Victor Crouin & Tinne Gilis crowned 2025 ESF European Individual Squash Champions

Top seeds Victor Crouin of France and Tinne Gilis of Belgium successfully defended their titles at the 2025 ESF European Individual Squash Championships staged at C’Chartres Squash et Badminton in Chartres in France.

Victor Crouin claimed his third consecutive title, coming back from a game down to overcome compatriot Baptiste Masotti 10-12 11-3 11-9 11-5 in a thrilling 70 minute men's final. 

Tinne Gillis defended her title with an equally exciting 88 minute women's final, defeating sister and second seed Nele Gillis-Coll 11-4 12-10 8-11 11-5.

2025 ESF European Individual Squash Championships, C’Chartres Squash et Badminton, Chartres, France
Men's Final:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [2] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5 (70m)

Men's Third Place Play-Off:
[3/4] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [3/4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) w/o

Women's Final:
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [2] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) 11-4, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5 (78m)

Women's Third Place Play-Off:
[3/4] Mélissa Alves (FRA) bt [3/4] Marta Dominguez (ESP) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (53m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [3/4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 7-9 ret.
[2] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt [3/4] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) 6-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10 (91m)

Women's Semi-Finals:
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [3/4] Marta Dominguez (ESP) 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-2 (45m)
[2] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) bt [3/4] Mélissa Alves (FRA) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 (40m)

Women's Third place Play-Off:
[3/4] Marta Dominguez (ESP) v [3/4] Mélissa Alves (FRA)

Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [5/8] Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (56m)
[3/4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt [5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) 11-6, 6-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9 (55m)
[3/4] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [9/16] Edwin Clain (FRA) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6
[2] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt [5/8] Rui Soares (POR) 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7

Women's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Kara Lincou (FRA) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5 (25m)
[3/4] Marta Dominguez (ESP) bt [9/16] Jacqueline Peychär (AUT) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3
[3/4] Mélissa Alves (FRA) bt [5/8] Emilia Soini (FIN) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
[2] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) bt Franka Vidovic (CRO) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (41m)

Men's 3rd Round:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [9/16] David Bernet (SUI) 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
[5/8] Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt [9/16] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
[5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) bt Louai Hafez (SUI) 11-3, 11-9, 11-6
[3/4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt [9/16] Iván Pérez (ESP) 5-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-8
[3/4] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [9/16] Viktor Byrtus (CZE) 12-10, 11-5, 5-1 ret.
[9/16] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt [5/8] Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-6, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8
[5/8] Rui Soares (POR) bt [9/16] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) 8-11, 14-12, 11-7, 11-9
[2] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt [9/16] Edmon Lopez (ESP) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7

Women's 3rd Round:
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Hannah Chukwu (HUN) 11-3, 11-9, 11-2
Kara Lincou (FRA) bt [5/8] Saskia Beinhard (GER) 11-9, 11-4, 4-11, 11-9
[9/16] Jacqueline Peychär (AUT) bt Karolína Šrámková (CZE) 11-6, 11-7, 12-14, 3-11, 11-7
[3/4] Marta Dominguez (ESP) bt [9/16] Cristina Tartarone (ITA) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9
[3/4] Mélissa Alves (FRA) bt [9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) 11-8, 11-5, 11-0
[5/8] Emilia Soini (FIN) bt Olivia Besant (ENG) 11-3, 11-1, 11-7
Franka Vidovic (CRO) bt Renske Huntelaar (NED) 11-5, 7-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-3
[2] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) bt [9/16] Katerina Tycova (GER) 14-12, 11-8, 11-3

Men's 2nd Round:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Filip Jarota (POL) 11-6, 11-0, 11-4
[9/16] David Bernet (SUI) bt Henrik Mustonen (FIN) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4
[9/16] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) bt Martin Svec (CZE) 13-15, 11-1, 11-2, 11-4
[5/8] Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt Sam Gerrits (NED) 11-4, 11-8, 11-6
[5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) bt Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4
Louai Hafez (SUI) bt [9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 13-11
[9/16] Iván Pérez (ESP) bt Daniel Simon (HUN) 11-7, 11-3, 11-1
[3/4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt Dmytro Shcherbakov (UKR) 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
[3/4] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt Daniel Lutz (AUT) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
[9/16] Viktor Byrtus (CZE) bt David Maier (LIE) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5
[9/16] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt Olli Soini (FIN) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
[5/8] Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Theis Houlberg (DEN) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2
[5/8] Rui Soares (POR) bt Leon Krysiak (POL) 11-7, 11-2, 11-5
[9/16] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bt Hugo Lafuente Jaén (ESP) 11-8, 11-6, 11-1
[9/16] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt Jan Wipperfürth (GER) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
[2] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt Daniel Mekbib (CZE) 11-3, 11-4, 11-2

