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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elías and the second or maternal family name is Chehab.

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 winning 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] Most recently, 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 and he became 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. ^ "PSA : Elias Becomes First South American To Become World Champion". thesquashsite.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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