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!