The Open International de Squash de Nantes is an annual international

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tournament for professional players, held in

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

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in September. It is part of the

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. The event was first held in 2015 in

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History

Competition

The very first edition of the « Open International de squash de Nantes » was held at

in 2015. This edition was also held in the Badmin'Squash club in

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during the qualification phase. Since 2016, the qualification phase and 1st rounds have been held in La Maison du Squash club in

Sautron Sautron (; br, Saotron) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique ''département'' in western France. Geography Sautron is located 10 km north west of Nantes, close to the Nantes-Vannes expressway. Surrounding communes are Vigneux-de-Bretagn ...

. 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. In 2019, the name of the competition grows « ''Open de France'' » to include the most important tournaments of the

Identity project

This event links culture and sport by staging squash through a glass court located in an emblematic place of

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.

Venues

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

Season 1

Nantes lieu unique tour.JPG,

, venue of the 1st edition. La-cite-nantes.jpg, La Cité des Congrès, venue of the 2nd edition. Open International de Squash de Nantes 2017.jpg, The glass court, under The Naves, venue of the 3rd edition. Théâtre Graslin - Place Graslin, Nantes.jpg, Le

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, venue of the 4th edition. ChateauNantesEntrance1900.jpg, Le

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, venue of the 5th edition.

Past Results

Men's

Women's

References

External links

- Official website

- Open International de Nantes 2015 PSA page
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