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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.


Biography

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, 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. He retired in August 2022, after having won another silver medal in the doubles competition of the
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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Selby, Daryl 1982 births Living people English male squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games People educated at Brentwood School, Essex People from Shenfield Sportspeople from Brentwood, Essex Sportspeople from Harlow Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century English sportsmen