Bolivans win doubles, Colombians singles at 2017 Bolivarian Games

The conclusion of the 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta, Colombia confused The Racquetball Blog staff, as some of the teams in Men’s and Women’s Doubles that were in the final were teams that we thought had lost earlier in the medal round, so we weren’t sure why that was. But we’ve been told that two of the Colombian players - Mario Mercado and Adriana Riveros - were ruled ineligible late in the tournament, because they had not met the eligibility requirements. Both Mercado and Riveros were born in Bolivia, and only got their Colombian passports recently. Bolivarian Games rules are that players need to have a passport for the country they are representing for at least three years, which is much longer than Mercado and Riveros have had theirs, so they were disqualified.

Thus, contrary to what we reported a few days ago, Colombia wasn’t in either Men’s or Women’s Doubles final.

Bolivia took advantage of this, and swept the doubles events. On the Men’s side, Bolivians Roland Keller and Conrrado Moscoso beat Luis Perez and Ramon De Leon of the Dominican Republic, 15-1, 15-3, while their team-mates Jenny Daza and Stefanny Barrios won a close match against Guatemalans Gabriela Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-14, 4-15, 11-9.

In the singles competitions, Colombians swept the finals. Cristina Amaya won the Women’s Singles by defeating Bolivian Jenny Daza, 15-12, 15-11, and Sebastian Franco beat Conrrado Moscoso of Bolivia, 15-10, 15-13, to win the Men’s Final.

Overall, Bolivia topped the medal standings with eight total medals: four gold, two silver and two bronze. Colombia was second with four overall: two gold and two bronze. Guatemala won two silver medals, Ecuador one silver and four bronze, and Dominican Republican won one silver and one bronze. Four years ago it was Ecuador who topped the medal standings. The locale for the 2021 Bolivarian Games has not been chosen.

2017 Bolivarian Games - Santa Marta, Colombia
November 20-25, 2017

WOMEN’S SINGLES

Final - Gold medal match

Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Jenny Daza (Bolivia), 15-12, 15-11

Medal Standings

GOLD Cristina Amaya (Colombia)
SILVER Jenny Daza (Bolivia)
BRONZE Carla Muñoz (Chile) & Brenda Laime (Bolivia)

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

Final - Gold medal match

Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) d. Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-14, 4-15, 11-9

Medal Standings

GOLD Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia)
SILVER Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala)
BRONZE Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador)

WOMEN’S TEAM

Medal Standings

GOLD Bolivia
SILVER Guatemala
BRONZE Colombia & Ecuador

MEN’S SINGLES

Final - Gold medal match

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia), 15-10, 15-13

Medal Standings

GOLD Sebastian Franco (Colombia)
SILVER Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia)
BRONZE Carlos Keller (Bolivia) & Fernando Rios (Ecuador)

MEN’S DOUBLES

Final - Gold medal match

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-1, 15-3

Medal Standings

GOLD Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia)
SILVER Ramon De Leon & Luis Perez (Dominican Republic)
BRONZE Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) and Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile)

MEN’S TEAM

Medal Standings

GOLD Bolivia
SILVER Ecuador
BRONZE Colombia & Dominican Republic

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Rios into semi-finals at 2017 Bolivarian Games

Fernando Rios of Ecuador is the upset winner so far in Men’s Singles quarterfinals at the 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta, Colombia, as he defeated Mario Mercado of Colombia, 15-3, 7-15, 11-7. Rios will play Conrrado Moscoso in the semi-finals later Friday, as Moscoso bear Edwin Galicia of Guatemala, 15-7, 15-10, in the quarters.

There were no upsets in the Women’s Singles quarters, although there were some matches with Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) regulars. In one, Colombian Cristina Amaya defeated Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala, 15-8, 15-10, while Carla Muñoz of Chile beat Adriana Riveros of Colombia, 15-7, 15-3, in another.

Bolivian Jenny Daza ended the run of Guatemala’s Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-12, 15-8, and Daza’s team-mate Brenda Laime needed a tie-breaker to defeat Merynanyelly Delgado, 15-6, 14-15, 11-4.

The semi-finals will be played Friday with the finals Saturday in Santa Marta, Colombia.

