The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016.[1] This was Colombia's first time hosting the tournament, and the first time it was held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was host.
Mexicans Álvaro Beltrán and Javier Moreno won the men's doubles World Championship for the third time as a team, when the defeated Americans Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz in the final, 15–12, 15–9.[2] Previously, the Mexicans had won in 2006 and 2012. Moreno also won the title in 2000 with Luis Bustilos. The Mexicans defeated the defending World Champions, Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera of Colombia, in the semi-finals.
Tournament format
The 2016 World Championships was a two-stage competition. There was an initial group stage played as a round robin with the results used to seed teams for the medal round.[3]
Round robin
Source[4]
Pool A
Players
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
United States Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
92 |
54 |
6
|
Ecuador Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
92 |
48 |
5
|
Guatemala Hanzel Martinez & Juan José Salvatierra
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
51 |
84 |
4
|
Honduras Raul Banegas & Sergio Ortega
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
41 |
90 |
3
|
Pool B
Players
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Mexico Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
96 |
44 |
6
|
Costa Rica Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
83 |
54 |
5
|
Argentina Franco Capandegui & Fernando Kurzbard
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
52 |
65 |
4
|
Puerto Rico Aaron Booker & John Maisonet
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
22 |
90 |
4
|
Pool C
Pool D
Players
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
Bolivia Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
90 |
28 |
6
|
Japan Yuki Nakano & Michimune Kono
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
66 |
79 |
4
|
Venezuela Luis Reveron & Alejandro Santos
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
74 |
86 |
4
|
South Korea Park Ju Yong & Daeyong Kwon
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
57 |
94 |
4
|
Elimination round
Source[5]
| Round of 16
| | | Quarter finals
| | | Semi finals
| | | Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| United States Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz
| 15, 15
| | | | |
|
| 16
| South Korea Park Ju Yong & Daeyong Kwon
| 8, 5
| |
| | 1
| United States USA
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 8
| Costa Rica Costa Rica
| 9, 9
| |
| 9
| Dominican Republic Ramon De Leon & Luis Perez
| 15, 10, 7
| |
| |
| 8
| Costa Rica Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero
| 14, 15, 11
| |
| | 1
| United States USA
| 15, 8, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Bolivia Bolivia
| 14, 15, 8
| |
| 5
| Canada Mike Green & Tim Landeryou
| 15, 15
| | |
| |
| 12
| Argentina Franco Capandegui & Fernando Kurzbard
| 9, 5
| |
| | 5
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
| 15, 2, 8
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Bolivia Bolivia
| 6, 15, 11
| |
| 13
| Honduras Raul Banegas & Sergio Ortega
| 9, 4
| |
| |
| 4
| Bolivia Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller
| 15, 15
| |
| | 1
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 12, 9
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Mexico Mexico
| 15, 15
| |
| 3
| Colombia Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera
| 15, 15
| | | |
| |
| 14
| Puerto Rico Aaron Booker & John Maisonet
| 2, 1
| |
| | 3
| Colombia Colombia
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 11
| Japan
| 5, 4
| |
| 11
| Guatemala Hanzel Martinez & Juan José Salvatierra
| 11, 5
| |
| |
| 6
| Japan Michimune Kono & Yuki Nakano
| 15, 15
| |
| | 3
| Colombia Colombia
| 2, 5
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Mexico Mexico
| 15, 15
| |
| 7
| Ecuador Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde
| 15, 15
| | |
| |
| 10
| Venezuela Luis Reveron & Alejandro Santos
| 1, 7
| |
| | 10
| Ecuador Ecuador
| 7, 6
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Mexico Mexico
| 15, 15
| |
| 15
| India Alok Mehta & Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan
| 3, 2
| |
| |
| 2
| Mexico Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno
| 15, 15
| |
References