Farag and Elías were meeting in a PSA final for the first time, with Farag heading into the match with a 13-2 advantage in the head-to-head record between the pair.

The start to the final was delayed when Farag required treatment for a back spasm which occurred in the warm-up, and he struggled in game one, with Elías manoeuvring his opponent around the court well on his way to taking it 11-4.

Farag found his rhythm to take game two 11-8, and won game three by the same scoreline, with Elías appearing to get distracted as the Egyptian continued to receive treatment between games.

Game four proved a particularly close affair, with Elías saving a match ball, before creating a game ball opportunity of his own and a chance to take the match to a fifth game.

Good shot-making from Farag allowed him to save the game ball, before he closed out the match at the second time of asking, with the final score in game four 13-11.

In the process Farag won a 25^th PSA title, and his first major title in the United Kingdom.

The next men’s event on the PSA World Tour is another Gold  competition - the Canary Wharf Classic - which is scheduled to begin in London on Sunday (March 13) and run through to March 18.