IPT Groupings, Pick 3 That Will Advance

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Group 1
Alex LELY
Lou BUTERA
Jackie BROADHURST
Jon KUCHARO
Jason KIRKWOOD

Group 2
Neils FEIJEN
Karen CORR
Ray MARTIN
Wei LIU
Greg HOGUE

Group 3
Tuan Kiat GOH
Jim REMPE
Sarah ELLERBY
Eric HJORLEIFSON
David MATLOCK

Group 4
Alex PAGULAYAN
Mike MASSEY
Tammy JONES
Goran MLADENOVIC
Corey HARPER

Group 5
Austin MURPHY
Danny BASAVICH
Ewa LAURANCE
Sam MONDAY
Anthony GINN

Group 6
Mike GULYASSY
Earl STRICKLAND
Miyuki SAKAI
Chris ORME
Teddy GARRAHAN

Group 7
Raj HUNDAL
Dallas WEST
Monica WEBB
Ismael PAEZ
Scott FROST

Group 8
William INCARDONA
Nick VARNER
Helena THORNFELDT
Jonathan PENEGAR
Rico DIKS

Group 9
Gabe OWEN
Efren REYES
Mary KENNISTON
James WALDEN
Luis CONDO

Group 10
Francisco BUSTAMANTE
Ed KELLY
Gerda HOFSTATTER
Jim WEAST
Andreas KOUKIADAKIS

Group 11
Mike SIGEL
Philip HARRISON
James ROBERTS
David BROXSON
Linda CARTER


Group 12
Joe MINICI
Dee ADKINS
Marlon MANALO
Robin DODSON
Richard BROUMPTON

Group 13
Zlatko JAKULJ
Loree Jon JONES
John MACIAS
Ernesto DOMINGUEZ
Karl BOYES

Group 14
Grady MATHEWS
Andreja KLASOVIC
Marko LOHTANDER
Allison FISHER
Jeff ABERNATHY


Group 15
Dennis ORCOLLO
Kelly FISHER
Gary ABOOD
Wayne CATLEDGE
John KUTCHER

Group 16
Ivaca PUTNIK
Jimmy WHITE
Quinten HANN
David ALCAIDE
Ronato ALCANO

Group 17
Bernie FRIEND
Larry SCHWARTZ
George SANSOUCI
Johnny ARCHER
Denver BARGER


Group 18
Pete FUSCO
Ike RUNNELS
Shannon DAULTON
Corey DEUEL
Ronnie WISEMAN

Group 19
Robert MCKENNA
John WIMS
Shane VAN BOENING
Thorsten HOHMANN
Michael VIDAS

Group 20
Jim RANEY
Charles BRYANT
Oliver ORTMANN
Mika IMMONEN
Gandy VALLE

Group 21
Mike LEBRON
Vincent FACQUET
Dennis HATCH
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN
Sandor TOT

Group 22
Leonardo GUNNAR
Tom STORM
Daryl PEACH
John SCHMIDT
Konihiko TAKAHASHI

Group 23
Colin COLENSO
Jimmy FUSCO
George BREEDLOVE
Ralf SOUQUET
Mark TADEMY

Group 24
Jianbo FU
Paul BRIENZA
Laurant TRAVERS
Jerry CALDERON
Sal BUTERA

Group 25
Warren KIAMCO
Brian SALEH
Michael ZIMMERMAN
Keith MCCREADY
Cliff JOYNER

Group 26
Aaron FRANKEN
Sammy JONES
Evgeny STALEV
Tony ROBLES
Antonio LINING

Group 27
Stephan SANTL
Vilmos FOLDES
Rodolfo LUAT
Jimmy WETCH
Mori MANABU


Group 28
Imran MAJID
Ralph ECKERT
Thomas KENNEDY
Aaron CZETLI
Howard VICKERY

Group 29
Lee CHENMAN
Adam WHEELER
Gerry WATSON
Shawn PUTNAM
Marco MARQUEZ

Group 30
Michael CERNERO
Johl YOUNGER
Brian GROCE
Jose PARICA
Rafael MARTINEZ

Group 31
Neil RAYBONE
David RELJIC
Rafael GONZALEZ
Rodney MORRIS
Tomoki MEKARI

Group 32
Tyler EDEY
Paul POTIER
Kim DAVENPORT
Jason MILLER
Steve MOORE

Group 33
Yannick BEAUFILS
Wade CRANE
Fabio PETRONI
Max EBERLE
Larry NEVEL

Group 34
Darren APPLETON
Allen HOPKINS
Patrick HOLTZ
Mike DAVIS
Takeshi OKUMURA


Group 35
Ryan KELLER
Edwin MONTAL
Markus JUVA
Markus CHAMAT
Arturo RIVERA

Group 36
John DITORO
Carl MORRIS
Bernd JAHNKE
Jeremy JONES
Robb SAEZ

Group 37
Lance SALAZAR
Danny DILIBERTO
Bobby HUNTER
Tony CHOHAN
Troy FRANK

Group 38
Ouahbi AMINE
Alejandro CARVAJAL
Mick HILL
Charlie WILLIAMS
Santos SAMBAJON

Group 39
Roland ACOSTA
Chris BARTRAM
Frank ALVAREZ
Luc SALVAS
Michael SCHMIDT

Group 40
Stan TOURANGEAU
Leil GAY
Scotty TOWNSEND
Nick VAN DEN BERG
Tony CROSBY

Those are my picks. I hope all the AZ members do well. :cool: Some groups I didn't know who to pick so it's a crap shoot.
 
