Paul Coll & Amina Orfi Crowned 2025 London Squash Classic Champions

Paul Coll of New Zealand and Egypt’s Amina Orfi were crowned champions at the London Squash Classic, presented by Bassim Haidar, after producing superb performances in a thrilling finals night at Alexandra Palace. World No. 3 Paul Coll defeated Welshman Joel Makin, while World No.5 Amina Orfi overcame Belgium’s Nele Gilis to secure the women’s title.

Second seed Paul Coll claimed the 29th Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour title of his career with a commanding 13-11 11-7 11-8 victory over Joel Makin. The match carried extra significance, with the Welshman knowing a win would have seen him leapfrog Paul Coll in the world rankings. Instead, the Kiwi retained his position and successfully defended the London title he first won in April 2024.

Paul Coll’s route to the trophy was far from straightforward. He came perilously close to a second-round exit, surviving three match balls against Egypt’s Mohamed Abouelghar before staging a dramatic comeback. From there, he rediscovered his rhythm and finished the week in dominant fashion, lifting his first PSA World Tour Gold-level trophy since defeating World No.1 Mostafa Asal at this same event 17 months earlier.

In the women’s final, 18-year-old sensation Amina Orfi continued her remarkable rise with a straight-games victory over World No.14 Nele Gilis, prevailing 11-4 11-5 11-6 to collect the eighth PSA World Tour title of her young career. The triumph marks Egyptian’s second Gold-level success and her first since the Singapore Squash Open in November 2024.

The Belgian was unable to halt the momentum of Amina Orfi as the Egyptian teenager maintained her dominance in their recent rivalry, securing a third consecutive win over her rival. Earlier in the week, Amina Orfi had impressed with a superb semi-final victory over defending champion Sivasangari Subramaniam, a result that underlined her growing stature on the world stage.

The 2025 PSA London Squash Classic presented by Bassim Haidar was staged at Alexandra Palace from the 2nd to 7th September and will be remembered both for Paul Coll’s resilience and Amina Orfi’s brilliance, with two of the sport’s leading figures reinforcing their credentials in front of a packed Alexandra Palace crowd.

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2025 London Classic presented by Bassim Haidar, Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, England
Men's Final:
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [3] Joel Makin (WAL) 13-11 11-7 11-8 (75m)

Women's Final:
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [8] Nele Gilis (BEL) 11-4 11-5 11-6 (49m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [1] Diego Elias (PER) 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 14-12 (80m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (39m)

Women's Semi-Finals:
[8] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt [3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 11-7, 11-13, 11-2, 11-3 (57m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [5] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5 (68m)

Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) bt [7] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 13-11, 11-5 (34m)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-7, 5-11, 11-8 (49m)
[8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt [4] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-9, 11-9 (36m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [6] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 11-2, 11-4 (26m)

Women's Quarter-Finals:
[8] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt [1] Olivia Weaver (USA) w/o
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [9/16] Tesni Murphy (WAL) 6-11, 11-8, 11-5 (38m)
[5] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt [9/16] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 11-9, 11-5 (20m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [9/16] Georgia Adderley (SCO) 11-4, 11-5 (23m)

Despite a typically battling and entertaining match against Joel Makin, UNSQUASHABLE player Miguel Rodríguez was denied a quarter-finals place at the 2025 PSA London Squash Classic being held at Alexandra Palace as the 3rd seeded Welshman prevailed 11-5 11-3 in the best-of-three 2nd round encounter.