2017 Bolivarian Games - Santa Marta, Colombia
November 20-25, 2017

WOMEN’S SINGLES

Quarterfinals

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 15-6, 14-15, 11-4
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala), 15-8, 15-10

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-12, 15-8
Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Adriana Riveros (Colombia), 15-7, 15-3

Semi-finals

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) v. Cristina Amaya (Colombia)
Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. Jenny Daza (Bolivia)

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

Semi-finals

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) v. Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia)
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) v. Lucia Sarmiento   & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador)

MEN’S SINGLES

Quarterfinals

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-7, 15-10
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-3, 7-15, 11-7

Carlos Keller  (Bolivia) d. Luis Perez (Dominican Republic), 15-10, 15-2
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 15-4, 15-12

Quarterfinals

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Fernando Rios (Ecuador)
Carlos Keller  (Bolivia) v. Sebastian Franco (Colombia)

MEN’S DOUBLES

Semi-finals

Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic)
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) v. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia)

Follow the bouncing ball….

Medal round day one at 2017 Bolivarian Games

The medal round began Thursday at the 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta, Colombia. There were no big surprises, in general, but another good win in Women’s Singles for Guatemalan Maria Renee Rodriguez who defeated Maria Paz Muñoz of Ecuador, 11-15, 15-8, 11-5. She’ll play Jenny Daza of Bolivia in the quarterfinals.

But Muñoz wasn’t winless Thursday, as she and team-mate Lucia Sarmiento came back from a game down, including fighting off match point, to beat Mariana Tobon and Lilian Zea of Venezuela, 7-15, 15-14, 11-5.

The medal round continues in Santa Marta Friday with the quarterfinals and semi-finals in singles and the semi-finals in doubles.

2017 Bolivarian Games - Santa Marta, Colombia
November 20-25, 2017

WOMEN’S SINGLES

Round of 16

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) - BYE
Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-9, 15-11

Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 15-11, 15-11
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Paola Guerra (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-1

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) - BYE
Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 11-15, 15-8, 11-5


Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-4, 15-2
Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

Quarterfinals

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) v. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic)
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) v. Cristina Amaya (Colombia)

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) v. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala)
Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. Adriana Riveros (Colombia)

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

Quarterfinals

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - BYE
Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-8, 15-8

Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 7-15, 15-14, 11-5
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

Semi-finals

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) v. Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia)
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) v. Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador)

MEN’S SINGLES

Round of 16

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-2
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-14, 15-4

Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-0, 15-13
Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-1, 15-0

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Johan Adasme (Chile), 15-4, 15-6
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-, 15-

Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-2, 15-11
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-2, 15-5

Quarterfinals

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala)
Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. Fernando Rios (Ecuador)

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. Luis Perez (Dominican Republic)
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)

MEN’S DOUBLES

Quarterfinals

Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-3, 14-15, 11-5
Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-9, 15-8.

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-8, 15-2
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-1, 15-1

Semi-finals

Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic)
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia)

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2017 Bolivarian Games - Last day of group stage play

Women’s and Men’s Singles group stage matches are through at the 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta, Colombia. In Women’s Singles, Colombian Cristina Amaya defeated Carla Muñoz of Chile, 15-12, 7-15, 11–6, but we believe Muñoz will still top Group B, although she, Amaya and Guatemala’s Maria Renee Rodriguez were all 1-1 in the group matches. But Muñoz won 3 games and lost 2, while Amaya was 3 & 3, and Rodriguez 2 & 3, so we think that’s the way they will be ranked.

A dramatic match in Group D of Women’s Singles, as Paola Guerra of Venezuela defeated Alejandra Jimenez of the Dominican, 11-15, 15-11, 11-10. With the win, Guerra will be 3rd in the group, behind Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala in first and Adriana Riveros of Colombia, second.

In Men’s Singles, Conrrado Moscoso of Bolivia and Luis Perez of the Dominican Republic battled for 1st place in Group A with the the Bolivian Moscoso coming out on top, 7-15, 15-4, 11-2. Another Men’s Singles match that went breaker was a surprise, as Colombian Sebastian Franco was pushed to three games by Venezuelan Luis Zea despite Zea coming into the match winless. But Franco was able to pull out the match in three games, 15-10, 10-15, 11-4.

The group stage wraps up Wednesday, and the medal round begins Thursday. The finals will be Saturday in Santa Marta, Colombia.

