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.
| XX Racquetball World Championships - 2021 - | |
| Host |  Guatemala City
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| Dates | November 29-December 6, 2021 |
| Men's singles | |
Gold 
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 Alejandro Landa
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Silver 
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 Andrés Acuña
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Bronze 
|
 Mario Mercado Conrrado Moscoso
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| Women's singles | |
| Gold
|
 Paola Longoria
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| Silver
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Kelani Lawrence
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| Bronze
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Rhonda Rajsich Natalia Méndez
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| Men's doubles | |
| Gold
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Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya
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| Silver
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Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
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| Bronze
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Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez
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| Women's doubles | |
| Gold
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Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
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| Silver
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Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla
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| Bronze
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María Renée Rodríguez & Gabriela Martínez Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas
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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 Martínez of Guatemala in Women's Singles, Mexicans Álvaro Beltrán 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 edit
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 edit
* 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 entries) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
Events edit
Men's singles edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Alejandro Landa
| 3 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Conrrado Moscoso
| 15 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Alejandro Landa[5]
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Andrés Acuña
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Mario Mercado
| 15 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Andrés Acuña
| 12 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
Women's singles edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Paola Longoria
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Natalia Méndez
| 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Paola Longoria[6]
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Kelani Lawrence
| 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Kelani Lawrence
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 12 | 7 | |||||||||||
Men's doubles edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa
| 2 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya[7]
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
| 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
Women's doubles edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez
| 9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas[8]
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla
| 14 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla
| 6 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas
| 15 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
Team standings edit
Men's Teams edit
| Place | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States[9]
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| 2 | Mexico
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| 3 | Bolivia
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| 4 | Costa Rica
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Women's Teams edit
| Place | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico[9]
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| 2 | United States
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| 3 | Argentina
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| 4 | Guatemala
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Overall team standings edit
| Place | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States[9]
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| 2 | Mexico
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| 3 | Bolivia
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| 4 | Argentina
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2022 World Games Qualifiers edit
Men edit
| Place | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Landa | United States
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| 2 | Andres Acuña | Costa Rica
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| 3 | Mario Mercado | Colombia
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| 4 | Conrrado Moscoso | Bolivia
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| 5 | Jake Bredenbeck | United States
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| 6 | Andres Parrilla | Mexico
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| 7 | José Daniel Ugalde |  Ecuador
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| 8 | Juan José Salvatierra | Guatemala
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| 9 | Rodrigo Montoya | Mexico
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| 10 | Diego Garcia | Argentina
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| 11 | Felipe Camacho | Costa Rica
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| 12 | Shai Manzuri | Argentina
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| 13 | Kim Mingyu |  South Korea
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| 14 | Ken Cottrell |  Ireland
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| 15 | Lee Gunhee | South Korea
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| 16 | Eóin Tynan | Ireland
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Women edit
| Place | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paola Longoria | Mexico
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| 2 | Kelani Lawrence | United States
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| 3 | Rhonda Rajsich | United States
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| 4 | Natalia Mendez | Argentina
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| 5 | Angélica Barrios | Bolivia
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| 6 | Gabriela Martínez | Guatemala
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| 7 | Samantha Salas | Mexico
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| 8 | Maria Renee Rodriguez | Guatemala
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| 9 | Carla Muñoz |  Chile
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| 10 | Maria Jose Vargas | Argentina
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| 11 | Cristina Amaya | Colombia
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| 12 | Michèle Morissette |  Canada
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| 13 | Sumin Lee | South Korea
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| 14 | Aisling Hickey | Ireland
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| 15 | Majella Haverty | Ireland
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| 16 | Ayako Hanashi |  Japan
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References edit
- ^ "XX World Racquetball Championships - Guatemala 2021". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships – Men's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships – Women's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "XIX World Racquetball Championships – Overall Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Womens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Mens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Womens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Kirk, Cheryl. "2021 IRF World Racquetball Championships Blog". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.