Declan James

Declan James

James (left) against Borja Golán 2017
Country	England
Born	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 32) Nottingham, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Turned pro	2011
Retired	Active
Coached by	Nick Matthew
Racquet used	Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Evolution 130
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 15 (May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 28 (14 July 2025)
Title(s)	21
Medal record Men's squash Representing   England World Team Championships 2019 Washington D.C. Team World Doubles Championships 2022 Glasgow Doubles 2017 Manchester Doubles Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Doubles 2018 Gold Coast Doubles European Team Championships 2017 Helsinki Team 2018 Wrocław Team 2019 Birmingham Team

Declan James (born 19 April 1993) is a professional squash player who represented England. ^{[1] [2]} He reached a career high ranking of 15 in the world during May 2019.

Biography

James reached the world's top 50 players in July 2015 after winning his fifth PSA tour event, the Christchurch International Open. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2017, he won the Irish and Arnold Tring Homes Opens and in 2018, won the International de Squash de Nantes, which was his 13th tour title. ^[4] In 2018, he won a bronze medal in the doubles at the Commonwealth Games, on the Gold Coast. In May 2019, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 15. ^[3]

James won European Squash Team Championships gold for the England men's national squash team at the 2019 European Squash Team Championships in Birmingham. ^{[5] [6]}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal, partnering James Willstrop in the men's doubles. ^[7]

In 2024, James won his 17th PSA title after securing victory in the London Open during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour. ^[8]

References

1. PSA Player Profile
2. SquashInfo Player Profile
3. "Declan James profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
4. "Declan James profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
5. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
6. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
7. "Declan James and James Willstrop win all-English Commonwealth squash final". The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
8. "London Open 2024 : It's Declan and Nadine". The Squash Site. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

External links

• Declan James at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
• Declan James at Squash Info