TannerPruess said:
Some groups I didn't know who to pick so it's a crap shoot.
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I have to agree with this statement. There are just so many players that I haven't seen play that I would just be guessing at a lot of the groups. I expect some of the UK 8-ball players will surprise some of the people on our side of the pond. According to some of the UK forums that I check out they are taking their practice sessions very seriously.
 
I think the only ones you shouldn't have left out are Jimmy Wetch, Ronnie O Sullivan and definitely not Nick Van Den Berg, he did very well at the KOTH although he did lose to a girl in the first round:D .
 
Very true. Several of th UK players should not be underestimated. Phil Harrison, Karl Boyes and Darren Appleton are all very dangerous opponents and they will all pack a pretty decent punch. Perhaps inexperience will account for a few of them early on, but I would be surprised if one of them did not make the top 10 in the first tournament.

Anyway here's my take on the groups:

Group 1
Alex LELY
Lou BUTERA
Jackie BROADHURST
Jon KUCHARO
Jason KIRKWOOD

Group 2
Neils FEIJEN
Karen CORR
Ray MARTIN
Wei LIU
Greg HOGUE

Group 3
Tuan Kiat GOH
Jim REMPE
Sarah ELLERBY
Eric HJORLEIFSON
David MATLOCK

Group 4
Alex PAGULAYAN
Mike MASSEY
Tammy JONES
Goran MLADENOVIC
Corey HARPER

Group 5
Austin MURPHY
Danny BASAVICH
Ewa LAURANCE
Sam MONDAY
Anthony GINN

Group 6
Mike GULYASSY
Earl STRICKLAND
Miyuki SAKAI
Chris ORME
Teddy GARRAHAN

Group 7
Raj HUNDAL
Dallas WEST
Monica WEBB
Ismael PAEZ
Scott FROST

Group 8
William INCARDONA
Nick VARNER
Helena THORNFELDT
Jonathan PENEGAR
Rico DIKS

Group 9
Gabe OWEN
Efren REYES
Mary KENNISTON
James WALDEN
Luis CONDO

Group 10
Francisco BUSTAMANTE
Ed KELLY
Gerda HOFSTATTER
Jim WEAST
Andreas KOUKIADAKIS

Group 11
Mike SIGEL
Philip HARRISON
James ROBERTS
David BROXSON
Linda CARTER


Group 12
Joe MINICI
Dee ADKINS
Marlon MANALO
Robin DODSON
Richard BROUMPTON

Group 13
Zlatko JAKULJ
Loree Jon JONES
John MACIAS
Ernesto DOMINGUEZ
Karl BOYES

Group 14
Grady MATHEWS
Andreja KLASOVIC
Marko LOHTANDER
Allison FISHER
Jeff ABERNATHY


Group 15
Dennis ORCOLLO
Kelly FISHER
Gary ABOOD
Wayne CATLEDGE
John KUTCHER

Group 16
Ivaca PUTNIK
Jimmy WHITE
Quinten HANN
David ALCAIDE
Ronato ALCANO

Group 17
Bernie FRIEND
Larry SCHWARTZ
George SANSOUCI
Johnny ARCHER
Denver BARGER


Group 18
Pete FUSCO
Ike RUNNELS
Shannon DAULTON
Corey DEUEL
Ronnie WISEMAN

Group 19
Robert MCKENNA
John WIMS
Shane VAN BOENING
Thorsten HOHMANN
Michael VIDAS

Group 20
Jim RANEY
Charles BRYANT
Oliver ORTMANN
Mika IMMONEN
Gandy VALLE

Group 21
Mike LEBRON
Vincent FACQUET
Dennis HATCH
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN
Sandor TOT

