There were some near upsets in doubles on day one of the 2022 International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The biggest upset could have been Guatemala taking out Canada in Men’s Doubles, as Canadians Coby Iwaasa and Samuel Murray are the current Pan American Champions in Men’s Doubles. Yet Guatemalans Edwin Galicia and Christian Wer had them on the ropes after winning the first two games of the match. However, the Canadians won the next two to force a tie-breaker, and then won the breaker by a healthy margin, making the final score line, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-1.
Mixed Doubles also had two almost upsets, as Americans Michelle De La Rosa and Alejandro Landa needed five games to fend off the feisty Cuban team of Yurisleidis Araujo and Maikel Moyet, 8-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3, and the Argentina team of Valeria Centellas and Diego Garcia were also pushed to five games by Japan’s Harumi Kajino and Michimune Kono before winning 11-3, 6-11, 11-4, 12-14, 11-4.
The crazy score line of the tournament so far has to go to the Women’s Doubles match between Colombia and Ecuador. Colombians Cristina Amaya and Maria Paz Riquelme held off the Ecuadorans Ana Lucia Sarmiento and Maria Paz Muñoz, 14-12, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3.
The Group Stage continues on Sunday and wraps up on Monday after which the medal round will begin on Tuesday.
We understand that the live streaming of matches from Sam Luis Potosi will begin on Sunday, so check out the IRF Facebook page or the IRF YouTube channel tomorrow for matches. Matches begin at 10 AM CDT most of the tournament (Tuesday will be the exception with some matches at 9 AM), and run through until late afternoon.
XXI International Racquetball Federation World Championships
San Luis Potosi, Mexico - August 19-27
Men’s Doubles - Saturday
Group 1
Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (MEX) d. Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet (CUB), 11-4, 11-2, 11-7
Andres Acuña & Sergio Acuña (CRC) d. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (ECU), 11-4, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8
Group 2
Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (BOL) d. Ravi Ranjan & Vineet Singh (IND), 11-2, 11-6, 11-3
Tomas Oyhanart & Diego Garcia (ARG) d. Hiroshi Shimizu & Yuki Nakano (JAP), 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
Group 3
Sam Bredenbeck & Charles Pratt (USA) d. Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (CHI), 11-2, 11-4, 11-6
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (CAN) d. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (GUA), 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-1
Women’s Doubles - Saturday
Group 1
Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (COL) d. Ana Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (ECU), 14-12, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (MEX) - BYE
Group 2
Angelica Barrios & Jenny Daza (BOL) d. Yurisleidis Araujo & Maria Regla (CUB), 11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5
Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez (ARG) d. Frédérique Lambert & Michèle Morissette (CAN), 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9
Group 3
Hollie Scott & Kelani Lawrence (USA) d. Maliki Sato & Naomi Wakimoto (JAP), 11-6, 11-7, 11-6
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (GUA) d. Paula Mansilla & Carla Muñoz (CHI), 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7
Mixed Doubles - Saturday
Group 1
Maria Renee Rodriguez & Juan Salvatierra (GUA) d. Josue Bermeo & Maria Paz Muñoz (ECU), 13-15, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5
Rodrigo Montoya & Samatha Salas (MEX) - BYE
Group 2
Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray (CAN) d. Rodrigo Salgado Jr. & Carla Muñoz (CHI), 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8
Jenny Daza & Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
Group 3
Michelle De La Rosa & Alejandro Landa (USA) d. Yurisleidis Araujo & Maikel Moyet (CUB), 8-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3
Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia (ARG) d. Harumi Kajino & Michimune Kono (JAP), 11-3, 6-11, 11-4, 12-14, 11-4
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