2012 Racquetball World Championships

XVI Racquetball World Championships - Dominican Republic 2012 -
Host	Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
Dates	August 3 - August 11
Men's singles
Gold	Rocky Carson
Silver	Polo Gutierrez
Bronze	Gilberto Mejia, Jose Rojas
Women's singles
Gold	Paola Longoria
Silver	Jennifer Saunders
Bronze	Rhonda Rajsich, Cheryl Gudinas
Men's doubles
Gold	Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno
Silver	Jansen Allen & Tony Carson
Bronze	Ricardo Monroy & Roland Keller, Pedro Manolo Sandoval & Edwin Galicia
Women's doubles
Gold	Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Silver	Angela Grisar & Carla Muñoz
Bronze	Josée Grand'Maître & Frédérique Lambert, Rhonda Rajsich & Aimee Ruiz
Men's teams
Gold	USA
Silver	Canada
Bronze	Mexico
4th place	Bolivia
Women's teams
Gold	Mexico
Silver	USA
Bronze	Canada
4th place	Colombia

The 16th Racquetball World Championships were held in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) from August 3 to 11, 2012, with players from 22 different countries.

The championships had two parts. First, individual competitions for men's and women's singles and doubles, which took place over the first four days. Then following an off day, there was a team competition on the last three days in which countries competed against each other in a best of three match format involving two singles matches and a doubles match.

This is the second time the Racquetball World Championships were held in Santo Domingo. The previous time was 2006.

The 2012 World Racquetball Championships were also the qualifying event for the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia. The top 16 players in Santo Domingo will qualify to compete in Cali. This only applies to men's and women's singles as the World Games will not have doubles competitions.

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico (MEX)	4	1	2	7
2	United States (USA)	2	2	4	8
3	Canada (CAN)	0	3	1	4
4	Chile (CHI)	0	1	0	1
5	Bolivia (BOL)	0	0	2	2
6	Colombia (COL)	0	0	1	1
	Guatemala (GUA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 nations)		6	7	11	24

Men's Singles Competition[]

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	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
						33	Pedro Manolo Sandoval	1, 3
	33	Ashish Mehta	7, 4
	32	Pedro Manolo Sandoval	15, 15
											1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
											16	Alejandro Herrera	5, 8
						17	Daeyong Kwon	10, 8
						16	Alejandro Herrera	15, 15
																1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
																25	Agustin Tristan	5, 4
						9	Cesar Castillo	15, 7, 11
						24	Ricardo Delgado	14, 15, 8
	41	Ricardo Delgado	15, 15
	24	Gary Lynch	3, 8
											9	Cesar Castillo	9, 13
											25	Augustin Tristan	15, 15
	25	Agustin Tristan	15, 15
	40	David Matamores	8, 2
						25	Agustin Tristan	15, 15
						8	Takaaki Hirose	5, 3
																					1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
																					4	Gilberto Mejia	8, 5
						5	Kris Odegard	15, 15
						37	Francisco Troncoso	6, 8
	37	Ernesto Centeno	Forfeit
	28	Francisco Troncoso
											5	Kris Odegard	8, 15, 11
												Fernando Rios	15, 10, 4
	21
	44
						21	Fernando Rios	15, 15
						12	Kadim Carrasco	4, 2
																5	Kris Odegard	4, 8
																4	Gilberto Mejia	15, 15
						13	Luis Perez	13, 8
						20	Felipe Camacho Martin	15, 15
	45
	20
											20	Felipe Camacho Martin	9, 7
											4	Gilberto Mejia	15, 15
	29	Staniago Ugalde	11, 13
	36	Miguel Santiago	15, 15
						29	Staniago Ugalde	4, 11
						4	Gilberto Mejia	15, 15
																										1	Rocky Carson	15, 15
																										2	Polo Gutierrez	6, 11
						3	Jose Rojas	15, 15
						30	Christian Wer	6, 12
	35	Luciano Garcia	14, 13
	30	Christian Wer	15, 15
											3	Jose Rojas	15, 15
											14	Juan Sebastian Herrera	5, 10
						19	Mingyu Kim	8, 6
						14	Juan Sebastian Herrera	15, 15
																3	Jose Rojas	15, 7, 11
																27	Shai Manzuri	5, 15, 10
						11	Luis Reveron	15, 15
						22	Stephen O'Loan	0, 2
	43
	22
											11	Luis Reveron	6, 13
											27	Shai Manzuri	15, 15
	27	Shai Manzuri	15, 15
	38	Rolando Bier	5, 6
						27	Shai Manzuri	15, 15
						6	Michimune Kono	8, 7
																					3	Jose Rojas	15, 12, 6
																					2	Polo Gutierrez	10, 15, 11
						7	Tim Landeryou	14, 15, 11
						26	Santiago Canedo	15, 1, 6
	39	Timothy Baghurst	5, 7
	26	Santiago Canedo	15, 15
											7	Tim Landeryou	13, 4
											10	Carlos Keller	15, 15
	23	Jose Daniel Ugalde	15, 15
	42	Cesar Dominguez	3, 5
						23	Jose Daniel Ugalde	7, 15, 1
						10	Carlos Keller	15, 13, 11
																10	Carlos Keller	8, 10
																2	Polo Gutierrez	15, 15
						15	Junior Rodriguez	11, 6
						18	Teobaldo Fumero Adams	15, 15
											18	Teobaldo Fumero Adams	1, 2
											2	Polo Gutierrez	15, 15
	31	Venkat Vejju	15, 10, 10
	34	Abraham Mercado	14, 15, 11
						34	Abraham Mercado	0, 0
						2	Polo Gutierrez	15, 15

