First Round Complete With Few Upsets

First Round Complete With Few UpsetsThe remaining Filipinos continue their domination of this event with first-round wins. “Marvelous” Marlon Manalo bested Wayne Catledge by a close 8-6 score, while Hall of Fame member Efren Reyes won his match over Andreja Klasovic of Serbia 8-4. Other Filipino contingent members include Dennis Orcollo, Rodolfo Luat, Francisco Bustamante, Alex Pagulayan, and Ronato Alcano.Visit the IPT North American Open image galleryDay 1 image galleryDay 2 image galleryDay 3 image galleryMatch scheduleFor the U.S., Earl Strickland won his first round against James Walden 8-6, but fellow Hall of Fame member Mike Sigel finally lost a match after going into today’s rounds undefeated. Australia’s Quinten Hann dealt “The Mouth” a stunning 8-2 defeat. In Round Two, Sigel will face Wayne Catledge.
Other American favorites are doing well. “Rocket” Rodney Morris defeated Kim Davenport 8-4, and Johnny Archer remains undefeated today, having won his match against Sweden’s Tom Storm 8-3. Former U.S. Open champs Jeremy Jones and Gabe Owen both won their first-round matches, as did Corey Deuel and Shawn Putnam.Dennis Hatch was upset 8-6 by “Jumpin’” Sammy Jones 8-6 and now will play Keith McCready in the second round. Every player will play in every round today, unlike the previous two days, in which each player received one round off.Europe’s young guns are holding their own as well. Raj “Hitman” Hundal bested fellow countryman Richard Broumpton 8-5, and Ralf “The Surgeon” Souquet won 8-6 over Imran Majid. Russia’s Evgeny Stalev continues to do well—he won three out of four matches Monday and just defeated Cliff Joyner 8-5. Holland’s Alex Lely, Thorsten Hohmann, Marcus Chamat, and Mika Immonen also won their first-round matches. Additionally, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Great Britain’s great hope, surprisingly bested Shannon “The Cannon” Daulton 8-4.Of the four ladies remaining in today’s rounds, Sarah Ellerby of the U.K. is the only one to have won a match as yet, besting Corey Harper 8-2. Allison Fisher, who faced today undefeated, lost her first-round match to Denver Barger 8-4, Loree Jon Jones suffered an 8-2 loss to Finland’s Marko Lohtander, and Gerda “G-Force” Hofstatter lost by the same score to Anthony Ginn.Round 2 Groups Match schedule for July 25, 2006Group 41Kirkwood, JasonHeuwagen, LeeEllerby, SarahHarper, CoreyBasavich, DanielGarrahan, TheodoreGroup 42Bennett, KeithPagulayan, AlexMonday, SamOrme, ChrisFrost, ScottVarner, NickGroup 43Ginn, AnthonyStrickland, EarlPaez, IsmaelPinegar, JonathanWalden, JamesHofstatter, GerdaGroup 44Hundal, RajDiks, RicoOwen, GabeKoukiadakis, AndreasBroxson, DavidBroumpton, RichardGroup 45Reyes, EfrenBustamante, FranciscoHarrison, PhilipAdkins, DeeMacias, JonathanKlasovic, AndrejaGroup 46Sigel, MikeManalo, MarlonJones, Loree JonLohtander, MarkoCatledge, WayneHann, QuintenGroup 47Boyes, KarlFisher, AllisonAbood, GaryPutnik, IvicaBarger, FloydBeckley, JeffGroup 48Orcollo, DennisAlcano, RonatoSan Souci, GeorgeDeuel, CoreyWims, JohnValle, GandyGroup 49Archer, JohnnyDaulton, ShannonMcKenna, RobertImmonen, MikaO'Sullivan, RonnieStorm, TomGroup 50Hohmann, ThorstenOrtmann, OliverTot, SandorPeach, DarylTademy, MarkCalderon, JerryGroup 51Hatch, DennisSchmidt, JohnBreedlove, GeorgeFu, JianboMcCready, KeithJones, SammyGroup 52Souquet, RalfButera, SalJoyner, CliffStalev, EvgenyWetch, JimmyMajid, ImranGroup 53Zimmerman, MichaelLining, AntonioLuat, RodolfoVickery, HowardPutnam, ShawnGroce, BrianGroup 54Foldes, VilmosEckert, RalphWatson, GerryYounger, JoelMekari, TomokiPotier, PaulGroup 55Marquez, MarcoMartinez, RafaelMorris, RodneyDavenport, KimBeaufils, YannickHopkins, AllenGroup 56Raybone, NeilMoore, SteveNevel, LarryOkumura, TakeshiJuva, MarkusJahnke, BernardGroup 57Petroni, FabioAppleton, DarrenMontal, EdwinJones, JeremyHunter, BobbySambajon, SantosGroup 58Chamat, MarcusMorris, CarlFrank, TroyWilliams, CharlieBartram, ChristopherTownsend, ScottyGroup 59Chohan, TonyHill, MichaelSchmidt, MichaelGay, LeilLely, AlexFeijen, NielsGroup 60Salvas, LucVan den Berg, NickKucharo, JonHogue, GregMatlock, DavidMladenovic, GoranVisit Inside POOL Magazine for the latest news from the sport of pool and billiards and the IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship.

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