IRT : 18th Turkey Shootout - RESULTS

Alvaro Beltran won this past weekend's 18th Turkey Shootout in Garden City, Kansas, a Tier 3 event on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT), defeating Shane Vanderson in three games in the final, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7. The Racquetball Blog has the full results from Garden City below.

Alex Landa had the big upset of the weekend, as he defeated Ben Croft in the quarter finals, 11-4, 10-12, 12-10, 13-11. There's 29 ranks between Landa, who's #34 on the IRT, and Croft at #5, so this is one of the biggest upsets of the season.

Beltran and Vanderson teamed up to take the doubles title. They beat Croft and Mitch Williams in that final, 1-11, 11-7, 11-7, 14-12.

18th Turkey Shootout, Garden City, Kansas
First Round - (IRT rank)

(3) Alvaro Beltran - BYE
(45) Bradly Rogers d. (46) Felipe Camacho, 11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7

(20) Anthony Carson d. (299) Jorge Luis Michel, 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
(7) Mitch Williams d. (338) John Cole, 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3

(6) Shane Vanderson d. (-) Roland Keller, 11-8, 11-5, 11-3
(21) Anthony Herrera d. (96) Kadim Carrasco, 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 11-2

(34) Alex Landa d. (89) Tony Jammal, 11-3, 11-3, 11-4
(5) Ben Croft d. (-) Scott Wolford, 11-6, 11-4, 11-3

Quarter finals - (IRT rank)

(3) Alvaro Beltran d. (45) Bradly Rogers, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
(7) Mitch Williams d. (20) Anthony Carson, 11-3, 11-3, 11-5

(6) Shane Vanderson d. (21) Anthony Herrera, 11-2, 2-11, 11-9, 11-8
(34) Alex Landa d. (5) Ben Croft, 11-4, 10-12, 12-10, 13-11

Semi finals - (IRT rank)

(3) Alvaro Beltran d. (7) Mitch Williams, 11-3, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5
(6) Shane Vanderson d. (34) Alex Landa, 11-1, 10-12, 11-8, 11-0

Finals - (IRT rank)

(3) Alvaro Beltran d. (6) Shane Vanderson, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7

Doubles Results

First round

Landa & Camacho d. Cole & Wolford - 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
Herrera & Carson d. Keller & Carrasco - 11-9, 11-5, 11-4

Semi-final

Beltran & Vanderson d. Landa & Camacho - 3-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10
Williams & Croft d. Herrera & Carson - 11-4, 12-10, 11-1, 11-8

Final

Beltran & Vanderson d. Williams & Croft - 1-11, 11-7, 11-7, 14-12

Note: Thanks to Tournament Director Stacy Crase for providing the full results to The Racquetball Blog

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