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Challenger Tour Weekly Preview: Action In Australia, France & Germany
Challenger Tour
There are three tournaments on the PSA Challenger Tour this week, with action coming from Australia, France and Germany, with the former hosting its national championships.
There is a Challenger 3 level tournament in Germany, the DSQV Sportwerk Challenger, with two 10 level tournaments, the Volkswagen Australian Open and the Le Havre PSA Challenger also on Tour this week.
Volkswagen Australian Open
The Volkswagen Australian Open begins on Wednesday, February 3, and is restricted to participants who are currently residing in the country and neighbouring New Zealand.
The men’s draw sees both of the Calvert brothers, Nicholas and Thomas, along with Joseph White and Rhys Dowling as the top four seeds, while there is a sole South African in the field. 21-year-old Tate Zak Norris, who now lives in Victoria, will be looking to grab his first win as a professional.
Gaultier Looking Forward To Starting 2021 in Poland
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The first tournament of the new year begins in Poland tomorrow with the ‘French General’, Gregory Gaultier, the top seed for the Challenger 10 level Expression Networks Enjoy Open.
As his comeback continues, the Frenchman, who is back inside the world’s top 40 for the first time since returning from injury, will be looking to take a third Challenger 10 title since September, having already won the Expression Networks Nolan and Liam’s Tournament and the Expression Networks Prague Open.
This week’s event, held at the Enjoy Squash Club in Bielsko-Biala in Poland is limited to cross-border participation, with players currently residing in Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia, along with those living in Poland, allowed to enter the tournament.