Peter Barker (born 26 September 1983 in

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, England) is a professional

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player from

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. Barker reached a world ranking of 13 in November 2007, the same month that he was selected to represent the senior England team at the World Team Championships in December 2008, held in

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. Peter Barker has 12 professional tour titles to his name out of 15 final appearances. In September 2008, Barker defeated David Palmer twice, with a decisive 3–0 victory over David Palmer in

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at the Sweet Home Chicago Open, and a 3–2 victory in Baltimore at the Merrit Properties Open. Barker's highest world ranking of 5 was reached in December 2012. In 2010, Barker won the bronze medal in the

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squash men's singles event in

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after defeating

Mohd Azlan Iskandar Mohamad Azlan bin Iskandar (born 1 June 1982, in Kuching, Sarawak), known as Mohd Azlan Iskandar, is a Malaysian squash player. He has reached the World No. 10 ranking and won the Kuala Lumpur Open and the Malaysian Open. Career overview Wit ...

from Malaysia in straight sets, 11-5, 11–4, 11–2. The match ended in 45 minutes. Barker had a match point against Ramy Ashour in the quarterfinals of the 2012 U.S. Open, but ended up losing the match. Ashour would go on to win the US Open, beating Gregory Gaultier in the finals. Barker attended Brentwood School from 1995 to 2002. Barker is currently a broker (ish).

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* * People from Harold Wood People from Upminster English male squash players 1983 births Living people People educated at Brentwood School, Essex Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Competitors at the 2013 World Games {{UK-squash-bio-stub

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