Open International de Squash de Nantes explained

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 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

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

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

Season 1

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

Season 2

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

• PSA World Tour
• French Squash Federation

External links

• - Official website
• - Open International de Nantes 2015 PSA page

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.