World No.1 Mostafa Asal will face World No.2 Ali Farag for the men’s World Championships crown and the World No.1 spot after he dispatched Paul Coll 3-0.
Asal is through to his second straight final at the World Champs after the Egyptian was defeated by Diego Elias in 2024’s title showdown in Cairo.
Tomorrow’s final will be the sixth time Asal will lock horns with Farag for a piece of silverware, and Asal has triumphed four occasions.
Asal had a good record against Coll coming into today’s semi-final, with five victories in succession against the New Zealander.
And the World No.1 made an excellent start to extending that run to six matches, forcing Coll to cover plenty of the court by controlling the rallies to draw first blood.
Coll, who was runner-up back in 2019 at the World Championships, tried to push up the court but Asal was once again dictating the pace with his quality too strong for the Kiwi.
Asal had remarkably only made one error and hit 16 winners from the opening two games, and his immense defensive work in the third was rewarded by taking the game 11-4 and booking his place in the final.
“Paul [Coll] is definitely an unbelievable player and it’s tough to play against him,” Asal said afterwards.
“To close it in three, it’s something in my advantage and it shows how he can play long matches. He’s been World No.1, he’s been in finals and winning Platinums. It was a tough match and I’m glad to finish it in three.
“I will take it smoothly. If it comes tomorrow then that’s a bonus. I’m really happy to be in the final.
“I’m the current World No.1 but we’ll be playing for World No.1 as well, and it’s always an honour to play against Ali [Farag]. It’s one more.”
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Result
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [4] Paul Coll (NZL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (41m)