Winner
Rocky Carson

Women's Singles Competition[]

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	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1
	64
						1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
						32	Diana Maura	1, 0
	33	Rebeca Tristan	2, 3
	32	Diana Maura	15, 15
											1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
											16	Maria Cristina Cordova	1, 0
	17
	48
						17	Marian Paredes	13, 8
						16	Maria Cristina Cordova	15, 15
	49
	16
																1	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
																9	Angela Grisar	2, 1
	9
	56
						9	Angela Grisar	15, 15
						24	Maria Renee Rodriguez	4, 0
	41
	24
											9	Angela Grisar	15, 11, 11
											8	Toshiko Sakamoto	6, 15, 6
	25
	40
						25	Cristina Amaya	14, 15, 5
						8	Toshiko Sakamoto	15, 8, 11
	57
	8
																					1	Rhonda Rajsich	2, 12
																					5	Paola Longoria	15, 15
	5
	60
						5	Paola Longoria	15, 15
						28	Lisa Lopezcepero	1, 0
	37
	28
											5	Paola Longoria	15, 15
											12	Maria Jose Vargas	9, 3
	21
	44
						21	Claudine García	14, 6
						12	Maria Jose Vargas	15, 15
	53
	12
																5	Paola Longoria	15, 15
																13	Jung Eun Ane	1, 4
	13
	52
						13	Jung Eun Ane	15, 15
						20	Sofia Soley Saborio	5, 11
	45
	20
											13	Jung Eun Ane	15, 13, 11
											4	Brandi Jacobson Prentice	5, 15, 6
	29
	36
						29	Véronique Guillemette	15, 11, 8
						4	Brandi Jacobson Prentice	11, 15, 11
	61
	4
																										1	Paola Longoria	15, 15
																										2	Jennifer Saunders	11, 2
	3
	62
						3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 15
						30	Pamela Sierra	1, 2
	35
	30
											3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 15
											14	Maria Paz Muñoz	12, 12
	19
	46
						19	Mariana Tobon	2, 7
						14	Maria Paz Muñoz	15, 15
	51
	14
																3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 15
																6	Naomi Wakimoto	4, 8
	11
	54
						11	Carla Muñoz	15, 15
						22	Maria Gomar	13, 2
	43
	22
											11	Carla Muñoz	14, 3
											6	Naomi Wakimoto	15, 15
	27
	38
						27	Carolina Gomez	11, 10
						6	Naomi Wakimoto	15, 15
	59
	6
																					3	Cheryl Gudinas	15, 13, 5
																						Jennifer Saunders	6, 15, 11
	7
	58
						7	Jessica Parrilla	15, 15
						26	Anna Maldonado	2, 6
	39
	26
											7	Jessica Parrilla	15, 15
											10	Carola Loma	13, 14
	23
	42
						23	Yira Portes	1, 3
						10	Carola Loma	15, 15
	55
	10
																7	Jessica Parrilla	6, 9
																2	Jennifer Saunders	15, 15
	15
	50
						15	Malhee Kwon	13, 7
						18	Melanie Sauma Masis	15, 15
	47
	18
											18	Melania Sauma Masis	4, 2
											2	Jennifer Saunders	15, 15
	31	Natalia Corti	2, 8
	34	Giulia Barboni	15, 15
						31	Giulia Barboni	3, 2
						2	Jennifer Saunders	15, 15
	63
	2

Winner
Paola Longoria

Men's Doubles Competition[]

