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Diego Elías

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Diego Elías
Diego Elías (2019)
Country Peru
Born (1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 28)
Lima, Peru
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byJonathon Power, Wael El Hindi, Josí Manuel Elías, Santiago Parra
Racquet usedDunlop Precision Elite
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 4 (May 2024)
Title(s)15
Tour final(s)27
World OpenW (2023–24)
Medal record
Representing  Peru
Men's squash
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Cairo Singles
British Open
Silver medal – second place 2023 Birmingham Singles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Team
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta Singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Windhoek Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Eindhoven Singles
PSA profile
Updated on October 2024.

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

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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]

Titles and Finals

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Major Finals (8)

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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
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Squash: Diego Elías avanza a cuartos de final de Panamericano Juvenil". El Bocón. 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Elias Claims Maiden Platinum Title With Qatar QTerminals Classic Victory - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  3. ^ "Elias and Mohamed Claim Necker Mauritius Open and RMCLUB Women's Open Crowns - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. ^ "Allan British Open News". Squash Site. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 World Championship draws". PSA. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ^ ":Elias Becomes First South American To Win CIB PSA World Championships". psasquashtour.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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