18th IRF World Championships - Doubles Round of 16

Two small upsets in Women’s Doubles Wednesday at the 18th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in Cali, Colombia. The Argentine team of Pia Dati and Maria Jose Vargas defeated 6th seeds Harumi Kajino and Toshiko Sakamoto of Japan, 15-7, 15-9, and 10th seed Maria Cespedes and Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo of the Dominican Republic beat 7th seeds Mariana Tobon and Lilian Zea of Venezuela, 15-3, 15-6.

No upsets in Men's Doubles, but there will be some big matches in the quarterfinals, as they play for a place on the podium. Former World Champions Alvaro Beltran and Javier Moreno from Mexico are up against Fernando Rios and Jose Daniel Ugalde of Ecuador in what is almost a rematch of this year's Pan American Championship final, when Moreno and Alejandro Landa defeated Rios and Ugalde.

Current World Champions, Alejandro Herrera and Sebastian Franco will face Japanese players Michimune Kono and Yuki Nakano in the quarters with the top seeded USA team of Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz are up against Costa Ricans Felipe Camacho and Teobaldo Fumero.

There will be live streaming of some elimination round matches beginning on Thursday via the IRF website. Also, the IRF is posting videos of some of the matches, and interviews with the players on the IRF YouTube channel.

18th IRF World Championships
July 15-23, 2016
Cali, Colombia

Men's Doubles - Round of 16

1) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz (USA) d. 16) Daeyong Kwon & Park Ju Yong (South Korea), 15-8, 15-5
8) Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero (Costa Rica) d. 9) Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 14-15, 15-10, 11-7

5) Mike Green & Tim Landeryou (Canada) d. 12) Franco Capandegui & Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-9, 15-5
4) Carlos Keller & Kadim Carrasco (Bolivia) d. 13) Raul Banegas & Sergio Ortega (Honduras), 15-9, 15-4

3) Alejandro Herrera & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. 14) Aaron Booker & John Maisonet (Puerto Rico), 15-2, 15-1
6) Michimune Kono & Yuki Nakano (Japan) d. 11) Juan Salvatierra & Hanzel Martinez (Guatemala), 15-11, 15-5

7) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. 10) Luis Reveron & Alejandro Santos (Venezuela), 15-1, 15-7
2) Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno (Mexico) d. 15) Alok Mehta & Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan (India), 15-3, 15-2

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz (USA) v. 8) Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero (Costa Rica)
4) Carlos Keller & Kadim Carrasco (Bolivia) v. 5) Mike Green & Tim Landeryou (Canada)

3) Alejandro Herrera & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. 6) Michimune Kono & Yuki Nakano (Japan)
2) Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno (Mexico) v. 7) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)

Women's Doubles - Round of 16

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas Solis (Mexico) - BYE
8) Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. 9) Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 6-15, 15-13, 11-8

5) Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) d. 12) Jin Seok & Jung Eun Ane (South Korea), 15-10, 15-6
4) Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. 13) Majella Haventry & Donna Ryder (Ireland), 15-4, 15-3

3) Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders (Canada) - BYE
11) Pia Dati & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. 6) Harumi Kajino & Toshiko Sakamoto (Japan), 15-7, 15-9

10) Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Republic) d. 7) Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-3, 15-6
2) Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger (USA) - BYE

Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas Solis (Mexico) v. 8) Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala)
4) Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) v. 5) Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros (Bolivia)

3) Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders (Canada) v. 11) Pia Dati & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina)
2) Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger (USA) v. 10) Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Republic)

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