Paul Coll – 500 Matches: The Breakdown

Paul Coll became the first Kiwi man to reach 500 PSA Tour matches following his second-round victory against Argentina’s Leandro Romiglio at the VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open 2023 last week.

New Zealand No.1 Coll has a career-high ranking of World No.1, which he achieved back in March 2022, and has won 21 PSA titles to date, with his most recent victory coming at the Platinum-level U.S. Open 2023.

Below we’ve broken down the stats behind his career and looked at some of the most notable fixtures from his journey to 500 matches.

Career Stats

Matches: 500

Won: 356 (71.20%)

Lost: 144 (28.80%)

Tournaments: 161

Finals: 37 (22.98%)

Titles: 21 (56.76%)

Match Breakdown

Wins (Best of Five Only)

3-0: 210 (58.99%)

3-1: 75 (21.07%)

3-2: 51 (14.33%)

Defeats (Best of Five Only)

2-3: 31 (23.31%)

1-3: 55 (41.35%)

0-3: 47 (35.34%)

Most Frequently Played Opponent

Ali Farag: 26 matches

Won: 7

Lost: 19

Notable Moments:

First PSA Match…

2011 Australia Day Challenge: Round 1 – Paul Coll (NZL) bt Matt Bridle (AUS) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-4

First PSA Title…

2013 Australia Day Challenge: Final – [1] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [2] Justin Beard (AUS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (31m)

First Title on SQUASH TV…

2016 Channel VAS Championship at St George’s Hill: Final – [Q] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [5] Tarek Momen (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 13-11, 11-4 (57m)

First Time in World’s Top 100

May 2013

First Time in World’s Top 50

September 2015

First Time in World’s Top 10

September 2017

First time at WN1…

March 2022 – Replaced Ali Farag
Has since spent 15 weeks at World No.1

First Platinum/World Series Title…

2021 British Open: Final – [3] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [1] Ali Farag (EGY) 3-1: 6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (64m)

Longest Match…

2022 Men’s CIB PSA World Championship: Quarter-Finals – [1] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [6] Tarek Momen 3-2: 11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 2-11, 11-9 (122m)