Lee Beachill

Lee Beachill

Lee Beachill with his 2005 US Open trophy
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1977-11-28) 28 November 1977 Huddersfield, England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Handedness	Right Handed
Turned pro	1998
Coached by	Malcolm Willstrop
Retired	2009
Racquet used	Dunlop
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (October 2004)
Title	8
Tour final	13
World Open	F (2004)
Medal record Men's squash Representing England World Championships 2004 Doha Singles World Team Championships 2005 Islamabad Team 2007 Chennai Team 2001 Melbourne Team 2003 Vienna Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Doubles 2006 Melbourne Doubles 2006 Melbourne Singles European Team Championships 1999 Linz Team 2001 Eindhoven Team 2002 Böblingen Team 2003 Nottingham Team 2004 Rennes Team 2005 Amsterdam Team 2006 Vienna Team 2007 Riccione Team 2008 Amsterdam Team

Lee Beachill (born 28 November 1977) is a former World No. 1 squash player from England.

Biography

Beachill attended Horbury School, Horbury and first played the game at the Skelmanthorpe Squash Club in Yorkshire under the guidance of coach Chris Beck. As a junior player, Beachill helped England win the World Junior Team Championship in 1997, and was the British champion at under-12, under-14, under-17 and under-19 levels.

He reached the World No. 1 ranking in October 2004. He also finished runner-up at the World Open that year.

Beachill was part of the English team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2005. He also represented the 2002 England team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. He competed in the singles and doubles and won a gold medal, partnering Peter Nicol. Four years later at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he partnering Peter Nicol again when they successfully defended their Commonwealth title.

Beachill won the British National Squash Championships three times – in 2001, 2002 and 2005 and won nine gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1999 to 2008.

Beachill announced his retirement from the game in February 2009 after undergoing hernia surgery.

Major results

World Open final appearances

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2004	Doha, Qatar	Thierry Lincou	5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8

World Series final appearances

Qatar Classic

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2003	John White	15–12, 15–5, 11–15, 12–15, 15–9

US Open

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2004	Peter Nicol	11–8, 11–9, 11–9
Winner	2005	David Palmer	11–7, 9–11, 8–11, 11–1, 11–8

External links

• Lee Beachill Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-20)
• Lee Beachill – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-09-17)
• Lee Beachill at Squash Info
• Profile at Squashinfo.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 December 2006)
• Page at Squashpics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 November 2006)
• Article at Squashtalk.com (July 2000) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-06)