Group play wrapped up Monday at the 22nd International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in San Antonio, Texas with the last round of matches with the medal round to begin on Tuesday. There were a few surprises Monday.
Carla Muñoz of Chile was perhaps the biggest surprise winner Monday, as she defeated the USA’s Kelani Lawrence in five games, 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 12-14, 11-9, and will claim the 2nd seed in the Women’s Singles medal round draw.
Bolivian Angelica Barrios’s win over the USA’s Michelle Key, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, was an upset on paper, but not a surprising one, as Barrios is higher ranked on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour, and was the Pan American Champion in 2022.
Also, Argentina’s Diego Garcia upset Costa Rican Andres Acuña, 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, to win Group 5 in Men’s Singles.
In Women’s Doubles, Canadians Frédérique Lambert and Juliette Parent upset Guatemalans Maria Renee Rodriguez and Gabriela Martinez - last year’s Pan American Games gold medalists, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6, to win Group 4. But then Martinez and Edwin Galicia beat Lambert and Samuel Murray in Mixed Doubles, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-6, to win Group 2.
Finally in Mixed Doubles, the USA team of Daniel De La Rosa and Hollie Scott came back from two games down to defeat Argentina’s Valeria Centellas and Gerson Miranda Martinez, 6-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9, and win Group 4.
The medal round begins Tuesday morning with the top 16 players in singles are into the gold medal round with the rest in a consolation bracket. All of the doubles teams are into the gold medal round.
The IRF is live streaming some of the matches from San Antonio via their YouTube channel.
22nd IRF World Championships
August 24-31, 2024 - San Antonio, Texas, United States
Monday results
Men's Singles
Group 1
Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Orlando Josué Huyke (Colombia), 11-3, 11-2, 11-6
Shoji Mochino (Japan) - BYE
Group 2
Daniel De La Rosa (USA) d. Michimune Kono (Japan), 11-3, 11-7, 11-1
Mario Andrés Huyke Granados (Colombia) d. Allan Kristensen (Denmark), 11-13, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
Group 3
Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Gerson Miranda Martinez (Argentina), 12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8
Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Woody Close (Eritrea), 11-9, 11-4, 12-10
Group 4
Jake Bredenbeck (USA) d. Trevor Webb (Canada), 11-6, 11-4, 11-9
Namwoo Lee (Korea) d. Carlo Papini (Italy), 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
Group 5
Diego Garcia (Argentina) d. Andres Acuña (Costa Rica), 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8
Marcel Lunsmann (Germany) d. Diego Pimentel (Dominican Republic), 10-12, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8
Group 6
Andree Parrilla (Mexico) d. Kurtis Cullen (Canada), 11-5, 10-12, 11-3, 11-8
Gunhee Lee (Korea) d. Praveen Gorthy (India), 12-10, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6
Group 7
Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) d. Jose Caceres (Guatemala), 11-4, 11-8, 11-9
Ernesto Ruiz (Germany) d. Johan Igor (Chile), 11-9, 10-12, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9
Group 8
Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Esteban De Janon (Ecuador), 11-4, 11-7, 11-7
Johnny O’keeney (Ireland) d. Vineet Singh (India), 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10
Group 9
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 11-9, 5-11, 9-11, 16-14, 11-8
Jaime Mansilla (Chile) d. Patrick Hanley (Ireland), 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
Women's Singles
Group 1
Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. Christine Keay (Canada), 11-0, 11-4, 11-9
Paula Mansilla (Chile) - BYE
Group 2
Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Kelani Lawrence (USA), 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 12-14, 11-9
Danielle Ramsay (Canada) d. Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
Group 3
Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
Cristina Amaya (Italy) d. Harumi Kajino (Japan), 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-1
Group 4
Angelica Barrios (Bolivia) d. Michelle Key (USA), 11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9
Sumin Lee (Korea) d. Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica), 11-6, 11-7, 16-14
Group 5
Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Maria José Muñoz (Ecuador), 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) d. Ayako Hanashi (Japan), 12-10, 11-6, 11-2
Group 6
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Camila Rivero (Bolivia), 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
Haeok Jeong (Korea) d. Majella Haverty (Ireland), 11-3, 11-8, 11-3
Group 7
Natalia Mendez (Argentina) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 12-10, 10-12, 11-6, 11-3
Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic) d. Aisling Hickey (Ireland), 14-12, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8
Men's Doubles
Group 1
Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Johan Igor & Alan Natera (Chile), 11-5, 10-12, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9
Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez (Argentina) d. Marcel Lunsmann & Ernesto Ruiz (Germany), 11-9, 11-8, 11-3
Group 2
Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica), 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-2
Edwin Galicia & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) d. Diego Pimentel & Jean Marco Pumarol (Dominican Republic), 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
Group 3
Sebastian Fernandez & Adam Manilla (USA) d. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 10-12, 9-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-4
Yuki Nakano & Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan) d. Johnny O’Keeney & Scott Young (Ireland), 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
Group 4
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Mario Andrés Huyke & Orlando Josué Huyke (Colombia), 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
Gunhee Lee & Namwoo Lee (Korea) d. Alok Mehta & Tejas Veer (India), 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7
Women's Doubles
Group 1
Monserrat Mejia & Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. Carla Muñoz & Paula Mansilla (Chile), 11-4, 11-8, 11-1
Ayako Hanashi & Saki Kokido (Japan) - BYE
Group 2
Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Maria José Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
Elaine Murphy & Antonia Neary (Ireland) - BYE
Group 3
Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott (USA) d. Angelica Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia), 7-11, 12-10, 13-11, 11-7
Haeok Jeong & Sumin Lee (Korea) - BYE
Group 4
Frédérique Lambert & Juliette Parent (Canada) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala), 7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6
Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) d Larissa Faeth & Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 11-8, 11-4, 11-8
Mixed Doubles
Group 1
Javier Mar & Monserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera (Chile), 7-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7
Saki Kokido & Yuki Nakano (Japan) - BYE
Group 2
Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray (Canada), 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-6
Ramon De Leon & Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) - BYE
Group 3
Angelica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Juan Francisco Cueva & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 10-12, 11-2, 11-7, 11-2
Gunhee Lee & Sumin Lee (Korea) d. Cristina Amaya & Carlo Papini (Italy), 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6
Group 4
Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott (USA) d. Valeria Centellas & Gerson Miranda Martinez (Argentina), 6-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
Andrés Acuña & Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica) d. Patrick Hanley & Aisling Hickey (Ireland), 11-7, 11-6, 11-6
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