The Ecuadoran team of Jose Daniel Alvarez and Fernando Rios caused the biggest upset in the doubles division of the 2013 Chile Open, a World Racquetball Tour (WRT) event in Vina del Mar, Chile, as they beat the 3rd seeded team of Alejandro Cardona and Gilberto Mejia, 15-6, 10-15, 11-10, in the quarter finals on Friday.
They'll next play the 2nd seeded American team of Anthony Herrera and David Horn, who beat Canadians Pedro Castro and Kurtis Cullen, 11-15, 15-3, 11-7, in their quarter final match.
But Alvarez and Rios weren't the only team to win in the quarters by 11-10 in the tie-breaker, as the top seeds Alejandro Landa and Polo Gutierrez had to do that against 8th seeds Salvador Ortiz and Manolo Sandoval, winning 15-4, 6-15, 11-10.
Landa and Gutierrez will play 4th seeds Sebastian Franco and Felipe Camacho, who defeated 5th seeds Kadim Carresco and Felipe Mercado, 15-10, 9-15, 11-9, as all four doubles quarter final matches went tie-breaker.
The doubles semi-finals will be at 11 AM Saturday with the final to go at 4 PM on Saturday. All times are Eastern daylight time.
2013 Chile Open
Vina del Mar, Chile
Doubles - 16s
1) Alejandro Landa & Polo Gutierrez - BYE
8) Salvador Ortiz & Manolo Sandoval d. 9) Santiago Canedo & Francisco Troncoso, 15-3, 15-14
5) Kadim Carresco & Felipe Mercado d. 12) Mauricio Suarez Lopez & Rogelio Medina, 15-9, 15-0
4) Sebastian Franco & Felipe Camacho - BYE
3) Alejandro Cardona & Gilberto Mejia - BYE
6) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios d. 11) Fernando Kurzbard & Pablo Kurzbard, 15-14, 12-15, 11-4
7) Pedro Castro & Kurtis Cullen d. 10) Cesar Castillo & Exequiel Paez, 15-9, 15-13
2) Anthony Herrera & David Horn - BYE
Doubles - Quarter finals
1) Alejandro Landa & Polo Gutierrez d. 8) Salvador Ortiz & Manolo Sandoval, 15-4, 6-15, 11-10
4) Sebastian Franco & Felipe Camacho d. 5) Kadim Carresco & Felipe Mercado, 15-10, 9-15, 11-9
6) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios d. 3) Alejandro Cardona & Gilberto Mejia, 15-6, 10-15, 11-10
2) Anthony Herrera & David Horn d. 7) Pedro Castro & Kurtis Cullen, 11-15, 15-3, 11-7
Doubles - Semi-finals
1) Alejandro Landa & Polo Gutierrez v. 4) Sebastian Franco & Felipe Camacho - 11 AM EDT
2) Anthony Herrera & David Horn v. 6) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios - 11 AM EDT
Follow the bouncing ball….
Friday, June 7, 2013
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