Diego Elías

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elías and the second or maternal family name is Chehab.
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. 3 (Nov 2024)
Title(s)19
Tour final(s)38
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

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

Major Finals (8)

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

References

  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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