2017 Bolivarian Games - Group Stage Day 1 & 2

The 2017 Bolivarian Games are going on now in Santa Marta, Colombia. The Bolivarian Games are a quadrennial event (i.e., one that occurs every 4 years) that is a stepping block to the Olympics. The Olympics were last year in Rio, so this is the first year of a new quadrennial. Thus, smaller multi-sport games are occurring this year.

Next year there will be the Central American and Caribbean Games, which is a bigger event than the Bolivarian Games. Then in 2019, the Pan American Games will occur in Lima, Peru, and then in 2020 the Summer Olympics are in Tokyo. Racquetball hasn’t been included in the Olympic Games - yet - (we’ve talked about this issue previously), but it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and racquetball is a part of these other games.

There are only 8 countries in the event, but there are some high quality players involved. As with other international events, the competition begins with a group stage lasting three days followed by a medal round.

They’ve played two days of the group stage, and there have been some interesting results and several tie-breakers. Perhaps the most interesting result so far is Guatemala’s Maria Renee Rodriguez defeating Colombian Cristina Amaya, 13-15, 15-11, 11-7, in Group B. But Rodriguez may not finish top of the group, because she lost to Carla Muñoz of Chile, 15-3, 15-4. Muñoz and Amaya square off in the last match of the group today, and if Muñoz wins, she’ll top the group. But a win by Amaya and it’ll depend on games won to determine the group finishing order.

The group stage wraps up on Wednesday with the medal round beginning Thursday. The finals will be Saturday in Santa Marta, Colombia.

2017 Bolivarian Games - Santa Marta, Colombia
November 20-25, 2017

WOMEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) d. Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-14, 3-15, 11-6
Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) - BYE

Round 2

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 15-12, 10-15, 11-4
Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela)
Brenda Laime (Bolivia) - BYE

Group B - Round 1

Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Cristina Amaya (Colombia), 13-15, 15-11, 11-7
Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

Round 2

Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-3, 15-4
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) - BYE

Round 3

Cristina Amaya (Colombia) v. Carla Muñoz (Chile)
Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

Group C - Round 1

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-7, 15-5
Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Round 2

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 10-15, 15-12, 11-4
Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic)
Jenny Daza (Bolivia) - BYE

Group D - Round 1

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Adriana Riveros (Colombia), 15-1, 15-6, 11-8
Paola Guerra (Venezuela) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 11-15, 15-11, 11-10

Round 2

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Paola Guerra (Venezuela), 15-3, 15-3
Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-5

Round 3

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) v. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic)
Adriana Riveros (Colombia) v. Paola Guerra (Venezuela)

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

Group A - Round 1

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 12-15, 15-11, 11-9
Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Round 2

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-2, 15-4
Maria Jose Muñoz & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Maria Jose Muñoz & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic)
Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - BYE

Group B - Round 1

Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia), 15-8, 15-10
Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela) - BYE

Round 2

Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-2
Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) - BYE

Round 3

Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) v. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela)
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

MEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-0, 15-4
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-3, 15-5

Round 2

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-6, 15-2
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 14-15, 15-13, 11-4

Round 3

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Luis Perez (Dominican Republic)
Jose Luis Ponce (Peru) v. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala)

Group B - Round 1

Francisco Troncoso (Chile) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-6, 15-11
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Fernando Rios (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-7

Round 2

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-0, 15-6
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-1, 15-2

Round 3

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Luis Zea (Venezuela)
Francisco Troncoso (Chile) v. Fernando Rios (Ecuador)

Group C - Round 1

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-1, 15-5
Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-2, 15-0

Round 2

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-3, 15-2
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-3, 10-15, 11-1

Round 3

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic)
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) v. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru)

Group D - Round 1

Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 15-10, 15-8
Johan Adasme (Chile) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-6

Round 2

Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Johan Adasme (Chile), 15-5, 15-1
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 11-15, 15-12, 11-9

Round 3

Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) v. Johan Adasme (Chile)
Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela)

MEN’S DOUBLES

Group A - Round 1

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-3
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-0, 15-3

Round 2

Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-6, 15-0
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia), 15-12, 15-3

Round 3

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru)
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic)

Group B - Round 1

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-10, 15-9
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-2

Round 2

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-2
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-6, 15-3

Round 3

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) v. Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)
Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile) v. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela)

Follow the bouncing ball….