Men's 2nd Round:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) bt Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 2-0: 11-4, 11-5 (25m)
[7] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt Perry Malik (ENG) 2-0: 12-10, 11-6 (28m)
[5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Jonah Bryant (ENG) 2-0: 11-6, 11-9 (30m)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [9/16] Miguel Rodríguez (COL) 11-5, 11-3 (29m)
[4] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-5, 10-12, 11-3 (35m)
[8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Abdulla Mohd Al-Tamimi (QAT) 8-11, 12-10, 11-9 (43m)
[6] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-7, 8-11, 11-1 (53m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 11-6, 10-12, 13-11 (52m)

Women's 2nd Round:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt Rachel Arnold (MAS) 11-9, 11-8 (22m)
[8] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt Grace Gear (ENG) 3-11, 11-7, 11-6 (38m)
Tesni Murphy (WAL) bt [7] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 (44m)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt Lucy Turmel (ENG) 11-3, 11-2 (15m)
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt [4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 6-11, 11-7, 11-5 (35m)
[5] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Tomato Ho (HKG) 11-7, 12-10 (23m)
Georgia Adderley (SCO) bt [6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 6-11, 11-8, 11-7 (34m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 11-3, 11-7 (23m)

UNSQUASHABLE player Miguel Rodríguez defeated Mohamed ElSherbini of Egypt 11-7 11-9 in 37 minutes in his 1st round match of the 2025 London Squash Classic to face 3rd seed Joel Makin of Wales in the 2nd round to be staged on the spectacular all-glass court at Alexandra Palace Theatre in the UK capital.

Fellow UNSQUASHABLE player Nick Wall, who last week reached the final of the 2025 British National Squash Championships, was denied a place in the 2nd round by Jonah Bryant who prevailed 14-12 11-5 in 33 minutes.

Men's 1st Round:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) bye
[9/16] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-13, 11-6, 11-6 (35m)
[WC] Perry Malik (ENG) bt [9/16] Greg Lobban (SCO) 8-11, 12-10, 11-8 (49m)
[7] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bye
[5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bye
[9/16] Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Nick Wall (ENG) 14-12, 11-5 (33m)
[9/16] Miguel Rodríguez (COL) bt Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 11-7, 11-9 (37m)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bye
[4] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bye
[WC] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt [9/16] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-6, 11-5 (26m)
[9/16] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 13-11, 9-11, 11-8 (44m)
[8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bye
[6] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bye
[9/16] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Nathan Lake (ENG) 1-0 ret.
[9/16] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt Declan James (ENG) 11-7, 11-3 (22m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bye

Women's 1st Round:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bye
[9/16] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 11-7, 11-5 (17m)
[WC] Grace Gear (ENG) bt [9/16] Hana Moataz (EGY) 10-12, 11-9, 11-9 (32m)
[8] Nele Gilis (BEL) bye
[7] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bye
[9/16] Tesni Murphy (WAL) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 11-7, 11-7 (26m)
[9/16] Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 11-7, 11-6 (21m)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bye
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bye
[9/16] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt Mariam Metwally (EGY) 11-8, 9-11, 11-1 (29m)
[9/16] Tomato Ho (HKG) bt [WC] Torrie Malik (ENG) 11-7, 11-8 (22m)
[5] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bye
[6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bye
[9/16] Georgia Adderley (SCO) bt Hana Ramadan (EGY) 11-9, 11-4 (19m)
[9/16] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) bt Hollie Naughton (CAN) 11-6, 11-5 (20m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bye

Diego Elias of Peru and Olivia Weaver of the USA have been named the top seeds for the 2025 Professional Squash Association (PSA) London Squash Classic, as the PSA Gold event returns for its highly anticipated second edition from the 2nd to 7th September.

The tournament will once again take place on the all-glass show court at Alexandra Palace, a venue that delivered a memorable debut last year and proved to be an electric setting for squash, offering both players and fans a unique atmosphere that elevated the event from the outset.

World No.2 Elias heads the men’s draw and will be making his first appearance at the London Squash Classic, though it marks his 10th PSA World Squash Tour event in London. The Peruvian closed out last season with mixed fortunes, lifting the prestigious British Squash Open in June, but falling short at the end-of-season PSA World Squash Tour Finals. Having not won a PSA Gold-level title since 2022, Elias will be aiming to open the new campaign with a statement performance.

