London Classic Finals: Orfi Downs Gilis to Win Women’s Title

Amina Orfi takes on Nele Gilis during the London Classic

Egyptian 18-year-old Amina Orfi put in a commanding performance as she overcame Belgium’s World No.14 Nele Gilis at the spectacular Alexandra Palace to be crowned the women’s champion at the London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar. Orfi, the No.2 seed for the event, captured her eighth PSA Squash Tour title after overcoming No.8 seed Gilis by an 11-4, 11-5, […]

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Married Couple Gilis & Coll Reach London Classic Finals

Nele Gilis in action.

Married couple Nele Gilis and Paul Coll have reached the finals of the London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar following respective wins over Japan’s Satomi Watanabe and Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng at Alexandra Palace earlier today. Gilis and Coll lifted the New Zealand Open titles on the same night back in December 2023, but tomorrow represents their first opportunity […]

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Semis: Coll on Form to Oust Ng

Paul Coll (left) takes on Eain Yow Ng (right) during the London Classic.

Reigning champion Paul Coll advanced to the final of the London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar after an accomplished performance against Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng at Alexandra Palace. Coll, who beat World No.1 Mostafa Asal to lift the trophy here last season, will join wife Nele Gilis in the finals after she beat Japan’s Satomi Watanabe in her semi-final […]

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Semis: Makin Axes Top Seed Elias

Joel Makin in action during the London Classic.

Welsh World No.4 Joel Makin has reached the final of the London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar after toppling No.1 seed Diego Elias in four games at Alexandra Palace. Makin beat Elias en route to securing his first major title at the PSA Squash Tour Finals in June and has now won three of his last four matches against […]

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Semis: Gilis Through After Beating Watanabe

Nele Gilis celebrates against Satomi Watanabe during the London Classic semi-finals.

Belgium’s World No.14 Nele Gilis has reached her first Gold-level final since November 2023 after upsetting No.3 seed Satomi Watanabe at Alexandra Palace in today’s first semi-final match at the London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar. Gilis put in arguably her finest performance of 2025 to date as she emerged with an 11-7, 11-13, 11-2, 11-3 victory to reach […]

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Makin Beats ElShorbagy in London Classic Thriller to Reach Semis

Joel Makin celebrates his win over Mohamed ElShorbagy during the 2025 London Classic.

Welsh World No.4 Joel Makin overcame fellow Briton Mohamed ElShorbagy in a gripping contest inside the spectacular Alexandra Palace Theatre as he booked his spot in the semi-finals of the London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar. Spectators were treated to a high-quality clash, with Makin fighting back from 6-2 down in the third game to finally vanquish the former […]

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London Squash Classic: Quarter-Finals: As it Happens

Satomi Watanabe celebrates.

Join us here for reports and reaction from the quarter-finals of the London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar. Action from the Alexandra Palace commences at 13:00 (GMT+1) and will be available to watch live on SQUASHTV. Have your say on who you think will win with our new match predictor here. Newly-crowned British Nationals champion Tesni Murphy takes on training partner […]

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