Racquetball World Championships
The World Racquetball Championships are the top-tier racquetball competitions organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).[1]
History
The first event was held in 1981 as part of the 1981 World Games. The second World Championships were in 1984, and have been held every two years since.
The 2016 World Championships were in Cali, Colombia, which was the first time Worlds was in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia hosted the event. As in 2014, the team standings were determined by players' performances in the medal round, rather than a team-to-team competition, as was done previous to 2014. Thus, there was a group stage of play followed by a medal round with the seeding for the medal round based on the group stage results.
The 2014 men's and women's singles champions were American Rocky Carson, who won a fifth consecutive title in men's singles, Mexican Paola Longoria, who won women's singles for a third consecutive time, respectively. The men's doubles winners were Mexicans Alvaro Beltran and Javier Moreno, who won for a third time, while the women's doubles title was won by Americans Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger, which was the third title for Ruiz but first for Tisinger. In the overall team standings Mexico came out on top for the first time in World Championships history, as they won the women's team event and were only one point behind the US in the men's team event.[2]
Editions and team results
| No. | Year | Host | Men's team | Women's team | Overall / combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1981 | United States | – | – |  USA |
| II | 1984 | United States | USA |
USA |
USA |
| III | 1986 | United States | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
USA |
USA & Canada |
| IV | 1988 | Germany | Canada |
USA |
USA |
| V | 1990 | Venezuela | USA |
USA |
USA |
| VI | 1992 | Canada | USA |
USA |
USA |
| VII | 1994 | Mexico | USA |
USA |
USA |
| VIII | 1996 | United States | Canada |
USA |
USA |
| IX | 1998 | Bolivia | USA |
USA |
USA |
| X | 2000 | Mexico | Canada |
USA |
Canada |
| XI | 2002 | Puerto Rico | Canada |
USA |
USA |
| XII | 2004 | South Korea | USA |
USA |
USA |
| XIII | 2006 | Dominican Republic | USA |
USA |
USA |
| XIV | 2008 | Ireland | USA |
USA |
USA |
| XV | 2010 | South Korea | USA |
USA |
USA |
| XVI | 2012 | Dominican Republic | USA |
 Mexico |
USA |
| XVII | 2014 | Canada | USA |
Mexico |
USA |
| XVIII | 2016 | Colombia | USA |
Mexico |
Mexico |
| XIX | 2018 | Costa Rica |
Winners
| No. | Year | Host | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1981 | United States | Ed Andrews |
Cindy Baxter |
Mark Malowitz & Jeff Kwartler |
Mary Ann Cluess & Karen Borga |
| II | 1984 | United States | Ross Harvey |
Mary Dee |
Stan Wright & Steve Trent |
Carol French & Malia Kamahoahoa |
| III | 1986 | United States | Egan Inoue |
Cindy Baxter |
Jack Nolan & Todd O'Neil |
Carol McFetridge & Marion Sicotte |
| IV | 1988 | Germany | Andy Roberts |
Heather Stupp |
Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski |
Diane Green & Trina Rasmussen |
| V | 1990 | Venezuela | Egan Inoue |
Heather Stupp |
Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski |
Malia Bailey & Jackie Paraiso |
| VI | 1992 | Canada | Chris Cole |
Michelle Gould |
Doug Ganim & Eric Muller |
Malia Bailey & Robin Levine |
| VII | 1994 | Mexico | Sherman Greenfeld |
Michelle Gould |
John Ellis & Eric Muller |
Laura Fenton & Jackie Paraiso Gibson |
| VIII | 1996 | United States | Todd O'Neil |
Michelle Gould |
Adam Karp & Bill Sell |
Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso |
| IX | 1998 | Bolivia | Sherman Greenfeld |
Christie Van Hees |
Adam Karp & Bill Sell |
Joy Mackenzie & Jackie Paraiso |
| X | 2000 | Mexico | Alvaro Beltran |
Cheryl Gudinas |
Luis Bustilos & Javier Moreno |
Kersten Hallander & Kim Russell |
| XI | 2002 | Puerto Rico | Jack Huczek |
Cheryl Gudinas |
Polo Gutierrez & Gilberto Mejia |
Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell |
| XII | 2004 | South Korea | Jack Huczek |
Cheryl Gudinas |
Shane Vanderson & Mike Dennison |
Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell |
| XIII | 2006 | Dominican Republic | Jack Huczek |
Christie Van Hees |
Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno |
Aimee Ruiz & Laura Fenton |
| XIV | 2008 | Ireland | Rocky Carson |
Rhonda Rajsich |
Jason Thoerner & Mitch Williams |
Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso |
| XV | 2010 | South Korea | Rocky Carson |
Rhonda Rajsich |
Ben Croft & Mitch Williams |
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
| XVI | 2012 | Dominican Republic | Rocky Carson |
Paola Longoria |
Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno |
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
| XVII | 2014 | Canada | Rocky Carson |
Paola Longoria |
 Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera |
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
| XVIII | 2016 | Colombia | Rocky Carson |
Paola Longoria |
Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno |
Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger |
| XIX | 2018 | Costa Rica | Rodrigo Montoya |
 Gabriela Martinez |
Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa |
 Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja |
Multiple world champions
| Champion | Singles | Doubles | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Paraiso | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Paola Longoria | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Rocky Carson | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Alvaro Beltran | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Javier Moreno | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Michelle Gould | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cheryl Gudinas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Huczek | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aimee Ruiz | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Ganim | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kim Russell | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Joy MacKenzie | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Samantha Salas | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Malia Bailey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Christie Van Hees | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Heather Stupp | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sherman Greenfeld | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Egan Inoue | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rhonda Rajsich | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cindy Baxter | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Todd O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitch Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Obremski | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Muller | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Karp | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Sell | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Fenton | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
- "International Racquetball Federation – Official website". www.internationalracquetball.com.
- "Dropbox - Error" (PDF). Dropbox.