New Zealand squash player Paul Coll of New Zealand. Photo: Jonathan Rebboah / PHOTOSPORT
New Zealand squash star Paul Coll has been forced out of the PSA Tour Finals in Canada due to injury.
Greymouth's Coll suffered an ankle injury during his first group game against England's Mohamed ElShorbagy.
Coll won the match 2-0.
After the win world number three Coll gave no indication of an injury.
Coll's victory saw him end the opening day of the event at the top of Group B, but his withdrawal means his next two opponents Diego Elias of Peru and opponent Karim Abdel Gawad of Egypt will both receive 2-0 wins.
That means that Elias becomes the first player to qualify for the semi-finals after moving top of Group B with seven points with Gawad moving second on five points.
ElShorbagy sits bottom of the table without a point to his name, but is still in with a chance of qualifying if he can win his remaining games.
The PSA World Tour Finals involves the top eight men and women in the world with total prize money of $2 million.
