The 22nd International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships kicked off Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, where 19 countries are represented. These World Championships are also the qualifying event for the 2025 World Games, which will be held in Chengdu, China next August.
As in the past, Worlds has a group stage of matches with three or four players in each group playing a three day round robin competition with the results used for the seedings for the medal round that will begin on Tuesday.
No big surprises so far, as the higher seeds in the group play the lower seeds on the first two days. But there have been some tie-breakers, including Canadian Danielle Ramsay coming back from two games down against Chilean Carla Muñoz to force a breaker that the Chilean won, making the final score line: 11-8, 11-8, 15-17, 8-11, 11-8.
Also in Women’s Singles, Natalia Mendez of Argentina needed five games to get past Maria Cespedes of the Dominican Republic, 3-11, 11-4, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, and Japan’s Harumi Kajino was forced to a breaker by Ecuador’s Ana Lucia Sarmiento, 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-6.
2025 World Games Qualifying
The 2025 World Games will include a Mixed Doubles division for the first time. Previously, World Games competitions only had singles competitions. Four countries from Asia (including China as the host country), four from Europe and eight from the Americas will qualify for Chengdu based on standings in the overall team standings at Worlds this year.
Thus, the World Games competitions will have 16 players in the men’s and women’s singles draws and 8 teams in the mixed doubles draw. Also World Games qualifying is attached to the country, not the players, as it has been in the past. Thus, a player who is in the singles draw (or the mixed doubles draw) in San Antonio need not be the player a country selects to send to Chengdu next year.
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, United States
Men's Singles
Group 1
Shoji Mochino (Japan) d. Orlando Josué Huyke (Colombia), 12-10, 11-1, 11-9
Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - BYE
Group 2
Daniel De La Rosa (USA) d. Allan Kristensen (Denmark), 11-7, 11-5, 11-0
Michimune Kono (Japan) d. Mario Andrés Huyke Granados (Colombia), 11-9, 11-3, 12-10
Group 3
Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Woody Close (Eritrea), 11-8, 11-6, 11-3
Gerson Miranda Martinez (Argentina) d. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-13, 11-9, 11-4
Group 4
Jake Bredenbeck (USA) d. Carlo Papini (Italy), 11-2, 11-2, 11-1
Trevor Webb (Canada) d. Namwoo Lee (Korea), 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4
Group 5
Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Marcel Lunsmann (Germany), 11-1, 11-2, 11-6
Diego Garcia (Argentina) d. Diego Pimentel (Dominican Republic), 11-3, 11-5, 11-3
Group 6
Andree Parrilla (Mexico) d. Praveen Gorthy (India), 11-1, 11-4, 11-3
Kurtis Cullen (Canada) d. Gunhee Lee (Korea), 11-3, 12-10, 11-4
Group 7
Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) d. Ernesto Ruiz (Germany), 11-9, 11-7, 11-8
Jose Caceres (Guatemala) d. Johan Igor (Chile), 11-6 11-4, 11-9
Group 8
Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Vineet Singh (India), 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
Esteban De Janon (Ecuador) d. Johnny O’keeney (Ireland), 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
Group 9
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Patrick Hanley (Ireland), 11-8, 11-6, 11-1
Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) d. Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 11-6, 11-8, 11-4
Women's Singles
Group 1
Christine Keay (Canada) d. Paula Mansilla (Chile), 10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
Paola Longoria (Mexico) - BYE
Group 2
Kelani Lawrence (USA) d. Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 11-3, 11-4, 11-3
Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Danielle Ramsay (Canada), 11-8, 11-8, 15-17, 8-11, 11-8
Group 3
Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Cristina Amaya (Italy), 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
Harumi Kajino (Japan) d. Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-6
Group 4
Michelle Key (USA) d. Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica), 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
Angelica Barrios (Bolivia) d. Sumin Lee (Korea), 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
Group 5
Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
Maria José Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Ayako Hanashi (Japan), 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
Group 6
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Majella Haverty (Ireland), 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. Haeok Jeong (Korea), 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-2
Group 7
Natalia Mendez (Argentina) d. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic), 3-11, 11-4, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3
Maria Rene Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Aisling Hickey (Ireland), 12-10, 11-8, 11-8
Men's Doubles
Group 1
Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Marcel Lunsmann & Ernesto Ruiz (Germany), 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez (Argentina) d. Johan Igor & Alan Natera (Chile), 11-3, 11-8, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7
Group 2
Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Diego Pimentel & Jean Marco Pumarol (Dominican Republic), 11-3, 11-6, 11-6
Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) d. Edwin Galicia & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8
Group 3
Sebastian Fernandez & Adam Manilla (USA) d. Johnny O’Keeney & Scott Young (Ireland), 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Yuki Nakano & Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan), 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
Group 4
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Gunhee Lee & Namwoo Lee (Korea), 11-2, 11-1, 11-7
Alok Mehta & Tejas Veer (India) d. Mario Andrés Huyke & Orlando Josué Huyke (Colombia), 11-9, 11-13, 11-8, 11-3
Women's Doubles
Group 1
Carla Muñoz & Paula Mansilla (Chile) d. Ayako Hanashi & Saki Kokido (Japan), 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5
Monserrat Mejia & Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) - BYE
Group 2
Maria José Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) d. Elaine Murphy & Antonia Neary (Ireland), 11-9, 11-7, 11-7
Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) - BYE
Group 3
Angelica Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Haeok Jeong & Sumin Lee (Korea), 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-2
Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott (USA) - BYE
Group 4
Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Larissa Faeth & Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 11-3, 11-4, 11-8
Frédérique Lambert & Juliette Parent (Canada) d. Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
Mixed Doubles
Group 1
Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera (Chile) d. Saki Kokido & Yuki Nakano (Japan), 11-9, 11-4, 11-5
Javier Mar & Monserrat Mejia (Mexico) - BYE
Group 2
Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Ramon De Leon & Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 12-10, 11-5, 11-3
Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray (Canada) - BYE
Group 3
Angelica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Cristina Amaya & Carlo Papini (Italy), 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
Gunhee Lee & Sumin Lee (Korea) d. Juan Francisco Cueva & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6
Group 4
Valeria Centellas & Gerson Miranda Martinez (Argentina) d. Andrés Acuña & Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica), 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7
Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott (USA) d. Patrick Hanley & Aisling Hickey (Ireland), 11-6, 11-8, 11-7
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