David Evans

David Evans is a former professional squash player from Wales, born on 24 October 1974, who competed at four Commonwealth Games from 1998 to 2014. He reached a career-high world ranking of world No. 3 in 2001 and won the British Open in 2000, beating Paul Price of Australia in the final. At 6 ft 3 he had a height and reach advantage, and he only took up the sport seriously at the age of 16. He won eight Welsh national titles, every year from 1994 to 1999 and again in 2003 and 2004, a men's record that stood until Peter Creed won a ninth title in 2019. At the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games he reached the men's doubles quarter-finals with Alex Gough and Peter Creed.