Open International de Squash de Nantes explained

Open International de Nantes
Event Name:Open International de Squash de Nantes
Location: Nantes, France
Venue:Château des ducs de Bretagne (2019)
Théâtre Graslin (2018)
Machines of the Isle (2017)
Cité International des Congrès (2016)
Le Lieu Unique (2015)
Psa Category:PSA World Tour Bronze
Psa Prize Money:$55,500
Psa Most Recent Champion(S): Victor Crouin
Wsa Tier:PSA World Tour Bronze
Wsa Prize Money:$55,500
Wsa Most Recent Champion(S): Nele Gilis

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.

History

Competition

The very first edition of the « Open International de squash de Nantes » was held at Le Lieu Unique in 2015. This edition 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, the « Open International de squash de Nantes » included for the first time a female competition.[4]

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

Identity project

This event links culture and sport by staging squash through a glass court located in an emblematic place of Nantes and by invited artists around Nantes' culture. The competition poster, the teaser, the matches' introduction, the disk jockeys, musicians, dancers, the competition trophy, all these elements are included to give a unique aspect to the competition.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Venues

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

Season 1

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

Season 2

YearLocationVenue
2021No competition
2022Hangar 24, Quai Wilson
2023No competition

Past Results

Men's

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2023 No competition
Victor Crouin 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10
2021 No competition
2020
Paul Coll 12-10, 11-3, 11-9
Declan James 2-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9
Grégoire Marche 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3
Grégoire Marche 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-2
Grégoire Marche 11-8, 11-2, 11-9

Women's

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2023 No competition
Nele Gilis 11-9, 11-6, 11-3
2021 No competition
2020
Camille Serme 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9
Nele Gilis 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6
Fiona Moverley 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
Hana Ramadan Rachael Chadwick 12-10, 11-4, 2-11, 11-9
2015 No competition

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Association Squash Rezé : ligue des pays de la Loire. 16 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Association Nantes Squash Sautron : Ligue des pays de la Loire.
  3. Web site: Association Nantes Squash Sautron : Ligue des pays de la Loire . 2020-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021828/http://www.opensquashnantes.fr/evenement/organisation,13.html . 2017-11-07 . dead .
  4. Web site: Open International de Nantes. 26 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Open de France – Nantes 2019 Presented by Tailor Capital, J-1 !. 8 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Michel Bouvet : Les artistes invités à la Cité des Congrès Nantes . 2020-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030407/http://www.opensquashnantes.fr/evenement/les-artistes-invites,15.html . 2017-11-07 . dead .
  7. Web site: Du squash et au-delà . 2020-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012451/http://www.opensquashnantes.fr/edito/squash-dela,62.html . 2017-11-07 . dead .
  8. Web site: Evénement : Open international de squash Nantes . 2020-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170821170626/http://www.opensquashnantes.fr/evenement/projet,14.html . 2017-08-21 . dead .
  9. Web site: Open International de Squash Nantes - INFO.
  10. Web site: Open International de Squash de Nantes.