XX Racquetball World Championships
- 2021 -
Host Guatemala Guatemala City
Dates November 29-December 6, 2021
Men's singles
Gold United States Alejandro Landa
Silver Costa Rica Andrés Acuña
Bronze Colombia Mario Mercado
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso
Women's singles
Gold Mexico Paola Longoria
Silver United States Kelani Lawrence
Bronze United States Rhonda Rajsich
Argentina Natalia Méndez
Men's doubles
Gold Mexico Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya
Silver Bolivia Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
Bronze United States Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa
Colombia Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez
Women's doubles
Gold Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Silver United States Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla
Bronze Guatemala María Renée Rodríguez & Gabriela Martínez
Argentina Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas

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 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

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 entries)44614

Events

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 Andrés Acuña 6 6
Colombia Mario Mercado 15 12 9
Costa Rica Andrés Acuña 12 15 11

Women's singles

Semifinals Final
          
Mexico Paola Longoria 15 15
Argentina Natalia Méndez 10 1
Mexico Paola Longoria[6] 15 15
United States Kelani Lawrence 6 1
United States Kelani Lawrence 15 15
United States Rhonda Rajsich 12 7

Men's doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Mexico Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya 15 15
United States Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa 2 13
Mexico Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya[7] 15 15
Bolivia Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso 10 9
Bolivia Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso 15 15
Colombia Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez 1 5

Women's doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 15 15
Guatemala María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez 9 4
Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas[8] 15 15
United States Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla 14 6
United States Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla 6 15 11
Argentina Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas 15 9 8

Team standings

Men's Teams

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

Women's Teams

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

Overall team standings

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

2022 World Games Qualifiers

Men

[10][5]

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

Women

[11][6]

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

References

  1. ↑ "XX World Racquetball Championships - Guatemala 2021". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "XIX World Racquetball Championships – Men's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "XIX World Racquetball Championships – Women's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "XIX World Racquetball Championships – Overall Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Womens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Womens Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 Kirk, Cheryl. "2021 IRF World Racquetball Championships Blog". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". The World Games. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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