{"id":2126,"date":"2024-08-09T17:28:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=2126"},"modified":"2024-08-09T17:28:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:28:32","slug":"landa-montoya-invitational-2024-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/landa-montoya-invitational-2024-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Landa-Montoya Invitational 2024 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mar gets the double in Juarez last weekend. \n Photo via PK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last weekend, there was as small non-sanctioned event in Juarez that featured a number of top Mexican players held in honor of the retiring Alejandro Landa and the current #2 @Rodrigo Montoya Racquetball Here’s a recap of the top divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

r2sports site: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/tourney\/home.asp?TID=45146<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top six seeds are regulars on the pro tour. The 8\/9 match was between two top Mexican juniors in Sebastian Hernandez (who just won Mexican 21U junior nationals) and @Eder Renteria (who made the finals of 16U Junior worlds last November and the semis of Mexican 18U last month). Hernandez handled Renteria as expected to face off against #1 Montoya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the quarters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Montoya needed to go breaker to take down the Mexican 21U champ Hernandez but moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Long-time top Mexican player @Javier Mar, who’s been bedeviled with injuries the last couple of years, taking out Guatemala’s #1 Juan Salvatierra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #3 @Jaime Martell topped Guatemalan veteran Edwin Galicia in two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #2 Alan Natera topped Mexican open player Mario Zamora .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the semis, an upset. Mar took out his long-time doubles partner Montoya in two relatively easy games 5,12, while Natera eased past Martell 11,2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final, Mar continued his run and topped Natera 12,12 for the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Side note: Natera recently converted to represent Chile, eligible by virtue of his marriage to long-time Chilean representative Carla Munoz , and recently claimed the Chilean national title and secured a berth at Worlds in San Antonio later this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a 3-team doubles competition that came down to the two top seeds for the final. There, #1 Montoya\/Mar topped Chihuahua-based team of Natera\/Hernandez 9,(13),5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congrats Mar for the double on the weekend, and for Montoya for winning his namesake event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ps: thanks to Natera for giving me the results … the r2 site never got the singles final nor the doubles knockouts updated online but Alan provided the data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, there was as small non-sanctioned event in Juarez that featured a number of top Mexican players held in honor of the retiring Alejandro Landa and the current #2 @Rodrigo Montoya Racquetball Here’s a recap of the top divisions. r2sports site: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/tourney\/home.asp?TID=45146 The top six seeds are regulars on the pro tour. The 8\/9 … <\/p>\n

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