Lee Beachill (born 28 November 1977 in

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, United Kingdom) is a former World No. 1

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player from England. Beachill reached the World No. 1 ranking in October 2004. He also finished runner-up at the World Open that year. Beachill was part of the English team which won the

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in 2005. He has also won gold medals for England in the men's doubles at the

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and

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, partnering

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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 after undergoing

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surgery. 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,

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World Open final appearances

0 title and 1 runner-up

Major World Series final appearances

Qatar Classic: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)

US Open: 2 finals (2 titles, 0 runner-up)

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beachill, Lee 1977 births Living people English male squash players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Huddersfield Sportspeople from Pontefract