More Excitement at the IPT Qualifier

More Excitement at the IPT QualifierThe second day of the IPT qualifier for their 2006 season has brought additional excitement, as Kevin Trudeau announced this morning that he would be pulling eliminated players’ names out of a hat for a chance to match up with Mike “The Mouth” Sigel. Anyone who won this race to 8 would win free entries into the remaining three qualifiers.Pairs of names were chosen, and first up were Louis Ulrich and Imran Majid. Sigel played both matches simultaneously, which kept him bouncing back and forth from table to table. Majid was first to reach the finish line by the score of 8-3, and it look Ulrich a bit longer, but he triumphed over Sigel as well in a hill-hill nailbiter.Check out the IPT Qualifier B photo gallery.
The second set of names to be drawn were those of Kevin Becker and Marco Marquez. Kevin Trudeau issued a standard offer that anyone who can run six consecutive racks in a competition will win a $5,000. Becker, who hails from Germany, took this to heart. Though Sigel won the first two games in their match, Becker won the third and then ran the next seven racks and out to collect not only the free entries but the hefty bonus as well. Marquez did not fare so well, for with Sigel free to concentrate solely on their match, “The Mouth” caught a gear and reached an 8-5 final score.South Dakota's Shane Van Boening snatched a crowd pleasing pay check by becoming the third player to run six racks in his match against Johnny Stone. For his efforts, Van Boening was received $5,000 and a personal congratulations from IPT founder, Kevin Trudeau.The one-loss side matches from this morning have ended. George Breedlove bested Michael Schmidt 10-6, and Cliff Joyner sent room owner CJ Wiley home 10-8. Jean-Claude Bernatchez defeated Sparky Ferrell 10-5, and Kenichi Uchigaki dealt Kevin Becker his second loss 10-7. SoCal’s Dave Hemmah defeated Tony Mougey 10-7, and San Diego’s Dan Wallace eliminated Tang Hoa 10-2. Last qualifier’s runner-up Vilmos Foldes of Hungary bested Marco Marquez 10-3, and Vesa-Ville Virtanen ousted Lee Heuwagen 10-3.The second round of the one-loss side matches have begun, as well as the winners’-side matches.Visit the IPT for the latest news on their ongoing qualifying event.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.

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