Group 22
Leonardo GUNNAR
Tom STORM
Daryl PEACH
John SCHMIDT
Konihiko TAKAHASHI

Group 23
Colin COLENSO
Jimmy FUSCO
George BREEDLOVE
Ralf SOUQUET
Mark TADEMY

Group 24
Jianbo FU
Paul BRIENZA
Laurant TRAVERS
Jerry CALDERON
Sal BUTERA

Group 25
Warren KIAMCO
Brian SALEH
Michael ZIMMERMAN
Keith MCCREADY
Cliff JOYNER

Group 26
Aaron FRANKEN
Sammy JONES
Evgeny STALEV
Tony ROBLES
Antonio LINING

Group 27
Stephan SANTL
Vilmos FOLDES
Rodolfo LUAT
Jimmy WETCH
Mori MANABU


Group 28
Imran MAJID
Ralph ECKERT
Thomas KENNEDY
Aaron CZETLI
Howard VICKERY

Group 29
Lee CHENMAN
Adam WHEELER
Gerry WATSON
Shawn PUTNAM
Marco MARQUEZ

Group 30
Michael CERNERO
Johl YOUNGER
Brian GROCE
Jose PARICA
Rafael MARTINEZ

Group 31
Neil RAYBONE
David RELJIC
Rafael GONZALEZ
Rodney MORRIS
Tomoki MEKARI

Group 32
Tyler EDEY
Paul POTIER
Kim DAVENPORT
Jason MILLER
Steve MOORE

Group 33
Yannick BEAUFILS
Wade CRANE
Fabio PETRONI
Max EBERLE
Larry NEVEL

Group 34
Darren APPLETON
Allen HOPKINS
Patrick HOLTZ
Mike DAVIS
Takeshi OKUMURA


Group 35
Ryan KELLER
Edwin MONTAL
Markus JUVA
Markus CHAMAT
Arturo RIVERA

Group 36
John DITORO
Carl MORRIS
Bernd JAHNKE
Jeremy JONES
Robb SAEZ

Group 37
Lance SALAZAR
Danny DILIBERTO
Bobby HUNTER
Tony CHOHAN
Troy FRANK

Group 38
Ouahbi AMINE
Alejandro CARVAJAL
Mick HILL
Charlie WILLIAMS
Santos SAMBAJON

Group 39
Roland ACOSTA
Chris BARTRAM
Frank ALVAREZ
Luc SALVAS
Michael SCHMIDT

Group 40
Stan TOURANGEAU
Leil GAY
Scotty TOWNSEND
Nick VAN DEN BERG
Tony CROSBY
 
mnShooter said:
I think the only ones you shouldn't have left out are Jimmy Wetch, Ronnie O Sullivan and definitely not Nick Van Den Berg, he did very well at the KOTH although he did lose to a girl in the first round:D .
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I left Wetch out because you said he was getting beat by "mere amateurs" last night. Ronnie has a tough group and I will be surprised if he does well enough to advance. Your right I shouldn't have left Nick out.
 
Looks like you picked a pretty good list to me. I would difffer on these players:

Group 1: Butera over Kucharo (the man can still play)
Group 13: Lori Jon over Macias
Group 12: Dodson may surprise (she has the ability)
Group 18: Wiseman over Runnels
Group 21: Lebron over Facquet
Group 27: Wetch over Manabu
Group 39: Salvas over everybody
Group 40: Van Den Burg over everybody (come on, he could win it all)
Group 40: Tourangeau over Gay
Group 37 Salazr over Hunter
Group 34 Hopkins over Appleton

With all this said, I would like to place a wheel bet on Manalo, Varner, and Pagaluyan please.
 
Group picks

Group 1
Alex LELY
Lou BUTERA
Jackie BROADHURST
Jon KUCHARO
Jason KIRKWOOD

Group 2
Neils FEIJEN
Karen CORR
Ray MARTIN
Wei LIU
Greg HOGUE

Group 3
Tuan Kiat GOH
Jim REMPE
Sarah ELLERBY
Eric HJORLEIFSON
David MATLOCK

Group 4
Alex PAGULAYAN
Mike MASSEY
Tammy JONES
Goran MLADENOVIC
Corey HARPER

Group 5
Austin MURPHY
Danny BASAVICH
Ewa LAURANCE
Sam MONDAY
Anthony GINN

Group 6
Mike GULYASSY
Earl STRICKLAND
Miyuki SAKAI
Chris ORME
Teddy GARRAHAN

Group 7
Raj HUNDAL
Dallas WEST
Monica WEBB
Ismael PAEZ
Scott FROST

Group 8
William INCARDONA
Nick VARNER
Helena THORNFELDT
Jonathan PENEGAR
Rico DIKS

Group 9
Gabe OWEN
Efren REYES
Mary KENNISTON
James WALDEN
Luis CONDO

Group 10
Francisco BUSTAMANTE
Ed KELLY
Gerda HOFSTATTERJim WEAST
Andreas KOUKIADAKIS

Group 11
Mike SIGEL
Philip HARRISON
James ROBERTS
David BROXSON
Linda CARTER


Group 12
Joe MINICI
Dee ADKINS
Marlon MANALO
Robin DODSON
Richard BROUMPTON

Group 13
Zlatko JAKULJ
Loree Jon JONES
John MACIAS
Ernesto DOMINGUEZ
Karl BOYES

Group 14
Grady MATHEWS
Andreja KLASOVIC
Marko LOHTANDER
Allison FISHER
Jeff ABERNATHY


Group 15
Dennis ORCOLLO
Kelly FISHER
Gary ABOOD
Wayne CATLEDGE
John KUTCHER

Group 16
Ivaca PUTNIK
Jimmy WHITE
Quinten HANN
David ALCAIDE
Ronato ALCANO

Group 17
Bernie FRIEND
Larry SCHWARTZ
George SANSOUCI
Johnny ARCHER
Denver BARGER


Group 18
Pete FUSCO
Ike RUNNELS
Shannon DAULTON
Corey DEUEL
Ronnie WISEMAN

Group 19
Robert MCKENNA
John WIMS
Shane VAN BOENING
Thorsten HOHMANN
Michael VIDAS

