Diego Elías

Diego Elías Chehab (born November 19, 1996, in Lima) is a squash player who represents Peru. He was 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. Elias emerged victorious at the Necker Mauritius Open, a PSA Gold tournament, in June 2022.

In 2023, Elías reached his first British Open final, losing out to Ali Farag in the 2023 Men's British Open Squash Championship. 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.

In 2024, he won the 2023–24 PSA World Championship, becoming the first South American player in squash history to clinch this title. 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. 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.

In May 2026 he reached the semi-final of the 2026 Men's World Squash Championship.

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)