David Palmer has been Australia's top squash player for most of this decade. The 30-year-old from Lithgow in New South Wales topped the world rankings for the first time in September 2001, two months after becoming the first Australian for twenty years to win the British Open title.

The following year, he clinched the 2002 World Open crown in dramatic style in his adopted home town of Antwerp in Belgium when he fought back from two games down to beat Scotland John White in the final.

History repeated itself four years later when Palmer, in his third World Open final, again recovered from a two-game deficit to defeat Gregory Gaultier in the 2006 climax in Egypt.

In February 2007, Palmer consolidated his status as the current player with the most PSA Tour titles when he won the Swedish Open in Linking to mark his 20th trophy success in his 43rd final.