Lee Beachill - GBR

Shoes: 4:SYS Squash

Country: England

Date of birth: 28 November 1977

Height: 6' 1" (183 cm)

Place of birth: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Place of residence: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Marital status: Single

Highest World ranking: 1 (Oct 04)

World Tour titles: 8

World Tour finals: 14

Coach: Malcolm Willstrop & David Campion

Sponsors: Dunlop (racket & clothing), e-squash™ (string), Tournagrip, www.sportdiscount.com™ & Nrg Sports (Maxim Sports Nutrition products)

Career highlights: Winning 2003 Qatar Classic, 2004 Bermuda & English Opens, 2004 & 2005 US Opens & three British National titles

Lee Beachill is a professional squash player from Wakefield, England, a two (2) times British Champion, English No1, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist and achieved the World No 1 title in October 2004.

Lee has achieved a highest Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Ranking of two (2) and has won eight (8) PSA World Tour titles; the Cannons Satellite, Japan Open, Adelaide Club Open in Canada, South African Open, Pittsburgh Open, Qatar Classic, the Bermuda Open and English Open.

In a distinguished junior career, Lee was the British Champion at all age groups U/12, U/14, U/16 and U/19 - winning the latter two categories in successive years.

Lee has represented England at junior and senior levels, captaining the U19 junior team to victory in the 1997 World Junior Team Championships, and playing for the senior team from the 1999 European Team Championships.

Lee, who is managed by iSQUASHmarketing, is part of the England Squash World Class Performance Programme, based in Pontefract, Yorkshire under the guidance of Malcolm Willstrop.

In 2006, Lee reached the Super Series Final, Broadgate Arena in London. Lee, ranked 7th, lost after a close game to No2 Antony Ricketts of Australia 11-7 6-11 11-4 11-10(2-0).