Group 20
Jim RANEY
Charles BRYANT
Oliver ORTMANN
Mika IMMONEN
Gandy VALLE

Group 21
Mike LEBRON
Vincent FACQUET
Dennis HATCH
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN
Sandor TOT

Group 22
Leonardo GUNNAR
Tom STORM
Daryl PEACH
John SCHMIDT
Konihiko TAKAHASHI

Group 23
Colin COLENSO
Jimmy FUSCO
George BREEDLOVE
Ralf SOUQUET
Mark TADEMY

Group 24
Jianbo FU
Paul BRIENZA
Laurant TRAVERS
Jerry CALDERON
Sal BUTERA

Group 25
Warren KIAMCO
Brian SALEH
Michael ZIMMERMAN
Keith MCCREADY
Cliff JOYNER

Group 26
Aaron FRANKEN
Sammy JONES
Evgeny STALEV
Tony ROBLES
Antonio LINING

Group 27
Stephan SANTL
Vilmos FOLDES
Rodolfo LUAT
Jimmy WETCH
Mori MANABU


Group 28
Imran MAJID
Ralph ECKERT
Thomas KENNEDY
Aaron CZETLI
Howard VICKERY

Group 29
Lee CHENMAN
Adam WHEELER
Gerry WATSON
Shawn PUTNAM
Marco MARQUEZ

Group 30
Michael CERNERO
Johl YOUNGER
Brian GROCE
Jose PARICA
Rafael MARTINEZ

Group 31
Neil RAYBONE
David RELJIC
Rafael GONZALEZ
Rodney MORRIS
Tomoki MEKARI

Group 32
Tyler EDEY
Paul POTIER
Kim DAVENPORT
Jason MILLER
Steve MOORE

Group 33
Yannick BEAUFILS
Wade CRANE
Fabio PETRONI
Max EBERLE
Larry NEVEL

Group 34
Darren APPLETON
Allen HOPKINS
Patrick HOLTZ
Mike DAVIS
Takeshi OKUMURA


Group 35
Ryan KELLER
Edwin MONTAL
Markus JUVA
Markus CHAMAT
Arturo RIVERA

Group 36
John DITORO
Carl MORRIS
Bernd JAHNKE
Jeremy JONES
Robb SAEZ

Group 37
Lance SALAZAR
Danny DILIBERTO
Bobby HUNTER
Tony CHOHAN
Troy FRANK

Group 38
Ouahbi AMINE
Alejandro CARVAJAL
Mick HILL
Charlie WILLIAMS
Santos SAMBAJON

Group 39
Roland ACOSTA
Chris BARTRAM
Frank ALVAREZ
Luc SALVAS
Michael SCHMIDT

Group 40
Stan TOURANGEAU
Leil GAY
Scotty TOWNSEND
Nick VAN DEN BERG
Tony CROSBY

My picks, some groups were a shot in the dark. Jeesh, what were the odds that Gabe & Walden (Midwest players) would be in the same group? .... lol not to mention having Efren in their group. Walden will be in for a treat playing Efren.
 
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I will take Mike Sigel to go undefeted in his block. These all look like they were hand picked groups, not done by draw and Sigel's looks pretty easy.
 
Gandy Valle will make it through Group 20. You read it here first.

EDIT: Doh...BallBuster beat me to it in the other thread. Okay, you read it here second. ;)
 
All the Filipino entries are top-notch... anyone has legit chance to take the crown... REYES, ORCULLO would be my bet.... but my darkhorse is ALCANO...
 
macguy said:
I will take Mike Sigel to go undefeted in his block. These all look like they were hand picked groups, not done by draw and Sigel's looks pretty easy.
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Broxson appears to be no slouch, and Harrison from England is a top player. They could both take matches off Sigel.

I don't know the other guy.

Linda will have her work cut out for her in this group. Good luck Linda:)

A lot of good players are unknowns here. There aren't too many certainties. Almost any player who comes to the first round a bit edgy or underprepared could be facing an uphill battle.

Colin
 
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TannerPruess said:
Group 1
Alex LELY
Lou BUTERA
Jackie BROADHURST
Jon KUCHARO
Jason KIRKWOOD

Group 2
Neils FEIJEN
Karen CORR
Ray MARTIN
Wei LIU
Greg HOGUE

Group 3
Tuan Kiat GOH
Jim REMPE
Sarah ELLERBY
Eric HJORLEIFSON
David MATLOCK

Group 4
Alex PAGULAYAN
Mike MASSEY
Tammy JONES
Goran MLADENOVIC
Corey HARPER

Group 5
Austin MURPHY
Danny BASAVICH
Ewa LAURANCE
Sam MONDAY
Anthony GINN - *class player will mkae it through

Group 6
Mike GULYASSY
Earl STRICKLAND
Miyuki SAKAI
Chris ORME
Teddy GARRAHAN

Group 7
Raj HUNDAL
Dallas WEST
Monica WEBB
Ismael PAEZ
Scott FROST

Group 8
William INCARDONA
Nick VARNER
Helena THORNFELDT
Jonathan PENEGAR
Rico DIKS

