Final 16 Set in IPT Winners’ Bracket

Final 16 Set in IPT Winners’ BracketThe field at the fourth International Pool Tour qualification event has narrowed to 48, after starting out with 76 hopeful entrants. The tournament is being held this weekend at Country Club USA in Chelmsford, MA, which is bitterly cold.In the featured match in the last round of tonight’s one-loss side, two-time runner-up and European youth champion Vilmos Foldes was eliminated by Santos Sambajon Jr. 10-7. Though Foldes held a 7-4 lead, Sambajon won the next rack and then broke and ran out the next five to win the match.“I felt a little bit okay,” Sambajon laughed afterward. “It’s tough, but I gotta do my best. I gotta chance, I think, if I keep winning and winning.”Visit the IPT Qualifier D Image Gallery
A shell-shocked Foldes was interviewed afterward. He said again that he wanted very much to be in the IPT. “I’m going to quit for one week, and then I’ll start to practice again,” he smiled. He said that he’s going home to Hungary to relax, practice, and travel to Holland. “It will be a very big trip, but I am ready for it,” he promised and then added, “From the beginning, this has been almost like a world championship.”The players remaining in the winners’ bracket are:George BreedloveEric HjorliefsonRobb SaezGary AboodDan WallaceAntonio LiningBeau RunningenKarl BoyesRichard MolinieroImran MajidChris MellingWarren KiamcoThomas EngertJose GarciaFuruta KazuoGoh TakamiThere have been several upsets, and a few players have taken an unexpected early exit in addition to Foldes, such as Dave Hemmah, Frankie Hernandez, Richard Broumpton, and Louis Ulrich. Players already in the one-loss side but still hanging on include world champion Chia-Ching Wu, Scott Frost, and Lee Heuwagen.Sparky Ferrell lost his first match to Jeff Beckley of San Diego and then forfeited his second match. The IPT staff called him repeatedly, but when someone answered the phone in his hotel room, they were told that Ferrell was unwell and forfeiting his match.Five players have earned $500 for sinking the 8 ball on the break: Kevin Becker, Louis Ulrich, Chris Melling (twice), Gary Abood, and Jason Kirkwood.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.

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