Cameron Pilley (born 27 October 1982) is a former professional

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player from Australia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in January 2011. Pilley was born in

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. From 2001 to 2005, he attended the

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on a squash scholarship, where he trained under

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and Rodney Martin. He announced his retirement from professional squash on 27 December 2019.

Career overview

As a junior player, Pilley won the Australian under-19 title twice and represented Australia in the World Junior Championships. In 2006, he finished runner-up in the mixed doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering with

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. In 2008, he reached the final of the Canary Wharf Squash Classic, losing

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in the final 9–11, 11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 11–3. In November 2010, he won the Dutch Open against

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in the final 11–7, 11–9, 11–13, 14–12. On 3 October 2011, Pilley hit a squash ball recorded as 175 mph, breaking the previous record set by John White by 3 miles per hour. SquashInfo: Cameron Pilley
/ref> In May 2016, he reached the PSA World Series Finals. He beat Mohammad El Shorbagy in the semi-finals by a score of 2–0. He lost to

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in the finals 3–1 on 28 May 2016.

Major
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final appearances

Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Commonwealth Games

Cameron Pilley is a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist for Australia. In Delhi in 2010 Pilley with Ryan Cuskelly won bronze in the men’s doubles, and he won gold in the mixed doubles with Kasey Brown. In Glasgow in 2014, Pilley and Brown won bronze in the mixed doubles, and he won a gold in the men’s doubles with David Palmer. In the Gold Coast games in 2018 he won gold with Donna Lobban in the mixed doubles.

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