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 at the beginning of each month.

Number 1 ranked Professional Squash Association (PSA) players

The statistics are updated only when the PSA website revises its rankings (usually every first of each month).
Key
* Current number 1 player as of February 2021[1]
PSA Men's Ranking record
Jahangir Khan has spent 72 consecutive months at the top of the PSA rankings, the most of any player.
Jansher Khan has spent a total of 97 months at the top of the PSA rankings, the most of any player.
No. Country Name Start date End date Months Accumulated total
1 PAKQamar ZamanJanuary 1975January 19761313
2 AUSGeoff HuntFebruary 1976December 19805959
 PAKQamar Zaman (2)January 1981December 19811325
3 PAKJahangir KhanJanuary 1982December 198772 72
4 PAKJansher KhanJanuary 1988October 19881010
 PAKJahangir Khan (2)November 1988October 19891284
 PAKJansher Khan (2)November 1989February 1990414
 PAKJahangir Khan (3)March 1990April 1990286
 PAKJansher Khan (3)May 1990June 1990216
 PAKJahangir Khan (4)July 1990October 1990490
 PAKJansher Khan (4)November 1990December 19911430
 PAKJahangir Khan (5)January 1992April 1992494
 PAKJansher Khan (5)May 1992June 19931444
5 AUSChris DittmarJuly 1993August 199322
 PAKJansher Khan (7)September 1993January 19985397
6 SCOPeter NicolFebruary 1998April 19991515
7 CANJonathon PowerMay 1999September 199955
 SCOPeter Nicol (2)October 1999October 1999116
 CANJonathon Power (2)November 1999January 200038
 SCOPeter Nicol (3)February 2000March 20011430
 CANJonathon Power (3)April 2001July 2001412
 ENGPeter Nicol (4)August 2001August 2001131
8 AUSDavid PalmerSeptember 2001December 200144
 ENGPeter Nicol (5)January 2002December 20032455
9 FRAThierry LincouJanuary 2004February 200422
10 SCOJohn WhiteMarch 2004April 200422
 ENGPeter Nicol (6)May 2004September 2004560
11 ENGLee BeachillOctober 2004December 200433
 FRAThierry Lincou (2)January 2005December 20051214
 CANJonathon Power (4)January 2006January 2006113
 AUSDavid Palmer (2)February 2006February 200615
 CANJonathon Power (5)March 2006March 2006114
12 EGYAmr ShabanaApril 2006December 20083333
13 EGYKarim DarwishJanuary 2009October 20091010
14 FRAGrégory GaultierNovember 2009November 200911
 EGYKarim Darwish (2)December 2009December 2009111
15 EGYRamy AshourJanuary 2010May 201055
16 ENGNick MatthewJune 2010August 201033
 EGYRamy Ashour (2)September 2010December 201049
 ENGNick Matthew (2)January 2011January 20121215
17 ENGJames WillstropJanuary 2012January 201211
 ENGNick Matthew (3)February 2012February 2012116
 ENGJames Willstrop (2)March 2012December 20121011
 EGYRamy Ashour (3)January 2013December 20131221
 ENGNick Matthew (4)January 2014January 2014117
 ENG
 FRA
Nick Matthew (=)
Grégory Gaultier (2)
February 2014February 2014118
2
 ENGNick Matthew (=)March 2014March 2014119
 FRAGrégory Gaultier (3)April 2014October 201479
18 EGYMohamed El ShorbagyNovember 2014November 20151313
 FRAGrégory Gaultier (4)December 2015December 2015110
 EGYMohamed El Shorbagy (2)January 2016March 20171528
 FRAGrégory Gaultier (5)April 2017April 2017111
19 EGYKarim Abdel Gawad (1)May 2017May 201711
 FRAGrégory Gaultier (6)June 2017February 2018920
 EGYMohamed El Shorbagy (3)March 2018February 20191240
20 EGYAli Farag (1)March 2019January 20201111
 EGYMohamed El Shorbagy (4)February 2020October 2020949
 EGYAli Farag (2)November 2020Present415

Accumulated totals are bolded on each player's final streak.
As of February 2021.

Months at number 1

Key
Bold The current World No. 1 player
* Active streak as of February 2021
Active players

As of February 2021

Months at No. 1 by country

Country No. of
players
No. of
months
Players
1.  Pakistan 3216Jansher Khan, Jahangir Khan, Qamar Zaman
2.  Egypt 6130Mohamed El Shorbagy, Amr Shabana, Ramy Ashour, Karim Darwish, Ali Farag, Karim Abdel Gawad
3.  England 466Peter Nicol, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Lee Beachill
=  Australia 366Geoff Hunt, David Palmer, Chris Dittmar
5.  France 234Grégory Gaultier, Thierry Lincou
6.  Scotland 232Peter Nicol, John White
7.  Canada 114Jonathon Power

As of February 2021

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

Player Date of first No. 1 position Num. of months No. 1 First World Championship final Number of finals
Qamar Zaman * January 1975251977 (vs. Geoff Hunt)4
Chris Dittmar July 199321983 (vs. Jahangir Khan)5
John White March 200422002 (vs. David Palmer)1
Lee Beachill October 200432004 (vs. Thierry Lincou)1
Karim Darwish January 2009112008 (vs. Ramy Ashour)1
James Willstrop January 2012112010 (vs. Nick Matthew)1

Note:

  • Qamar Zaman won the British Open in 1975 (considered as the World Open on that year before its inception in 1976).

See also

References

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