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 August 20, 2005, by Ron Beck, SquashTalk,
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Illingworth Rounds out Top Three

Chris Gordon: #4 or #5 in the US, depending on which ranking system you look at. (Photo © 2005 by Vaughn Winchell)

The USSRA has released its lastest USA Men's rankings and "Grand Prix" point standings for August, 2005. Preston Quick holds on to the USA #1 ranking position, while Michael Puertas keeps his hold on the top of the Grand Prix table, the point system used to select the National Team.

Meanwhile, Julian Illingworth, the winner at the March's US Nationals, continues to round out the top three. Illingworth is second in the all-important Grand Prix ratings, while staying at #3 in the National Rankings.

Christoper Gordon, a regular on the PSA satellite tour, holds down the #4 ranking and #5 Grand Prix position.

After some eight months of this dual ranking system, the separate rankings and Grand Prix standings, both issued by the USSRA, continue to create a confusing situation, as they have led to divergent results amongst the top 10 players.

Meanwhile, the second ten continues to be very fluid, attesting to the strengthening depth-of-field in the USA men's national scene. Gilly Lane and Thad Roberts make their first appearance in the top 20.

The USSRA rankings are issued by the USSRA rankings committee and include US citizens only.

USSRA USA Men's Open National Rankings, July 29, 2005:

July 29, 2005 Player Last Position
(May 16 '05)		 Current Grand Prix Position
1. Preston Quick (Q) [1] [3]
2. Jamie Crombie (Q) [2] [4]
3. Julian Illingworth (A) [3] [2]
4. Christopher Gordon (Q) [4] [5]
5. Michael Puertas (A) [5] [1]
6. Damian Walker [6] [6]
7. Ryan Donegan [8] [12]
8. Beau River (Q) [9] [8]
9. Richard Chin [10] [7]
10. Tim Wyant (Q) [7] [9]
11. Dylan Patterson [11] [11]
12. Ben Oliner [12] [10]
13. Pat Malloy [13] [16]
14. Gilly Lane [T21] [26]
15. Steven Scharff [14] [14]
16. Eric Christiansen [20] [24]
17. Michael Blumberg [16] [19]
18. Thad Roberts [T21] [21]
19. John Fulham [18] [20]
20. Mark Froot [17] [--]
       

A= Automatic USA Team Selection
Q= Qualified for USA Team Trials May 15th


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