WRT - 2014 World Cup - 32s & 16s

The first day of competition at the 2014 World Racquetball Tour (WRT) World Cup in Santiago, Chile has produced a few upsets, although both top seeds - Alejandro Cardona and Polo Gutierrez - are through to the quarterfinals with straight game wins in their matches.

But 4th seed David Horn lost to Jose Daniel Ugalde, 9-15, 15-8, 11-8, in the Round of 16. Ugalde will face yet another American in the quarters: Jake Bredenbeck, who defeated Cesar Castillo in the 16s, 15-8, 15-1.

Third seed Anthony Herrera reached the quarters with a tie-breaker win against Andree Parrilla, 15-13, 5-15, 11-3. Herrera will play Fernando Rios in the quarters, and Rios also needed a tiebreaker to get there, as he beat Carlos Keller, 8-15, 15-14, 11-9.

Manolo Sandoval, seeded 10th, caused the other upset in the 16s when he beat 7th seed Francisco Troncoso, 15-10, 15-2. Sandoval will be up against 2nd seed Gutierrez in the quarters.

The quarterfinals and semi-finals will be Friday with the final on Saturday.

2014 WRT World Cup
Santiago, Chile

Round of 32

1) Alejandro Cardona d. 32) Pablo Kurzbard, forfeit
16) Mario Mercado d. 17) Roland Keller, 15-1, 9-15, 11-7

9) Jose Daniel Alvarez d. 24) Diego Silva, 15-4, 15-6
8) Coby Iwaasa d. 25) Nicolas Mccarthy, 15-5, 15-2

5) Jake Bredenbeck d. 28) Alvaro Yanez, forfeit
12) Cesar Castillo d. 21) Edwin Galicia, 8-15, 15-7, 11-4

13) Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 20) Kadim Carresco, 15-11, 15-12
4) David Horn d. 29) Rogelio Medina, 15-9, 15-6

3) Anthony Herrera d. 30) Rodrigo Salgado Jr., 15-6, 15-8
14) Andree Parrilla d. 19) Pedro Castro, 15-6, 15-8

22) Carols Keller d. 11) Santiago Canedo, 15-3, 15-9
6) Fernando Rios d. 27) Rodrigo Delgado, 15-2, 15-1

7) Francisco Troncoso d. 26) Mauricia Vargas, 15-7, 15-4
10) Manolo Sandoval d. 23) Franco Capandegui, 15-5, 15-8

18) Sebastian Franco d. 15) Fernando Kurzbard, 15-8, 15-9
2) Polo Gutierrez d. 21) Mauricio Suarez Lopez, 15-8, 15-7

Round of 16

1) Alejandro Cardona d. 16) Mario Mercado, 15-8, 15-5
8) Coby Iwaasa d. 9) Jose Daniel Alvarez, 15-5, injury forfeit

5) Jake Bredenbeck d. 12) Cesar Castillo, 15-8, 15-1
13) Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 4) David Horn, 9-15, 15-8, 11-8

3) Anthony Herrera d. 14) Andree Parrilla, 15-13, 5-15, 11-3
6) Fernando Rios d. 22) Carols Keller, 8-15, 15-14, 11-9

10) Manolo Sandoval d. 7) Francisco Troncoso, 15-10, 15-2
2) Polo Gutierrez d. 18) Sebastian Franco, 15-7, 15-10

Quarterfinals

1) Alejandro Cardona v. 8) Coby Iwaasa
5) Jake Bredenbeck v. 13) Jose Daniel Ugalde

3) Anthony Herrera v. 6) Fernando Rios
2) Polo Gutierrez v. 10) Manolo Sandoval

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