Daryl Selby
 Daryl Selby at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Colchester, Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1982 Harlow, Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned Pro | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Selby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 9 (April, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 22 (March, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | QF (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 9 August 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daryl Selby (born 3 November 1982 in Harlow) is a former professional squash player who represented England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in April 2010.[1][2] His sister is professional squash player Lauren Selby. He attended Brentwood School, Essex as his secondary school between 1994 and 2001.
Career overview
Selby won the British National Squash Championships in 2011, defeating the reigning World Champion and World No.1,[3] Nick Matthew in the final 9-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (84m).
In 2012, he reached the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions, losing to James Willstrop in semifinals.
In June 2013, he was gold medalist with the England Team during the 2013 World Team Championships. In the same year, in reached for the first time the quarterfinals of the World Championships.
He retired in August 2022, after having won another silver medal in the doubles competition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4][5]
References
- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ "PSA World Tour | Players | Dunlop PSA World Rankings". Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012., Retrieved on 2012-02-13
- ^ Daryl Selby Announces Retirement
- ^ King makes squash history after all-English thriller takes place at Birmingham 2022
External links
- Daryl Selby at PSA (archive) (archive 2)
- Daryl Selby at Squash Info
- Daryl Selby at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Daryl Selby at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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