Joelle King, Paul Coll lead NZ medal prospects in Commonwealth Games squash

There are genuine medal prospects among the seven athletes included in New Zealand's squash team for the Commonwealth Games.
The squad is led by three-time Commonwealth Games medal winner and world No 9 Joelle King and world No 13 Paul Coll.
The other five members of the squad are: Amanda Landers-Murphy, Campbell Grayson, Evan Williams, Lance Beddoes and Zac Millar.

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Joelle King, left, in action during the PSA World Squash Championships in Manchester.

"It's great to be named in the team for the Commonwealth Games, I love playing for my country," said King, who this week beat the current world champion to win the Cleveland Classic.

"It's definitely going to be a tough battle for who will take out a medal. It's going to be exciting squash and hopefully it'll make for a great competition."
King has a superb record at the Commonwealth Games, winning a singles bronze medal at Glasgow 2014, a silver in the mixed with Martin Knight in Dehli 2010, and gold in women's doubles in Dehli with Jaclyn Hawkes.
King will compete in women's singles, women's doubles (with Landers-Murphy) and mixed doubles (with Coll). King and Landers-Murphy will be an exciting prospect in the women's doubles, having won gold medals at the last two World Doubles Championships.
King and Coll will also be a combination to watch in the mixed doubles, having won the World Doubles title in 2016 and 2017.