Leduc wins in the Round of 32 at 2022 John Pelham Memorial IRT Tournament of Champions

Michael Leduc had the only upset on Thursday in the Round of 32 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions in Portland, Oregon, as he was seeded 18th and defeated 15th seed Jim Douglas, 15-7, 15-4. Leduc will play 2nd seed Eduardo Portillo in the Round of 16 Friday.

Charlie Pratt beat Anthony Martin, 15-4, 15-10, in the 32s, and will play top seed and IRT #2 Andree Parrilla in the Round of 16. Two other Round of 16 matches we’re interested in are - one - 6th seed Mario Mercado versus 11th seed Robert Collins, and 7th seed Rodrigo Montoya versus 10th seed Alan Natera.

You can see of the John Pelham Memorial tournament action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The Round of 16 begins Friday at 10 AM, and the quarterfinals will be Friday from 5 PM. The semi-finals are 11 AM and noon on Saturday, and the final Saturday night at 6 PM. All times Pacific.

2022 IRT John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions
December 1-4, 2022 - Portland, Oregon

Round of 32 - Thursday

1) Andree Parrilla - BYE
16) Charlie Pratt d. 17) Anthony Martin, 15-4, 15-10

9) Thomas Carter - BYE
8) Adam Manilla - BYE

5) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE
12) Erick Cuevas Fernandez d. 21) Sunji Spencer, 15-9, 15-6

13) Sam Bredenbeck d. 20) Connor Laffey, 15-13, 15-5
4) Samuel Murray - BYE

3) Alejandro Landa - BYE
14) Rodrigo Mendoza d. 19) Matthew Majxner, 15-6, 13-15, 11-6

11) Robert Collins d. 22) Ty Hedalen, 15-8, 15-5
6) Mario Mercado - BYE

7) Rodrigo Montoya - BYE
10) Alan Natera d. 23) Jorge Carlos Thomas, 15-0, 15-0

18) Michael Leduc d. 15) Jim Douglas, 15-7, 15-4
2) Eduardo Portillo - BYE

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Andree Parrilla v. 16) Charlie Pratt - 11 AM
8) Adam Manilla v. 9) Thomas Carter - 11 AM

5) Jake Bredenbeck v. 12) Erick Cuevas Fernandez - 10 AM
4) Samuel Murray v. 13) Sam Bredenbeck - 10 AM

3) Alejandro Landa v. 14) Rodrigo Mendoza - 1 PM
6) Mario Mercado v. 11) Robert Collins - 1 PM

7) Rodrigo Montoya v. 10) Alan Natera - Noon
2) Eduardo Portillo v. 18) Michael Leduc - Noon

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