Women's 2nd Round:
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Catarina Nunes (POR) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
Hannah Chukwu (HUN) bt [9/16] Sofía Mateos (ESP) 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
Kara Lincou (FRA) bt [9/16] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) 9-11, 11-8, 11-2, 6-11, 11-3
[5/8] Saskia Beinhard (GER) bt Breanne Flynn (IRL) 2-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5
Karolína Šrámková (CZE) bt [5/8] Kiera Marshall (ENG) 11-13, 2-11, 11-9, 16-14, 11-8
[9/16] Jacqueline Peychär (AUT) bt Chloe Kalvø (NOR) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
[9/16] Cristina Tartarone (ITA) bt Megan van Drongelen (NED) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8
[3/4] Marta Dominguez (ESP) bt Elcke Mols (NED) 11-4, 11-2, 11-2
[3/4] Mélissa Alves (FRA) bt Camillia Hendy (NOR) 11-0, 11-0, 11-4
[9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) bt Noa Romero (ESP) 11-7, 11-3, 11-1
Olivia Besant (ENG) bt [9/16] Cristina Gomez (ESP) 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
[5/8] Emilia Soini (FIN) bt Ana Munos (FRA) 11-9, 11-2, 11-7
Renske Huntelaar (NED) bt [5/8] Énora Villard (FRA) 11-6, 4-11, 11-5, 11-5
Franka Vidovic (CRO) bt [9/16] Nadia Pfister (SUI) 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7
[9/16] Katerina Tycova (GER) bt Léa Barbeau (FRA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
[2] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) bt Sofi Zrazhevska (POL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4

Men's 1st Round:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye
Filip Jarota (POL) bt Joseph Burman (LUX) 11-1, 11-5, 11-0
Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bye
[9/16] David Bernet (SUI) bye
[9/16] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) bye
Martin Svec (CZE) bt Philip Georgiev (BUL) 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
Sam Gerrits (NED) bt Jakub Pytlowany (POL) 11-8, 11-5, 11-1
[5/8] Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bye
[5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) bye
Elliott Morris Devred (WAL) bt Gabriel Neto (POR) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4
Louai Hafez (SUI) bt Odysseas Menexelis (GRE) 11-1, 11-1, 11-2
[9/16] Brice Nicolas (FRA) bye
[9/16] Iván Pérez (ESP) bye
Daniel Simon (HUN) bt Hjalmer Mols (NED) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Dmytro Shcherbakov (UKR) bt Bruno Gomes (POR) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2
[3/4] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bye
[3/4] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bye
Daniel Lutz (AUT) bt Ville Eskola (FIN) 11-5, 11-3, 11-0
David Maier (LIE) bt Sean Murphy (IRL) 11-9, 11-2, 11-5
[9/16] Viktor Byrtus (CZE) bye
[9/16] Edwin Clain (FRA) bye
Olli Soini (FIN) bye
Theis Houlberg (DEN) bt Jack O'Flynn (IRL) 8-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9
[5/8] Raphael Kandra (GER) bye
[5/8] Rui Soares (POR) bye
Leon Krysiak (POL) bt Ivan Krznaric (CRO) 11-2, 11-9, 11-6
Hugo Lafuente Jaén (ESP) bt Amir Samimi (LUX) w/o
[9/16] Jakub Solnicky (CZE) bye
[9/16] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bye
Jan Wipperfürth (GER) bye
Daniel Mekbib (CZE) bt Alex Smith (IRL) 11-8, 16-18, 11-8, 12-10
[2] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bye

Women's 1st Round:
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bye
Catarina Nunes (POR) bt Gabriella Csókási (HUN) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
Hannah Chukwu (HUN) bye
[9/16] Sofía Mateos (ESP) bye
[9/16] Tessa ter Sluis (NED) bye
Kara Lincou (FRA) bye
Breanne Flynn (IRL) bye
[5/8] Saskia Beinhard (GER) bye
[5/8] Kiera Marshall (ENG) bye
Karolína Šrámková (CZE) bt Riina Koskinen (FIN) 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
Chloe Kalvø (NOR) bt Mariana Ventura Martins (POR) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
[9/16] Jacqueline Peychär (AUT) bye
[9/16] Cristina Tartarone (ITA) bye
Megan van Drongelen (NED) bye
Elcke Mols (NED) bt Tamara Holzbauerová (CZE) 12-10, 12-10, 11-9
[3/4] Marta Dominguez (ESP) bye
[3/4] Mélissa Alves (FRA) bye
Camillia Hendy (NOR) bye
Noa Romero (ESP) bye
[9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) bye
[9/16] Cristina Gomez (ESP) bye
Olivia Besant (ENG) bt Lijana Sultana (MLT) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5
Ana Munos (FRA) bt Tereza Široká (CZE) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
[5/8] Emilia Soini (FIN) bye
[5/8] Énora Villard (FRA) bye
Renske Huntelaar (NED) bt Chloe Foster (WAL) 11-2, 11-8, 11-6
Franka Vidovic (CRO) bt Tola Otrząsek (POL) 11-8, 11-2, 11-8
[9/16] Nadia Pfister (SUI) bye
[9/16] Katerina Tycova (GER) bye
Léa Barbeau (FRA) bye
Sofi Zrazhevska (POL) bt Pika Rupar (SLO) 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4
[2] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) bye

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