2018 Pan American Championships - Results Summary

The 2018 Pan American Racquetball Championships concluded Saturday in Temuco, Chile, and we have a summary of the medalists below, as well as the team points standings. It’s no surprise that Mexico topped the standings for both men’s and women’s competitions (and thus overall), and few would have been surprised by the strong showings by Bolivia and the USA, who were 2nd and 3rd in both the men’s and overall team standings. In the women’s standings, USA was also 3rd with Bolivia 5th.

However, few would likely have predicted Guatemala to come 2nd in the women’s standings. But a silver medal showing in Women’s Doubles by Gabriela Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez and a bronze medal in Women’s Singles for Martinez helped put them there, as well as put them 4th in the overall standings.

Future International Events

The International Racquetball Federation (IRF) announced that the 2018 World Championships, which were to be in Haining, China, have been moved to Cali, Colombia, August, 10-18. Apparently, the local Chinese organizing committee had some trouble securing government permits, so they were unable to host the event.

But before that the South American Games begin late next month in Cochabamba, Bolivia, May 26-June 6. Then the Central American and Caribbean Games will be in Barranquilla, Colombia, July 19-August 3. Racquetball is scheduled to be held at the beginning of those games, so players who compete in Barranquilla and at Worlds in Cali will have about two weeks between the competitions.

The 2018 World Junior Championships are to be in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, November 10-17, with the 2019 Pan American Championships in Chihuahua, Mexico, which should run April 13-20, 2019.

XXXI Pan American Racquetball Championships
Temuco, Chile - March 24-31, 2018

Women's Singles

GOLD - Rhonda Rajsich (USA)
SILVER - Paola Longoria (Mexico)
BRONZE - Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) and Samantha Salas (Mexico)

Men's Singles

GOLD - Carlos Keller (Bolivia)
SILVER - David Horn (USA)
BRONZE - Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) and Andree Parrilla (Mexico)

Women's Doubles

GOLD - Alexandra Herrera & Paola Longoria (Mexico)
SILVER - Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala)
BRONZE - Stefanny Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia) and Carla Muñoz & Josefa Parada (Chile)

Men’s Doubles

GOLD - Alvaro Beltran & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico)
SILVER - Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia)
BRONZE - Nicolas Bousquet & Samuel Murray (Canada) and Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)

Women's Team

1) Mexico - 416
2) Guatemala - 276
3) USA - 268
4) Argentina - 184
5) Bolivia - 180
6) Chile - 150
7) Colombia - 122
8) Canada - 100
9) Ecuador - 82
10) Cuba - 76
11) Costa Rica - 28

Men's Team

1) Mexico - 392
2) Bolivia - 348
3) USA - 218
4) Canada - 188
5) Ecuador - 168
6) Costa Rica - 156
7) Guatemala - 94
7) Chile - 94
7) Cuba - 94
10) Argentina - 76
10) Colombia - 76
12) Honduras - 48

Overall Team

1) Mexico - 808
2) Bolivia - 528
3) USA - 486
4) Guatemala - 370
5) Canada - 288
6) Argentina - 260
7) Ecuador - 250
8) Chile - 244
9) Colombia - 198
10) Costa Rica - 184
11) Cuba - 170
12) Honduras - 48

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