Deon Saffery
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| Born | 28 January 1988 Barry, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Malcolm Willstrop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 42 (March 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Deon Saffery (born 28 January 1988) is a former squash player who represented England as a junior and Wales as a senior at two Commonwealth Games. She reached a career-high PSA World ranking of No. 42 in March 2015[1] and is a four-time Welsh national champion.
Biography
Saffery represented the Welsh team[2] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the women's singles, the women's doubles and mixed doubles. Partnering Tesni Evans the pair reached the quarter-finals in the doubles.[3]
Saffery competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, her second consecutive Commonwealth Games appearance, and once again reached the quarter-final of the women's doubles with Tesni Evans.[4] She retired from competitive squash after the 2018 games.
Saffery was a four-time Welsh national champion in 2008, 2010,[5] 2012 and 2014.
References
- ↑ "Squash Info | Deon Saffery | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Wales unveil Glasgow 2014 squash team". BBC Sport. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Day of near misses for Team Wales in Glasgow". South Wales Argus. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Live reporting". BBC Sport. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ladies A" (PDF). Squash Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
External links
- Deon Saffery at Squash Info