Meagan Best (born 26 April 2002) is an accomplished Barbadian female squash player. She is currently considered as the leading squash player to represent Barbados at international level. Her highest career ranking was 208 in January 2018 and is currently ranked 243 as of April 2018.

Career

She rose to prominence in her squash career after winning the Girl's U17 category at the

US Junior Open squash championship The United States Junior Open Squash Championship is the largest individual junior squash tournament in the world and is considered the third most prestigious junior open squash championship after the World Junior and the British Junior Open squa ...

in 2017. Meagan also became the first squash player from a Caribbean nation to win a US Junior Open squash championship title. Meagan Best was also named as one of the members of the Barbados contingent for the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

just at the age of fifteen and she was also the flagbearer for Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations. She was scheduled to compete in the women's singles and mixed doubles events at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. She also went onto quality for the plate final event at the women's singles event during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Meagan also became the first Barbadian squash player to qualify for final round of an international squash tournament. In the plate final of the women's singles during the 2018 Commonwealth Games she defeated

Mihiliya Methsarani Mihiliya Methsarani (born 15 January 1998) is a Sri Lankan female squash player. She has represented Sri Lanka in international competitions such as Asian Youth Games, South Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and has won medals. Currently, she is co ...

of Sri Lanka 3-1 to secure the plate title.

References

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