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