Day 1 of Medal Round at 18th IRF World Championships

Mariana Tobon of Venezuela had the first big upset of the medal round, as she defeated American Michelle Key, 4-15, 15-9, 11-4, in the Women’s Singles Round of 32 at the 18th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in Cali, Colombia. The win puts Tobon against 3rd seed Samantha Salas of Mexico in the Round of 16 on Wednesday.

Only one other match has gone tie-breaker so far on Tuesday, when Christine Richardson of Canada defeated Merynanyelly Delgado of the Dominican Republic, 15-7, 5-15, 11-7. Richardson will play the other Dominican players in the 16s on Wednesday, as Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic) beat Majella Haventry of Ireland, 15-4, 15-3, in the 32s.

Also of note, defending Women’s Singles champion Paola Longoria of Mexico will play Bolivian Jenny Daza in her first medal round match on Wednesday, as Daza was a winner over Mariana Paredes of Venezuela, 15-7, 15-12, on Tuesday.

There will be live streaming of medal 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

Women's Singles - Round of 32

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) - BYE
16) Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. 17) Mariana Paredes (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-12

9) Christine Richardson (Canada) d. 24) Merynaanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Republic), 15-7, 5-15, 11-7
8) Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic) d. 25) Majella Haventry (Ireland), 15-4, 15-3

5) Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. 28) Carolina Gomez (Columbia), 15-4, 15-4
12) Jin Seok (South Korea) d. 21) Pia Dati (Argentina), 15-3, 15-1

13) Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. 20) Maria Rene Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-8, 15-7
4) Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) d. 29) Naomi Sasso Kessler (Costa Rica), 15-3, 15-1

3) Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE
19) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) d. 14) Michelle Key (USA), 4-15, 15-9, 11-4

11) Michèle Morissette (Canada) d. 22) Jung Eun Ane (Korea), 15-7, 15-14
6) Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. 27) Donna Ryder (Ireland), 15-6, 15-7

7) Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. 26) Harumi Kajino (Japan), 15-7, 15-6
10) Maiko Sato (Japan) d. 23) Ivonne Carpio (Ecuador), 15-10, 15-9

15) Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. 18) Pamela Sierra (Honduras), 15-6, 15-6
2) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE

Women's Singles - Round of 16

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) v. 16) Jenny Daza (Bolivia)
8) Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic) v. 9) Christine Richardson (Canada)

5) Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) v. 12) Jin Seok (South Korea)
4) Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) v. 13) Carla Muñoz (Chile)

3) Samantha Salas (Mexico) v. 19) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela)
6) Cristina Amaya (Colombia) v. 11) Michèle Morissette (Canada)

7) Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) v. 10) Maiko Sato (Japan)
2) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) v. 15) Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala)

Men's Singles - Preliminary Round

Sriram Ravindran (India) d. Djoko Boentaran (Indonesia)
Timothy Baghurst (England) d. Sergio Ortega (Honduras)
Rajiv Varadhrajan (India) d. John Maisonet (Puerto Rico)

Round of 32

1) Rocky Carson (USA) d. Sriram Ravindran (India), 15-2, 15-3
17) Alejandro Herrera (Colombia) d. 16) Casar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-13, 4-15, 11-5

9) Yuki Nakano (Japan) d. 24) Daeyong Kwon (South Korea), 15-12, 15-9
8) Javier Mar (Mexico) d. 25) Aaron Booker (Puerto Rico), 15-5, 15-10

5) Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. 28) Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-8, 15-5
12) Hirotake Usami (Japan) d. 21) Franco Capandegui (Argentina), 15-4, 15-9

13) Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. 20) Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-10, 15-12
4) Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. 29) Raul Banegas (Honduras), 15-10, 15-2

3) Chris Crowther (USA) d. Timothy Baghurst (England), 15-5, 15-7
14) Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina) d. 19) Jose Ubilla (Costa Rica), 5-15, 15-6, 11-7

11) Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. 22) Im Ji Soo (South Korea), 14-15, 15-9, 11-9
6) Samuel Murray (Canada) d. 27) Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-2, 15-8

7) Roland Keller (Bolivia) d. 26) Pedro Castro (Canada), 15-10, 9-15, 11-3
10) Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. 23) Alejandro Santos (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-2

18) Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. 15) Set Cubillos (Colombia), 15-7, 15-11
2) Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Rajiv Varadhrajan (India), 15-0, 15-3

Round of 16

1) Rocky Carson (USA) v. 17) Alejandro Herrera (Colombia)
9) Yuki Nakano (Japan) v. 8) Javier Mar (Mexico)

5) Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. 12) Hirotake Usami (Japan)
4) Fernando Rios (Ecuador) v. 13) Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)

3) Chris Crowther (USA) v. 14) Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina)
6) Samuel Murray (Canada) v. 11) Edwin Galicia (Guatemala)

7) Roland Keller (Bolivia) v. 10) Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico)
2) Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) v. 18) Luis Perez (Dominican Republic)

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