Group 9
Gabe OWEN
Efren REYES
Mary KENNISTON
James WALDEN
Luis CONDO

Group 10
Francisco BUSTAMANTE
Ed KELLY
Gerda HOFSTATTER
Jim WEAST
Andreas KOUKIADAKIS

Group 11
Mike SIGEL
Philip HARRISON * def qualify
James ROBERTS
David BROXSON
Linda CARTER


Group 12
Joe MINICI
Dee ADKINS
Marlon MANALO
Robin DODSON
Richard BROUMPTON

Group 13
Zlatko JAKULJ
Loree Jon JONES
John MACIAS
Ernesto DOMINGUEZ
Karl BOYES

Group 14
Grady MATHEWS
Andreja KLASOVIC
Marko LOHTANDER
Allison FISHER
Jeff ABERNATHY


Group 15
Dennis ORCOLLO
Kelly FISHER
Gary ABOOD
Wayne CATLEDGE
John KUTCHER

Group 16 One of the most interesting, if not hardest groups
Ivaca PUTNIK
Jimmy WHITE
Quinten HANN
David ALCAIDE
Ronato ALCANO

Group 17
Bernie FRIEND
Larry SCHWARTZ
George SANSOUCI
Johnny ARCHER
Denver BARGER


Group 18
Pete FUSCO
Ike RUNNELS
Shannon DAULTON
Corey DEUEL
Ronnie WISEMAN

Group 19
Robert MCKENNA
John WIMS
Shane VAN BOENING
Thorsten HOHMANN
Michael VIDAS

Group 20
Jim RANEY
Charles BRYANT
Oliver ORTMANN
Mika IMMONEN
Gandy VALLE

Group 21 Wow Ronnie v Hatch LOL! :D
Mike LEBRON
Vincent FACQUET
Dennis HATCH
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN
Sandor TOT

Group 22
Leonardo GUNNAR
Tom STORM
Daryl PEACH
John SCHMIDT
Konihiko TAKAHASHI

Group 23 Tough draw for Colin but could cause a shock
Colin COLENSO
Jimmy FUSCO
George BREEDLOVE
Ralf SOUQUET
Mark TADEMY

Group 24
Jianbo FU
Paul BRIENZA
Laurant TRAVERS
Jerry CALDERON
Sal BUTERA

Group 25
Warren KIAMCO
Brian SALEH
Michael ZIMMERMAN
Keith MCCREADY
Cliff JOYNER

Group 26
Aaron FRANKEN
Sammy JONES
Evgeny STALEV
Tony ROBLES
Antonio LINING

Group 27
Stephan SANTL
Vilmos FOLDES
Rodolfo LUAT
Jimmy WETCH
Mori MANABU


Group 28
Imran MAJID
Ralph ECKERT
Thomas KENNEDY
Aaron CZETLI
Howard VICKERY

Group 29
Lee CHENMAN
Adam WHEELER
Gerry WATSON
Shawn PUTNAM
Marco MARQUEZ

Group 30
Michael CERNERO
Johl YOUNGER
Brian GROCE
Jose PARICA
Rafael MARTINEZ

Group 31
Neil RAYBONE
David RELJIC
Rafael GONZALEZ
Rodney MORRIS
Tomoki MEKARI

Group 32
Tyler EDEY
Paul POTIER
Kim DAVENPORT
Jason MILLER
Steve MOORE

Group 33
Yannick BEAUFILS
Wade CRANE
Fabio PETRONI
Max EBERLE
Larry NEVEL

Group 34 - * The hardest group, Holtz and Appleton to make it
Darren APPLETON
Allen HOPKINS
Patrick HOLTZ
Mike DAVIS
Takeshi OKUMURA


Group 35
Ryan KELLER
Edwin MONTAL
Markus JUVA
Markus CHAMAT
Arturo RIVERA

Group 36
John DITORO
Carl MORRIS
Bernd JAHNKE
Jeremy JONES
Robb SAEZ

Group 37
Lance SALAZAR
Danny DILIBERTO
Bobby HUNTER
Tony CHOHAN
Troy FRANK

Group 38
Ouahbi AMINE
Alejandro CARVAJAL
Mick HILL
Charlie WILLIAMS
Santos SAMBAJON

Group 39
Roland ACOSTA
Chris BARTRAM
Frank ALVAREZ
Luc SALVAS
Michael SCHMIDT

Group 40 *Another super tough group
Stan TOURANGEAU
Leil GAY
Scotty TOWNSEND
Nick VAN DEN BERG
Tony CROSBY

Those are my picks. I hope all the AZ members do well. :cool: Some groups I didn't know who to pick so it's a crap shoot.
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My changes in red, this is going to be some tournament!
 
Hi,
I saw Goran Mladenovic (group 4) qualify in London a couple of weeks ago and he was really impressive. He's very deliberate (or slow!!) but I don't think he missed a single shot that he should have made during his entire winner's side final match with Imran Majid. Other than one scratch on the break he was virtually flawless in front of a crowd who were all cheering for his opponent. I have no idea how he'll handle the pressure of the IPT of course but based on that showing you'd certainly have to expect him to get through his group.

