Lee Beachill
Lee Beachill with his 2005 US Open trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Lee Beachill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Pontefract, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-11-28) 28 November 1977 (age 46) Huddersfield, 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
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Lee Beachill (born 28 November 1977 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom) is a former World No. 1 squash player from England.
Beachill 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 has won the British National Squash Championships three times – in 2001, 2002 and 2005.
Beachill announced his retirement from the game in February 2009[2] after undergoing hernia surgery.[3]
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.
Lee first played the game at the Skelmanthorpe Squash Club in Yorkshire under the guidance of coach Chris Beck.
He attended Horbury School, Horbury.
World Open final appearances
0 title and 1 runner-up
Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 2004 | Doha, Qatar | Thierry Lincou | 5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8 |
Major World Series final appearances
Qatar Classic: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 2003 | John White | 15–12, 15–5, 11–15, 12–15, 15–9 |
US Open: 2 finals (2 titles, 0 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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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
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 | ||
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Preceded by | World No. 1 October 2004 – December 2004 | Succeeded by |
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- Qamar Zaman (1975/1981 - 25 m)
- Geoff Hunt (1976/1980 - 59 m)
- Jahangir Khan (1982/1992 - 94 m)
- Jansher Khan (1988/1998 - 97 m)
- Chris Dittmar (1993 - 2 m)
- / Peter Nicol (1998/2004 - 60 m)
- Jonathon Power (1999/2006 - 14 m)
- David Palmer (2001/2006 - 5 m)
- Thierry Lincou (2004/2005 - 14 m)
- John White (2004 - 2 m)
- Lee Beachill (2004 - 3 m)
- Amr Shabana (2006/2008 - 33 m)
- Karim Darwish (2009 - 11 m)
- Grégory Gaultier (2009/2018 - 20 m)
- Ramy Ashour (2010/2013 - 21 m)
- Nick Matthew (2010/2014 - 19 m)
- James Willstrop (2012 - 11 m)
- Mohamed El Shorbagy (2014/2020 - 47 m)
- Karim Abdel Gawad (2017 - 1 m)
- Ali Farag (2019/2023 - 29 m & 26 w)
- Paul Coll (2022 - 3 m & 2 w)
- Mostafa Asal (2023 - 13 w)
- Diego Elías (2023 - 7 w)
- PSA Rankings incepted on January, 1975
- (year first held/year last held – number of months (m) & weeks (w))
- Current World No. 1 in bold, as of July 30, 2023