Canary Wharf Classic Final 2023: Preview, Stats & How To Watch Live

After two brutal semi-finals clashes, the GillenMarkets Canary Wharf Classic final will be contested between Wales’ Joel Makin and former Champion Paul Coll from New Zealand in a repeat of the 2022 Commonwealth Games final.

Makin had already beaten the World No.2 Diego Elias en route to the semi-finals and last night defeated World No.1 and No.1 seed Mostafa Asal to earn a place in the final. Coll spent similar time on court last night but needed a game less to beat current World Champion Ali Farag in four games to reach another Canary Wharf Classic final.

The final of the Canary Wharf Classic is available to watch live on SQUASHTV and on the selected channels of our broadcast partners. You can also view the live scores here.

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Order of play: Final

Joel Makin v Paul Coll

Joel Makin and Paul Coll went head to head in the Commonwealth Games final in Birmingham in the summer of 2022, with Coll defeating the Welshman in a five-game thriller to earn he prestigious Gold medal. Makin then struggled with injuries and form throughout the first part of the season, but the new attacking, aggressive style of making is causing plenty of upsets amongst the top ten.

The pair recently met at the Black Ball Squash Open, where it was Makin who picked up the victory, a first in six attempts. That win seemed to give the Welshman a heap of confidence as he has since beaten four other top 10 players, including the World’s top two players Mostafa Asal and Diego Elias.

Coll would have been disappointed with his results of late, losing out in the quarter finals of the Motor City Open to Fares Dessouky, an event where he was the top seed. Then losing in round two to Joel Makin in the Black Ball Squash Open. The New Zealander has seen his ranking slip down to World No.5, but he will be determined to climb his way back up and regain the race for World No.1.