17th IRF World Championships - Doubles Round of 32

Only two doubles matches on day one of the elimination stage at the 17th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and both were on the Men's Doubles side, as all the women's doubles teams had the day off.

The Puerto Rico team of Michael Barrett and Fernando Rivera beat the Indians Pratap Ballalasamudra & Sumeet Kamat, 15-5, 15-4, and will play Team USA - Ben Croft and Tom Fuhrmann in the Round of 16 on Wednesday.

In the other match, the Irish team of Pat O'Donnell and Conor Skehan defeated Victor Montserrat and Dani Pascual of Catalunya, 15-10, 15-13, and will play the 2nd seeded Mexican team of Alvaro Beltran and Edson Martinez Wednesday.

There will be live streaming of the semi-finals and finals on Friday and Saturday via the IRF Network.

17th IRF World Championships
June 14-21, 2014
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Men's Doubles

Round of 32

Michael Barrett & Fernando Rivera (Puerto Rico) d. Pratap Ballalasamudra & Sumeet Kamat (India), 15-5, 15-4
Pat O'Donnell & Conor Skehan (Ireland) d. Victor Montserrat & Dani Pascual (Catalunya), 15-10, 15-13

Round of 16

Ben Croft & Thomas Fuhrmann (USA) v. Michael Barrett & Fernando Rivera (Puerto Rico)
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Alvarez (Ecoador) v. Luis Perez & Junior Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)

Daniel Maggi & Shai Manzuri (Argentina) v. Edwin Galicia & Pedro Manolo Sandoval (Guatemala)
Mike Green & Vincent Gagnon (Canada) v. Mingyu Kim & Daeyong Kwon (South Korea)

Cesar Castillo & Cesar Castro (Venezuela) v. Hiroshi Shimizu & Michimune Kono (Japan)
Conrado Moscos & Mario Mercado (Bolivia) v. Rodrigo Salgado & Francisco Troncoso (Chile)

Alejandro Herrera & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Joaquin Solera & Pablo Sauma Masis (Costa Rica)
Alvaro Beltran & Edson Martinez (Mexico) v. Pat O'Donnell & Conor Skehan (Ireland)

Women's Doubles

Round of 16

Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas Solis (Mexico) v. Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala)
Natalia Mendez & Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) v. Melania Sauma Masis & Sofia Soley Saborio (Costa Rica)

Véronique Guillemette & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) v. Jin Seok & Jung Eun Ane (South Korea)
Angela Grisar & Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. Majella Haventry & Katie Kenny (Ireland)

Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders (Canada) v. Cristina Amaya & Claudia Andrade (Colombia)
Mariana Paredes & Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) v. Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador)

Maiko Satoh & Naomi Wakimoto (Japan) v. Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Republic)
Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger (USA) v. Anna Ventura & Bet Consegal (Catalunya)

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