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Hugo Patino Captures His 5th US National Title
In the 24th inning in the final match it was Hugo Patino ahead 36 to 24 in 24. Pedro put together a run of 7 to close the gap to make it 36-31. Hugo answered with 2 points needing only two more but has to sit down after a miss leaving an opening for Pedro but Pedro misses a sensitive ticky shot! Hugo scores one but the tension gets the best of a short angle shot as he misses to close out the match. Pedro plays into a kiss and Hugo finishes capturing his 5th USBA National Championship title.
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Raymon Groot & Hugo Patino Head to Viersen for the World Team Championship
The 36th World Championship for National Teams will be contested from the 21st to the 24th of March 2024 at the Festhalle in Viersen, Germany. Sixteen two-man teams will compete and Raymon Groot and Hugo Patino will play for Team USA. Defending champions Turkey will be joined by Germany, Greece, Sweden, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Belgium, Colombia, Argentina, USA, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Egypt, and Jordan. The USA is in Qualification Group B along with Korea, Colombia, and Greece. The USA will face Korea in their first match scheduled for Thursday, March 21 at 4:00 PM German time. Groot will play Myung Woo Cho and Patino is matched up against Jung Han Heo.
Best of luck to Team USA!
Team USA congratulations after the first match.
Groot Tops Cho and it's All Square in Group B after the First Matches
It was Korea vs USA and Colombia vs Greece in Group B for the first matches and both ended in draws for the teams. Jung Han Heo prevailed over Hugo Patino but Raymon Groot leveled the match with a determined effort to finish 40-39 in 31 innings over Myung Woo Cho (who currently holds the #1 position on the UMB Wolrd Players Ranking). Huberney Catano was the winner for Colombia and Demitrios Seleventas scored the win for Greece so all four teams are level with 1 match point after the first round. Korea leads on average followed by USA, Colombia, and then Greece.
Team USA in action.
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Top row l to r: Pedro Piedrabuena, Hugo Patino, John Park; Middle row l to r: Raymon Groot, Seung Kwon Hong, Quoc Vo, Bottom row l to right: Victor Cuzzi, Edward Gomez, and Jovanny Ceballos
Nine USBA Players to Represent the USA at Bogotá World Cup
The UMB Bogotá World Cup begins February 26 and runs through March 3 at the Coliseo Cubierto el Salitre in Bogotá, Colombia. Nine US Players will participate: Pedro Piedrabuena, Hugo Patino, John Park, Raymon Groot, Quoc Vo, Seung Kwon Hong, Victor Cuzzi, Edward Gomez, and Jovanny Ceballos. The USBA is well represented by this group of players.
Pedro Piedrabuena is the CPB wildcard and will be seeded into the round of 16 in Group A along with Dick Jaspers and two other players who will advance from the qualification round. The round of 16 matches begin on the 1st of March and Pedro will face-off against Jaspers at 10:00AM local time (COT, Colombia time which is the same as EST). Hugo Patino begins play on the 28th in the PQ rounds.
Seung Kwon Hong and Raymon Groot begin on the 27th in the PPQ round.
Edward Gomez, John Park, Quoc Vo, Jovanny Ceballos, and Victor Cuzzi are in the PPPQ round which begins on the 26th.
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The complete timetable for the matches can be found here on the UMB website:
All the best to our players from the USBA and be sure to tune in and root for your favorite players!