I'm also really hoping that Tom Storm'll make it out of group 22. He's a multiple European Champion at 8, 9 and straight pool and he's wonderful to watch with a great tempo and a really attacking game but sometimes he does seem to lose his concentration a bit. He also plays a shot all of his own when he has to stretch for balls on the other side of the table. Instead of the behind the back shot that Francisco Bustamante uses he plays a weird sort of jabbing shot! If you have DC++ check out the first rack of his match from the 2004 WPC against Vangelis Vettas for an example! Otherwise just keep your eyes peeled all of you lucky enough to be going to watch the tournament live!

Chris (Chrstc).
 
Colin Colenso said:
Broxson appears to be no slouch, and Harrison from England is a top player. They could both take matches off Sigel.

I don't know the other guy.

Linda will have her work cut out for her in this group. Good luck Linda:)

A lot of good players are unknowns here. There aren't too many certainties. Almost any player who comes to the first round a bit edgy or underprepared could be facing an uphill battle.

Colin
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Best of luck to you and Linda. Play well, and have fun.
 
Group 1
Alex LELY
Lou BUTERA
Jackie BROADHURST
Jon KUCHARO
Jason KIRKWOOD

Group 2
Neils FEIJEN
Karen CORR
Ray MARTIN
Wei LIU
Greg HOGUE

Group 3
Tuan Kiat GOH
Jim REMPE
Sarah ELLERBY
Eric HJORLEIFSON
David MATLOCK

Group 4
Alex PAGULAYAN
Mike MASSEY
Tammy JONES
Goran MLADENOVIC
Corey HARPER

Group 5
Austin MURPHY
Danny BASAVICH
Ewa LAURANCE
Sam MONDAY
Anthony GINN

Group 6
Mike GULYASSY
Earl STRICKLAND
Miyuki SAKAI
Chris ORME
Teddy GARRAHAN

Group 7
Raj HUNDAL
Dallas WEST
Monica WEBB
Ismael PAEZ
Scott FROST

Group 8
William INCARDONA
Nick VARNER
Helena THORNFELDT
Jonathan PENEGAR
Rico DIKS

Group 9
Gabe OWEN
Efren REYES
Mary KENNISTON
James WALDEN
Luis CONDO

Group 10
Francisco BUSTAMANTE
Ed KELLY
Gerda HOFSTATTER
Jim WEAST
Andreas KOUKIADAKIS

Group 11
Mike SIGEL
Philip HARRISON
James ROBERTS
David BROXSON
Linda CARTER


Group 12
Joe MINICI
Dee ADKINS
Marlon MANALO
Robin DODSON
Richard BROUMPTON

Group 13
Zlatko JAKULJ
Loree Jon JONES
John MACIAS
Ernesto DOMINGUEZ
Karl BOYES

Group 14
Grady MATHEWS
Andreja KLASOVIC
Marko LOHTANDER
Allison FISHER
Jeff ABERNATHY


Group 15
Dennis ORCOLLO
Kelly FISHER
Gary ABOOD
Wayne CATLEDGE
John KUTCHER

Group 16
Ivaca PUTNIK
Jimmy WHITE
Quinten HANN
David ALCAIDE
Ronato ALCANO

Group 17
Bernie FRIEND
Larry SCHWARTZ
George SANSOUCI
Johnny ARCHER
Denver BARGER


Group 18
Pete FUSCO
Ike RUNNELS
Shannon DAULTON
Corey DEUEL
Ronnie WISEMAN

Group 19
Robert MCKENNA
John WIMS
Shane VAN BOENING
Thorsten HOHMANN
Michael VIDAS

Group 20
Jim RANEY
Charles BRYANT
Oliver ORTMANN
Mika IMMONEN
Gandy VALLE

Group 21
Mike LEBRON
Vincent FACQUET
Dennis HATCH
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN
Sandor TOT

