Meagan Best
{{Short description|Barbadian squash player (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox squash player
|name = Meagan Best
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|04|26}}
|country = {{BAR}}
|birth_place = Bridgetown, Barbados
|residence = Bridgetown, Barbados
|website = {{url|http://meaganbest.com}}
|event = women's singles
|highest_ranking = 208
|date_of_highest_ranking = January 2018
|current_ranking = 243
|date_of_current_ranking = April 2018
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry|{{BAR}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's squash}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago|Doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago|Team}}
}}
Meagan Best (born 26 April 2002) is a Barbadian squash player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/13301-meagan-best|title=Squash Info {{!}} Meagan Best {{!}} Squash|website=squashinfo.com|access-date=2018-04-09}} She is currently considered as the leading squash player to represent Barbados at international level. She achieved her career-high ranking of World No. 208 in January 2018 and was ranked 243 as of April 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/rankings/13301-meagan-best|title=Squash Info {{!}} PSA World Squash Rankings: Meagan Best {{!}} Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|access-date=2018-04-09}}
Career
She rose to prominence in her squash career after winning the Girl's U17 category at the US Junior Open squash championship in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/7468-womens-us-junior-u17-open-2017|title=Squash Info {{!}} Women's US Junior U17 Open 2017 {{!}} Squash|website=squashinfo.com|access-date=2018-04-09}} With her 2017 U17 win, Meagan became the first squash player from a Caribbean nation to win a US Junior Open squash championship title.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/112692/meagan-makes-history|title=Meagan makes history|work=nationnews.com|access-date=2018-04-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/barbados-best-us-junior-squash-open-girls-u17-best-too|title=Barbados' Best is the US Junior Squash Open Girls' U17 best too|website=www.loopnewsbarbados.com|access-date=2018-04-09}}
Meagan was one of the members of the Barbados contingent for the 2018 Commonwealth Games just at the age of fifteen and was also the flagbearer for Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations.{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1062674/barbados-named-best-flagbearer-for-gold-coast-2018-opening-ceremony|title=Barbados named best flagbearer for Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony|access-date=2018-04-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/squash/athlete-profile-n6008761-meagan-best.htm|title=Squash {{!}} Athlete Profile: Meagan BEST - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-04-09}} She was scheduled to compete in the women's singles and mixed doubles events at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
She also went onto qualify for the plate final event at the women's singles event during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/145635/day-bajans-games|title=Better day for Bajans at Games|work=nationnews.com|access-date=2018-04-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/squash/event-schedule-women-s-singles.htm|title=Squash {{!}} Event Schedule Women's Singles - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-04-09}} Meagan also became the first Barbadian squash player to qualify for final round of an international squash tournament.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/145929/meagan-makes-plate-final|title=Meagan makes plate final|work=nationnews.com|access-date=2018-04-09}} In the plate final of the women's singles during the 2018 Commonwealth Games she defeated Mihiliya Methsarani of Sri Lanka 3-1 to secure the plate title.{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/squash/results-women-s-singles-fnl-0001pl-.htm|title=Squash {{!}} Results Women's Plate Final - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-04-09}}
References
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External links
- {{PSA|new_id=meagan-best}}
- {{SquashInfo}}
- {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|squash/athlete-profile-n6008761-meagan-best}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|33417}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:Barbadian female squash players
Category:Squash players at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados
Category:Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games