Paul Coll third triumph at British Open
- Jun 8
- 2 min read
New Zealnad squash star Paul Coll has taken advantage of the health and fitness of an ailing opponent to win the 2026 British Open title.
It's the third British Open title for Coll after success in 2021 and 2022.
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Coll, 34 beat current world champion and world number one Mostafa Asal in the final after the Egyptian failed to finish the match, retiring at the start of the fourth game.
It was a tough start for Coll after he dropped to the first game 9-11.
But the World No 2 Coll fought back to comfortably take the next two games 11-3, 11-6, before Asal retires following an epic and gruelling semifinal victory the previous day over Diego Elias.
Asal was on court for a marathon 115 minutes, before finally prevailing against Peru's Diego Elias.
"Mostafa [Asal] had a brutal one yesterday, but I still had to get him today, make him hurt, pick up as much as possible and I'm very happy with that performance," said Coll.
"I put in a lot of work since the world champs to flip the script, very happy with my mentality and squash this week.
"The confidence was always there - it was just about execution."
He's now won 33 titles on the PSA Squash Tour.
In the women's final Egyptian Amina Orfi created more history, becoming the youngest women's champion at just 18.
The next tournament on the PSA Squash Tour is the final stop of the season, the PSA Squash Tour Finals, in Paris, starting on 17 June.
