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French World No.107 Christophe Andre sealed his place in the main draw of the 2016 Open International de Squash de Nantes on home soil after upsetting Dutch World No.77 Piedro Schweertman in the final round of qualifying at the Cité Internationale des Congrès.

Andre, 29, is appearing at his first PSA World Tour event of the 2016/17 season after winning four tournaments during the last campaign, and made a fine start to proceedings with a straight games win over New Zealander Lance Beddoes in the previous round.

The number seven qualifying seed’s match with Schweertman began evenly, with both players taking a game apiece, before Andre pulled away to complete an 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10 victory to ensure that he will meet England’s Declan James in the opening round of the main draw.

James’s compatriot, World No.87 Jaymie Haycocks, caused the day’s other upset after he bridged a 32-place World Rankings gap to dispatch top qualifying seed Mazen Gamal by a 3-0 margin. Up next for Haycocks is a fixture with title favourite Daryl Selby as the two Englishmen get set to meet for the first time on the PSA World Tour.

The final round of qualifying also saw England’s Richie Fallows and Welshman Joel Makin advance to the main draw of the PSA M25 tournament after respective victories against Baptise Masotti and Chris Fuller. Fallows will clash with home hope Gregoire Marche in the next round, while Makin will take on United States No.1 Todd Harrity.

Meanwhile, the opening round of qualifying at the inaugural Women’s event got under way and saw a French trio consisting of Charlotte Delsinne, Marion Romba and Laura Paquemar emerge unscathed.

Delsinne and Paquemar will meet for a place in the main draw after beating Sabrina Belliot and Fanny Segers, respectively, while Romba axed Emmanuelle Le Brun to set up a clash with Switzerland’s Cindy Merlo.

There were also wins for Marina de Juan Gallach, Emma Custance Baker, Julianne Courtice and Paulina Krzywicka, all of whom will join the battle for a main draw berth on the second day of qualifying at the PSA W5 tournament.

2016 Open International de Squash de Nantes – Men’s Final Qualifying Round Results:
[4] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [8] Chris Fuller (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 (43m)
[7] Christophe Andre (FRA) bt [3] Piedro Schweertman (NED) 3-1: 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10 (50m)
[2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 3-0: 11-6, 12-10, 11-8 (43m)
[5] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt [1] Mazen Gamal (EGY) 3-0: 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 (42m)

2016 Open International de Squash de Nantes – Men’s First Round Draw:
[1] Daryl Selby (ENG) v [Q] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG)
[Q] Joel Makin (ENG) v [7] Todd Harrity (USA)
[8] Olli Tuominen (FIN) v Jens Schoor (GER)
[Q] Richie Fallows (ENG) v [4] Gregoire Marche (FRA)
[3] Tom Richards (ENG) v Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND)
Ben Coleman (ENG) v [6] Karim Ali Fathi (EGY)
[5] Declan James (ENG) v [Q] Christophe Andre (FRA)
[WC] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) v [3] Chris Simpson (ENG)

2016 Open International de Squash de Nantes – Women’s First Qualifying Round Results:
[1] Marina de Juan Gallach (ESP) bt [L] Ninon Lemarchand (FRA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (19m)
[6] Paulina Krzywicka (POL) bt [L] Johanna Pigeat (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-2 (26m)
[8] Marion Romba (FRA) bt [L] Emmanuelle le Brun (FRA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (26m)
[4] Cindy Merlo (SUI) bt [L] Axelle Legrand (FRA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (15m)
[3] Emma Custance Baker (ENG) bt [L] Oceane Michelot (FRA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-1 (16m)
[5] Julianne Courtice (ENG) bt [L] Maelle Fuhrer (FRA) 3-0: 11-2, 11-2, 11-0 (15m)
[L] Laura Paquemar (FRA) bt [7] Fanny Segers (FRA) 3-0: 11-2, 11-7, 13-11 (24m)
[2] Charlotte Delsinne (FRA) bt [L] Sabrina Belliot (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 12-10, 11-7 (21m)

2016 Open International de Squash de Nantes – Women’s Final Qualifying Round Draw:
[1] Marina de Juan Gallach (ESP) v [6] Paulina Krzywicka (POL)
[8] Marion Romba (FRA) v [4] Cindy Merlo (SUI)
[3] Emma Custance Baker (ENG) v [5] Julianne Courtice (ENG)
[L] Laura Paquemar (FRA) v [2] Charlotte Delsinne (FRA)

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