2017 Bolivarian Games - Santa Marta, Colombia
November 20-25, 2017

WOMEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) d. Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-14, 3-15, 11-6
Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) - BYE

Round 2

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 15-12, 10-15, 11-4
Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 11-15, 15-9, 11-9
Brenda Laime (Bolivia) - BYE

Group A - Standings

1. Brenda Laime (Bolivia) - 2-0
2. Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - 1-1
3. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) - 0-2

Group B - Round 1

Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Cristina Amaya (Colombia), 13-15, 15-11, 11-7
Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

Round 2

Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-3, 15-4
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) - BYE

Round 3

Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Carla Muñoz (Chile), 15-12, 7-15, 11-6
Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

Group B - Standings

1. Carla Muñoz (Chile) - 1-1 (3-2 games)
2. Cristina Amaya (Colombia) - 1-1 (3-3)
3. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - 1-1 (2-3)

Group C - Round 1

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-7, 15-5
Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Round 2

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 10-15, 15-12, 11-4
Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) d. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-14, 15-5
Jenny Daza (Bolivia) - BYE

Group C - Standings

1. Jenny Daza (Bolivia) - 2-0
2. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) - 1-1
3. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) - 0-2

Group D - Round 1

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Adriana Riveros (Colombia), 15-1, 6-15, 11-8
Paola Guerra (Venezuela) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 11-15, 15-11, 11-10

Round 2

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Paola Guerra (Venezuela), 15-3, 15-3
Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-5

Round 3

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-0, 15-0
Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Paola Guerra (Venezuela), 15-1, 15-9

Group D - Standings

1. Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) - 3-0
2. Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - 2-1
3. Paola Guerra (Venezuela) - 1-2
4. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic) - 0-3

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

Group A - Round 1

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 12-15, 15-11, 11-9
Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Round 2

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-2, 15-4
Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-11, 15-13
Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - BYE

Group A - Standings

1. Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - 2-0
2. Lucia Sarmiento & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - 1-1
3. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic) - 0-2

Group B - Round 1

Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia), 15-8, 15-10
Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela) - BYE

Round 2

Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-2
Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) - BYE

Round 3

Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) d. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-2
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

Group B - Standings

1. Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - 2-0
2. Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) - 1-1
3. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela) - 0-2

MEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-0, 15-4
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-3, 15-5

Round 2

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-6, 15-2
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 14-15, 15-13, 11-4

Round 3

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Luis Perez (Dominican Republic), 7-15, 15-4, 11-2
Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-6, 15-0

Group A - Standings

1. Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - 3-0
2. Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) - 2-1
3. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala) - 1-2
4. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru) - 0-3

Group B - Round 1

Francisco Troncoso (Chile) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-6, 15-11
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Fernando Rios (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-7

Round 2

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-0, 15-6
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-1, 15-2

Round 3

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-10, 10-15, 11-4
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 8-15, 15-0, 11-2

Group B - Standings

1. Sebastian Franco (Colombia) - 3-0
2. Fernando Rios (Ecuador) - 2-1
3. Francisco Troncoso (Chile) - 1-2
4. Luis Zea (Venezuela) - 0-3

Group C - Round 1

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-1, 15-5
Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-2, 15-0

Round 2

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-3, 15-2
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-3, 10-15, 11-1

Round 3

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) vd Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-14, 15-9
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-1, 15-1

Group C - Standings

1. Carlos Keller (Bolivia) - 3-0
2. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) - 2-1
3. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) - 1-2
4. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru) - 0-3

Group D - Round 1

Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 15-10, 15-8
Johan Adasme (Chile) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-6

Round 2

Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Johan Adasme (Chile), 15-5, 15-1
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 11-15, 15-12, 11-9

Round 3

Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Johan Adasme (Chile), 15-8, 15-6
Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-10

Group D - Standings

1. Mario Mercado (Colombia) - 3-0
2. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - 2-1
3. Johan Adasme (Chile) - 1-2
4. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela) - 0-3

MEN’S DOUBLES

Group A - Round 1

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-3
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-0, 15-3

Round 2

Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-6, 15-0
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia), 15-12, 15-3

Round 3

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), forfeit - 15-0, 15-0
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-6, 15-13

Standings

1. Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) - 3-0
2. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - 2-1
3. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) - 1-2
4. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru) - 0-3

Group B - Round 1

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-10, 15-9
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-2

Round 2

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-2
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-6, 15-3

Round 3

Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-6, 14-15, 11-7
Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 9-15, 15-11, 11-8

Standings

1. Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - 3-0
2. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) - 2-1
3. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela) - 1-2
4. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile) - 0-3

Follow the bouncing ball….

2017 Bolivarian Games - Group Stage Day 1 & 2

The 2017 Bolivarian Games are going on now in Santa Marta, Colombia. The Bolivarian Games are a quadrennial event (i.e., one that occurs every 4 years) that is a stepping block to the Olympics. The Olympics were last year in Rio, so this is the first year of a new quadrennial. Thus, smaller multi-sport games are occurring this year.

