From there, Santos punched out before the final 16, but Hernandez won 11 straight matches o­n the o­ne-loss side. Hernandez fought his way through Saturday to set up his miraculous feat. After sending several hopefuls packing, Hernandez arrived in the final four. Hernandez announced his membership to the final four by annihilating Jose Parica 9-0. He then provided an encore performance by squeaking out a thrilling 9-7 decision over Philippine newcomer Ronnie Alcano.

Hernandez proceeded into the final match with Gerardo Jamito. In the first set, Hernandez took a commanding 8-0 lead, o­nly to relax and allow Jamito to the table. With ideas of a comeback, Jamito was able to fight back to win 5 games but Hernandez proved to be too powerful for Jamito to complete the near impossible feat. After winning the first set, Hernandez used his momentum to caost to an impressive 9-3 victory.

Results

1st -Frankie Hernandez

2nd -Gerardo Jamito

3rd -Ronnie Alcano

4th -Jose Parica

5/6th -Rodney Morris

Jarrod Clowery

7th -Sandor Tot

Tom D'Alfonso

9-12th -Fang Hsiao Lang

Evgeny Stalev

Chris Biddle

Tony Ruberto

13th -Danny Basavich

Chuck Altomare

Carlos Vierra

Billy Lana