Mathieu Castagnet (born 14 November 1986 in
Saintes, Charente-Maritime
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) is a professional
squash player who represented
France
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. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 6 in May 2016.
He reached the quarterfinals of the
US Open in
2013
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Events
January
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and the quarterfinals of the
British Open in
2014
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, and entered the world Top 20 in June 2014.
In December 2014, he beat the world number one
Mohamed El Shorbagy in four games during the
British Grand Prix 2014, where he reached the final against
Nick Matthew.
In March 2016, he won in the
Canary Wharf Classic beating the No. 1 seed
Omar Mosaad in four games, the biggest achievement of his career.
In July 2017, he won the bronze medal at
The World Games 2017 in
Wrocław
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, Poland.
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1986 births
Living people
French male squash players
World Games medalists in squash
World Games bronze medalists for France
Competitors at the 2013 World Games
Sportspeople from Saintes, Charente-Maritime
Medalists at the 2017 World Games
21st-century French sportsmen
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