2018 South American Games - Group Stage Results

The 2018 South American Games are on in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where a handful of countries are being represented by men and women in singles and doubles as well as a team competition. The South American Games are a quadrennial event (i.e., one that occurs every 4 years) that is a stepping block to the Olympics. The last Summer Olympics were in 2016, so this is the second year of the quadrennial. Later this year there will be the Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia from July 19 to August 3.

Then in 2019, the Pan American Games will occur in Lima, Peru followed in 2020 by 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, especially in the Americas.

Although there aren’t many countries involved, there are some high quality players in Cochabamba. They are playing a group stage followed by a playoff in singles, but round robins are being used in doubles.

2018 South American Games - Cochabamba, Bolivia
May 26-June 3, 2018

WOMEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1 - Sunday

Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 15-2, 15-1
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) - BYE

Round 2 - Monday

Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-5
Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) - BYE

Round 3 - Tuesday

Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Cristina Amaya (Colombia), 15-12, 15-6
Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) - BYE

Group B - Round 1 - Sunday

Yasmine Sabja (Bolivia) d. Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-12, 15-6
Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 2 - Monday

Carolina Gomez (Colombia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-14, 15-13
Yasmine Sabja (Bolivia) - BYE

Round 3 - Tuesday

Yasmine Sabja (Bolivia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-0, 15-4
Carolina Gomez (Colombia) - BYE

Group C - Round 1 - Sunday

Natalia Mendez (Argentina) d. Carla Muñoz (Chile), 15-9, 4-15, 11-6
Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) - BYE

Round 2 - Monday

Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) - 15-14, 15-10
Natalia Mendez (Argentina) - BYE

Round 3 - Tuesday

Natalia Mendez (Argentina) d. Valeria Centellas (Bolivia), 15-6, 15-1
Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

ELIMINATION - ROUND OF 16 - Wednesday

Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) - BYE
Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Valeria Centellas (Bolivia)

Carolina Gomez (Colombia) - BYE
Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

Natalia Mendez (Argentina) - BYE
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) - BYE

Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) - BYE
Yasmine Sabja (Bolivia) - BYE

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

Round 1 - Sunday

Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-12
Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Stefanny Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia), 15-2, 15-4

Round 2 - Monday

Stefanny Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-10, 15-5
Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-4

Round 3 - Tuesday

Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-7, 15-7
Stefanny Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 15-5, 15-5

SEMI-FINALS - Thursday

Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) v. Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador)
Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia) v. Stefanny Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia)

MEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1 - Sunday

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 15-5, 15-5
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) - BYE

Round 2 - Monday

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 15-3, 15-2
Carlos Keller (Bolivia) - BYE

Round 3 - Tuesday

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Sebastian Franco (Colombia), 13-15, 15-12, 11-3
Rodrigo Salgado (Chile) - BYE

Group B - Round 1 - Sunday

Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-8, 15-6
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Jonathan Luque Alvites (Peru), 15-3, 15-3

Round 2 - Monday

Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-13, 15-10
Francisco Troncoso (Chile) d. Jonathan Luque Alvites (Peru), 15-1, 15-1

Round 3 - Tuesday

Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-6, 15-6
Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Jonathan Luque Alvites (Peru), 15-3, 15-2

Group C - Round 1 - Sunday

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Oscar Carrion Navarro (Peru), 15-0, 15-2
Christian Chavez (Ecuador) d. Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 10-15, 15-11, 11-7

Round 2 - Monday

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-3, 15-3
Christian Chavez (Ecuador) d. Oscar Carrion Navarro (Peru), 15-5, 15-1

Round 3 - Tuesday

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Christian Chavez (Ecuador), 15-4, 15-5
Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina) d. Oscar Carrion Navarro (Peru), 15-1, 15-3

ELIMINATION - ROUND OF 16 - Wednesday

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) - BYE
Francisco Troncoso (Chile) v. Rodrigo Salgado (Chile) - BYE

Mario Mercado (Colombia) - BYE
Christian Chavez (Ecuador) - BYE

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - BYE
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Jonathan Luque Alvites (Peru) - BYE

Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina) d. Oscar Carrion Navarro (Peru)
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - BYE

MEN’S DOUBLES

Round 1 - Sunday

Roland Keller & Kadim Carrasco (Bolivia) d. Rodrigo Salgado & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-3, 15-2
Juan Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Juan Carlos Zamora & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-0, 15-2
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) - BYE

Round 2 - Monday

Rodrigo Salgado & Francisco Troncoso (Chile) d. Juan Carlos Zamora & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-2, 15-3
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Juan Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 15-7, 15-5
Roland Keller & Kadim Carrasco (Bolivia) - BYE

Round 3 - Tuesday

Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Rodrigo Salgado & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-9, 15-7
Roland Keller & Kadim Carrasco (Bolivia) d. Juan Carlos Zamora & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-0, 15-2
Juan Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 4 - Thursday

Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Juan Carlos Zamora & Oscar Navarro (Peru)
Roland Keller & Kadim Carrasco (Bolivia) v. Juan Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)
Rodrigo Salgado & Francisco Troncoso (Chile) - BYE

Round 5 - Friday

Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Roland Keller & Kadim Carrasco (Bolivia)
Rodrigo Salgado & Francisco Troncoso (Chile) v. Juan Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)
Juan Carlos Zamora & Oscar Navarro (Peru) - BYE

Follow the bouncing ball….