2021 Racquetball World Championships – Men's singles
The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 26 to December 6. This is the first time Worlds have been in Guatemala, and the second consecutive time a Central American country has hosted the event after Costa Rica in 2018.
| XIX Racquetball World Championships - Costa Rica 2018 - | |
| Host |  Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Dates | November 29-December 6 |
| Men's singles | |
Gold  |
 Alejandro Landa |
Silver  |
 Andres Acuña |
Bronze  |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Conrrado Moscoso Mario Mercado |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
American Alejandro Landa won men's singles in Guatemala by defeating Costa Rican Andres Acuña in the final.[1][2] Mexico born Landa was representing the USA for the first time at Worlds. Acuña was surprising finalist, and the first Costa Rican to reach the final. He claimed the 2nd seed position by winning pool B in the group stage of matches, including a win over defending champion Mexican Rodrigo Montoya.
Tournament format
The 2021 World Championships used a two stage format with an initial group stage that was a round robin with the results used to seed players for a medal round.[3]
Group stage
Pool A
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Landa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 21 | 4 |
 Ramon De Leon |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 64 | 3 |
| Felipe Camacho |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 59 | 2 |
Pool B
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Acuña |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 20 | 4 |
 Rodrigo Montoya |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 43 | 4 |
 Shai Manzuri |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 60 | 2 |
Pool C
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bredenbeck |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 25 | 4 |
 Juan Francisco Cueva |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 60 | 3 |
 Kim Mingyu |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 60 | 2 |
Pool D
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andree Parrilla |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 39 | 6 |
| Diego Garcia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 57 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Francis Guillemette |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 76 | 4 |
 Eoin Tynan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 90 | 3 |
Pool E
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrrado Moscoso |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 29 | 6 |
| Jose Daniel Ugalde |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 43 | 5 |
| Lee Gunhee |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 87 | 4 |
| Ken Cottrell |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 90 | 3 |
Pool F
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Mercado |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 36 | 6 |
| Juan Jose Salvatierra |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 71 | 5 |
| Lee Connell |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 85 | 4 |
 Rodrigo Salgado |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 90 | 3 |
Pool G
| Player | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aguilar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 71 | 6 |
| Javier Martinez |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 81 | 5 |
| Set Cubillos |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 80 | 4 |
| Rafael Gatica |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 73 | 3 |
Note: Rafael Gatica replaced Pedro Castro, who was injured in the first match of the group against Javier Martinez after winning game one.
Medal round
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alejandro Landa
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| 32 | BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alejandro Landa
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shai Manzuri
| 6, 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Francis Guillemette
| 6, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shai Manzuri
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alejandro Landa
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Juan Jose Salvatierra
| 8, 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Juan Jose Salvatierra
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Rodrigo Salgado
| 5, 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Juan Jose Salvatierra
| 15, 12, 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Javier Martinez
| 13, 15, 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Eoin Tynan
| 7, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Javier Martinez
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alejandro Landa
| 3, 15, 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Conrrado Moscoso
| 15, 8, 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Conrrado Moscoso
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| 28 | BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Conrrado Moscoso
| 7, 15, 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Diego Garcia
| 15, 4, 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Set Cubillos
| 2, 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Diego Garcia
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Conrrado Moscoso
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andre Parrilla
| 12, 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ramon De Leon
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Lee Gunghee
| 6, 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ramon De Leon
| 6, 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andre Parrilla
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andree Parrilla
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| 1 | Alejandro Landa
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andres Acuña
| 6, 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jake Bredenbeck
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| BYE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jake Bredenbeck
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Rodrigo Montoya
| 10, 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Lee Connell
| 2, 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Rodrigo Montoya
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jake Bredenbeck
| 13, 15, 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mario Mercado
| 15, 11, 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Juan Francisco Cueva
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Rafael Gatica
| 3, 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Juan Franciso Cueva
| 15, 6, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mario Mercado
| 14, 15, 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mario Mercado
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| 6 | Mario Mercado
| 15, 12, 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andres Acuña
| 12, 15, 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Luis Aguilar
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| 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Luis Aguilar
| 8, 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jose Daniel Ugalde
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Ken Cottrell
| 2, 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jose Daniel Ugalde
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jose Daniel Ugalde
| 6, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andres Acuña
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Harumi Kajino
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Mingyu Kim
| 12, 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Felipe Camacho
| 5, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andres Acuña
| 15, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andres Acuña
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| Winner |
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| Alejandro Landa[4] |
References
- "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Kirk, Cheryl. "2021 IRF World Racquetball Championships Blog". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "Mens Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.