Doubles quarterfinal results from the 2018 IRF World Championships

The top seeds in Men’s and Women’s Doubles are through to semi-finals at the 19th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in San José, Costa Rica, but the 2nd seeds did not fare as well, as they lost on both the men’s and women’s sides. Mexican teams are seeded #1 in both Men’s and Women’s Doubles, and both won their respective quarterfinal matches Thursday.

Men’s top seeds Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa of Mexico defeated the Dominican Republic team of Luis Perez and Ramon De Leon, 15-11, 15-11. But 2nd seeds Fernando Kurzbard and Shai Manzuri of Argentina lost to Canadians Tim Landeryou and Samuel Murray, in the quarters.

Similarly in Women’s Doubles a young Mexican team of Monserrat Mejia and Alexandra Herrera are the top seeds and beat Maria Paz Muñoz and Veronica Sotomayor of Ecuador, 15-12, 15-10. However, the 2nd seeded USA team of Sheryl Lotts and Rhonda Rajsich were upset by the 7th seeds Valeria Centellas and Yasmine Sabja of Bolivia, 15-12, 15-10.

Mexico will play the 4th seeds Cristina Amaya and Adriana Riveros of Colombia in the semi-finals, as Colombia defeated 5th seeds Jin Seok and Mi Ok An of South Korea, 15-10, 15-9. Bolivia will be up against 3rd seeds Maria Renee Rodriguez and Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala, who won by the largest margin of all the quarterfinal matches, beating the Argentina team of Natalia Mendez and Maria Jose Vargas, 15-2, 15-8.

Look for all the semi-final matches to be live streamed on Friday via the IRF Facebook page.

18th IRF World Championships
August 10-18, 2018
San José, Costa Rica

Men's Doubles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. 16) Rodrigo Salgado & Francisco Troncoso (Chile)
9) Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. 8) Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)

5) Gabriel Garcia & Alexander Pirie (Costa Rica) d. 12) Yuki Nakano & Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan)
4) Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. 13) Ken Cottrell & Eoin Tynan (Ireland)

3) Rocky Carson & Sudsy Monchik (USA) d. 14) Daeyong Kwon & Moon Gyun Kim (South Korea)
11) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. 6) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala)

7) Tim Landeryou & Samuel Murray (Canada) d. 10) Ricardo Gomez & Luis Felipe Zea (Venezuela)
2) Fernando Kurzbard & Shai Manzuri (Argentina) d. 15) Alok Mehta & Thirumurugan Thyagarajan (India)

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. 9) Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-11, 15-11
4) Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. 5) Gabriel Garcia & Alexander Pirie (Costa Rica)

3) Rocky Carson & Sudsy Monchik (USA) d. 11) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-11, 15-13
7) Tim Landeryou & Samuel Murray (Canada) d. 2) Fernando Kurzbard & Shai Manzuri (Argentina)

Men's Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) v. 4) Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) or 5) Gabriel Garcia & Alexander Pirie (Costa Rica)
4) Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. 13) Ken Cottrell & Eoin Tynan (Ireland)

3) Rocky Carson & Sudsy Monchik (USA) v. 7) Tim Landeryou & Samuel Murray (Canada)

Women's Doubles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Monserrat Mejia & Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) - BYE
8) Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. 9) Frédérique Lambert & Jen Saunders (Canada), 5-15, 15-9, 11-4

5) Jin Seok & Mi Ok An (South Korea) d. 12) Alejandra Jimenez & Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 15-14, 15-11
4) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. 13) Majella Haventry & Katie Kenny (Ireland), 15-1, 15-6

3) Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) - BYE
6) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. 11) Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto (Japan), 15-6, 15-6

7) Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja (Bolivia) d. 10) Carla Muñoz & Josefa Parada (Chile), 15-8, 15-6
2) Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE

Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Monserrat Mejia & Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. 8) Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador), 15-12, 15-10
4) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. 5) Jin Seok & Mi Ok An (South Korea), 15-10, 15-9

3) Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. 6) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina), 15-2, 15-8
7) Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja (Bolivia) d. 2) Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich (USA), 15-12, 15-10

Women's Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday

1) Monserrat Mejia & Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) v. 4) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia)
3) Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) v. 7) Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja (Bolivia)

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