Paul Coll will take on Mostafa Asal in the semi finals of the PSA World Championships after overcoming former world champion Mohamed ElShorbagy 3-0.
Coll, into his fifth World Champs semi-final, comfortably axed 2017 world champion ElShorbagy to tee up a last four clash with World No.1 Asal – a rematch of their semi-final meeting last season.
The New Zealander did an excellent job of tidying up in the front corners as he kept ElShorbagy at bay to open up a 1-0 lead, but the Englishman started to take risks in the second by hitting more winners.
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However too many unforced errors was ElShorbagy’s undoing, as Coll moved 2-0 up as he took the second 11-9.
The damage looked to have been done for ElShorbagy after the second as Coll comprehensively clinched the third 11-2.
“I’ve played him [Mohamed ElShorbagy] loads of times and when he makes that push it’s vital you’ve got to stick with him,” he said.
“It’s so hard when he’s attacking you like that and going across the ’T’ line. I tried to stay aggressive myself and I think I did that at the end of that set [the second].
“He had a few massive five gamers off the back of Europeans so I knew if I made it physical then he’ll start to feel it.
‘I’ve got big respect for him what he does and how he plays – he’s still fighting and he’s so hard to play against. I’m very happy.”
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Result
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [7] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-9, 11-2 (35m)
