2018 WPH Qualifier Stats (Pre New York)

R48 7 NYAC ’18 Ranked Qualifiers Season Stats

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 4/2/18– The Race 4 Eight NYAC has traditionally produced the deepest R48 qualifier fields in R48 history and the 2018 R48 7 NYAC is no exception, as the 28-man draw features 12 ranked R48 pros from New York, California, Arizona, Minnesota, Illinois, Canada, and Ireland. Joining the ranked qualifiers at the NYAC will be top players from New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Canada. The eight players left standing after the April 12 NYAC qualifier will blind draw into the R48 Elite 8.

Check out the R48 season stats from the NYAC’s 12 ranked qualifiers below.

Vic Perez

Best Finish: 6^th (Montana)

Notable wins: Fink, Iglesias, Chavez, Cooney, Ortiz

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 437-376 (54%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 11-7

Current ranking: 11

Highest R48 ranking: 8 (2017)

Shorty Ruiz

Best Finish: 7^th (Houston)

Notable wins: Montijo, Perez

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 255-296 (46%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 2-6

Current ranking: 13

Highest R48 ranking: 16 (2017)

Jonathan Iglesias

Best Finish: 9^th (Atlanta)

Notable wins: Montijo, Cooney

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 139-173 (45%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 3-5

Current ranking: 14

Highest R48 ranking: 9 (2015)

Peter Funchion

Best Finish: 7^th (Tucson)

Notable wins: Peixoto, D. Cordova, Montijo

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 162-154 (51%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 4-3

Current ranking: 15

Highest R48 ranking: 15 (current)

Stephen Cooney

Best Finish: 10^th (Atlanta, Las Vegas)

Notable wins: Perez, Ruiz, Beall

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 142-190 (43%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 3-5

Current ranking: 16

Highest R48 ranking: 8 (2014)

Dave Munson

Best Finish: 7^th (Houston)

Notable wins: Chavez, Bowler 

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 63-98 (39%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 1-2

Current ranking: 18

Highest R48 ranking: 18 (current)

Ryan Bowler

Best Finish: 11^th (Montana)

Notable wins: Beall, Ruiz

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 67-80 (46%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 1-2

Current ranking: 21

Highest R48 ranking: 19 (2017)

Loren Collado

Best Finish: 10^th (Montana)

Notable wins: Bowler, Pesch

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 64-80 (44%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 2-2

Current ranking: 22

Highest R48 ranking: 19 (2018)

Ryan Pesch

Best Finish: 11^th (Tucson)

Notable wins: Bowler

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 30-110 (21%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 0-4

Current ranking: 24

Highest R48 ranking: 24 (current)

Erik Torres

Best Finish: 13^th (Las Vegas)

Notable wins: n/a

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 21-55 (28%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 0-2

Current ranking: 27

Highest R48 ranking: 24 (2016)

Patrick Funchion

Best Finish: 13^th (Las Vegas)

Notable wins: n/a

Combined score vs. opponents in R48 7 main draw and playoffs: 49-68 (42%)

R48 7 main draw/playoff record: 0-2

Current ranking: 27

Highest R48 ranking: 27 (current)

Billy O’Donnell: NYAC ’18 will be first R48 start of the season

Current R48 ranking: 27

Highest R48 ranking: 25 (2016)

Printable/Shareable NYAC Broadcast Schedule and Brackets, HERE> (This PDF is interactive; to include links for Pro Player Bios, Access to the event page and Links to watch the show-court matches)

The 2018 R48 NYAC press release here

R48 7 Half Year Recap here

For a full preview of the Race 4 Eight 7 season, go here

WPH Power Rankings: here

DF’s R48 Fun Facts and Trends: here

Race 4 Eight History of Champions and Finalists: here

David Fink

WPH Senior Writer