Ricky Carranco is also on the schedule for the PPPQ
For those who are puzzled by PPPQ, that's the first round of play and is the 48 lowest-ranked players who have entered. (PPPQ stands for pre-pre-pre-qualification) They play in 16 groups of three and the best player in each group advances to PPQ.
The 32 next highest-ranked entries now enter PPQ, joining the winners from PPPQ, forming another 16 groups of three. The highest in each group advances to PQ.
In PQ, 32 more higher ranked players join the 16 from PPQ and they produce 16 winners who advance to Q -- the Qualification Round.
In the qualification round, the 16 from PQ join only 20 new, ranked players to form 12 groups of three. The 12 winners advance to the first round of the main tournament where they are joined by the 20 top seeds for a 32-man tournament
PPPQ 48 -> 16
PPQ 16+32 -> 16
PQ 16+32 -> 16
Q 16+20 -> 12
12+20 = main tournament
Sooo... a PPPQ player has to win 4 3-man round robins to get into the main event.
In the Qualification round, you have players like Blomdahl, Forthomme, Polychronopoulos, and Peter Ceulemans.
This format allows lower-level players to get tournament experience. As I count it, there are 152 players entered.
