Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 7/22/23
Men’s Pro Singles
Saturday’s action kicked off just after sunset, as Friday’s round of 16 postponed matches were resumed, with the quarterfinals immediately following the round of 16.
Play was suspended for the second consecutive night, with David Fink leading Shorty Ruiz in the Men’s Pro Singles 10-2 in the first game.
Round of 32
Espinoza def Vollink 21-1, 21-9
Chapman def Morgan 21-5, 21-1
Andres Cordova def Brule 21-2, 21-9
Espinoza def Key 21-16, 21-19
Round of 16
Lucho def V. Espinoza 21-5, 21-9
Canales def C. Espinoza 21-5, 21-15
Fink def A. Cordova 21-2, 21-1
Danos def J. Chapman 21-18, 21-3
Ruiz def D. Perez 21-7, 21-8
Esser def Bernhard 21-9, 21-10
Bike def Langmack 21-10, 21-16
Burgos def Schiller 21-8, 21-18
Quarterfinals
Lucho def Burgos 21-7, 9-21, 11-3
Ruiz def Danos 21-8, 6-21, 11-3
Fink def J. Bike 21-11, 21-7
Canales def Esser 21-14, 21-16
Semifinals
Ruiz def Lucho 21-5, 21-12
Fink def Canales 16-21, 21-3, 11-1
Final: Fink leads Ruiz 10-2 (first game suspended due to rain/lightning, will resume on Sunday morning at 8 am MST)
Women’s Pro Singles
Final: Esser def Ruiz 16-21, 21-14, 11-9
Men’s Pro Doubles
Semifinals
Flying Cordovas def Burgos/D. Perez 25-12
Ruiz/Esser def Canales/Langmack 25-16
Final: Flying Cordovas vs. Ruiz/Esser 9 am MST Sunday
Full report on the 2023 Icebreaker tomorrow
R2 page for the 2023 WPH Icebreaker HERE
2023 WPH Icebreaker Summer Schedule HERE
2020-2023 Icebreaker Fun Facts HERE
2020-2023 Icebreaker List of Champions and Finalists HERE
Icebreaker pro player bios HERE
2023/24 Race 4 Eight schedule HERE
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer