Day 3 in the Books at IPT North American 8-Ball Open ChampionshipRound 3 AnnouncedIPT discussion forum (/forums/index.php)Day 3 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=16)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)Mike Sigel did not advance to Wednesday’s rounds. He had a chance, but it came down to between him and Marko Lohtander. Sigel lost to Marlon Manalo 8-5, while Lohtander defeated Wayne Catledge [...]
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Tuesday’s Moment of TruthIPT discussion forum (/forums/index.php)Day 3 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=16)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)Holland’s Nick Van Den Berg was awarded a match 8-0 when his opponent Greg Hogue failed to show up. Hogue won a pre-qualifier and then won the qualifier for this event—on the first day, he had three out of four wins, but today [...]
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Mixed Emotions Dominate After Third RoundIPT discussion forum (/forums/index.php)Day 3 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=16)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)On the flip side, Shawn Putnam won 8-4 over Rodolfo Luat and exclaimed, “The day is going great—I’ve got two Filipinos in my bracket and I chopped up both of them. I’m three and oh. Now I’m playing good, seeing my [...]
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John Salley Visits the North American Open 8-Ball ChampionshipIPT discussion forum (/forums/index.php)Day 3 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=16)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)
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Second Round Finishing UpDay 3 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=16)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)
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Hatch Carves Another WinDay 3 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=16)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)“I feel pretty confident,” said Hatch with a smile. “Sunday I played flawless. I took the day off yesterday, but today I feel like I’m struggling a little bit, though. My first match, anyway. My morning match, I missed a lot of balls. I should have [...]
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First Round Complete With Few UpsetsVisit the IPT North American Open image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=14)Day 1 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=14)Day 2 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=15)Day 3 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=16)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)For the U.S., Earl Strickland won his first round against James Walden 8-6, but fellow Hall of Fame member Mike Sigel finally lost a match after going into [...]
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Schmidt and Ortmann Notch WinsVisit the IPT North American Open image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=14)Day 1 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=14)Day 2 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=15)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)On the other table, in a slightly longer match, Southern California’s Keith “Earthquake” McCready and John “Mr. 400” Schmidt matched up. McCready, famous for his portrayal of Grady Seasons in “The Color of [...]
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