Daryl Selby
Daryl Selby 
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| Daryl Selby at the 2017 World Cup | |
| Nationality: |
 England
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| Birthday: | 3rd November 1982 |
| Size: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| 1st professional season: | 2001 |
| Playing hand: | Right |
| Trainer: | Paul Selby |
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| Career title: | 13 |
| Career finals: | 23 |
| Best placement: | 9 (April 2010) |
| Current placement: | 26th |
| Last update of the infobox: April 1st, 2020 | |
| Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) | |
Daryl Selby (born November 3, 1982 in Harlow , Essex ) is an English squash player .
Career
Daryl Selby attended the Brentwood School in Essex from 1994 to 2001 and immediately afterwards began his professional career on the PSA World Tour , on which he has won 13 titles so far. He achieved his best placement in the world rankings with ninth place in April 2010.
In 2011 he was runner- up in Paderborn with the English national team behind Egypt . In 2013 he also took part in the World Cup with the team. This time the team defeated Egypt 2-1 in the final and became world champions. Daryl Selby played in the opening game and won it 3-0 against Tarek Momen . In 2017 and 2019 he was also in the English World Cup squad, where, as in 2011, he was runner-up behind Egypt on both occasions. Selby secured eight European championship titles with the team
Selby was appointed to the English squad at the Commonwealth Games three times . In 2010 he reached the quarter-finals in singles and doubles. Four years later he secured the bronze medal in doubles with James Willstrop , and in mixed he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. In 2018 he did not get beyond the quarter-finals in the individual . In mixed , he just missed a medal with Alison Waters , with whom he was runner-up in this discipline in 2017 , after defeats in the semifinals and in the bronze medal. At the side of Declan James he won silver in doubles .
Daryl Selby is married. He and his wife have two sons (* 2013, * 2015) and a daughter (* 2017). Selby is trained by his father Paul. His sister Lauren and brother Elliot were also squash players.
successes
- World champion with the team: 2013
- Vice world champion in mixed: 2017 (with Alison Waters )
- European champion with the team: 8 titles ( 2009 - 2014 , 2016 , 2019 )
- Won PSA -Titel: 13
- Commonwealth Games : 1 × silver ( doubles 2018 ), 1 × bronze ( doubles 2014 )
- British champion : 2011
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Two Laurens. In: squashsite.co.uk. May 2011, accessed April 22, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Selby, Daryl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English squash player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harlow (Essex) , England |