Group 22
Leonardo GUNNAR
Tom STORM
Daryl PEACH
John SCHMIDT
Konihiko TAKAHASHI

Group 23
Colin COLENSO
Jimmy FUSCO
George BREEDLOVE
Ralf SOUQUET
Mark TADEMY

Group 24
Jianbo FU
Paul BRIENZA
Laurant TRAVERS
Jerry CALDERON
Sal BUTERA

Group 25
Warren KIAMCO
Brian SALEH
Michael ZIMMERMAN
Keith MCCREADY
Cliff JOYNER

Group 26
Aaron FRANKEN
Sammy JONES
Evgeny STALEV
Tony ROBLES
Antonio LINING

Group 27
Stephan SANTL
Vilmos FOLDES
Rodolfo LUAT
Jimmy WETCH
Mori MANABU


Group 28
Imran MAJID
Ralph ECKERT
Thomas KENNEDY
Aaron CZETLI
Howard VICKERY

Group 29
Lee CHENMAN
Adam WHEELER
Gerry WATSON
Shawn PUTNAM
Marco MARQUEZ

Group 30
Michael CERNERO
Johl YOUNGER
Brian GROCE
Jose PARICA
Rafael MARTINEZ

Group 31
Neil RAYBONE
David RELJIC
Rafael GONZALEZ
Rodney MORRIS
Tomoki MEKARI

Group 32
Tyler EDEY
Paul POTIER
Kim DAVENPORT
Jason MILLER
Steve MOORE

Group 33
Yannick BEAUFILS
Wade CRANE
Fabio PETRONI
Max EBERLE
Larry NEVEL

Group 34
Darren APPLETON
Allen HOPKINS
Patrick HOLTZ
Mike DAVIS
Takeshi OKUMURA


Group 35
Ryan KELLER
Edwin MONTAL
Markus JUVA
Markus CHAMAT
Arturo RIVERA

Group 36
John DITORO
Carl MORRIS
Bernd JAHNKE
Jeremy JONES
Robb SAEZ

Group 37
Lance SALAZAR
Danny DILIBERTO
Bobby HUNTER
Tony CHOHAN
Troy FRANK

Group 38
Ouahbi AMINE
Alejandro CARVAJAL
Mick HILL
Charlie WILLIAMS
Santos SAMBAJON

Group 39
Roland ACOSTA
Chris BARTRAM
Frank ALVAREZ
Luc SALVAS
Michael SCHMIDT

Group 40
Stan TOURANGEAU
Leil GAY
Scotty TOWNSEND
Nick VAN DEN BERG
Tony CROSBY
 
correct me if Im wrong but Icon, didnt you pick every single female to qualify? :D

PS
He's not actually in it BUT I'm still tipping fast larry to win the whole thing and break several world records along the way! :p :rolleyes:
 
Group 1
Alex LELY
Lou BUTERA
Jackie BROADHURST
Jon KUCHARO
Jason KIRKWOOD

Group 2
Neils FEIJEN
Karen CORR
Ray MARTIN
Wei LIU
Greg HOGUE

Group 3
Tuan Kiat GOH
Jim REMPE
Sarah ELLERBY
Eric HJORLEIFSON
David MATLOCK

Group 4
Alex PAGULAYAN
Mike MASSEY
Tammy JONES
Goran MLADENOVIC
Corey HARPER

Group 5
Austin MURPHY
Danny BASAVICH
Ewa LAURANCE
Sam MONDAY
Anthony GINN

Group 6
Mike GULYASSY
Earl STRICKLAND
Miyuki SAKAI
Chris ORME
Teddy GARRAHAN

Group 7
Raj HUNDAL
Dallas WEST
Monica WEBB
Ismael PAEZ
Scott FROST

Group 8
William INCARDONA
Nick VARNER
Helena THORNFELDT
Jonathan PENEGAR
Rico DIKS

Group 9
Gabe OWEN
Efren REYES
Mary KENNISTON
James WALDEN
Luis CONDO

Group 10
Francisco BUSTAMANTE
Ed KELLY
Gerda HOFSTATTER
Jim WEAST
Andreas KOUKIADAKIS

Group 11
Mike SIGEL
Philip HARRISON
James ROBERTS
David BROXSON
Linda CARTER

Group 12
Joe MINICI
Dee ADKINS
Marlon MANALO
Robin DODSON
Richard BROUMPTON

Group 13
Zlatko JAKULJ
Loree Jon JONES
John MACIAS
Ernesto DOMINGUEZ
Karl BOYES

Group 14
Grady MATHEWS
Andreja KLASOVIC
Marko LOHTANDER
Allison FISHER
Jeff ABERNATHY

Group 15
Dennis ORCOLLO
Kelly FISHER
Gary ABOOD
Wayne CATLEDGE
John KUTCHER

Group 16
Ivaca PUTNIK
Jimmy WHITE
Quinten HANN
David ALCAIDE
Ronato ALCANO

Group 17
Bernie FRIEND
Larry SCHWARTZ
George SANSOUCI
Johnny ARCHER
Denver BARGER

Group 18
Pete FUSCO
Ike RUNNELS
Shannon DAULTON
Corey DEUEL
Ronnie WISEMAN

Group 19
Robert MCKENNA
John WIMS
Shane VAN BOENING
Thorsten HOHMANN
Michael VIDAS

Group 20
Jim RANEY
Charles BRYANT
Oliver ORTMANN
Mika IMMONEN
Gandy VALLE

Group 21
Mike LEBRON
Vincent FACQUET
Dennis HATCH
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN
Sandor TOT

Group 22
Leonardo GUNNAR
Tom STORM
Daryl PEACH
John SCHMIDT
Konihiko TAKAHASHI

Group 23
Colin COLENSO
Jimmy FUSCO
George BREEDLOVE
Ralf SOUQUET
Mark TADEMY

Group 24
Jianbo FU
Paul BRIENZA
Laurant TRAVERS
Jerry CALDERON
Sal BUTERA

Group 25
Warren KIAMCO
Brian SALEH
Michael ZIMMERMAN
Keith MCCREADY
Cliff JOYNER
RECUSED MYSELF FROM VOTING:p