Next year there will be the Central American and Caribbean Games, which is a bigger event than the Bolivarian Games. Then in 2019, the Pan American Games will occur in Lima, Peru, and then in 2020 the Summer Olympics are in Tokyo. Racquetball hasn’t been included in the Olympic Games - yet - (we’ve talked about this issue previously), but it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and racquetball is a part of these other games.

There are only 8 countries in the event, but there are some high quality players involved. As with other international events, the competition begins with a group stage lasting three days followed by a medal round.

They’ve played two days of the group stage, and there have been some interesting results and several tie-breakers. Perhaps the most interesting result so far is Guatemala’s Maria Renee Rodriguez defeating Colombian Cristina Amaya, 13-15, 15-11, 11-7, in Group B. But Rodriguez may not finish top of the group, because she lost to Carla Muñoz of Chile, 15-3, 15-4. Muñoz and Amaya square off in the last match of the group today, and if Muñoz wins, she’ll top the group. But a win by Amaya and it’ll depend on games won to determine the group finishing order.

The group stage wraps up on Wednesday with the medal round beginning Thursday. The finals will be Saturday in Santa Marta, Colombia.

2017 Bolivarian Games - Santa Marta, Colombia
November 20-25, 2017

WOMEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) d. Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-14, 3-15, 11-6
Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) - BYE

Round 2

Brenda Laime (Bolivia) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 15-12, 10-15, 11-4
Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela)
Brenda Laime (Bolivia) - BYE

Group B - Round 1

Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Cristina Amaya (Colombia), 13-15, 15-11, 11-7
Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

Round 2

Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-3, 15-4
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) - BYE

Round 3

Cristina Amaya (Colombia) v. Carla Muñoz (Chile)
Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

Group C - Round 1

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-7, 15-5
Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Round 2

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 10-15, 15-12, 11-4
Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic)
Jenny Daza (Bolivia) - BYE

Group D - Round 1

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Adriana Riveros (Colombia), 15-1, 15-6, 11-8
Paola Guerra (Venezuela) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 11-15, 15-11, 11-10

Round 2

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Paola Guerra (Venezuela), 15-3, 15-3
Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-5

Round 3

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) v. Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic)
Adriana Riveros (Colombia) v. Paola Guerra (Venezuela)

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

Group A - Round 1

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador), 12-15, 15-11, 11-9
Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Round 2

Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 15-2, 15-4
Maria Jose Muñoz & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Round 3

Maria Jose Muñoz & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic)
Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - BYE

Group B - Round 1

Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia), 15-8, 15-10
Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela) - BYE

Round 2

Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-2
Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) - BYE

Round 3

Jenny Daza & Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) v. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela)
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

MEN’S SINGLES

Group A - Round 1

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-0, 15-4
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-3, 15-5

Round 2

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Jose Luis Ponce (Peru), 15-6, 15-2
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 14-15, 15-13, 11-4

Round 3

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Luis Perez (Dominican Republic)
Jose Luis Ponce (Peru) v. Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala)

Group B - Round 1

Francisco Troncoso (Chile) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-6, 15-11
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Fernando Rios (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-7

Round 2

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-0, 15-6
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-1, 15-2

Round 3

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Luis Zea (Venezuela)
Francisco Troncoso (Chile) v. Fernando Rios (Ecuador)

Group C - Round 1

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-1, 15-5
Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-2, 15-0

Round 2

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru), 15-3, 15-2
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-3, 10-15, 11-1

Round 3

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic)
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) v. Sebastian Mendiguri Tuesta (Peru)

Group D - Round 1

Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 15-10, 15-8
Johan Adasme (Chile) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-6

Round 2

Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Johan Adasme (Chile), 15-5, 15-1
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 11-15, 15-12, 11-9

Round 3

Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) v. Johan Adasme (Chile)
Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela)

MEN’S DOUBLES

Group A - Round 1

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-3
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-0, 15-3

Round 2

Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru), 15-6, 15-0
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia), 15-12, 15-3

Round 3

Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Jose Luis Ponce & Oscar Navarro (Peru)
Mario Mercado & Sebastian Franco (Colombia) v. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic)

Group B - Round 1

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-10, 15-9
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-2

Round 2

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-7, 15-2
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-6, 15-3

Round 3

Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) v. Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)
Johan Adasme & Francisco Troncoso (Chile) v. Ricardo Gomez & Luis Zea (Venezuela)

Follow the bouncing ball….