Paul Coll

Paul Coll
Country  New Zealand
Residence Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Born (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992
Greymouth, New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Turned Pro 2010
Retired Active
Racquet used Eye Rackets
Website paulcoll.com
Men's singles
Highest ranking No. 8 (December 2017)
Current ranking No. 9 (April 2018)
Medal record
Squash
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastMen's singles
2018 Gold CoastMixed doubles
Last updated on: April 2018.

Paul Coll (born 9 May 1992) is a professional squash player who represents New Zealand. He currently has a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 as of April 2018.[1][2]

Career overview

Coll's first major breakthrough came when he was ranked 31st in the world and won the $100,000 St. George's Hill Classic in Weybridge, England as a qualifier. He beat 4 players in the top 20 to win the title, which raised him to no. 20 in the world. He made history in September 2017 as he became no. 10 in the PSA World Rankings. He is only the fourth Kiwi to break the top 10 in the world, the ones before him including former world champion and world no. 2 Ross Norman.

Coll claimed his first Commonwealth Games medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as he clinched a silver medal in the men's singles event after being defeated by veteran English squash player, James Willstrop.[3][4] On the other side, fellow New Zealand squash player, Joelle King clinched a historical gold medal in the women's singles event.[5] This was also the first instance where a male and a female squash player from New Zealand had managed to qualify in the final of the respective events at a Commonwealth Games event.[6]

Personal life

Coll has been in a relationship with professional squash player Nele Gilis of Belgium since 2015. They both live and train together in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ PSA Player Profile
  2. ↑ SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. ↑ "Paul Coll denied Commonwealth Games gold in men's squash by English veteran". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ↑ @aldersonnotes, Andrew Alderson Sports reporter, NZ Herald andrew alderson@nzherald co nz (2018-04-07). "Squash: Joelle King and Paul Coll into Commonwealth Games singles finals". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ↑ "Kiwi King wins, Coll loses Games squash final". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Joelle King, Paul Coll qualify for squash singles finals". Newshub. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  7. ↑ https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/paul-coll-interview/
  8. ↑ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11955221


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