Lee Beachill
{{Short description|English squash player}}
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{{Infobox squash player
| name = Lee Beachill
| image = Lee Beachill US Open (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 140px
| caption = Lee Beachill with his 2005 US Open trophy
| country = {{ENG}}
| residence = Pontefract, England
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|11|28}}
| birth_place = Huddersfield, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.82 m
| weight = 76 kg
| turnedpro = 1998
| retired = 2009
| plays = Right Handed
| coach = Malcolm Willstrop
| racquet = Dunlop
| website =
| event = Men's singles
| years_active =
| highest_ranking = No. 1
| date_of_highest_ranking = October 2004
| played =
| titles = 8
| finals = 13
| WorldOpenresult = F (2004)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's squash}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 2004 Doha | Singles}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Team Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2005 Islamabad | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Chennai | Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2001 Melbourne | Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2003 Vienna | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2002 Manchester | Doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Melbourne | Doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2006 Melbourne | Singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Linz | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2001 Eindhoven | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2002 Böblingen | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2003 Nottingham | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2004 Rennes | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2005 Amsterdam | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Vienna | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Riccione | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/4580231/Lee-Beachill-ready-for-British-Nationals-swansong.html|author=Rod Gilmour|title=Lee Beachill ready for British Nationals swansong|work=The Telegraph|location=London|date=10 February 2009|accessdate=26 February 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=6 June 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=6 June 2025}}
Beachill announced his retirement from the game in February 2009{{cite news|title=Injury forces Beachill to retire |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/squash/7881102.stm|accessdate=28 October 2011|department=BBC Sport}} after undergoing hernia surgery.{{cite news|url=http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/british_nationals_2008/|title=British Nationals 2008|accessdate=26 February 2015}}
Major results
= World Open final appearances =
| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="100"| Outcome !width="50"| Year !width="200"| Location !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="200"| Score in the final | ||||
| bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up | 2004 | Doha, Qatar | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Lincou | 5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8 |
World Series final appearances
Qatar Classic
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!width="100"| Outcome !width="50"| Year !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="200"| Score in the final | |||
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2003 | {{flagicon|SCO}} John White | 15–12, 15–5, 11–15, 12–15, 15–9 |
US Open
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!width="100"| Outcome !width="50"| Year !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="200"| Score in the final | |||
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2004 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Nicol | 11–8, 11–9, 11–9 |
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2005 | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Palmer | 11–7, 9–11, 8–11, 11–1, 11–8 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220071114/http://www.leebeachill.com/ |title=Lee Beachill Official Website}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917223319/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~211,00.html |title=Lee Beachill – PSA World Tour profile}}
- {{Squash Info|2}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214224620/http://dev.squashinfo.com/player-2 |date=14 December 2006 |title=Profile at Squashinfo.com}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103012331/http://www.squashpics.com/lee_beachill.htm |date=3 November 2006 |title=Page at Squashpics.com}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051206042732/http://www.squashtalk.com/profiles/lbeachillprof.htm |title=Article at Squashtalk.com (July 2000)}}
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{{succession box |
| before = Peter Nicol|after=Thierry Lincou|title=World No. 1|years=October 2004 – December 2004
|}}
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{{Squash World Number Ones (men)}}
{{World Series squash men's champions}}
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Category:English male squash players
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in squash
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash
Category:Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportspeople from Huddersfield
Category:Sportspeople from Pontefract