Diego Elías
 Diego Elías (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 19, 1996 Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jonathon Power, Wael El Hindi, Josí Manuel Elías, Santiago Parra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop Precision Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 1 (April 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 2 (4 August 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | W (2023–24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Diego Elías Chehab (born November 19, 1996, in Lima) is a squash player who represents Peru.[1] He is the 2023–24 World Champion. In April 2023, he reached a ranking of number 1 in the world, the first South American player in squash history to do so.
Career
[edit]His accomplishments include winning World Junior Championships twice, British Junior Open twice, and the US Junior Open in Boys' U15, U17, and U19. On July 27, 2019, he won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. In October 2021, Elías won the Qatar QTerminals Classic, his first PSA World Tour Platinum title.[2] Elias emerged victorious at the Necker Mauritius Open, a PSA Gold tournament, in June 2022.[3]
In 2023, Elías reached his first British Open final, losing out to Ali Farag in the 2023 Men's British Open Squash Championship.[4] Shortly afterwards, he reached the quarter final of the 2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship losing to Karim Abdel Gawad in the quarter final.[5]
In 2024, he won the 2023–24 PSA World Championship, becoming the first South American player in squash history to clinch this title.[6] In May 2025, Elías reached the semi-final of the 2025 Men's World Squash Championship in Chicago but was defeated by eventual champion Mostafa Asal.[7] In June 2025, Elias defeated the No. 1 ranked Asal in the final of the 2025 Men's British Open Squash Championship, winning the prestigious 86th British Open title for the first time.[8]
Titles and Finals
[edit]Major Finals (8)
[edit]Major tournaments include:
- PSA World Championships
- PSA World Tour Finals
- Top-tier PSA World Tour tournaments (Platinum/World Series/Super Series)
| Year/Season | Tournament | Opponent | Result | Score |
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| 2021 | Qatar Classic | Paul Coll | Win (1) | 13–11 5–11 13–11 11–9 |
| 2022 | U.S. Open | Ali Farag | Win (2) | 2–0 (retired) |
| 2022 | Hong Kong Open | Mostafa Asal | Loss (1) | 11–6 11–6 10–12 9–11 4–11 |
| 2023 | Tournament of Champions | Marwan El Shorbagy | Win (3) | 11–2 11–6 11–4 |
| 2023 | British Open | Ali Farag | Loss (2) | 11–13 11–5 8–11 9–11 |
| 2022–23 | PSA World Tour Finals | Mostafa Asal | Loss (3) | 11–9 6–11 3–11 5–11 |
| 2023 | Paris Squash | Ali Farag | Loss (4) | 11–2 11–13 1–11 9–11 |
| 2023 | Qatar Classic | Ali Farag | Loss (5) | 13–15 5–11 11–8 9–11 |
| 2024 | Tournament of Champions | Ali Farag | Loss (4) | 9–11 12–10 14–12 11–1 |
| 2025 | British Open | Mostafa Asal | Win (4) | 11–4 11–9 3–11 11–4 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Squash: Diego Elías avanza a cuartos de final de Panamericano Juvenil". El Bocón. 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Elias Claims Maiden Platinum Title With Qatar QTerminals Classic Victory - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Elias and Mohamed Claim Necker Mauritius Open and RMCLUB Women's Open Crowns - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Allan British Open News". Squash Site. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 World Championship draws". PSA. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ ":Elias Becomes First South American To Win CIB PSA World Championships". psasquashtour.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Squash: Egyptians chase glory in 2025 PSA World Championships finals". Ahram Online. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "British Open 2025 : It's Nouran & Diego". Squash Site. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Diego Elías at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
- Diego Elías at Squash Info
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Peruvian squash players
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Pan American Games gold medalists in squash
- Pan American Games silver medalists in squash
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in squash
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru
- Squash players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Squash players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Squash players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- South American Games gold medalists for Peru
- South American Games medalists in squash
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2013 World Games
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Peru