Eight Players Will Return for the IPT Qualifier C Event

Eight Players Will Return for the IPT Qualifier C EventHard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA, was packed to the gills on Saturday evening with players and fans, each hoping to see the next big pool star win his spot on the IPT for the 2006 season. One onlooker commented that when legendary money man Jack Cooney played for an exceptionally large amount, it was almost this crowded, but not quite.Action man Scott “The Freezer” Frost was the first to finish his winners’-side match, besting California’s Arturo Rivera by a stunning 10-1 score.“This is probably the last chance I’m gonna get,” an excited Frost said after his match, “because these tournaments are getting tougher and tougher, and every final six or ten of these qualifiers, they’re letting those players get free entry fees, so that means even more top players are gonna be there, because they’re guaranteed. I want to get there now, and I’m not playing around. I think I’ve got a good chance. I played flawless, and with my one-pocket game and the tight pockets on these tables, I think it comes up quite a bit; therefore, I think I’m a huge favorite, to be honest.”
After that, the rest of the winners’ bracket matches came in. Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines met Richard Broumpton of the UK. Orcollo won the first six games in a row, three of them break and run-outs. Broumpton picked up two games before his opponent reached the hill and then one more after, but Orcollo still took the 10-3 victory.Canada’s Eric Hjorliefson and Goh Takami of Japan had a tough match, with Takami taking a 4-1 early lead; however, it wasn’t long before he let his opponent back in the match. The players traded games, and it was almost a hill-hill fight, but Hjorliefson won 10-8. Hjorliefson and Orcollo will play on Sunday at 10 a.m.Germany’s Oliver Ortmann had a great match against Mark Trainer from the U.S. Ortmann took a commanding 6-0 lead but claimed that he was distracted by the ongoing match on the next table between Sam Frangie and Mike Sigel. Trainer took the opportunity to get back in the match, winning four games in a row, but Ortmann tuned out the adjacent game, buckled down, and took the next three racks for a 10-4 win.Mike Sigel finally fell, losing to Keith Bennett and Sam Frangie in his last challenge matches of the evening. Bennett took the first two racks and then traded games with Sigel until taking the last two for an 8-5 victory, and then a nailbiting hill-hill victory then went to Frangie. Bennett and Frangie have been the only players to match up with the Hall of Famer and defeat him all day, and both earned free entry fees into the last two IPT qualification events.In the one-loss side, Karl Boyes of the UK dominated his match against Mark Trainer, taking an early lead and only allowing his opponent two racks before winning their match 10-2. Cliff Joyner fell in his match with Eric Hjorliefson, who bested him 10-7. Richard Broumpton had a hard-fought match against Warren Kiamco of the Philippines, but Kiamco overcame him 10-8. Hiroshi Takenaka bested Arturo Rivera in a hill-hill match 10-9.Sunday’s matches are as follows:Winners’ bracketScott Frost versus Oliver OrtmannGoh Takami versus Dennis OrcolloOne-loss sideWarren Kiamco versus Eric HjorliefsonKarl Boyes versus Hiroshi TakenakaVisit Inside POOL Magazine for the latest news from the sport of billiards and pool.

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