Open des Bretzels: Tournament Preview

The only event taking place on European soil this week on Tour will be the Open des Bretzels, which kicks off on Wednesday in France.

Espace Squash 3000 in Mulhouse will play host to the Challenger 5 level women’s competition, which returns to the calendar for the first time since 2021. Frenchwoman Enora Villard defeated Hungarian Hannah Chukwu in the final two years ago, and there will be several home hopes aiming to keep the trophy in France this week.

There will be four French women among the top eight seeds. Elise Romba will be the top seed for the competition this week in Mulhouse. She will be joined by compatriots Lea Barbeau, Taba Taghavi and Ella Galova in that top eight bracket.

There will be a further six home hopes in action this week. Lauren Baltayan, who featured at the Black Ball Squash Open earlier this year, will be among them. Ninon Lemarchand, Lilou Brevard-Belliot and the wildcard trio of Ines Guyot, Sara Bonmalais and Rose Lucas Marcuzzo will all feature.

The Swiss duo of Ambre Allinckx and Celine Walser, along with England’s Asia Harris, and Egypt’s Nour Ramy will make up the rest of the top eight seeds for the Challenger 5 level draw. The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain will be the other three nations represented in this week’s event.

The event takes place from Wednesday, May 3 to Sunday, May 7 at Espace Squash 3000 in Mulhouse. Follow the PSA Challenger Tour on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates from the event.

First Round Draw: Open des Bretzels
[2] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) – [Bye]
[WC] Elfi Markus (NED) v [9/16] Juliette Permentier (NED)
[9/16] Ingy Hammouda (EGY) v Emma Hodapp (FRA)
[5] Celine Walser (SUI) – [Bye]
[6] Taba Taghavi (FRA) – [Bye]
Olivia Besant (ENG) v [9/16] Ninon Lemarchand (FRA)
[9/16] Catarina Nunes (POR) v Lilou Brevard-Belliot (FRA)
[4] Lea Barbeau (FRA) – [Bye]
[3] Asia Harris (ENG) – [Bye]
[WC] Ines Guyot (FRA) v [9/16] Ona Blasco (ESP)
[9/16] Lauren Baltayan (FRA) v [WC] Rose Lucas Marcuzzo (FRA)
[7] Nour Ramy (EGY) – [Bye]
[8] Ella Galova (FRA) – [Bye]
[WC] Sara Bonmalais (FRA) v [9/16] Sofia Aveiro Pita (POR)
[9/16] Chloe Foster (WAL) v Alina Poessl (SUI)
[1] Elise Romba (FRA) – [Bye]