{"id":1138,"date":"2021-01-05T15:13:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2021-01-08T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:54:31","slug":"suivant-consulting-pro-am-presented-by-zurek-construction-tournament-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/05\/suivant-consulting-pro-am-presented-by-zurek-construction-tournament-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Suivant Consulting Pro-Am, presented by Zurek Construction tournament Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Moscoso is a player to watch this weekend. \n Photo US Open 2019, Photographer Kevin Savory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After\nnearly a year, the IRT is back in action, hosting its first full Tier 1 pro\nstop since March of 2020. And its a grand slam welcome back to the sport’s top\nlevel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ndraws are now online for your review: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

R2\nSports App link: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/website\/event-website.asp?TID=34826<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

48\nplayers are entered into this draw, making it the biggest men’s pro draw since\nthe 2019 US Open, and the first time we’ve breached 40 pro player entrants\nsince the May 2019 Syosset Open in Long Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big\nnews for this event; #1 Kane Waselenchuk has bowed out of the event. Kane’s\nplace of residence (Texas) has been quite restrictive with gym openings, and\nreportedly he has not seen an indoor racquetball court in 8 months. He doesn’t\neven have outdoor courts nearby to practice on. But, he’ll be in Atlanta and\nhelping with the broadcast to support the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5 Alvaro Beltran <\/a>underwent gall bladder surgery on Monday and had to miss the event as well (he’s doing well though; just bad timing for this event). This really opens up the top side of the draw, and will make for a potentially wide-open event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other top-30 players missing from Atlanta (and the reasons for missing the event if known):
12. Rodrigo Montoya: visa issues
16. Sebastian Fernandez: taking a step back from touring with a new job with the family business. Also lives in California where court access is highly restricted.
18. Gerardo Franco: unknown
19. Carlos Keller Vargas: unknown
22. David Horn; no court access; reported on FB that he would not play in a pro event if he could not train.
24. Robert Collins; unknown but based in California where courts are closed.
28. Charlie Pratt; unknown but in Oregon where courts are closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nevent is a Grand Slam, which means the top players play from the round of 32\non. With 48 players, that’s just one qualifying round before the action starts.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lets\npreview the draw. Here’s some notable qualifying matches that I’m looking\nforward to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nthe round of 64, I see several matches to keep an eye on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #17\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n