That is despite modifications to the course by tournament officials aimed at making it harder.
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She has been out for 18 months after a shock retirement in 2008 and was granted a wildcard by tournament organizers, who have assembled a strong line-up.
"This means so much to me, " Prayad said, according to a statement by the tournament organizers.
The bird group has long been pulled down by feeble tournament efforts from the likes of the St.
Talks have been ongoing since then, and ICC president Malcolm Gray claims "significant concessions" have already been made by the tournament sponsors.
World Cup rules state a player can only be replaced on medical or compassionate grounds, which has to be ratified by a tournament medical officer.
"Our goal was to help bring popular Scrabble tournaments to life, whilst reaching a wider audience by capturing tournament play in a technologically advanced and engaging manner, " explains Dave Brannan, CEO, Mind Sports (International) and Living it Loving it Ltd.
Wally Judge led the Scarlet Knights in the win over DePaul by tying a Big East tournament record by going 9 for 9 from the field and finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
By the 1998 tournament, veteran stars had given way to a new generation, led by Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira.
By expanding the tournament to include as many as four teams from the strongest nations and by introducing a group stage that guarantees each competing club at least six matches, European soccer officials have created a self-perpetuating system that plays to the strengths of historical powers.
During the day, giant screens around the town showed an appeal by England captain David Beckham for supporters not to jeopardise the team's place in the tournament by their behaviour.
"This time of year, so many people are captivated by the NCAA tournament, " Donovan said Tuesday.
It was originally a mod developed for the Unreal Tournament by two Swedish players.
But Kuznetsova's compatriot, 10th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenko, was knocked out of the tournament by Kazakhstan's Ksenia Pervak .
Owens has her chance in the wake of Catrina Nicholas being ruled out of the tournament by a knee injury.
Africa Nations Cup official Virgilio Santos said all teams had been told explicitly not to travel to the tournament by road.
The Wildcats, preseason No. 3, had themselves been pitched from the lowly National Invitation Tournament by a lowly school called Robert Morris.
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Then on the final hole he rolled in a birdie putt to finish on nine-under and claim the tournament by two clear strokes.
But the Chinese will be represented in the latter stages of the tournament by UK champion Ding, who beat Nottingham potter Anthony Hamilton 5-3.
South Korea's Jin Jeong finished as the leading amateur on four-under-par, closing out his tournament by holing a spectacular eagle putt on the 18th.
He said he'd always wanted to go to the World Cup and instead of walking there, wanted to honour the tournament by dribbling a football.
The five-time Key Biscayne champion advanced to Thursday's semifinals and tied the women's record for career victories in the tournament by beating No. 5-seeded Li Na 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Johan Cruyff's brilliant Dutch side took the tournament by storm with their revolutionary "total football" but it was hosts West Germany who came out on top 2-1 in the final.
Henderson is the Mississippi guard who is averaging 20.1 points per game and dragged Ole Miss into the NCAA tournament by dropping more than 20 in his last five games.
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McDowell would overtake the German in the Order of Merit by winning the tournament or ending up alone in second as long as Kaymer finishes no higher than a tie for third.
Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana qualified for the biennial tournament by virtue of finishing in the top three places at the first African Amputees Nations Cup in Freetown earlier in the year.
After the Blue Devils were knocked out of the ACC tournament by Dez Wells and seventh-seeded Maryland last Friday night, Krzyzewski said they came back to Durham and had three days of practice.
But if the Belgrade-born left-hander is not awarded a wildcard in future then, unless he improves his ranking to reach the tournament by right or comes through qualifying, his Wimbledon singles career is over.
As if that's not bad enough for Kentucky fans, Louisville (29-5) gets to rub a little more salt in its rival's wounds by opening the tournament about 75 miles from home on Kentucky's home court, Rupp Arena in Lexington.
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