2003 European Squash Championships
Nottingham Squash Club, Tattershall Drive, The Park Estate, Nottingham Thursday 01 - Sunday 04 May
Playing schedule:
Thu 01 May 10.00 1st qualifying rounds
(inc England women v Belgium; England men v Scotland & Switzerland)
Fri 02 May 10.00 Final qualifying rounds
(inc England women v Denmark & Wales; England men v Netherlands)
Sat 03 May 11.00 Semi-finals
Sun 04 May 10.00 Women's Final
" 13.00 Men's Final
England Teams (brief player details):
Peter Nicol MBE (born Aberdeen; based London; age 30; world No1; National
champion)
o First appearance in an England team since 'defecting' from Scotland in
2001
o In 1992 (playing for Scotland) caused England's only semi-final demise in
30 years of the competition
o Will face Scotland in opening match of 2003 event
o Winner of England's only 2002 Commonwealth Games gold medal (with
Beachill in Men's Doubles)
o Only man to win two medals in both 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games
o Only lost once in 67 international matches for Scotland
Simon Parke (Raised Yorkshire; based Nottingham; age 30; world No17)
o Making 10th European Championships' appearance after debut at 17 in 1990
o Overcame testicular cancer in 1996
o Playing at 'home' club
o Former world No3, making second comeback after ankle surgery
Lee Beachill (Pontefract, Yorkshire; age 25; world No8)
o Broke back in road accident in 1997, told he would never walk again
o First person to win back-to-back British National titles (in 2001 & 2002)
o Winner of England's only 2002 Commonwealth Games gold medal in (with
Nicol in Men's Doubles)
o Making comeback after ankle surgery in March
James Willstrop (Pontefract, Yorkshire; age 19; world junior champion; world
No37)
o Making senior England debut
o England's most successful junior ever
o Reached semi-finals of 2003 National Championships, losing to Nicol
o Already won two international PSA titles
o Youngest England player since Parke in 1990
Mark Chaloner (Born Lincoln; based Hertford; age 30; world No11)
o Making sixth European Championships appearance
o England's world championships hero in 1995
o President of international players' body PSA
Cassie Jackman (Norwich; age 30; world No7, National champion)
o Underwent back surgery for the second time in her career in Sept 2002
o Won record-equalling fifth National title in February 2003
o Former world No1 and world champion
o Making her 12th European Championships appearance since 1990
o Only woman to win two medals in both 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games
Linda Charman (Eastbourne, Sussex; age 31; world No3)
o Making sixth European Championships appearance
o Led England to success in 2000 World Team Championships
Tania Bailey (Stamford, Lincolnshire; age 23; world No4)
o Former world junior champion
o Making comeback after mystery virus
o Reached four WISPA World Tour finals in 2002, inc British Open & US Open
Rebecca Macree (Walthamstow, London; age 31; world No9)
o Profoundly deaf since birth
o Currently enjoying her best ever international success and highest world
ranking
o Making European Championships debut