2021 Racquetball World Championships
XX Racquetball World Championships - 2021 - | |
Host | Guatemala City |
Dates | November 29-December 6, 2021 |
Men's singles | |
Gold | Alejandro Landa |
Silver | |
Bronze | Mario Mercado Conrrado Moscoso |
Women's singles | |
Gold | Paola Longoria |
Silver | |
Bronze | Rhonda Rajsich Natalia Méndez |
Men's doubles | |
Gold | & Rodrigo Montoya |
Silver | & Conrrado Moscoso |
Bronze | & Alejandro Landa Mario Mercado & |
Women's doubles | |
Gold | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
Silver | Rhonda Rajsich & |
Bronze | & Gabriela Martínez 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)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guatemala (GUA)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Events[]
Men's singles[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Alejandro Landa | 3 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
Conrrado Moscoso | 15 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
Alejandro Landa[5] | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Mario Mercado | 15 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
12 | 15 | 11 |
Women's singles[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Paola Longoria | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Natalia Méndez | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
Paola Longoria[6] | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Rhonda Rajsich | 12 | 7 |
Men's doubles[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
& Rodrigo Montoya | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
& Alejandro Landa | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||
& Rodrigo Montoya[7] | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
& Conrrado Moscoso | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
& Conrrado Moscoso | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Mario Mercado & | 1 | 5 |
Women's doubles[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
& Ana Gabriela Martínez | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas[8] | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Rhonda Rajsich & | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||
Rhonda Rajsich & | 6 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
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[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ "XX World Racquetball Championships - Guatemala 2021". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Men's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Women's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Overall Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Womens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Mens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Womens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Kirk, Cheryl. "2021 IRF World Racquetball Championships Blog". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links[]
- Racquetball World Championships
- International sports competitions hosted by Guatemala
- December 2021 sports events in North America
- 2021 in Guatemalan sport
- Sports competitions in Guatemala City
- Sports events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic