What a game between coll and Momen , simple exceptional

Wow, what a match! Best I've seen Tarek Momen play. It seems like no one else on tour can tire out Paul Coll like he can (i remember the Qatar Classic 2016 when he had to literally help Coll hobble off court after). Thats not easy to do! Also fantastic sportsmanship and respect from both players. Love it. A real credit to the sport. Could have gone either way, should have been a final! I feel for the refs, decision fatigue is a real thing and it must be so exhausting and hard making so many split second decisions in that atmosphere without any of the love or credit that the players get. It's such an important job so I think they deserve a bit more respect and less abuse from players and fans. Was this the longest world champs match ever?

Now these are (finally) some battles! Love to see El Shorbagy take a moment to acknowledge Dessouky's shot at 8:26 in the middle of a hyper-intense and heated game. These are squash lovers at heart.

If it makes people feel better about that stroke call, Momen's ball may have clipped the tin at 10-8. Doesn't look like it from the camera, but look at how he reacts at 4:57 before realizing the ref hasn't called it. Both people on court clearly saw that ball down.

I agree with those who called "Stroke". Momen's shot had little pace on it. It also clip the side wall, so that it was coming back to the centre of the court. Coll was definitely in a position to volley. Momen hadn't cleared. I think the ref was hesitating because of the significance of the point. I do think she should have referred it.

What a match !! I still can't beleive that last stroke...

Love it or hate it, that stroke at the end of the Coll-Momen match is consistent with how the PSA has been treating these situations recently. It's a bad but not awful straight drive, but Momen clears immediately back to the T instead of letting Coll go in front of him on a volley-able shot. It's not intentional, but that is being treated as a stroke for lack of effort to clear these days.

Just watched the final stroke on 0.25 playback speed. It's a tight call but I think it is the correct one. Momen did not clear a path to the ball and was directly in front of Coll when Coll was in position to play a volley counter. The height was perfect for that shot and Momen prevented Coll from playing it because he returned back to the tee in a straight line, which was precisely where Coll was, rather than cutting around. Coll knew this as soon as he touched Momen - he was smiling from ear to ear!

Hell of a match. Well done Paul, hard luck Tarek.

What a brutal match between Coll and Momen.

4:58 Momen holds his head repenting the error before he realises that the referee call is giving him a point....

The stroke should've gone to a video referee but it isn't as much of a howler as some of y'all are saying it is

It'll be interesting to see if Paul Coll can recover sufficiently for the next match, it'll be a guts effort to that's for sure, he looks spent after this one.

So Elshorbagy is allowed to talking through the ralley? Interesting

All these people calling the point on match ball a bad call LOL. Get your eyes tested and go read the rules. It was clear as day. Mom gave absolutely no room, no clear line to the ball and when he did attempt to clear (he felt Coll trying to play through his interference and made a half assed attempt to clear, he knew he was in the wrong place), it was far too late. The ball was loose, in the right place and the right height for Coll the make a shot. Right call, everyday of the week. Bad luck to Mom great player, both of them, but the right call

Coll and momen both champs

Wonder whether the results would have been different if dessouky had won at least 1 set in the 1st three. With El Shorbagy's recent fitness issues

I thought the commentators questioning of the last two calls in this match were both wrong and out of line. The first 'No Let' was correctly overturned and to suggest the last Stroke was wrong was laughable! The Ref got that exactly right given the way that situation has been rebuffed for years now. Momen knee he had been trapped as could be seen by his reaction spinning away to the rear of the court. If he had done that in the first place he would never have got to a Volley/Drop shot in the front left. These Refs do a bloody great job and thankfully the review option is there unless players use it unwisely. Great game though. I think Momen is the ONLY player who can test coll every time.

great match between Coll and Momen. Does Coll have some juice left for the semifinal?

It is a stroke on re-watch, hell of a call though.

Definitely a stroke, but hilarious how the lady referee said it 🤣

4:57 momen hits the shot, starts to put his face thinking it was down, but then changes his mind? What the hell was that??

Referring is ?

It was a clear stroke for Coll to me. Although it may be true that there is a problem with how 'the rules' treat players shaping up for a volley, waiting for the ball to go towards the back wall where their opponent is and then asking for a stroke as they bump into their opponent as the ball nears the back wall..., that wasn't what happened in the Coll-Momen match imo. Coll shapes up to play the shot and Momen is in front of him, between Coll and the ball. So while it's so disappointing and Momen is v deserving, it was an unlucky thing that can happen. Hate to say it too, as I felt Momen was outplaying Coll. But I also can't understand comments related to the way 'the rules' (notice they never say which rule) are written. I hope Momen will be back into the late rounds of these big events soon.

Definitely a stroke on the Coll match. Ball was still up, Momen couldn't get out of the way on time. If you don't make those stroke calls, players wouldn't make enough effort to clear for opponents once they see their shot isn't tight.

