Lee Beachill

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 also represented the 2002 England team^[2] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5][6]

Beachill announced his retirement from the game in February 2009^[7] after undergoing hernia surgery.^[8]