2008 Racquetball World Championships

XIV Racquetball World Championships - Ireland 2008 -
Host	Kingscourt
Dates	August 2 - August 9
Men teams
Champions	United States
Runners-up	Mexico
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Bolivia
Women teams
Champions	United States
Runners-up	Bolivia
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Chile

The 14th Racquetball World Championships were held in Kingscourt (Ireland) from August 2 to 9, 2008, with 22 men's national teams and 15 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.

Men's team competition[]

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	United States	3
	17	Ireland	2			17	Ireland	0
	16	Dominican R.	1								1	United States	3
											8	Japan	0
						9	Chile	1
						8	Japan	2
																1	USA	3
																5	Bolivia	0
						5	Bolivia	3
	21	Poland	0			12	South Korea	0
	12	South Korea	3								5	Bolivia	2
	13	Guatemala	1								4	Venezuela	1
	20	Catalonia	2			20	Catalonia	1
						4	Venezuela	2
																					1	USA	2
																					2	Mexico	1
						3	Mexico	2
	19	Belgium				14	Germany	1
	14	Germany									3	Mexico	2
	11	Ecuador	wo								11	Ecuador	1
	22	Chinese Taipei				11	Ecuador	3
						6	India	0
																3	Mexico	2
																2	Canada	1
						7	Argentina	1
						10	Costa Rica	2
											10	Costa Rica	1
	15	Netherlands									2	Canada	2
	18	Honduras				15	Netherlands	0
						2	Canada	3

Winners
United States

Women's team competition[]

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	United States	3
						8	Venezuela	0
	9	Guatemala	1
	8	Venezuela	2
											1	United States	wo
											5	Chile
	5	Chile	3
	12	Ecuador	0
						5	Chile	2
						4	Mexico	1
	13	Costa Rica	0
	4	Mexico	3
																1	United States	2
																6	Bolivia	1
	3	Japan	3
	14	Catalonia	0
						3	Japan	1
						6	Bolivia	2
	11	Germany	0
	6	Bolivia	3
											6	Bolivia	2
											2	Canada	1
	7	South Korea	3
	10	Ireland	0
						7	South Korea
						2	Canada
	15	Honduras	0
	2	Canada	3

Winners
United States

Men's Singles Competition[]

	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
	33	Karl Boer	13, 15, 11			33	Karl Boer	0, 4
	32	Yelso Molinari	15, 14, 8								1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
											16	Leonel Simo	9, 1
						17	Marcel Czempisz	4, 4
						16	Leonel Simo	15, 15
																1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
																25	Fernando Ríos	3, 4
						9	Takaaki Hirose	11, 15, 11
	41	Peter Rakowski	10, 5			24	Pablo Fajre	15, 8, 0
	24	Pablo Fajre	15, 15								9	Takaaki Hirose	7, 4
	25	Fernando Ríos	15, 15								25	Fernando Ríos	15, 15
	40	Carlos Oviedo	6, 2			25	Fernando Ríos	15, 15
						8	Marcelo Laprea	2, 5
																					1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
																					4	Alvaro Beltran	9, 8
						5	Mike Green	15, 15
	37	Niklaas Deboutte	15, 12, 11			37	Nickolas Deboutte	3, 0
	28	Sid Harshavat	7, 15, 7								5	Mike Green	15, 15
	21	Richard van Doezum	15, 15								12	Jorge Zambrana	8, 7
	44	Wen Wen-chang	7, 0			21	Richard van Doezum	13, 3
						12	Jorge Zambrana	15, 15
																5	Mike Green	14, 10
																4	Alvaro Beltran	15, 15
						13	Sung Suk Kim	15, 3, 4
	45	Mauro Barbosa	2, 1			20	F. Camacho	11, 15, 11
	20	Felipe Camacho	15, 15								20	Felipe Camacho	12, 12
	29	Danny Maggi	15, 15								4	Alvaro Beltran	15, 15
	36	Noel O'callaghan	5, 8			29	Danny Maggi	12, 9													Final
						4	Alvaro Beltrán	15, 15
																					1	Rocky Carson	12, 15, 11
																					3	Jack Huczek	15, 14, 10
						3	Jack Huczek	15, 15
	35	Christian Wer	15, 15			35	Christian Wer	0, 4
	30	Gerardo Fajardo	4, 12								3	Jack Huczek	15, 15
											14	Luis Pérez	0, 5
						19	Oliver Bertels	13, 9
						14	Luis Pérez	15, 15
																3	Jack Huczek	15, 15
																11	Michimune Kono	3, 4
						11	Michimune Kono	15, 15
	43	Jakob Kuzniacki	0, 1			22	Sebastian Roessler	9, 12
	22	Sebastian Roessler	15, 15								11	Michimune Kono	15, 15
	27	José Daniel Ugalde	15, 11, 7								38	Victor Montserrat	4, 4
	38	Víctor Montserrat	10, 15, 11			38	Victor Montserrat	15, 15
						6	Fabian Balmori	9, 9
																					3	Jack Huczek	15, 15
																					7	Vincent Gagnon	11, 8
						7	Vincent Gagnon	15, 15
	39	Paul Devos	7			26	Nanda Gudderra	1, 2
	26	Nanda Gudderra	13, injury fft								7	Vincent Gagnon	15, 15
	23	Michiel van der Holst	15, 15								10	Ricardo Monroy	11, 11
	42	Huang-jung Hsu	4, 2			23	Michael van der Holst	5, 12
						10	Ricardo Monroy	15, 15
																7	Vincent Gagnon	15, 11, 11
																2	Polo Gutierrez	5, 15, 8
						15	Sang Soo Lee	12, 15, 7
						18	Ivan Villegas	15, 12, 11
											18	Ivan Villegas	12, 1
	31	Fabián Apa	5, 3								2	Polo Gutierrez	15, 15
	34	Liam Hugues	15, 15			34	Liam Hughes	3, 1
						2	Polo Gutierrez	15, 15

