Paul Coll of New Zealand has achieved a number of records on the tour and in March 2022, he became the first Kiwi male to become the sport’s world no.1 and was voted the PSA Male Player of the Year that season. He lifted his maiden major title in 2021, beating top seed Ali Farag of Egypt in the final of the Allam British Open, as he continued his march up the rankings. Coll finally reached the pinnacle of rankings the following year. In just his second day as the sport’s leading player, the Kiwi won the Windy City Open. In 2022, Coll finished runner-up at both the Egyptian Open and New Zealand Open, before ending the year with a semi-final appearance at the Hong Kong Open. He secured a third Canary Wharf Classic crown in early 2023 but lost in the semi-finals of the British Open later in the year, as his unbeaten run at the sport’s oldest event came to an end after three years. The New Zealander reached three major event semi-finals before last season ended in June, including the 2024 British Open, World Championships and World Tour Finals. He started the new season with also a semi-final berth in the Paris Squash where he was beaten by Mostafa Asal after five games in September.