Upset Alert & Recap - Tournament of Champions Day 1
The famous pickleball tournament, Tournament of Champions, kicked off yesterday in Brigham City, Utah. Wednesday was pro singles day for the men and women. It was a long, exciting day with a handful of upsets and impressive performances.
Pro Mens Singles
Top Half of the Winners Bracket
#16 Hunter Johnson defeats #1 Tyson McGuffin 8-11, 11-4, 11-7 in the 2nd round
#24 “Big E” Markowitz defeats #9 Anton Gudz 11-5, 11-8 in the 1st round
#21 Yates Johnson defeats #12 Mario Barrientos 12-10, 8-11, 11-2 in the 1st round
#5 James Ignatowich defeats #4 Ryan Sherry 11-0, 11-2 in the quarterfinals
#8 Dylan Frazier defeats #5 James Ignatowich 12-10, 11-5 in the semi finals
Bottom Half of the Winners Bracket
#6 Federico Stakstud dominated his way to the semi finals with 11-0, 11-0 win over #27 Pesa Teoni, 11-8, 11-6 win over #11 AJ Koller, and 11-5, 11-7 win over #3 Jay Devilliers
#2 Ben Johns seemed to be on a different level than the rest of the competition.
1st round win over #31 Mike Lausi'i 11-2, 11-3
2nd round win over #15 Hartland Jones 11-3, 11-0
Quarterfinal win over #7 Hayden Patriquin 11-6, 11-4
Semifinal win over #6 Federico Stakstrud 11-4, 11-9
Consolation Bracket Results:
Hunter Johnson defeats Jay Devilliers 7-11, 11-5, 11-0 to take the bronze medal in Mens Pro Singles
Ben Johns and Dylan Frazier will face off for the Mens Pro Singles title on Championship Saturday
Pro Womens Singles
Top Half of the Winners Bracket
After a 1st round bye, #1 Anna Leigh Waters dominated her way to the finals with 11-2, 11-3 win over #8 Yana Grechkina and 11-4, 11-3 win over #5 Irena Tereschenko
Bottom Half of the Winners Bracket
#7 Salome Devidze defeats #2 Catherine Parenteau 11-6, 12-10 in 2nd round upset
#3 Lea Jansen earned her a spot in the finals
1st round win over #14 Mele Toli 11-0, 11-2
2nd round win over #11 Alli Phillips 11-5, 11-2
Semifinal win over #7 Salome Devidze 11-7, 11-7
Consolation Bracket Results:
#5 Irena Tereschenko defeats #7 Salome Devidze 11-5, 11-5 to take the bronze medal in Womens Pro Singles
