Igor Figueiredo defeated Claudio Menechini 5-1 to win the first WPBSA Q Tour Americas event of the season in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The former professional and 2024 World Seniors Snooker Championship winner came through the field on home soil to win the second Q Tour title of his career.
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Organised by the Pan-American Billiards & Snooker Association (PABSA), the event began with a group phase which saw Figueiredo successfully advance without dropping a single frame in contests against Ronald Cortese, Peter King, Lawrence Barbosa and Henrique Faria.
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Fellow former professional Itaro Santos was his opponent in the last 16, but Figueiredo was once again the dominant player as he secured a 3-0 victory before completing further whitewash wins against Ricardo Bouwman and Ricardo Santana to reach the title match.
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Menechini, a winner on the Q Tour Americas series last season, was the first player to take a frame off Figueiredo during the best-of-nine frame final but he ultimately proved no match for the 47-year-old cueist as he earned the title with a 5-1 victory.
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