2021 Racquetball World Championships

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
Dates November 29-December 6, 2021
Men's singles
Gold Alejandro Landa
Silver Andrés Acuña
Bronze Mario Mercado
Conrrado Moscoso
Women's singles
Gold Paola Longoria
Silver Kelani Lawrence
Bronze Rhonda Rajsich
Natalia Méndez
Men's doubles
Gold Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya
Silver Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
Bronze Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa
Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez
Women's doubles
Gold Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Silver Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla
Bronze María Renée Rodríguez & Gabriela Martínez
Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas

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
          
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
Main article: 2021 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Singles
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
Main article: 2021 Racquetball World Championships – Men's Doubles
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
Main article: 2021 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Doubles
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

Men's Teams
Place Country
1USA[9]
2Mexico
3Bolivia
4Costa Rica

Women's Teams
Place Country
1Mexico[9]
2USA
3Argentina
4Guatemala

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

2022 World Games Qualifiers

Men

[10][5]

Place Player Country
1Alejandro LandaUSA
2Andres AcuñaCosta Rica
3Mario MercadoColombia
4Conrrado MoscosoBolivia
5Jake BredenbeckUSA
6Andree ParrillaMexico
7Jose Daniel UgaldeEcuador
8Juan Jose SalvatierraGuatemala
9Rodrigo MontoyaMexico
10Diego GarciaArgentina
11Felipe CamachoCosta Rica
12Shai ManzuriArgentina
13Kim MingyuSouth Korea
14Ken CottrellIreland
15Lee GunheeSouth Korea
16Eoin TynanIreland

Women

[11][6]

Place Player Country
1Paola LongoriaMexico
2Kelani LawrenceUSA
3Rhonda RajsichUSA
4Natalia MendezArgentina
5Angelica BarriosBolivia
6Gabriela MartinezGuatemala
7Samantha SalasMexico
8Maria Renee RodriguezGuatemala
9Carla MuñozChile
10Maria Jose VargasArgentina
11Cristina AmayaColombia
12Michèle MorissetteCanada
13Sumin LeeSouth Korea
14Aisling HickeyIreland
15Majella HavertyIreland
16Ayako HanashiJapan

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. "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. "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. 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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