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	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semi finals					Finals
	1	Jansen Allen & Tony Carson
						1	USA	15, 15
						17	Puerto Rico	1, 5
	17	Migeul Santiago & Abraham Mercado	15, 11, 11
	16	Nirup Shetty & Sathwik Rai	9, 15, 1
											1	USA	15, 15
											8	Argentina	5, 6
	9	Santiago Canedo & Francisco Troncoso
						9	Chile	8, 14
						8	Argentina	15, 15
	8	Daniel Maggi & Fernando Kurzbard
																1	USA	15, 15
																13	Guatemala	8, 4
	5	Michimune Kono & Hiroshi Shimizu
						5	Japan	15, 14, 10
						12	Dominican Republic	4, 15, 11
	12	Ramon De Leon & Junior Rodriguez
											12	Dominican Republic	9, 6
											13	Guatemala	15,15
	13	Pedro Manolo Sandoval & Edwin Galicia
						13	Guatemala	8, 15, 11
						4	Venezuela	15, 11, 9
	4	Luis Reveron & Roberto Santander
																					1	USA	4, 4
																					2	Mexico	15, 15
	3	Mike Green & Vincent Gagnon
						3	Canada	15, 15
						14	Colombia	11, 0
	19	Cesar Dominguez & Ricardo Delgado	3, 3
	14	Alejandro Herrera & Sebastian Franco	15, 15
											3	Canada	10, 11
											6	Bolivia	15, 15
	11	Sangsoo Lee & Eunbyung Kim
						11	South Korea	10, 0
						6	Bolivia	15, 15
	6	Ricardo Monroy & Roland Keller
																6	Bolivia	2, 7
																2	Mexico	15, 15
	7	Ivan Villegas & Andres Acuña
						7	Costa Rica	14, 14
						10	Ecuador	15, 15
	10	Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios
											10	Ecuador	12, 15, 9
											2	Mexico	15, 14, 11
	15	Gary Lynch & Stephen O'Loan	6, 7
	18	Rolando Bier & David Maramoros	15, 15
						18	Honduras	7, 6
						2	Mexico	15, 15
	Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno

Winners
Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno

Women's Doubles Competition[]

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	Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semi finals					Finals
	1	Rhonda Rajsich & Aimee Ruiz	15, 15
	17	Diana Maura & Giulia Barboni	2, 0
						1	USA	15, 15
						8	Ecuador	9, 7
	9	Mariana Paredes & Mariana Tobon	4, 9
	8	Maria Paz Muñoz & Maria Cristina Cordova	15, 15
											1	USA	14, 15, 10
											4	Chile	15, 2, 11
	5	Maiko Satoh & Etsuko Noda	15, 15
	12	Maria Montero & Marinangely Delgado	3, 1
						5	Japan	9, 11
						4	Chile	15, 15
	13	Anna Maldonado & Lisa Lopezcepero	1, 1
	4	Angela Grisar & Carla Muñoz	15, 15
																1	Chile	5, 4
																2	Mexico	15, 15
	3	Josée Grand'Maître & Frédérique Lambert	15, 15
	14	Véronique Guillemette & Natalia Corti	5, 0
						3	Canada	15, 15
						6	Bolivia	5, 9
	11	Naomi Sasso Kessler & Deborah Kessler Payne	3, 1
	6	Carola Loma & Jenny Daza	15, 15
											3	Canada	13, 7
											2	Mexico	15, 15
	7	Malhee Kwon & Mi Ok An	10, 15, 11
	10	Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez	15, 14, 7
						7	South Korea	3, 8
						2	Mexico	15, 15
	15	Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez	3, 2
	2	Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas	15, 15

Winners
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas

Men's team competition[]

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	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semi finals					Finals
	1	USA
						1	USA	2
						17	Honduras	0
	17	Honduras	2
	16	Puerto Rico	1
											1	USA	2
											9	Japan	0
	9	Japan
						9	Japan	2
						8	South Korea	0
	8	South Korea
																1	USA	2
																4	Bolivia	0
	5	Venezuela
						5	Venezuela	1
						12	Argentina	2
	12	Argentina
											12	Argentina	0
											4	Bolivia	2
	13	Guatemala
						13	Guatemala	0
						4	Bolivia	2
	4	Bolivia
																					1	USA	2
																					2	Canada	0
	3	Mexico
						3	Mexico	2
						14	India	0
	14	India
											3	Mexico	2
											11	Dominican Republic	0
	11	Dominican Republic
						11	Dominican Republic	2
						6	Costa Rica	0
	6	Costa Rica
																3	Mexico	1
																2	Canada	2
	Ecuador
						7	Ecuador	2
						10	Ireland	0
	10	Ireland
											7	Ecuador	0
											2	Canada	2
	15	Colombia	2
	18	Panama	0
						18	Colombia	0
						2	Canada	2
	Canada

Winner
United States

Women's team competition[]

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	Round of 16					Quarter finals					Semifinals					Final
	1	USA	2
	16	Panama	0
						1	USA	2
						8	Ecuador	0
	9	Ecuador	2
	8	Venezuela	0
											1	USA	2
											13	Colombia	0
	5	Japan	2
	12	Costa Rica	1
						5	Japan	0
						13	Colombia	2
	13	Colombia	2
	4	Bolivia	1
																1	USA	0
																3	Mexico	2
	3	Mexico	2
	14	Argentina	0
						3	Mexico	2
						6	Chile	0
	11	Dominican Republic	1
	6	Chile	2
											3	Mexico	2
											2	Canada	1
	7	South Korea	1
	10	Guatemala	2
						7	Guatemala	0
						2	Canada	2
	15	Puerto Rico	0
	2	Canada	2

Winner
Mexico

See also[]

• Racquetball World Championships

References[]

External links[]

• IRF Website