{"id":1041,"date":"2020-03-10T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2020-03-10T13:35:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:35:32","slug":"irt-minnesota-hof-and-pueblo-shootout-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/10\/irt-minnesota-hof-and-pueblo-shootout-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"IRT Minnesota HoF and Pueblo Shootout Wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Portillo takes the Mn HoF event. Photo US Open 2019, Photographer Kevin Savory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Congrats to your winners on the weekend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Minnesota:
– Singles: Eduardo Portillo
– Doubles; Blake Hansen\/John Goth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Pueblo:
– Singles; Kane Waselenchuk
– Doubles; Adam Manilla\/Nick Riffel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R2 Sports App home page for events:
– Minnesota: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/website\/event-website.asp?TID=31350<\/a>
– Pueblo: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/website\/event-website.asp?TID=32062<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A note; lower tier IRT events are not stored in the PRS database, so no PRS reporting here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s a recap of the Minnesota event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Quarters, the top 4 seeds (all IRT regulars) all advanced as expected. Minnesota amateur Lee Meinerz<\/a> pushed #4 Justus Benson<\/a> 12,13, and Iowa amateur Blake Hansen<\/a> pushed #3 Sam Bredenbeck 11,9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Semis, the top two seeds both advanced with relative ease. #1 Lalo Portillo99<\/a> cruised past #4 Benson 2,3 while #2 Jake Bredenbeck advanced past his brother Sam 5,8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Finals, Jake took game one, but then Lalo found another gear to take the second game 15-8 and then dominated the tie-breaker to take the title (12),8,0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the doubles, Blake Hansen and John Goth<\/a> took out two teams featuring IRT touring players to take the title, beating the Bredenbeck brothers to take a well-earned title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s a recap of the Pueblo Event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 31-man draw went mostly to form to the quarters, with two minor upsets in the 8\/9 and 7\/10 matches by seeds. #9 Matt Melster took out #8 A.J. Fernandez to earn a shot at the King, while #10 Andrew Clarke upset #7 seeded Kerry McLain (no relation to John McLain of “Die Hard” fame apparently) to earn a shot at the #2 seeded Montoya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the quarters:
– #1 Kane Waselenchuk<\/a> cruised past Melster 1,4
– #4 Adam Manilla<\/a> cruised past his good friend and frequent doubles partner Nick Riffel<\/a> 13,3.
– #6 Erik Garcia<\/a> was leading in the breaker of a close match against #3 David ” Bobby” Horn<\/a>] when he had to retire with an injury.
– #2 Rodrigo Montoya Sol\u00eds<\/a> cruised past New Mexico’s Andrew Clarke 3,6 to move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the semis:
– Kane took out Manilla in a rare meeting with a fellow Lefty 7,6. Its been nearly a year since he faced a lefty on the court (April 2019 against Thomas Carter<\/a>).
– Rodrigo handled Garcia 7,6 to move into the final. Both players hit with a ton of pace, but Montoya was able to manage the match to move into the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final, Kane took a friendly, entertaining shot-maker’s paradise 9,6 for the delighted crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the doubles: Manilla\/Riffel took out #1 Horn\/Garcia in the final after topping the Montoya-led team in the semis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to all who did amateur broadcasting on the weekend so we could watch along. Too many to mention, but lots of fans streamed, plus the IRT setup a rudimentary streaming station in Minnesota to help out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up? KWM Gutterman in Chicago! Preview coming out tomorrow or the next day, as soon as the brackets are released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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tags<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Racquetball Tour<\/a>
USA Racquetball<\/a>
Federaci\u00f3n Mexicana de Raquetbol<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congrats to your winners on the weekend: In Minnesota:– Singles: Eduardo Portillo– Doubles; Blake Hansen\/John Goth In Pueblo:– Singles; Kane Waselenchuk– Doubles; Adam Manilla\/Nick Riffel R2 Sports App home page for events:– Minnesota: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/website\/event-website.asp?TID=31350– Pueblo: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/website\/event-website.asp?TID=32062 A note; lower tier IRT events are not stored in the PRS database, so no PRS reporting here. —————— Here’s a … <\/p>\n

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