Semis: Coll on Form to Oust Ng

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 earlier today.

Coll won 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 in 39 minutes to reach back-to-back London Classic finals. He is targeting his first PSA title since March’s New Zealand Open on home soil.

“I carried on the form from yesterday and tried not to let him into the game,” said Coll afterwards.

“I wanted him to feel a lot of pressure from the start, it’s probably one of the biggest semi-finals he’s been in.

“He’s [Makin] obviously playing incredible squash at the moment and he’s very solid, he’s not making any mistakes. I’m going to have to have to be up for the challenge and match him in that intensity. He’s playing very well and it’s just going to be a good battle tomorrow.

“I’m stoked for her [Gilis] to be in another big final. She’s been training hard in the off season and got her squash into good form, so it would be amazing if she could get the win. Last time in New Zealand, that was a great party afterwards, so it’d be awesome to get a double, but we’ve got a lot of work ahead of us and two tough opponents.”

Results

[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (39m)

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