WRT 2014 World Cup - Quarterfinals & Semi-finals

More upsets at the 2014 World Racquetball Tour (WRT) World Cup in Santiago, Chile, as Fernando Rios defeated 3rd seed Anthony Herrera, 10-15, 15-8, 11-10, in the quarterfinals. Bur Rios advanced no farther, as 2nd seed Polo Gutierrez beat him in the semi-finals, 15-5, 15-2.

In the final, Gutierrez will face 5th seed Jake Bredenbeck, who upset top seed Alejandro Cardona in the other semi-final, 15-8, 15-14.

They are also playing doubles in Santiago, and there have been upsets on the top half of the doubles draw as well.

Eighth seeds Kadim Carrasco and Roland Keller knocked off the #1 seeds Anthony Herrera and David Horn, 8-15, 15-12, 11-5, while the 5th seeds Jose Daniel Alvarez and Rios beat 4th seeds Cesar Castillo and Gutierrez, 15-10, 15-0. So, it will be Carrasco and Keller versus Alvarez and Rios in one semi-final.

In the other 2nd seeds Alejandro Cardona and Sebastian Franco will meet 3rd seeds Jack Bredenbeck and Coby Iwaasa, as they won their respective quarterfinals. Cardona and Franco beat Fernando Kurzbard and Pablo Kurzbard, 15-13, 11-15, 11-1, while Bredenbeck and Iwaasa defeated Andree Parrilla and Pedro Castro, 9-15, 15-13, 11-6.

The doubles semi-finals are Friday night with both singles and doubles finals on Saturday at noon and 1 o'clock, respectively. Santiago's time zone is the same as Eastern time in North America. The finals will be streamed live via the Gearbox website.

2014 WRT World Cup
Santiago, Chile

Quarterfinals

1) Alejandro Cardona d. 8) Coby Iwaasa, 10-15, 15-9, 11-4
5) Jake Bredenbeck d. 13) Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-7, 15-6

6) Fernando Rios d. 3) Anthony Herrera, 10-15, 15-8, 11-10
2) Polo Gutierrez d. 10) Manolo Sandoval, 15-8, 15-10

Semi-finals

5) Jake Bredenbeck d. 1) Alejandro Cardona, 15-8, 15-14
2) Polo Gutierrez d. 6) Fernando Rios, 15-5, 15-2

Final

2) Polo Gutierrez v. 5) Jake Bredenbeck - Noon

Doubles

Round of 16

1) Anthony Herrera & David Horn - BYE
8) Kadim Carrasco & Roland Keller d. 8) Carols Keller & Mario Mercado, 15-14, 6-15, 11-8

5) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios d. 12) Franco Capandegui & Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-6, 13-15, 11-3
4) Cesar Castillo & Polo Gutierrez - BYE

3) Jake Bredenbeck & Coby Iwaasa - BYE
11) Andree Parrilla & Pedro Castro d. 7) Francisco Troncoso & Santiago Canedo, 15-4, 15-9

7) Fernando Kurzbard & Pablo Kurzbard d. 10) Edwin Galicia & Manolo Sandoval, 15-7, 11-15, 11-1
2) Alejandro Cardona & Sebastian Franco - BYE

Quarterfinals

8) Kadim Carrasco & Roland Keller d. 1) Anthony Herrera & David Horn, 8-15, 15-12, 11-5
5) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios d. 4) Cesar Castillo & Polo Gutierrez, 15-10, 15-0

3) Jake Bredenbeck & Coby Iwaasa d. 11) Andree Parrilla & Pedro Castro, 9-15, 15-13, 11-6
2) Alejandro Cardona & Sebastian Franco d. 7) Fernando Kurzbard & Pablo Kurzbard, 15-13, 11-15, 11-1

Semi-finals

5) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios v. 8) Kadim Carrasco & Roland Keller
2) Alejandro Cardona & Sebastian Franco v. 3) Jake Bredenbeck & Coby Iwaasa

Follow the bouncing ball….