Lee Beachill

Lee Beachill

Lee Beachill with his 2005 US Open trophy
Country	England
Born	(1977-11-28) 28 November 1977 (age 47) Huddersfield, England
Residence	Pontefract, England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2009
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Malcolm Willstrop
Racquet used	Dunlop
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (October 2004)
Title(s)	8
Tour final(s)	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. ^[1] 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 has also won gold medals for England in the men's doubles at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2006, partnering Peter Nicol on both occasions.

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. ^{[2] [3]}

Beachill announced his retirement from the game in February 2009 ^[4] after undergoing hernia surgery. ^[5]

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

References

1. Rod Gilmour (10 February 2009). "Lee Beachill ready for British Nationals swansong". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
2. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
3. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
4. "Injury forces Beachill to retire". BBC Sport . Retrieved 28 October 2011.
5. "British Nationals 2008" . Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Peter Nicol	World No. 1 October 2004 – December 2004	Succeeded by Thierry Lincou