Brutal

Stroke!!

What an epic match. Dont understand why no video review. Poor momen, thats rough

Finally shitty games festival is over ....was waiting for good games...these were well worth the wait

The general sitting like a boss 😎😎

Tough way to lose. Only a let on last point surely. Amazing players.

why is nobody talking about elshorbagy shouting DURING the rally and the refs just ignoring it? not just that, he made no attempt to clear the straight drive at the end. ridiculous refereeing in that rally.

I read comment about Coll v Momen. Then I re-watched at 0.25 speed. At real speed, I felt it was a let. At 0.25 speed it was a stroke. Momen failed to clear and permit a straight path for Coll. Remember that has been a renewed emphasis by PSA to provide a clear path to the ball during this era of Mustafa Asal. I do not think Momen did it intentionally, I think the fatigue of the match and a slightly loose ball which came back too close to him as he intended cause the incident.

That let on Match Ball not a stroke... and I'm a Paul Coll fan

Good refree decision

They could have game points be automatically decided by the video ref.

More weapons than a nuclear war ! what a game Paul Coll !!!!

I really recognize the achievements of Coll and how he worked on his game consistently but honestly he's not a player that I would pay for to see him play live in comparison to players like Mohamed El Shorbagy or Elias.

Game 2 stroke was not a stroke IMO

It was a LET..... if you watch it over and over you will see.... coll went for the man instead of going round him and they was a distance between Mormen and the shot.... Coll is now the new elshobagy I can't wait for him to lose now..... His being favoured

The worst thing was, I actually thought the refereeing was half decent through the match but that stroke on match ball is an absolute howler. I felt so bad for Momen, highlights can't do any justice to the effort he put in and the squash he was playing. Only criticism I had of him was that he was stopping too often rather than playing through any interference. Unbelievable squash match.

Ahhh squash. One of the best matches between two of the best players ever. Yet, again, it got ruined for most educated fans by an unqualified or biased reffing. When are we going to learn that this kind of scenarios are ruining the sport and setting us further behind sports such as badminton or even padel which is fairly new. Fans don't want drama, nor controversy, they want to see athleticism and nothing else.

The Coll Momen issue is why i never liked umpiring at squash. i would call it as i see it from a fair point of view but the rules didnt always back me up. hated umpiring and always tried to score.

Paul Coll is stuck in the ancient Egyptian Cobra snake nest...good luck

Game 3 stroke was not a stroke

It is such an anti climax when any game ends on a stroke :(

Great match but that last call between Coll and Momen cost us a good game

Well done Mormen.... Sorry you were robbed..... The referees where bad gosh..... They need to get unbiased refs..... Mormen was making the wrong shot selections and giving Coll an in alot..... He could have won this if he was selecting the right shots.... driving instead of cross courting.... boasting instead of dropping.... it was to predictable for coll

Dirty game..

What a Stuff, my deep respects to the refs and the worst has yet to come….

Shorbagy yelling out that "he pushed me" is rich. Shorbagy hits a shot and doesn't clear, Dessouky plays through the interference shorbagy created, and shorbagy thinks that he's the victim? Sadly in line with how good he is at "taking space" (playing the the edge of blocking and getting away with it).

referee should have awarded a stroke against Elshorbagi when he shouted in the middle of the rally, ffs! Dreadful decision.

Terrible decision to end a great match

dirty shorbagy at it again. constant blocking, talk crap during the game, plays victim and gets away with it

Referring in tight matches need not be shy to seek assistance of technology. At 10-9 in the Fifth game, Video referral should have been taken by the Referee. Poor show, denied Momen a possible 10-10 deuce and viewers a true climax. PSA wake up

Le robaron el partido a Tarek Momen

Just finish referees, and introduce automated refereeing. Will makes things a whole lot better.

Poor calls on game balls to , against momen!!! Refrees again robbing him..

Daylight robbery

Asal is required to teach coll a lesson for stokes, lets n boxing!!

poor poor decision...... after 2 hours to give a stroke was very unfair.

I don’t understand why they wouldn’t have a more experience ref for these matches

Unbelievably bad call to end that first match.

Ah nothing as sour as an Egyptian crowd. Keep crying habibis

Awful decision in the final point Momen vs. Coll.

Momen was robbed. He is a clear winner. Paul is best too but bad decisions from referee on multiple occasions, made Momen loose the game. In my eyes Momen is the winner for today!

Coll every time looking for Stroke in a cheap way what a con man .

Anti Egyptian bias?? Interesting to see what people think. At such a crucial stage to not call a video ref decision is extremely strange. Hope the PSA look into this but realistically unlikely as they’re a corrupt organisation

That ref is way out her depth with this QF for Coll and MoMo..again on match point when it's a YRS LET at most....he made no effort to get to ball...it was pretty tight and Momen clears well in time...she should have gone to video ref to take the pressure off herself....ruined the match basically.