The 27-year-old from Greymouth put in a fighting performance against world No2 Ali Farag but in the end was defeated in five games by the Egyptian 14-12, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 1-11 in 76 minutes.
World No5 Coll tried hard to break the hold of the Egyptians who dominate world squash but on this occasion it appeared his legs failed him against an onslaught of top shots from Farag.
The New Zealander started well by staging mini comebacks to win the first two games. However, once Farag got on a roll in the third he upped his tempo and played the squash which has resulted in him being ranked as the top player over the past couple of years.
In earlier rounds, Coll had beaten world No1 Mohamed El Shorbagy and No4 Karim Gawad to reach the final but Farag, who had won the past 11 times the pair had played, was too effective.
"I felt flat coming into in the match. Even in the first two I was pretty lucky in the end. After that I ran out of gas. He’s [Farag] a very tough player. I’m very happy for him to win this event, if I can’t win it," Coll, who will next play at the Grasshopper Cup gold tournament in Zurich later this month, said.
