Day 1 Preview of IRF 2017 World Juniors

The 29th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships begins Sunday in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a total field of 201 players from 13 countries. The USA has the most players with 46, followed by Costa Rica with 26, and Mexico with 25 and Bolivia with 23.

The competition has two parts, like the World Cup of football/soccer. The first has three days of group play, and the results of that are used to create a playoff draw to determine the year's World Junior Champions. The group stage begins Sunday, and we have the first matches for you below.

Check out the IRF Facebook page for live streaming of the event.

29th IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
Minneapolis, Minnesota

U18 Boy's Singles

Group A

Gerardo Franco (Mexico) v. Jorge Ochoa Moreira (Ecuador)
Trevor Webb (Canada) - BYE

Group B

Fernando Ruiz (Bolivia) v. Federico Viveros (Colombia)
Lee Gun Hee (South Korea) - BYE

Group C

Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) v. Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador)
Simon Comeau (Canada) - BYE

Group D

Bryan Zambrana (Bolivia) v. Set Cubillos (Colombia)
Geovani Mendoza (Guatemala) v. Ari Weissbrot (Chile)

Group E

Mauro Rojas (USA) v. Andres Montero (Costa Rica)
Sergio Ortega (Honduras) v. Rafael Gatica (Chile)

Group F

Sergio Acuña (Costa Rica) v. Dane Elkins (USA)
Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala) v. Marco Sarmiento (Honduras)

U16 Boy's Singles

Group A

Sebastian Fernandez (Mexico) v. Rafael Gatica (Chile)
Sean Sauvé (Canada) - BYE

Group B

Gerson Miranda (Bolivia) v. Jose Cardona (Guatemala)
Juan Sebastian Flores (Ecuador) - BYE

Group C

Liam Evangelista (Mexico) v. Johan Adamsme (Chile)
Ian Frattinger (Canada) v. Jack Hanrahan (Ireland)

Group D

Diego Garcia (Bolivia) v. Javier Nathan (Guatemala)
Esteban de Janon (Ecuador) v. Tomas Oyhanart (Argentina)

Group E

Pablo Freer (Costa Rica) v. Cayden Akins (USA)
Felipe Cardona (Colombia) v. Odhran Moloney (Ireland)

Group F

Federico Viveros (Colombia) v. Tae Hwa Jeong (South Korea)
Julian Homberger (Costa Rica) v. Sahil Thakur (USA)

U14 Boy's Singles

Group A

Sebastian Longoria (Mexico) v. Nathan Jauvin (Canada)
Josue Bermeo (Ecuador) - BYE

Group B

Hector Barrios (Bolivia) v. Luis Perez (Guatemala)
Namen Gauri (Canada) v. Jack Kearney (Ireland)

Group C

Erick Trujillo (Mexico) v. Aaron Nunez (Costa Rica)
Pablo Vera (Ecuador) v. Ben Carey (Ireland)

Group D

Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) v. Antonio Rojas (USA)
Diego Gatica (Chile) v. Namwoo Lee (South Korea)

Group E

Tomas Oyhanart (Argentina) v. Jaime Mansilla (Chile)
Felipe Guillen (Costa Rica) v. Akul Ramayani (USA)

U18 Boy's Doubles

Group A

Gerardo Franco & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) v. Simon Comeau (Canada) & Trevor Webb (Canada)
Geovani Mendoza & Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala) - BYE

Group B

Lukas Le & Mauro Rojas (USA) v. Sergio Acuña & Andres Montero (Costa Rica)
Felipe Cardona & Set Cubillos (Colombia) - BYE

Group C

Rodrigo Mendoza & Bryan Zambrana (Bolivia) v. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jorge Ochoa Moreira (Ecuador)
Sergio Ortega & Marco Sarmiento (Honduras) v. Lee Gun Hee & Tae Hwa Jeong (South Korea)

