{"id":17580,"date":"2026-11-08T10:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=17580"},"modified":"2026-11-08T10:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:53:00","slug":"coll-and-orfi-capture-us-open-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/coll-and-orfi-capture-us-open-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Coll and Orfi capture US Open titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

World No.2 Paul Coll and World No.1 Amina Orfi have captured the titles at the US Open Squash Championships after respective wins over World No.3 Diego Elias and World No.55 Nouran Gohar on a thrilling finals night in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coll has won the Platinum-level tournament for the second time and first since 2023 after he came back from a game down to defeat 2022 winner Elias by an 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 34-year-old would have surrendered the World No.2 spot to Elias had he lost and it was the Peruvian who started strongly 24 hours after sending World No.1 and defending champion Mostafa Asal out of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Coll responded brilliantly and showed a number of different layers to his game as he punished his opponent in the front of the court. The victory means that Coll has now won his 35th PSA title, his second of the season, while it\u2019s his first major trophy since June\u2019s British Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt means a lot, I\u2019ve been playing really well,\u201d said Coll afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday was huge for me. I had every excuse in the book to get tired, which I did, but my mind took over and I couldn\u2019t be more proud of myself this week. I\u2019ve got the best team in the world behind me and we put in some work, which paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have belief in my mind. When it gets down to it against those top boys, I need to believe that I\u2019m better than them and that my game is good enough to compete. That was a key factor for me today. I know what I can take, I know what I can do in training, so it was all about believing in that today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Orfi has become the youngest women\u2019s US Open champion in history after a sublime performance saw the 19-year-old beat Gohar 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 to go one better than last year\u2019s runner-up spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orfi has now won 17 PSA titles and holds the record for being the youngest women\u2019s World No.1, World Champion, British Open champion and now US Open champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gohar was appearing in her first major final since giving birth to her daughter just seven months ago and came into the title decider off the back of a 107-minute victory over Hania El Hammamy in the previous round, the longest women\u2019s match in US Open history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That match finished after midnight, but the four-time US Open champion still made it difficult for Orfi particularly in the first game. However, Orfi turned the tables and punished Gohar with her ferocious pace and severe hitting into the front as she pulled away to seal the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt feels good, I\u2019m really enjoying my squash at the moment,\u201d said Orfi afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel that\u2019s what really matters, if you enjoy it you play well and you win titles. I\u2019m really happy with how I\u2019m performing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI still have two tournaments left for the rest of this half of the season, so hopefully I can do well in those. I then have the World Teams and that will be exciting because it\u2019s my first time playing at No.1. I\u2019ll then relax and get ready for the second half of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next stop on the PSA Squash Tour will be the China Open Gold-level tournament between November 17-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s Final: <\/strong>[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [3] Diego Elias (PER) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 (82m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s Final: <\/strong>[1] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [7] Nouran Gohar (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 (41m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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