IRF 25th World Juniors - Mexico & Bolivia to face off in Boy's Doubles

There will be two Mexico-Bolivia showdowns in the finals of Boy's U18 and U16 Doubles at the 25th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in Sucre, Bolivia. The Mexicans are the #1 seeds in both divisions with Bolivia #2 in both.

In U18, Mexicans Rodrigo Garay and Javier Mar advanced to the final with a win over 4th seeded Americans Sawyer Lloyd and Adam Manilla, 15-14, 15-7, while Bolivians Conrado Moscoso and Sebastian Julio Oña beat Costa Ricans Andres Aviles and Gabriel Garcia, 15-8, 15-7.

In Boy's U14 Doubles, the Mexican team of Cesar Barragan and Cristian Longoria finished undefeated at 5-0 in a six team round robin playoff. Bolivians Andres Avendaño and Rodrigo Mendoza were second at 4-1, and the Costa Ricans Sergio Acuna and Andres Montero finished third with a 3-2 record.

There is live streaming of matches from Sucre via the IRF website.

25th IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
Sucre, Bolivia

Boy's U18 Doubles (with seedings)

Semi-finals

1. Rodrigo Garay & Javier Mar (Mexico) v. 4. Sawyer Lloyd & Adam Manilla (USA), 15-14, 15-7
2. Conrado Moscoso & Sebastian Julio Oña (Bolivia) d. 3. Andres Aviles & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica), 15-9, 15-7

Final

1. Rodrigo Garay & Javier Mar (Mexico) v. 2. Conrado Moscoso & Sebastian Julio Oña (Bolivia)

Boy's U16 Doubles (with seedings)

Semi-finals

1. Erik Garcia & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. 5. Hansel Martinez & Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-5, 15-10
2. Cristhian Mina & Marcelo Vargas (Bolivia) d. 6. Nicolas Bousquet & Coby Iwaasa (Canada), 15-3, 6-15, 11-3

Final

1. Erik Garcia & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) v. 2. Cristhian Mina & Marcelo Vargas (Bolivia)

Boy's U14 Singles (with seedings)

Round Robin

Round 5

Cesar Barragan & Cristian Longoria (Mexico) d. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jorge Ochoa (Ecuador), 15-7, 15-2
Sergio Acuna & Andres Montero (Costa Rica) d. Justus Benson & Evan Wargo (USA), 15-7, 15-7
Andres Avendaño & Rodrigo Mendoza (Bolivia) d. Set Cubillos & Arturo Gonzalez (Colombia), 15-12, 15-11

Standings

1. Cesar Barragan & Cristian Longoria (Mexico) - 5-0
2. Andres Avendaño & Rodrigo Mendoza (Bolivia) - 4-1
3. Sergio Acuna & Andres Montero (Costa Rica) - 3-2
4. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jorge Ochoa (Ecuador) - 2-3
5. Set Cubillos & Arturo Gonzalez (Colombia) - 1-4
6. Justus Benson & Evan Wargo (USA) - 0-5

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