Winner
Rocky Carson

Women's Singles Competition[]

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
	32	Maria Aguilar	3, 0
						1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
						17	Vivianna Reveron	8, 2
	17	Vivianna Reveron	15, 10, 7
	16	Jeong Ae Lee	6, 15, 7
											1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
											8	Toshiko Sakamoto	9, 3
	9	Fabiola Márquez	15, 15
	24	Mónica Escobar	3, 2
						9	Fabiola Márquez	2, 9
						8	Toshiko Sakamoto	15, 15
	25	Deborah Kessler	2, 0
	8	Toshiko Sakamoto	15, 15
																1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
																5	Paola Longoria	10, 9
	5	Paola Longoria	15, 15
	28	Raquel Consegal	1, 3
						5	Paola Longoria	15, 15
						12	Yazmine Sabja	14, 10
	21	Andrea Gordon	5, 2
	12	Yazmine Sabja	15, 15
											5	Paola Longoria	15, 15
											4	Josée Grand'Maître	10, 8
	13	Eithne Skehan	2, 6
	20	Cristina Córdova	15, 15
						20	Cristina Córdova	12, 6
						4	Josée Grand'Maître	15, 15
	29	Cristina Amaya	6, 7
	4	Josée Grand'Maître	15, 15
																					1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
																					3	Cheryl Gudinas	13, 8
	3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 15
	30	Ana Fortin	1, 2
						3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 15
						14	Jung Eun Ane	4, 10
	19	Mariana Paredes	12, 8
	14	Jung Eun Ane	15, 15
											3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 15
											11	Angela Grisar	7, 6
	11	Angela Grisar	15, 15
	22	Patricia Beltranena	0, 1
						11	Angela Grisar	15, 15
						6	Harumi Kajino	6, 12
	27	Naomi Sasso	1, 4
	6	Harumi Kajino	15, 15
																3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 11, 11
																2	Jennifer Saunders	8, 15, 8
	7	Susana Acosta	15, 15
	26	Elisabet Consegal	4, 7
						7	Susana Acosta	10, 15, 11
						10	Jenny Daza	15, 13, 6
	23	Yvonne Kortes	2, 0
	10	Jenny Daza	15, 15
											7	Susana Acosta	13, 9
											2	Jennifer Saunders	15, 15
	15	Ciara Mcmanamon	0, 1
	18	Maria Paz Muñoz	15, 15
						18	Maria Paz Muñoz	14, 13, 6
						2	Jennifer Saunders	15, 15, 11
	31	Ayten Kececi	3, 0
	2	Jennifer Saunders	15, 15

