Mexico secures top seeding in doubles at 2022 IRF World Championships

Mexico will be the top seeds in all three doubles divisions at the 2022 International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as each team won all of their respective group stage matches, including those on Monday. Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa, who are looking to win a second Men’s Doubles World Championship, defeated Ecuadorans Juan Francisco Cueva and Jose Daniel Ugalde, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7, in their last group stage match.

In Women’s Doubles, defending champions Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas beat Colombians Cristina Amaya and Maria Paz Riquelme, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4, and in Mixed Doubles Salas and Rodrigo Montoya defeated Josue Bermeo and Maria Paz Muñoz of Ecuador, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5.

This concludes the group stage of competition, and the medal round will begin on Tuesday at 9 AM CDT. Check out the IRF Facebook page or the IRF YouTube channel for live streaming of matches.

XXI International Racquetball Federation World Championships
San Luis Potosi, Mexico - August 19-27

Men’s Doubles - Monday

Group 1

Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (MEX) d. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (ECU), 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7
Andres Acuña & Sergio Acuña (CRC) d. Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet (CUB), 11-0, 11-7, 11-1

Group 2

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (BOL) d. Tomas Oyhanart & Diego Garcia (ARG), 11-6, 11-9, 11-5
Hiroshi Shimizu & Yuki Nakano (JAP) d. Ravi Ranjan & Vineet Singh (IND), 11-5, 11-8, 11-6

Group 3

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (GUA) d. Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (CHI), 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (CAN) d. Sam Bredenbeck & Charles Pratt (USA), 11-9, 11-9, 11-6

Women’s Doubles - Monday

Group 1

Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (MEX) d. Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (COL), 11-6, 11-7, 11-4
Ana Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (ECU) - BYE

Group 2

Angelica Barrios & Jenny Daza (BOL) d. Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez (ARG), 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8
Frédérique Lambert & Michèle Morissette (CAN) d. Yurisleidis Araujo & Maria Regla (CUB), forfeit

Group 3

Hollie Scott & Kelani Lawrence (USA) d. Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (GUA), 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9
Paula Mansilla & Carla Muñoz (CHI) d. Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto (JAP), 15-13, 11-8, 12-10

Mixed Doubles - Monday

Group 1

Rodrigo Montoya & Samatha Salas (MEX) d. Josue Bermeo & Maria Paz Muñoz (ECU), 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5
Maria Renee Rodriguez & Juan Salvatierra (GUA) - BYE

Group 2

Jenny Daza & Conrrado Moscoso (BOL) d. Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray (CAN), 11-5, 12-10, 11-9
Rodrigo Salgado Jr. & Carla Muñoz (CHI) - BYE

Group 3

Michelle De La Rosa & Alejandro Landa (USA) d. Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia (ARG), 11-9, 11-9, 13-11
Harumi Kajino & Michimune Kono (JAP) d. Yurisleidis Araujo & Maikel Moyet (CUB) - forfeit

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