Sixteen Undefeated Returning Saturday Morning

Sixteen Undefeated Returning Saturday MorningThe fifth and final IPT qualification event is well into its elimination rounds, with 16 unscathed players set to return on Saturday morning as well. House of Billiards in Weert, The Netherlands, is the host location. Vilmos Foldes, a two-time runner-up at the IPT qualification events, is still undefeated, having bested Ralf Mund 10-4. Foldes will face Goh Takami, who sent Gary Abood to the one-loss side 10-4. Imran Majid came out the winner of a hill-hill match against Robb Saez and will meet Steve Moore, who dealt Andy Barnett a 10-5 loss. England’s Richard Broumpton dealt a stunning 10-3 loss to Christian Kolles, and fellow countryman Daryl Peach bested Gareth Esprit 10-8. Broumpton and Peach play each other Saturday morning. David Alcaide won his second match, defeating Christian Reimering 10-4 to play Marcel Martens on Saturday. Roman Hybler of Germany sent former World Masters champion Tony Drago of Malta 10-8, going on to meet Skins Billiards champ Santos Sambajon Jr., who won his match against England’s Chris Melling 10-6. Thomas Seiffert sent Thomas Engert to the one-loss side 10-3.
In the one-loss side, Chris Melling of the UK eliminated Holger Gries 10-4, and Christian Reimering ousted Antonell Judet by the same score. Runner-up in Boston, Karl Boyes defeated Sascha-Andrej Tege 10-5. New York’s Frankie Hernandez is going home early thanks to a 10-7 loss to Thomas Engert of Germany. Louis Ulrich stays alive by virtue of his hill-hill win over Eric Hjorliefson, and former World Pool Master champion Tony Drago sent Kenichi Uchigaki 10-7. Road man Gary Abood bested Ralf Mund 10-5, and Florida’s Robb Saez eliminated Brian Beekers 10-8.No more bonuses have been earned as of yet, but tomorrow, the Dutch IPT members will arrive from training camp. Niels Feijen, Alex Lely, and Nick Van den Berg will each take on two randomly chosen challengers simultaneously. If the Dutchmen win, they earn $1,000, but if the challengers win, they earn free entry into any of the IPT’s upcoming qualification events. Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.

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