Winner
Rhonda Rajsich

Men's doubles competition[]

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Gilberto Mejia Javier Moreno	15, 15
						17	India	4, 1
	17	Gerardo Fajardo Yelso Molinari	12, 13
	16	Nanda Gudderra Sid Harshavat	15, 15
											1	Mexico	WBF
											8	Chile	-
						9	Juan Luis Galvez Christian Wer	11, 7
						8	Pablo Fajre Sebastian Roessler	15, 15
																1	Mexico	15, 15
																4	Venezuela	7, 1
						5	Fabiean Apa Danny Maggi	15, 15
						12	South Korea	3, 8
	21	Jakob Kuzniacki Peter Rakowski	2, 6
	12	Se Young Joo Song Ha Sin	15, 15
											5	Argentina	15, 8, 4
											4	Venezuela	7, 15, 11
	13	Fernando Rios Juan Diego Rodriguez	15, 15
	20	Carlos Oviedo Alberto Serfaty	3, 13
						13	Ecuador	7, 7
						4	Cesar Castro Jorge Hirsekorn	15, 15
																					1	Mexico	13, 15, 7
																					2	USA	15, 10, 11
						3	Kris Odegard François Viens	15, 15
						14	Netherlands	2, 2
	19	Niklaas Deboutte Paul Devos	13, 4
	14	Peter De Jong Edwin Schipper	15, 15
											3	Canada	15, 7, 6
											6	Japan	2, 15, 11
	11	Luis Perez Leonel Simo	15, 15
	22	Huang-Jung Hsu Wen-Chang Wen	3, 2
						11	Dominican Republic	13, 10
						6	Michimune Kono Hiroshi Shimizu	15, 15
																6	Japan	4, 2
																2	USA	15, 15
						7	Roland Keller Ricardo Monroy	12, 15, 11
						10	Bruno Casalvolone Joaquin Solera	15, 14, 6
											10	Bolivia	3, 7
											2	USA	15, 15
	15	Joachim Loof Trevor Meyer	15, 11, 11
	18	Patrick Hanley Adam Neary	13, 15, 6
						15	Germany	1, 6
						2	Jason Thoerner Mitch Williams	15, 15

Winners
United States Jason Thoerner & Mitch Williams

Women's doubles competition[]

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	Jackie Paraiso Aimee Ruiz	15, 15
						8	Venezuela	3, 5
	9	Mariana Paredes Vivianna Reveron	15, 15
	8	Maria Gomar Lucy Zachrisson	7, 5
											1	USA	15, 15
											5	Chile	4, 5
	5	Angela Grisar Fabiola Marquez	15, 15
	12	Yvonne Kortes Lara Ludwig	8, 4
						5	Chile	15, 15
						4	Japan	3, 3
	13	Deborah Kessler Naomi Sasso	1, 6
	4	Rie Masuyama Maiko Sato	15, 15
																1	USA	15, 15
																6	Canada	8, 6
	3	Paola Longoria Rosy Torres	15, 15
	14	Maria Aguilar Ana Fortin	3, 3
						3	Mexico	15, 15
						6	Bolivia	12, 6
	11	Clodagh McManamon Donna Ryder	3, 4
	6	Jenny Daza Carola Loma	15, 15
											6	Mexico	15, 6, 9
											2	Canada	3, 15, 11
	7	Yun Mi Bae Nawoo Kim	2, 4
	10	Ivonne Carpio Maria Paz Muñoz	15, 15
						10	Ecuador	12, 3
						2	Genvieve Brodeur Véronique Guillemette	15, 15

Winners
United States Jackie Paraiso and Aimee Ruiz

See also[]

• Racquetball World Championships

External links[]

• Official website
• Championships results
• Men's Team Open Gold
• Women's Team Open Gold
• Men's Singles Open Gold
• Women's Singles Open Gold
• Historical results IRF website