Coll falls in final

Squash: New Zealander Paul Coll fell at the last hurdle at the 2020 Qatar Classic yesterday, losing to defending champion and world No 1 Ali Farag, of Egypt, 118, 611, 119, 119 in 61 minutes.

For fifthranked Coll it was his 23 PSA final and his second platinum title match but, despite having an easy semifinal, the New Zealander could not get across the line as the Egyptian displayed some remarkable shotmaking.

For Coll, it marks a second year of frustration in Qatar following his defeat to world No 3 Tarek Momen in the world championship final at the same venue 12 months ago.