The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016. This was the first time Worlds were in Colombia, and the first time a South American country hosted the event since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was the host city.
Mexican Paola Longoria won her third World Championship in women's singles, which ties her with Cheryl Gudinas and Michelle Gould for most World Championships in women's singles. Ana Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala was Longoria's opponent in the final, and she was a surprise finalist, as she was only 16 years old, although she was the World Junior Champion in girl's U16.[1] Also, neither American player – Michelle Key nor Rhonda Rajsich – made the podium, which was the first time a USA woman had not finished in the top three in World Championship history.
Tournament format
The 2016 World Championships used a two-stage format with an initial group stage that was a round robin with the results used to seed players for a medal round.
Round robin
[2]
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
| Player
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
PF
|
PA
|
Points
|
| Ecuador Veronica Sotomayor
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
90 |
19 |
6
|
| Canada Christine Richardson
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
66 |
54 |
5
|
| Argentina Cecilia Cerquetti
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
64 |
93 |
4
|
| Republic of Ireland Donna Ryder
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
44 |
98 |
3
|
Pool H
Medal round
Source[3]
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semi finals
| | | Finals
| |
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| 1
| Mexico Paola Longoria
|
| | | | | |
|
| 32
|
|
| |
| | 1
| Mexico Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 16
| Bolivia Jenny Daza
| 5, 2
| |
| 17
| Venezuela Mariana Paredes
| 7, 12
| |
| |
| 16
| Bolivia Jenny Daza
| 15, 15
| |
| | 1
| Mexico Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 9
| Canada Christine Richardson
| 1, 0
| |
| 9
| Canada Christine Richardson
| 15, 5, 11
| | |
| |
| 24
| Dominican Republic Merynanyelly Degado Araujo
| 7, 15, 7
| |
| | 9
| Canada Christine Richardson
| 10, 15, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 8
| Dominican Republic Maria Cespedes
| 15, 9, 10
| |
| 25
| Republic of Ireland Majella Haventry
| 4, 3
| |
| |
| 8
| Dominican Republic Maria Cespedes
| 15, 15
| |
| | 1
| Mexico Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 5
| Argentina Maria Jose Vargas
| 5, 5
| |
| 5
| Argentina Maria Jose Vargas
| 15, 15
| | | |
| |
| 28
| Colombia Carolina Gomez
| 4, 4
| |
| | 5
| Argentina Maria Jose Vargas
| 9, 15, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 12
| South Korea Jin Seok
| 15, 7, 4
| |
| 21
| Argentina Pia Dati
| 3, 1
| |
| |
| 12
| South Korea Jin Seok
| 15, 15
| |
| | 5
| Argentina Maria Jose Vargas
| 15, 6, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 13
| Chile Carla Muñoz
| 9, 15, 9
| |
| 13
| Chile Carla Muñoz
| 15, 15
| | |
| |
| 20
| Guatemala Maria Renee Rodriguez
| 8, 7
| |
| | 13
| Chile Carla Muñoz
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Bolivia Adriana Riveros
| 10, 11
| |
| 29
| Costa Rica Naomi Sasso Kessler
| 3, 1
| |
| |
| 4
| Bolivia Adriana Riveros
| 15, 15
| |
| | 1
| Mexico Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 15
| Guatemala Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 12, 5
| |
| 3
| Mexico Samantha Salas
|
| | | | |
| |
| 30
|
|
| |
| | 3
| