Ignacio 'Nachi' Viana

Ignacio 'Nachi' Viana is the second-highest rated player at BTA, bringing a 7-goal handicap alongside 10-goaler Tomas Panelo. That pairing gives BTA one of the strongest professional duos in the tournament — a 10-and-7 combination that can dominate possession and create scoring chances from multiple positions on the field.

Viana's role at BTA is to complement Panelo's brilliance. While opponents focus their defensive schemes on stopping a 10-goal player, Nachi operates in the space that attention creates. A 7-goal player with room to work is a dangerous thing. He also plays alongside the father-son Krueger duo — Steve at 5 and KC at 1.

At the U.S. Open, the teams with the best professional partnerships tend to go deepest. BTA's Panelo-Viana axis is one to watch.