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Daryl Selby

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Daryl Selby
Country England
Born (1982-11-03) 3 November 1982 (age 42)
Harlow, Essex
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Turned pro2004
Retired2022
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byPaul Selby
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 9 (April, 2010)
Title(s)13
Tour final(s)23
World OpenQF (2013)

Daryl Selby (born 3 November 1982) 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]

Biography

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Selby attended Brentwood School, Essex as his secondary school between 1994 and 2001. His sister is professional squash player Lauren Selby.

He 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.

Selby won seven gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 2009 to 2019.[4][5]

He retired in August 2022, after having won another silver medal in the doubles competition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ PSA Player Profile
  2. ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ^ Daryl Selby Announces Retirement
  7. ^ King makes squash history after all-English thriller takes place at Birmingham 2022
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