London Squash Classic 2025 – Finals: The Stats & How To Watch Live
It’s finals day at the Gold-level London Squash Classic 2025 presented by Bassim Haidar, with two blockbuster matches coming your way from the world-renowned Alexandra Palace in London.
Action gets underway at 15:00 (GMT+1) and will be available to watch live on SQUASHTV and broadcast partners. Have your say on who you think will win with our new match predictor here.
The two finals will see No.8 seed Nele Gilis take on No.2 seed Amina Orfi in the women’s event, and No.3 seed Joel Makin face off against No.2 seed Paul Coll – the winner of which will be confirmed as World No.3 heading into the first Diamond event of the season, the CIB Egyptian Open.
Read below for more information on all four of your finalists, including head-to-head stats, career matchups and the start times for the finals all across the world.
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Nele Gilis v Amina Orfi
World No.14 Nele Gilis and World No.5 Amina Orfi will contest the first final of the day after delivering a pair of superb performances to book their spots in the title decider.
For Gilis, this week has been evidence that she is on the road to rediscovering the form that took her as high as World No.4 in the women’s rankings less than two years ago, with the Belgian overcoming World No.6 Satomi Watanabe in four games in the semi-finals. After injury worries last season, which saw a number of early round exits from tournaments, the 29-year-old looks to be back in top form after admitting to playing pain-free squash once again and with a full pre-season under her belt.
Standing in her way though, is teenage sensation Amina Orfi, who has blitzed her way through the field this week as she goes in search of a second Gold-level title of her career. The Egyptian, who this season will look to go in search of ‘The Big Three’ at the top of the women’s rankings has defeated Sabrina Sobhy, Georgia Adderley and defending champion Sivasangari Subramaniam on her way to the final – losing just a single game along the way.
Orfi’s hitting power down both flanks will certainly test the movement of Gilis, with the No.2 seed entering this one as the title favourite. However, now full of confidence after finding her marks this week, Gilis isn’t to be underestimated.
Joel Makin v Paul Coll
There is plenty on the line in this blockbuster matchup between World No.3 Paul Coll and World No.4 Joel Makin.
The winner of this match won’t only claim the first big trophy of the 2025/26 PSA Squash Tour season, but they will walk away from Alexandra Palace as the confirmed World No.3 in the men’s rankings.
For Makin, this presents a chance to reach a career-high ranking, having never been above his current ranking of World No.4. If he is to do this, though, he will need to replicate the superb performance he delivered to knock out No.1 seed Diego Elias in the last round, with the Welshman going toe-to-toe with the World No.2 through 80 minutes of intense action.
Whether this outing would have left any physical damage to Makin is certainly worth keeping an eye on, especially considering the considerably less amount of time that Coll has spent on court over the last two rounds.
After an early round scare against Mohamed Abouelghar, the Kiwi has looked in sublime form, dispatching both Youssef Soliman and Eain Yow Ng without dropping a game. As defending champion and having enjoyed plenty of success in England throughout his career to date, Coll will be in a confident mood ahead of this final.
