2021 Racquetball World Championships

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XX Racquetball World Championships
- 2021 -
Host Guatemala Guatemala City
Dates November 29-December 6, 2021
Men's singles
Gold Gold medal.svg United States Alejandro Landa
Silver Silver medal.svg Costa Rica
Bronze Bronze medal.svg Colombia Mario Mercado
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso
Women's singles
Gold Gold medal.svg Mexico Paola Longoria
Silver Silver medal.svg United States
Bronze Bronze medal.svg United States Rhonda Rajsich
Argentina Natalia Méndez
Men's doubles
Gold Gold medal.svg Mexico & Rodrigo Montoya
Silver Silver medal.svg Bolivia & Conrrado Moscoso
Bronze Bronze medal.svg United States & Alejandro Landa
Colombia Mario Mercado &
Women's doubles
Gold Gold medal.svg Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Silver Silver medal.svg United States Rhonda Rajsich &
Bronze Bronze medal.svg Guatemala & Gabriela Martínez
Argentina Natalia Méndez &

The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 29-December 6, 2021.[1] The event was to be held in the summer of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic led to the postponement of the event.

The 2021 World Racquetball Championships were the racquetball qualifying event for the 2022 World Games.

The defending champions were Rodrigo Montoya of Mexico in Men's Singles, Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala in Women's Singles, Mexicans Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa in Men's Doubles, and Bolivians Valeria Centellas and Yasmine Sabja in Women's Doubles. Mexico swept the team standings, topping the Men's,[2] Women's[3] and Overall[4] standings.

Tournament format[]

The 2021 World Championships used a two-stage format to determine the World Champions. Initially, players competed in separate groups over three days. The results were used to seed players for an elimination round. Thus, there was no team competition. Team standings were based on points earned from the singles and doubles competitions.

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (Guatemala)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico (MEX)3003
2 United States (USA)1225
3 Bolivia (BOL)0101
 Costa Rica (CRC)0101
5 Colombia (COL)0022
6 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Guatemala (GUA)*0011
Totals (7 nations)44614

Events[]

Men's singles[]

Main article: 2021 Racquetball World Championships – Men's Singles
Semifinals Final
          
United States Alejandro Landa 3 15 11
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso 15 8 6
United States Alejandro Landa[5] 15 15
Costa Rica 6 6
Colombia Mario Mercado 15 12 9
Costa Rica 12 15 11

Women's singles[]

Main article: 2021 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Singles
Semifinals Final
          
Mexico Paola Longoria 15 15
Argentina Natalia Méndez 10 1
Mexico Paola Longoria[6] 15 15
United States 6 1
United States 15 15
United States Rhonda Rajsich 12 7

Men's doubles[]

Main article: 2021 Racquetball World Championships – Men's Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
Mexico & Rodrigo Montoya 15 15
United States & Alejandro Landa 2 13
Mexico & Rodrigo Montoya[7] 15 15
Bolivia & Conrrado Moscoso 10 9
Bolivia & Conrrado Moscoso 15 15
Colombia Mario Mercado & 1 5

Women's doubles[]

Main article: 2021 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 15 15
Guatemala & Ana Gabriela Martínez 9 4
Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas[8] 15 15
United States Rhonda Rajsich & 14 6
United States Rhonda Rajsich & 6 15 11
Argentina Natalia Méndez & 15 9 8

Team Standings[]

Men's Teams[]

Place Country
1 USA[9]
2 Mexico
3 Bolivia
4 Costa Rica

Women's Teams[]

Place Country
1 Mexico[9]
2 USA
3 Argentina
4 Guatemala

Overall Team Standings[]

Place Country
1 USA[9]
2 Mexico
3 Bolivia
4 Argentina

2022 World Games Qualifiers[]

Men[]

[10][5]

Place Player Country
1 Alejandro Landa USA
2 Andres Acuña Costa Rica
3 Mario Mercado Colombia
4 Conrrado Moscoso Bolivia
5 Jake Bredenbeck USA
6 Andree Parrilla Mexico
7 Jose Daniel Ugalde Ecuador
8 Juan Jose Salvatierra Guatemala
9 Rodrigo Montoya Mexico
10 Diego Garcia Argentina
11 Felipe Camacho Costa Rica
12 Shai Manzuri Argentina
13 Kim Mingyu South Korea
14 Ken Cottrell Ireland
15 Lee Gunhee South Korea
16 Eoin Tynan Ireland

Women[]

[11][6]

Place Player Country
1 Paola Longoria Mexico
2 Kelani Lawrence USA
3 Rhonda Rajsich USA
4 Natalia Mendez Argentina
5 Angelica Barrios Bolivia
6 Gabriela Martinez Guatemala
7 Samantha Salas Mexico
8 Maria Renee Rodriguez Guatemala
9 Carla Muñoz Chile
10 Maria Jose Vargas Argentina
11 Cristina Amaya Colombia
12 Michèle Morissette Canada
13 Sumin Lee South Korea
14 Aisling Hickey Ireland
15 Majella Haverty Ireland
16 Ayako Hanashi Japan

References[]

  1. ^ "XX World Racquetball Championships - Guatemala 2021". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Men's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Women's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Overall Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Womens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Mens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Womens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Kirk, Cheryl. "2021 IRF World Racquetball Championships Blog". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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