  ENG James Willstrop (2)March 2012December 20121011306337
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ramy Ashour (3)January 2013December 20131221365638
Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Matthew (4)January 2014January 201411731517
Flag of England.svg  ENG
Flag of France.svg  FRA 		Nick Matthew (=)
Grégory Gaultier (2)		February 2014February 2014118
2		28545
58
Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Matthew (=)March 2014March 201411931576
Flag of France.svg  FRA Grégory Gaultier (3)April 2014October 201479214272
18Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy November 2014November 20151313395395
Flag of France.svg  FRA Grégory Gaultier (4)December 2015December 201511031303
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy (2)January 2016March 20171528456851
Flag of France.svg  FRA Grégory Gaultier (5)April 2017April 201711130333
19Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Karim Abdel Gawad May 2017May 2017113131
Flag of France.svg  FRA Grégory Gaultier (6)June 2017February 2018920273606
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy (3)March 2018February 201912403651216
20Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ali Farag March 2019January 20201111337337
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy (4)February 2020October 20209492741490
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ali Farag (2)November 2020July 2021920273610
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Mohamed El Shorbagy (5)August 2021August 2021150311521
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ali Farag (3)September 2021February 2022626181791
21Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Paul Coll March 2022May 2022339292
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ali Farag (4)June 2022Aug 28, 202232989880
No.CountryNameStart dateEnd dateWeeksAccumulated totalDaysAccumulated total
(days)
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ali FaragAug 29, 2022Oct 2, 20225535915
Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Paul Coll (2)Oct 3, 2022Oct 16, 20222214106
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ali Farag (5)Oct 17, 2022Jan 15, 20231318911006
22Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Mostafa Asal Jan 16, 2023Apr 16, 202313139191
23Flag of Peru.svg  PER Diego Elías Apr 17, 2023Jun 4, 2023774949
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Ali Farag (6)Jun 5, 2023Present (Apr 28, 2024)47653291335

Days at number 1

As of April 28, 2024

Days at No. 1 by country

CountryNo. of
players		No. of
months		No. of
weeks		No. of
days		Players
1.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 32165813 Jansher Khan, Jahangir Khan, Qamar Zaman
2.Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7144784961 Mohamed El Shorbagy, Amr Shabana, Ramy Ashour, Karim Darwish, Ali Farag, Karim Abdel Gawad, Mostafa Asal
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3662008 Geoff Hunt, David Palmer, Chris Dittmar
4.Flag of England.svg  England 4631919 Peter Nicol, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Lee Beachill
5.Flag of France.svg  France 2341031 Grégory Gaultier, Thierry Lincou
6.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 232972 Peter Nicol, John White
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 114429 Jonathon Power
8.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 132106 Paul Coll
9.Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1749 Diego Elías

As of April 28, 2024

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

PlayerDate of first No. 1 positionNum. of days No. 1First World Championship finalNumber of finals
Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman *1st of January 1975761 (25 months) 1977 (vs. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Hunt)4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar 1st of July 199362 (2 months) 1983 (vs. Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan)5
Flag of Scotland.svg John White 1st of March 200461 (2 months) 2002 (vs. Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer)1
Flag of England.svg Lee Beachill 1st of October 200492 (3 months) 2004 (vs. Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou)1
Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 1st of January 2009335 (11 months) 2008 (vs. Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour)1
Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 1st of January 2012337 (11 months) 2010 (vs. Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew)1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 1st of March 2022106 (3 months & 2 weeks) 2019-20 (vs. Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen)1
Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 16th of January 202391 (13 weeks)None0
Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 17th of April 202349 (7 weeks)None0

As of April 28, 2024

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References

  1. ↑ "PSA World Rankings". psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association (PSA). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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