Group 26
Aaron FRANKEN
Sammy JONES
Evgeny STALEV
Tony ROBLES
Antonio LINING

Group 27
Stephan SANTL
Vilmos FOLDES
Rodolfo LUAT
Jimmy WETCH
Mori MANABU

Group 28
Imran MAJID
Ralph ECKERT
Thomas KENNEDY
Aaron CZETLI
Howard VICKERY

Group 29
Lee CHENMAN
Adam WHEELER
Gerry WATSON
Shawn PUTNAM
Marco MARQUEZ

Group 30
Michael CERNERO
Johl YOUNGER
Brian GROCE
Jose PARICA
Rafael MARTINEZ

Group 31
Neil RAYBONE
David RELJIC
Rafael GONZALEZ
Rodney MORRIS
Tomoki MEKARI

Group 32
Tyler EDEY
Paul POTIER
Kim DAVENPORT
Jason MILLER
Steve MOORE

Group 33
Yannick BEAUFILS
Wade CRANE
Fabio PETRONI
Max EBERLE
Larry NEVEL

Group 34
Darren APPLETON
Allen HOPKINS
Patrick HOLTZ
Mike DAVIS
Takeshi OKUMURA

Group 35
Ryan KELLER
Edwin MONTAL
Markus JUVA
Markus CHAMAT
Arturo RIVERA

Group 36
John DITORO
Carl MORRIS
Bernd JAHNKE
Jeremy JONES
Robb SAEZ

Group 37
Lance SALAZAR
Danny DILIBERTO
Bobby HUNTER
Tony CHOHAN
Troy FRANK

Group 38
Ouahbi AMINE
Alejandro CARVAJAL
Mick HILL
Charlie WILLIAMS
Santos SAMBAJON

Group 39
Roland ACOSTA
Chris BARTRAM
Frank ALVAREZ
Luc SALVAS
Michael SCHMIDT

Group 40
Stan TOURANGEAU
Leil GAY
Scotty TOWNSEND
Nick VAN DEN BERG
Tony CROSBY

Though my knowledge of the international players' caliber of play is limited, I bolded the names I thought would excel in Round One.

JAM
 
Colin Colenso said:
Broxson appears to be no slouch, and Harrison from England is a top player. They could both take matches off Sigel.

I don't know the other guy.

Linda will have her work cut out for her in this group. Good luck Linda:)

A lot of good players are unknowns here. There aren't too many certainties. Almost any player who comes to the first round a bit edgy or underprepared could be facing an uphill battle.

Colin
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After reading the way the draw is being done the somewhat lesser players are almost guaranteed not making it through the first rounds, since they are assured their group will contain a world beater. I have played in a lot of big tournaments and you don't expect to win, but hope to at least with the luck of the draw, move up the board a little before getting knocked out. The IPT have all but eliminated that here.

The IPT experience will be short lived for many players who won't even have a chance to finish mid field and share some of the money because the field is being fixed. With all due respect and not honestly knowing how you play, don't you think the draw method has all but made it impossible for you to even imagine a second year in the IPT and it will certainly greatly effect you make any money from this thing.

There is no wishing for a good draw since there is none for the lesser players, just a guaranteed early exit. Just an observation, I could be wrong. I think this first tournament will be a major reality check for many of the players who have a fantasy they will now be making a living from pool.
 
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macguy said:
After reading the way the draw is being done the somewhat lesser players are almost guaranteed not making it through the first rounds, since they are assured their group will contain a world beater. I have played in a lot of big tournaments and you don't expect to win, but hope to at least with the luck of the draw, move up the board a little before getting knocked out. The IPT have all but eliminated that here.

The IPT experience will be short lived for many players who won't even have a chance to finish mid field and share some of the money because the field is being fixed. With all due respect and not honestly knowing how you play, don't you think the draw method has all but made it impossible for you to even imagine a second year in the IPT and it will certainly greatly effect you make money from this thing.

There is no wishing for a good draw since there is none for the lesser players, just a guaranteed early exit. Just an observation, I could be wrong.
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If every player held the same sentiment as the above-referenced, then there wouldn't be a player on the face of the universe who would enter a competitive event because of, again, the above-referenced defeatist attitude.

Pool players I know who have talent never enter an event thinking they aren't going to advance in the charts. Rather, they take it one ball at a time, one game at a time, one match at a time, one round at a time. There's a lot to be said about the power of positive thinking.

Of course, that's why some folks, including myself, are sitting on the rail, on the outside looking in, if you will. It's quite easy to spew out the words that this or that player doesn't have a prayer to win. However, when this or that player does end up winning, all of a sudden they are everybody's darling. Yesterday's unknowns just may be tomorrow's champions. That's the way pool is, and one tournament isn't a measuring stick for a player's capabilities. It is what it is, one tournament. This one, though, happens to be a biggie.

JAM
 
What I want to know

is when players progress to the next level, do the 3 that won in level A still stick together in a the new level B group, or is it a complete redraw for groups in level B.

Example - If Efren, Gabe, and Walden win in their group, will Gabe and Walden still be with Efren in level B group, or will they all be in different
level B groups?
 
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