Daryl Selby

{{Short description|English squash player (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox squash player

| name = Daryl Selby

| image = Daryl Selby 2017.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Daryl Selby at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships

| country = {{ENG}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|11|3}}

| birth_place = Harlow, Essex

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|72|kg|lb}}

| turnedpro = 2004

| retired = 2022

| plays = Right Handed

| coach = Paul Selby

| clothing = 305SQUASH

| event = Men's singles

| years_active =

| highest_ranking = No. 9

| date_of_highest_ranking = April, 2010

| WorldOpenresult = QF (2013)

| titles = 13

| finals = 23

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's squash}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}

{{MedalComp|World Team Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Mulhouse|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Paderborn|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Marseille|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Washington D.C.|Team}}

{{MedalComp|World Doubles Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Manchester|Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|Doubles}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Glasgow|Doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2009 Malmö | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Aix-en-Provence | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Espoo | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2012 Nuremberg | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2013 Amsterdam | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2014 Riccione | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Herning | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2016 Warsaw | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2017 Helsinki | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Wrocław | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Birmingham | Team}}

}}

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.[http://www.psa-squash.com/entry/ranking.php?player=T02654 PSA Player Profile][https://www.squashinfo.com/player-534 SquashInfo Player Profile]

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,{{cite web |url=http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/WorldRankings/0,,13121,00.html |title=PSA World Tour | Players | Dunlop PSA World Rankings |access-date=2012-01-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106133715/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/WorldRankings/0%2C%2C13121%2C00.html |archive-date=2012-01-06 }}, Retrieved on 2012-02-13 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.{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=6 June 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=6 June 2025}}

He retired in August 2022, after having won another silver medal in the doubles competition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/10336/daryl-selby-announces-retirement Daryl Selby Announces Retirement][https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126766/birmingham-2022-squash King makes squash history after all-English thriller takes place at Birmingham 2022]

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