2007 Pan Am Championship: Canada and USA Headed for Team Event Showdown

The individual events have finished and Canada has asserted itself as the dominant Pan Am nation so far with 4/5 individual titles, and was the only country with finalists in every event. The individual event finals were as follows:

Stefan Wojcikiewicz def Andrew Dabeka 21-17, 22-20
Anna Rice def Claudia Rivero 21-16, 21-11
Mike Beres and Will Milroy def Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong 21-13, 21-19
Charmaine Reid and Fiona McKee def Eva Lee 22-20, 17-21, 21-18
Howard Bach and Eva Lee def Mike Beres and Val Loker 21-18, 21-17

The team event is also underway but really it�s all about Canada and USA. Canada came out on top in the individual event tally, but that could change for the team event. Men�s singles is more than likely going to be Canada, as is the women�s singles. The real questions lie in the doubles events. Canada narrowly took the women�s doubles, so that could certainly go to the Americans. Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong could also turn the tables on Mike Beres and Will Milroy, although the Canadians were convincing in the individual event. Finally the mixed doubles could also go either way. So it could either be a 5-0 Canada win, or 3-2 for USA if they win all three doubles events. My prediction is in the middle, 4-1 for Canada… But wait, Mike Beres has left to get married!! Canada has lost it’s VIP for the team event, so Canada is almost certainly in danger or losing the men’s doubles event. This makes things much more interesting. Still, I predict Canada 3-2.

Individual Event Draws
Team Event Draws