Open International de Squash de Nantes

The Open International de Squash de Nantes is an annual international squash tournament for professional players, held in Nantes in France in September. It is part of the PSA World Tour. The event was first held in 2015 in Le Lieu Unique.

Open International de Nantes
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Event nameOpen International de Squash de Nantes
LocationFrance Nantes, France
VenueChâteau des ducs de Bretagne (2019)
Théâtre Graslin (2018)
Machines of the Isle (2017)
Cité International des Congrès (2016)
Le Lieu Unique (2015)
Website
www.opensquashnantes.fr
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryPSA World Tour Bronze
Prize money$55,500
Most recent champion(s)France Victor Crouin
Women's PSA World Tour
CategoryPSA World Tour Bronze
Prize money$55,500
Most recent champion(s)Belgium Nele Gilis

History

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Competition

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The very first edition held at Le Lieu Unique in 2015 was also held in the Badmin'Squash club in Rezé during the qualification phase. Since 2016, the qualification phase and 1st rounds have been held in La Maison du Squash club in Sautron.[1][2][3]

The competition has evolved since its beginning. It only hosted a men's competition in the first edition. From 2016, it included, for the first time, a female competition.[4]

In 2019, the name of the competition changed to Open de France to include the most important tournaments of the PSA World Tour.[5]

Identity project

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This event connects culture and sport by featuring squash through a glass court located in an emblematic place of Nantes and by invited artists around Nantes' culture. The competition incorporates various elements, such as the event poster, teaser, match introductions, DJs, musicians, dancers, and the competition trophy, all of which contribute to giving the competition a unique character.[6][7][8][9]

Venues

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The competition stands out in particular by the choice of unusual places hosting its events.

Season 1

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Year Location Venue
2015 Nantes Le Lieu Unique
2016 Nantes Cité International des Congrès
2017 Nantes The Naves - Machines of the Isle
2018 Nantes Théâtre Graslin
2019 Nantes Château des ducs de Bretagne
2020 No competition

Season 2

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Year Location Venue
2021 No competition
2022 Nantes Hangar 24, Quai Wilson
2023 No competition

Past Results

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Men's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2023 No competition
2022   Victor Crouin   Marwan El Shorbagy 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10
2021 No competition
2020
2019   Paul Coll   Joel Makin 12-10, 11-3, 11-9
2018   Declan James   James Willstrop 2-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9
2017   Grégoire Marche   Nicolas Mueller 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3
2016   Grégoire Marche   Chris Simpson 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-2
2015   Grégoire Marche   Henrik Mustonen 11-8, 11-2, 11-9

Women's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2023 No competition
2022   Nele Gilis   Tinne Gilis 11-9, 11-6, 11-3
2021 No competition
2020
2019   Camille Serme   Amanda Sobhy 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9
2018   Nele Gilis   Emily Whitlock 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6
2017   Fiona Moverley   Nele Gilis 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
2016   Hana Ramadan   Rachael Chadwick 12-10, 11-4, 2-11, 11-9
2015 No competition

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Association Squash Rezé : ligue des pays de la Loire". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Association Nantes Squash Sautron : Ligue des pays de la Loire".
  3. ^ "Association Nantes Squash Sautron : Ligue des pays de la Loire". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. ^ "Open International de Nantes". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Open de France – Nantes 2019 Presented by Tailor Capital, J-1 !". Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Michel Bouvet : Les artistes invités à la Cité des Congrès Nantes". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  7. ^ "Du squash et au-delà". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  8. ^ "Evénement : Open international de squash Nantes". Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  9. ^ "Open International de Squash Nantes - INFO".
  10. ^ "Open International de Squash de Nantes".
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