Four countries will be vying for the team titles at the 23rd International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in Temuco, Chile on Saturday. The Men’s Team final is Mexico versus Canada, while Argentina plays the USA in the Women’s Team final. This is the first year since 2010 that Mexico will not win the Women’s Team title.
In the men’s semi-finals, Mexico needed three matches to get past the USA, 2-1, while Canada beat Bolivia in two straight matches. American Adam Manilla came back from two games down to defeat Mexican Andree Parrilla, 7-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6. But Parrilla and Eduardo Portillo edged Sam Bredenbeck and DJ Mendoza, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, and then Portillo beat Jake Bredenbeck, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6, to win the match for Mexico.
In the other semi, Canadian Coby Iwaasa defeated Bolivian Mario Mercado in three straight games, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6, and then teamed up with Samuel Murray to beat Kadim Carrasco and Conrrado Moscoso, 11-5, 13-11, 1-11, 11-6.
In the women’s semis, Argentina defeated Ecuador two straight, while the USA needed three matches to get past Mexico. Argentinian Natalia Mendez beat Maria Mendieta, 11-4, 11-3, 11-4, and then Valeria Centellas and Maria Jose Vargas defeated Maria Paz Muñoz and Veronica Sotomayor, 5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5.
In the other semi, American Lexi York beat Mexican Jessica Parrilla in three straight games, 11-4, 11-7, 12-10. Then Mexicans Alexandra Herrera and Samantha Salas defeated Americans Michelle Andersen and Erika Manilla, 11-3, 11-6, 11-7. Thus, it was all down to Andersen versus Herrera, and it was the American who outlasted the Mexican, winning 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 13-11, to advance to the final.
The finals will have the two singles matches played first followed by the doubles match, if necessary.
The IRF will live stream all of the team final matches from Temuco via their YouTube channel.
23rd IRF World Championships
October 16-24, 2026 - Temuco, Chile
Note: some of the match results below are incomplete.
Men's Team Competition
Final - Saturday
2) Mexico v. 4) Canada
Andree Parrilla v. Coby Iwaasa - 9 AM
Eduardo Portillo v. Samuel Murray - 10:30 AM
Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo v. Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray - Noon (if necessary)
Semi-finals - Friday
4) Canada d. 1) Bolivia, 2-0
Coby Iwaasa d. Mario Mercado, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray d. Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso, 11-5, 13-11, 1-11, 11-6
2) Mexico d. 3) USA, 2-1
Adam Manilla d. Andree Parrilla, 7-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo d. Sam Bredenbeck & DJ Mendoza, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5
Eduardo Portillo d. Jake Bredenbeck, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6
Quarterfinals - Friday
1) Bolivia d. 8) Chile, 2-0
Mario Mercado d. Francisco Troncoso, 13-11, 11-3, 11-6
Conrrado Moscoso d. Alan Natera, forfeit
4) Canada d. 5) Ecuador, 2-0
Coby Iwaasa d. Pablo Vera, 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-1
Samuel Murray d. Juan David Zea, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5
3) USA d. 6) Guatemala, 2-0
Adam Manilla d. Hector Sierra Mansilla, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6
Jake Bredenbeck d. Juan Salvatierra, 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
2) Mexico d. 7) Costa Rica, 2-0
Andree Parrilla d. Alvaro Guillen, 11-4, 11-9, 11-4
Eduardo Portillo d. Gabriel Garcia
Round of 16 - Thursday
1) Bolivia - BYE
8) Chile d. 9) Dominican Republic, 2-1
5) Ecuador d. 12) India
4) Canada d. 13) Argentina, 2-0
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray d. Lautaro Cufre & Fernando Kurzbard, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8
Coby Iwaasa d. Fernando Kurzbard, 11-8, 11-4, 11-5
3) USA - BYE
6) Guatemala d. 7) Japan, 2-0
Christian Aldana & Edwin Galicia d. Hiroshi Shimizu & Yasutaka Mizuno, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8
Hector Sierra Mansilla d. Yasutaka Mizuno, 11-7, 11-8, 11-2
7) Costa Rica d. 10) Ireland, 2-0
2) Mexico - BYE
Women's Team Competition
Final - Saturday
1) Argentina v. 3) USA
Natalia Mendez v. Lexi York - 9:45 AM
Maria Jose Vargas v. Michelle Andersen - 10:30 AM
Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas v. Michelle Andersen & Erika Manilla - 12:45 PM (if necessary)
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Argentina d. 5) Ecuador, 2-0
Natalia Mendez d. Maria Mendieta, 11-4, 11-3, 11-4
Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas d. Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor, 5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
3) USA d. 2) Mexico, 2-1
Lexi York d. Jessica Parrilla, 11-4, 11-7, 12-10
Alexandra Herrera & Samantha Salas d. Michelle Andersen & Erika Manilla, 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
Michelle Andersen d. Alexandra Herrera, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 13-11
Quarterfinals - Friday
1) Argentina d. 8) Canada, 2-0
Natalia Mendez d. Frédérique Lambert, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 12-10
Maria Jose Vargas d. & Juliette Parent, 11-4, 11-7, 11-2
5) Ecuador d. 4) Chile, 2-1
Veronica Sotomayor d. Carla Muñoz, forfeit
Paula Mansilla d. Maria Emilia Quinde Mendieta, 14-12, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9
Veronica Sotomayor & Maria Paz Muñoz d. Catalina Guzman & Paula Mansilla
3) USA d. 6) Bolivia, 2-1
Camila Rivero d. Lexi York, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8
Michelle Andersen d. Rebecca Amaya Argaya, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9
Michelle Andersen & Erika Manilla d. Rebecca Amaya Argaya & Valeria Miranda Martinez, 12-10, 11-4, 14-12
2) Mexico d. 7) Costa Rica, 2-0
Jessica Parrilla d. Jimena Gomez, 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
Alexandra Herrera d. Larissa Faeth, 12-10, 11-1, 11-4
Round of 16 - Thursday
8) Canada d. 9) Japan, 2-0
Frédérique Lambert & Juliette Parent (Canada) d. Marko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto (Japan), 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-2
Juliette Parent d. Ayako Hanashi, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
7) Costa Rica d. 10) Ireland
Jimena Gomez d. Toni Neary, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8
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