Meagan Best

Meagan Best (born 26 April 2002) is a Barbadian squash player.^[1] She is currently considered as the leading squash player to represent Barbados at international level. She achieved her career-high ranking of World No. 208 in January 2018 and was ranked 243 as of April 2018.^[2]

Meagan Best

Country	Barbados
Born	(2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 23) Bridgetown, Barbados
Residence	Bridgetown, Barbados
Website	meaganbest.com
women's singles
Highest ranking	208 (January 2018)
Current ranking	243 (April 2018)
Medal record Representing  Barbados Women's squash Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Doubles 2023 Santiago Team

Career

She rose to prominence in her squash career after winning the Girl's U17 category at the US Junior Open squash championship in 2017.^[3] With her 2017 U17 win, Meagan became the first squash player from a Caribbean nation to win a US Junior Open squash championship title.^[4][5]

Meagan was one of the members of the Barbados contingent for the 2018 Commonwealth Games just at the age of fifteen and was also the flagbearer for Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations.^[6][7] She was scheduled to compete in the women's singles and mixed doubles events at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

She also went onto qualify for the plate final event at the women's singles event during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.^[8][9] Meagan also became the first Barbadian squash player to qualify for final round of an international squash tournament.^[10] In the plate final of the women's singles during the 2018 Commonwealth Games she defeated Mihiliya Methsarani of Sri Lanka 3-1 to secure the plate title.^[11]