Returning to defend his title is New Zealand’s Paul Coll, who captured the inaugural crown in 2024 after battling past Joel Makin and Mostafa Asal. A mainstay in the world’s top five, Paul Coll knows that to reignite his push for the top ranking, wins over direct rivals like Elias and Asal are crucial.

Home hopes rest on third seed Joel Makin and fourth seed Marwan ElShorbagy. Joel Makin enjoyed his best squash season to date last year, breaking into the world’s top four and clinching the PSA World Tour Squash Finals title. A potential semi-final against Diego Elias, after a controversial clash in Toronto, could be one of the tournament’s standout fixtures.

Marwan ElShorbagy, who shares the bottom half of the draw with Paul Coll, quietly made his way back into the world’s top five last season following a three-year gap. He and Coll met five times across the campaign, with Marwan ElShorbagy taking only the first of those matchups.~

In the women’s draw, World No.4 Olivia Weaver enters as the top seed following a strong 2024–25 squash season campaign, where she claimed PSA World Tour Gold titles in Silicon Valley and Australia. Olivier will be targeting an 11th career title in what will be just her second competitive outing in London.

Seventeen-year-old Egyptian star Amina Orfi is seeded second and continues to make waves on the world stage. The reigning World Junior Squash Champion claimed wins over three of the current top four last season, underlining her status as a rising force. London marks her third PSA event in England and her first in the UK capital.

Third seed Satomi Watanabe will enjoy something of a home advantage, having trained in Roehampton, just a short distance from Alexandra Palace, for several years under the guidance of former World No.3 Alison Waters. The Japanese No.1 broke through last season, reaching a World Championship quarter-final and two Gold-level finals. If she and Weaver advance, a semi-final showdown could be on the cards.

In the opposite half, fourth seed Tinne Gilis is hoping to make a deeper impact this season after consistently reaching the last eight of major events and will potentially face defending champion Sivasangari Subramaniam in the quarter-finals, a tough match-up made more challenging by the Malaysian’s successful history at the event.

The home crowd will have plenty to cheer for with British talents such as Jonah Bryant, Declan James, Georgina Kennedy and Georgia Adderley all looking to make a strong impression on home soil.

Matches will take place at both Coolhurst LTSC and Alexandra Palace.

2025 PSA London Squash Open Men’s Main Draw:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) Bye
Raphael Kandra (GER) vs Baptiste Masotti (FRA)
Greg Lobban (SCO) vs [WC] Perry Malik (ENG)
[7] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) Bye
[5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) Bye
Jonah Bryant (ENG) vs Mazen Hesham (EGY)
Miguel Rodríguez (COL) vs Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) Bye
[4] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) Bye
[WC] Adrian Waller (ENG) vs Leonel Cardenas (MEX)
Abdulla Mohd Al-Tamimi (QAT) vs Curtis Malik (ENG)
[8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) Bye
[6] Youssef Soliman (EGY) Bye
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) vs Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)
Nicolas Mueller (SUI) vs Declan James (ENG)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) Bye

2025 PSA London Squash Open Men’s Main Draw:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) Bye
Lucy Beecroft (ENG) vs Rachel Arnold (MAS)
Hana Moataz (EGY) vs [WC] Grace Gear (ENG)
[8] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) Bye
[7] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) Bye
Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) vs Tesni Murphy (WAL)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) vs Kenzy Ayman (EGY)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) Bye
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) Bye
Mariam Metwally (EGY) vs Jasmine Hutton (ENG)
Tomato Ho (HKG) vs [WC] Torrie Malik (ENG)
[5] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) Bye
[6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) Bye
Hana Ramadan (EGY) vs Georgia Adderley (SCO)
Sabrina Sobhy (USA) vs Hollie Naughton (CAN)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) Bye

The 2025 PSA London Squash Classic will be staged at Coolhurst Lawn Tennis & Squash Club and Alexandra Palace from the 2nd to 7th September.

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UNSQUASHABLE will be represented at the 2025 London Squash Classic by Miguel Rodríguez

2024 PSA London Squash Classic Results: InternationalSquashMagazine.com