U16 Boy's Doubles

Group A

Sebastian Fernandez & Oscar Nieto (Mexico) v. Jose Cardona & Javier Nathan (Guatemala)
Ian Frattinger & Sean Sauvé (Canada) - BYE

Group B

Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda (Bolivia) v. Julian Singh & Mitchell Turner (USA)
Juan Sebastian Flores & Esteban de Janon (Ecuador) - BYE

Group C

Johan Adamsme & Ari Weissbrot (Chile) v. Julian Homberger & Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica)
Jack Hanrahan & Odhran Moloney (Ireland) - BYE

U14 Boy's Doubles

Group A

Sebastian Longoria & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) v. Felipe Guillen & Victor Segura (Costa Rica)
Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (Chile) - BYE

Group B

Hector Barrios & Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) v. Akul Ramayani & Antonio Rojas (USA)
Luis Perez & Bayron Rosil (Guatemala) - BYE

Group C

Namen Gauri & Nathan Jauvin (Canada) v. Josue Bermeo & Pablo Vera (Ecuador)
Ben Carey & Jack Kearney (Ireland) v. Namwoo Lee & Dongjin Woo (South Korea)

U18 Girl's Singles

Group A

Jordan Cooperrider (USA) v. Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia)
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) - BYE

Group B

Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) v. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador)
Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) v. So Eun Lee (South Korea)

Group C

Hollie Scott (USA) v. Erin Rivera (Mexico)
Alexis Iwaasa (Canada) v. Daniela Herrera (Colombia)

U16 Girl's Singles

Group A

Laura Flores (Mexico) v. Romina Rivero (Bolivia)
Nathalia Pinero (Ecuador) - BYE

Group B

Jazmin Aguilar Salvatierra (Guatemala) v. Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador)
Daniela Herrera (Colombia) - BYE

Group C

Cristina Rivera (Mexico) v. Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia)
Josefa Parada (Chile) - BYE

Group D

Cassie Prentice (Canada) v. Nikita Chauhan (USA)
Chaeen Yun (South Korea) v. Aranxa Anguizola (Costa Rica)

Group E

Briana Jacquet (USA) v. Camilia Wilscam (Canada)
Josefina Toro (Chile) v. Melissa Barrantes (Costa Rica)

U14 Girl's Singles

Group A

Micaela Meneses Cuellar (Bolivia) v. Julia Stein (USA)
Juliette Parent (Canada) - BYE

Group B

Guadalupe Griffin (Mexico) v. Sofia Freer (Costa Rica)
Jazmin Aguilar Salvatierra (Guatemala) - BYE

Group C

Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. Annie Roberts (USA)
Riley Sommerville (Canada) v. Aoife Beckett (Ireland)

Group D

Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) v. Karime Arreola (Mexico)
Kelly Ann Ryan (Ireland) v. Chae Yeon Lee (South Korea)

U18 Girl's Doubles - Double Round Robin

Round 1

1 Megan Carver & Hollie Scott (USA) v. 3 Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador)
2 Denisse Maldonado & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) - BYE

U16 Girl's Doubles - Round Robin

Round 1

1 Delia Aguilar & Laura Flores (Mexico) v. 5 Nathalia Pinero & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador)
2 Briana Jacquet & Graciana Wargo (USA) v. 3 Cassie Prentice & Camilia Wilscam (Canada)
4 Valeria Centellas & Romina Rivero (Bolivia) v. 6 Aranxa Anguizola & Melissa Barrantes (Costa Rica)

U14 Girl's Doubles - Round Robin

Round 1

1 Camila Arnez & Micaela Meneses Cuellar (Bolivia) v. 5 Juliette Parent & Riley Sommerville (Canada)
2 Guadalupe Griffin & Valeria Hernandez (Mexico) v. 3 Sofia Freer & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica)
4 Heather Mahoney & Julia Stein (USA) v. 6 Aoife Beckett & Kelly Ann Ryan (Ireland)

Follow the bouncing ball….