and two British National Championship titles (1996 & 2003). Retirement In July 2006, Nicol announced that he would be retiring after the 2006 World Open in September. Nicol's final match was a loss to Thierry Lincou in the quarter-finals. Nicol turned his focus to promoting the game, providing sponsorship, support and coaching through his company Peter Nicol Squash, and promoting events worldwide through Eventis Sports Marketing Ltd. Following a move to the United States, he set up the Nicol Champions Academy in New York and co-founded SquashSkills, an online coaching resource aimed at delivering squash coaching from many of the world's top players. World Open final appearances British Open final appearances Commonwealth Games final appearances Nicol also won men's doubles Gold Medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2006 (partnering Lee Beachill on both occasions). References External links Page at Squashpics.com Article regarding Nicol's switch from Scotland to England Article on the announcement of Nicol's retirement Article on Nicol's retirement BBC article on the announcement of Nicol's retirement 1973 births Living people English male squash players Scottish male squash players Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Members of the Order of the British Empire Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games World Games gold medalists Competitors at the 2005 World Games People from Inverurie Anglo-Scots Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games