2016 Racquetball World Championships – Women's doubles

The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016.[1] This was the first time Worlds were in Colombia, and the first time the event was held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was host.

XVIII Racquetball World Championships
- Colombia 2016 -
Host Cali, Colombia Colombia
Dates July 15–23
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Gold United States Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
Silver Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Bronze Bolivia Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros
Canada Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders

In the final, Americans Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger upset Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas,[2] who were the three time defending champions in women's doubles. Ruiz and Tisinger were silver medalists in 2014, when they lost to the Mexicans in the final. The win was Ruiz's third World Championship in women's doubles, as she also won in 2006 with Laura Fenton and 2008 with Jackie Paraiso. It was Tisinger's first World Championship.

Tournament format edit

The 2016 World Championships was a two-stage competition. There was an initial group stage played as a round robin with the results used to seed teams for the medal round.[3]


Round robin edit

Source[4]

Pool A edit

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 2 2 0 4 0 53 8 4
  Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea 3 1 1 2 3 43 56 3
  Cecilia Cerquetti & Pia Dati 3 0 2 1 4 30 62 2

Pool B edit

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger 2 2 0 4 1 62 41 4
  Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez 2 1 1 2 2 46 42 3
  Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane 2 0 2 1 4 36 62 2

Pool C edit

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders 2 2 0 4 0 60 24 4
  Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros 2 1 1 2 2 44 44 3
  Cristina Amaya & Claudia Andrade 2 0 2 0 4 24 60 2

Pool D edit

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor 3 3 0 6 0 90 36 6
  Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto 3 2 1 4 4 91 96 5
  Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado 3 1 2 3 4 75 75 4
  Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder 3 0 3 1 6 45 94 3

Elimination round edit

Source[5]

Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
            
1   Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
 
1   Mexico 15, 15
8   Guatemala 2, 5
9   Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez 15, 13, 8
8   Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez 13, 15, 11
1   Mexico 15, 15
5   Bolivia 5, 5
5   Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros 15, 15
12   Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane 10, 6
5   Bolivia 15, 15
4   Ecuador 9, 8
13   Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder 4, 3
4   Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor 15, 15
1   Mexico 11, 15, 8
2   USA 15, 9, 11
3   Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders
 
3   Canada 15, 15
11   Argentina 7, 9
11   Pia Dati & Maria Jose Vargas 15, 15
6   Harumi Kajino & Toshiko Sakamoto 7, 9
3   Canada 8, 7
2   USA[6] 15, 15
7   Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea 3, 6
10   Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado 15, 15
10   Dominican Republic 6, 8
2   USA 15, 15
 
2   Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
Winners
  Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger

References edit

  1. ^ "Competition begins for Team Canada at the 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ Kirk, Cheryl. "2016 IRF Racquetball World Championships". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada ready for elimination round at 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ "IRF 2016 World Racquetball Championship - Women Doubles". Dropbox. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ "IRF 2016 World Championships - Women's Doubles". Dropbox. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ Canada, Racquetball. "Canada Wins Two Bronze Medals at World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.