# Men's Open International de Squash de Nantes 2018

The Men's Open International de Squash de Nantes 2018 is the men's edition of the 2018 Open International de Squash de Nantes, which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event Challenger Tour 30 (Prize money: $28,000).
The event took place at the Théâtre Graslin in Nantes in France from 4 to 9 of September.
Declan James won his first Open International de Nantes trophy, beating James Willstrop in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2018, the prize purse was $28,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money Open International de Nantes (2018) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 525 | 354 | 210 | 130 | 78 | 47.5 |
| Prize money | $4,085 | $2,580 | $1,610 | $970 | $590 | $375 |

## Seeds

* James Willstrop (final)
* Declan James (champion)
* Zahed Salem (semifinals)
* Grégoire Marche (quarterfinals)
* Lucas Serme (quarterfinals)
* Campbell Grayson (round of 16)
* George Parker (quarterfinals)
* Olli Tuominen (quarterfinals)

## Draw and results

| First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | First round 4 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Round of 16 5 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Quarter finals 6 & 7 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Semi finals 8 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 | Final 9 September 2018 |
| | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rohan Mandil | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 9/16 | Patrick Rooney | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Patrick Rooney | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Charlie Lee | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | 5 | Lucas Serme | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Benjamin Aubert | 11 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9/16 | Charlie Lee | 7 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Lucas Serme | 11 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zahed Salem | 6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | George Parker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Cornes Ribadas | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | | 9/16 | Shehab Essam | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Shehab Essam | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 7 | George Parker | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Bernat Jaume | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 3 | Zahed Salem | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaymie Haycocks | 8 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9/16 | Bernat Jaume | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Zahed Salem | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Declan James | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Olli Tuominen | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Christophe André | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | WC | Christophe André | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joeri Hapers | 4 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Olli Tuominen | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Baptiste Masotti | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | Baptiste Masotti | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matias Tuomi | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | 9/16 | Baptiste Masotti | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Campbell Grayson | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | Baptiste Masotti | 5 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Declan James | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Grégoire Marche | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Baillargeon | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | | 9/16 | Auguste Dussourd | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Auguste Dussourd | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 4 | Grégoire Marche | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Sébastien Bonmalais | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Declan James | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ondřej Uherka | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | 9/16 | Sébastien Bonmalais | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Declan James | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |