Paul Coll beaten in quarters of Qatar defence

Paul Coll hits a high backhand shot in his loss to Victor Crouin at the Qatar Classic PHOTO: PSA SQUASH TOUR

New Zealand squash player Paul Coll has missed out on defending his Qatar Classic title after a four game loss in the quaterfinals.

Coll, the world No 2 ranked player was beaten by Frenchman Victor Crouin in a reverse of their result at the London Classic final less than a fortnight ago.

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Crouin winning on this occassion by a score of 4-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 in 84 minutes coming from a game down to then raise his intensity and accuracy as the contest progressed, putting the defending champion under increasing pressure.

Earlier in the tournament the kiwi had won both of his matches in straight games.

Coll was on a roll of success to begin the new season after winning the London Classic title recently..