Bredenbecks win on Thursday at 2019 IRT John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions

Sam Bredenbeck was the big winner Thursday at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 2019 John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions in Portland, Oregon, as he reached the Round of 16 with wins over Matthew Majxner, 15-10, 14-15, 11-2, and 13th seed Robert Collins, 15-12, 15-10. Bredenbeck will play Andree Parrilla in the 16s on Friday.

Sam’s older brother Jake Bredenbeck also advanced to the Round of 16, but he did so by the narrowest of margins pulling out a 11-10 tie-breaker against Dylan Reid, and came back from a game down to do it, winning 9-15, 15-8, 11-10. Jake will play Samuel Murray in the 16s.

But perhaps the saddest result from Thursday is Charlie Pratt’s loss to Andre Acuña, 15-7, injury forfeit. Pratt won this event two years ago, so it’s a special event for him, especially so as he’s also a Portland native. Hopefully, whatever injury he picked up isn’t serious, as it’s not too long until the USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships (61 days according to a counter on the USAR website). 2020 is a International Racquetball Federation World Championships year, and Pratt will want to be part of Team USA.

Look for Friday’s action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The Round of 16 Friday is at 11 AM and noon. The quarterfinals begin at 5 PM Friday with the semi-finals at 11 AM and noon Saturday, and the final at 7 PM Saturday. All times Pacific.

2019 IRT John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions, December 5-8, 2019
Portland, Oregon

Qualifying Round 1 - Thursday

Kadim Carrasco - BYE
Sunji Spencer d. Nicolai Miramontes, 15-14, 15-11

Joel Adler - BYE
Tim Landeryou - BYE

Hiroshi Shimizu - BYE
Preston Tribble - BYE

Matthew Majxner d. Jordan Wright, 15-3, 15-2
Sam Bredenbeck - BYE

Charlie Pratt - BYE
Wayne Antone IV d. Ian Frattinger, 15-8, 15-12

Jim Douglas - BYE
Anthony Martin - BYE

Dylan Reid - BYE
Lee Connell - BYE

Tim Prigo d. Tony Jammal, 15-6, 15-8
Scott McClellan - BYE

Qualifying Round 2 - Thursday

Q1 - Kadim Carrasco d. Sunji Spencer, 6-15, 15-13, 11-6
Q8 - Tim Landeryou d. Joel Adler, 15-8, 15-11

Q5 - Hiroshi Shimizu d. Preston Tribble, 15-7, 15-1
Q4 - Sam Bredenbeck d. Matthew Majxner, 15-10, 14-15, 11-2

Q3 - Charlie Pratt d. Wayne Antone IV, 15-7, 15-6
Q6 - Anthony Martin d. Jim Douglas, 15-4, 15-4

Q7 - Dylan Reid d. Lee Connell, 15-3, 15-1
Q2 - Scott McClellan d. Tim Prigo, 15-14, 15-10

Round of 32 - Thursday

1) Kane Waselenchuk - BYE
16) Felipe Camacho d. Kadim Carrasco, 15-11, 11-15, 11-7

9) Rodrigo Montoya d. Tim Landeryou, 15-8, 15-6
8) Eduardo Portillo - BYE

5) Alvaro Beltran - BYE
12) Thomas Carter d. Hiroshi Shimizu, 15-7, 15-9

Sam Bredenbeck d. 13) Robert Collins, 15-12, 15-10
4) Andree Parrilla - BYE

3) Alejandro Landa - BYE
14) Andres Acuña d. Charlie Pratt, 15-7, injury forfeit

11) Carlos Keller d. Anthony Martin, 15-10, 15-5
6) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE

7) Samuel Murray - BYE
10) Jake Bredenbeck d. Dylan Reid, 9-15, 15-8, 11-10

15) Adam Manilla d. Scott McClellan, 15-4, 15-7
2) Rocky Carson - BYE

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 16) Felipe Camacho - Noon
8) Eduardo Portillo v. 9) Rodrigo Montoya - Noon

5) Alvaro Beltran v. 12) Thomas Carter - Noon
4) Andree Parrilla v. Sam Bredenbeck - Noon

3) Alejandro Landa v. 14) Andres Acuña - 11 AM
6) Daniel De La Rosa v. 11) Carlos Keller - 11 AM

7) Samuel Murray v. 10) Jake Bredenbeck - 11 AM
2) Rocky Carson v. 15) Adam Manilla - 11 AM

Follow the bouncing ball….