Major upsets Friday at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Red Swain Shootout in Davison, Michigan, as only one of the top four players reached the semi-finals. We knew Thursday that Kane Waselenchuk, the #1 IRT player, would not be in the semis, as he had to pull out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury.
Waselenchuk's absence gives opportunity to others, and stepping up to take that opportunity was Brad Schopieray, who got the walkover win against Waselenchuk and then defeated Felipe Camacho in the quarterfinals, 11-3, 11-8, 11-0, to put him in his first career semi-final.
Schopieray's opponent in the final is Jose Rojas, the IRT's #5 player, who defeated #4 Daniel De La Rosa, 14-12, 11-9, 11-5, in the quarters.
Carson needed five games to defeat Marco Rojas, Jose's younger brother, 10-12, 11-6, 11-1, 2-11, 11-4.
But in another major upset Cliff Swain defeated IRT #3 Alvaro Beltran in the Round of 16, 11-8, 11-3, 3-11, 8-11, 11-7, and then Swain beat #7 Jansen Allen, 11-5, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, to set up a semi-final showdown with Carson.
The semi-finals are scheduled for 10 AM and 11 AM Saturday with the final to follow at 6 PM Saturday night. See it on the IRT Network.
2015 Red Swain Shootout, November 5-8
Davison, Michigan
Round of 16 - Friday
Brad Schopieray d. 1) Kane Waselenchuk, forfeit
Felipe Camacho d. 8) Robert Collins, 11-7, 11-4, 11-4
5) Jose Rojas d. Tony Carson, 11-0, 11-4, 11-3
4) Daniel De La Rosa d. Mario Mercado, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-6
Cliff Swain d. 3) Alvaro Beltran, 11-8, 11-3, 3-11, 8-11, 11-7
6) Jansen Allen d. Samuel Murray, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
7) Marco Rojas d. Matthew Majxner, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6
2) Rocky Carson d. Filip Vesely, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
Quarterfinals - Friday
Brad Schopieray d. Felipe Camacho, 11-3, 11-8, 11-0
5) Jose Rojas d. 4) Daniel De La Rosa, 14-12, 11-9, 11-5
Cliff Swain d. 6) Jansen Allen, 11-5, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8
2) Rocky Carson d. 7) Marco Rojas, 10-12, 11-6, 11-1, 2-11, 11-4
Semi-finals - Saturday
5) Jose Rojas v. Brad Schopieray
2) Rocky Carson v. Cliff Swain
Follow the bouncing ball….
Saturday, November 7, 2015
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