IRF World Junior Championships - Boy's 16s

In the Boy's World Cup divisions - U14, U16, U18 - at the 24th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in Canoga Park, California, the first day of elimination play only produced a few upsets in the Round of 16.

None of those happened in Boy's U18. But there was one in U16, as 10th seed David Tamayo of Ecuador defeated 7th seed Connor Laffey (USA), 15-14, 4-15, 11-5.

And there were two upsets in Boy's U14. Tenth seed Alejandro Santos of Venezuela defeated 7th seed Trevor Webb (Canada), 15-7, 15-6, and 9th seed Jose Ubilla of Costa Rica beat 8th seed Daniel Rojas of the USA, 15-11, 15-14.

The elimination round continues Thursday with the quarter finals leading up to the finals on Saturday. There is live streaming of some of the matches from California via the IRF website.

24rd IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
Canoga Park, California

Boy's U18 - Round of 16

1. Salvador Ortiz (Mexico) d. 17. Padraic Ryder (Ireland), 15-1, 15-0
8. Ashton Duda (Regina) d. 9. Andres Fabian (Costa Rica), 15-11, 15-3

5. Edwin Haroldo Galicia Lutin (Guatemala) d. 12. Fracisco Troncoso (Chile), 12-15, 15-14, 11-6
4. Marco Rojas (USA) d. 13. Fabian Gutierrez (Bolivia), 15-8, 15-5

3. Missael Leija (Mexico) d. 14. Fraco Capandegui (Argentina), 15-5, 15-8
6. Jose Diaz (USA) d. 11. Junior Rodriguez (Dominican Republic), 15-7, 15-2

7. Samuel Murray (Baie Comeau, Que.) d. 10. Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica), 15-14, 15-7
2. Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. 15. Esteban Reque (Bolivia), 15-1, 15-8

Boy's U18 - Quarter finals

1. Salvador Ortiz (Mexico) v. 8. Ashton Duda (Regina)
4. Marco Rojas (USA) v. 5. Edwin Haroldo Galicia Lutin (Guatemala)

3. Missael Leija (Mexico) v. 6. Jose Diaz (USA)
2. Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. 7. Samuel Murray (Baie Comeau, Que.)

Boy's U16 Seeding - Round of 16

1. Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge, Alta.) d. 16. Juan Jose Salvatierra Mayen (Guatemala), 15-5, 15-2
8. Mario Mercado (Bolivia) d. 9. Sami Harb (Burlington, Ont.), 15-6, 15-14

5. Adam Manilla (USA) d. 12. Pedro Manolo Sandoval (Guatemala), 15-13, 11-15, 11-4
4. Pablo Sauma (Costa Rica) d. 13 Luciano Garcia (Nicaragua), 0-15, 15-11, 11-6

3. Erik Garcia (Mexico) d. 14. Diego Pimentel (Dominican Republic), 15-0, 15-7
6. Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. 11. Francisco Javier Garcia Mar (Mexico), 15-14, 15-14

10. David Tamayo (Ecuador) d. 7. Connor Laffey (USA), 15-14, 4-15, 11-5
2. Andreas Acuña (Costa Rica) d. 15. Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 15-0, 15-0

Boy's U16 Seeding - Quarter finals

1. Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge, Alta.) v. 8. Mario Mercado (Bolivia)
4. Pablo Sauma (Costa Rica) v. 5. Adam Manilla (USA)

3. Erik Garcia (Mexico) v. 6. Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia)
2. Andreas Acuña (Costa Rica) v. 10. David Tamayo (Ecuador)

Boy's U14 - Round of 16

1. Jordy Alonso (Mexico) d. 16. Set Cubillos (Colombia), 15-0, 15-6
9. Jose Ubilla (Costa Rica) d. 8. Daniel Rojas (USA), 15-11, 15-14

5. John De Michele (Mississauga, Ont.) d. 21. Diego Silva (Chile), 15-12, 15-5
4. Cristhian Mina (Bolivia) d. 20. Alexander Pirie (Costa Rica), 15-7, 15-13

3. Alejandro Almada Felix (Mexico) d. 14. Christian Chavez (Ecuador), 15-7, 15-6
6. Jordan Barth (USA) d. 22. Sebastian Barrios (Nicaragua), 15-0, 15-2

10. Alejandro Santos (Venezuela) d. 7. Trevor Webb (Cambridge, Ont.), 15-7, 15-6
2. Gonzalo Paco (Bolivia) d. 18. Kim Kunwoo (South Korea), 15-3, 15-0

Boy's U14 - Quarter finals

1. Jordy Alonso (Mexico) v. 9. Jose Ubilla (Costa Rica)
4. Cristhian Mina (Bolivia) v. 5. John De Michele (Mississauga, Ont.)

3. Alejandro Almada Felix (Mexico) v. 6. Jordan Barth (USA)
2. Gonzalo Paco (Bolivia) v. 10. Alejandro Santos (Venezuela)

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