A win and a loss for the two Kiwis in the 2017 British Open squash tournament in Hull, England this morning with Paul Coll progressing, but Joelle King falling in the first round. Coll has made the British Open second round for the first time in his career but only after a huge battle over English wildcard Declan James in five games. Coll, ranked 16 in the world won in 75 minutes 9-11 11-8 9-11 11-2 11-5 over the 37th ranked James and at times struggled to get into the game. In the second round Coll will face Egyptian eighth seed Tarek Momen - a repeat of December's Channel VAS Championship final clash which saw Coll win his biggest title to date. Twenty-year-old Hany, who is ranked 22 places below King played with control beyond her years to win 7-11 11-9 11-4 11-9.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2017 17:37 UTC