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.
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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).
* | Current number 1 player as of May, 2016[1] |
↑ | PSA Men's Ranking record |

No. | Country | Name | Start date | End date | Months | Accumulated total |
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Qamar Zaman | January 1975 | January 1976 | 13 | 13 |
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Geoff Hunt | February 1976 | December 1980 | 59 | 59 |
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Qamar Zaman (2) | January 1981 | December 1981 | 13 | 25 | |
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Jahangir Khan | January 1982 | December 1987 | 72 ↑ | 72 |
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Jansher Khan | January 1988 | October 1988 | 10 | 10 |
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Jahangir Khan (2) | November 1988 | October 1989 | 12 | 84 | |
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Jansher Khan (2) | November 1989 | February 1990 | 4 | 14 | |
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Jahangir Khan (3) | March 1990 | April 1990 | 2 | 86 | |
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Jansher Khan (3) | May 1990 | June 1990 | 2 | 16 | |
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Jahangir Khan (4) | July 1990 | October 1990 | 4 | 90 | |
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Jansher Khan (4) | November 1990 | December 1991 | 14 | 30 | |
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Jahangir Khan (5) | January 1992 | April 1992 | 4 | 94 | |
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Jansher Khan (5) | May 1992 | June 1993 | 14 | 44 | |
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Chris Dittmar | July 1993 | August 1993 | 2 | 2 |
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Jansher Khan (7) | September 1993 | January 1998 | 53 | 97 ↑ | |
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Peter Nicol | February 1998 | April 1999 | 15 | 15 |
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Jonathon Power | May 1999 | September 1999 | 5 | 5 |
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Peter Nicol (2) | October 1999 | October 1999 | 1 | 16 | |
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Jonathon Power (2) | November 1999 | January 2000 | 3 | 8 | |
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Peter Nicol (3) | February 2000 | March 2001 | 14 | 30 | |
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Jonathon Power (3) | April 2001 | July 2001 | 4 | 12 | |
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Peter Nicol (4) | August 2001 | August 2001 | 1 | 31 | |
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David Palmer | September 2001 | December 2001 | 4 | 4 |
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Peter Nicol (5) | January 2002 | December 2003 | 24 | 55 | |
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Thierry Lincou | January 2004 | February 2004 | 2 | 2 |
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John White | March 2004 | April 2004 | 2 | 2 |
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Peter Nicol (6) | May 2004 | September 2004 | 5 | 60 | |
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Lee Beachill | October 2004 | December 2004 | 3 | 3 |
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Thierry Lincou (2) | January 2005 | December 2005 | 12 | 14 | |
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Jonathon Power (4) | January 2006 | January 2006 | 1 | 13 | |
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David Palmer (2) | February 2006 | February 2006 | 1 | 5 | |
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Jonathon Power (5) | March 2006 | March 2006 | 1 | 14 | |
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Amr Shabana | April 2006 | December 2008 | 33 | 33 |
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Karim Darwish | January 2009 | October 2009 | 10 | 10 |
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Grégory Gaultier | November 2009 | November 2009 | 1 | 1 |
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Karim Darwish (2) | December 2009 | December 2009 | 1 | 11 | |
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Ramy Ashour | January 2010 | May 2010 | 5 | 5 |
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Nick Matthew | June 2010 | August 2010 | 3 | 3 |
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Ramy Ashour (2) | September 2010 | December 2010 | 4 | 9 | |
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Nick Matthew (2) | January 2011 | January 2012 | 12 | 15 | |
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James Willstrop | January 2012 | January 2012 | 1 | 1 |
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Nick Matthew (3) | February 2012 | February 2012 | 1 | 16 | |
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James Willstrop (2) | March 2012 | December 2012 | 10 | 11 | |
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Ramy Ashour (3) | January 2013 | December 2013 | 12 | 21 | |
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Nick Matthew (4) | January 2014 | January 2014 | 1 | 17 | |
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Nick Matthew (=) Grégory Gaultier (2) |
February 2014 | February 2014 | 1 | 18 2 |
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Nick Matthew (=) | March 2014 | March 2014 | 1 | 19 | |
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Grégory Gaultier (3) | April 2014 | October 2014 | 7 | 9 | |
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Mohamed El Shorbagy | November 2014 | November 2015 | 13 | 13 |
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Grégory Gaultier (4) | December 2015 | December 2015 | 1 | 10 | |
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Mohamed El Shorbagy (2) | January 2016 | Present | 5 | 18 |
Accumulated totals are bolded on each player's final streak.
As of May, 2016.
Months at number 1
Bold | The current World No. 1 player |
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* | Active streak as of May, 2016 |
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Active players |
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As of May, 2016
Note: Active streak is in bold.
Months at no. 1 by country
Country | No. of players |
No. of months |
Players | |
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3 | 216 | Jansher Khan, Jahangir Khan, Qamar Zaman |
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4 | 83 | Amr Shabana, Ramy Ashour, Karim Darwish, Mohamed El Shorbagy |
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4 | 66 | Peter Nicol, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Lee Beachill |
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3 | 66 | Geoff Hunt, David Palmer, Chris Dittmar |
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2 | 32 | Peter Nicol, John White |
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2 | 24 | Thierry Lincou, Grégory Gaultier |
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1 | 14 | Jonathon Power |
As of May, 2016
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 Open final | Number of final |
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January, 1975 | 25 | 1977 (vs.![]() |
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July, 1993 | 2 | 1983 (vs.![]() |
5 |
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March, 2004 | 2 | 2002 (vs.![]() |
1 |
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October, 2004 | 3 | 2004 (vs.![]() |
1 |
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January, 2009 | 11 | 2008 (vs.![]() |
1 |
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January, 2012 | 11 | 2010 (vs.![]() |
1 |
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November, 2014 | 18 | 2012 (vs.![]() |
2 |
Note:
- Qamar Zaman won the British Open in 1975 (considered as the World Open on that year before its inception in 1976).
See also
- Official Men's Squash World Ranking
- Professional Squash Association
- List of WSA number 1 ranked players
- Official Women's Squash World Ranking
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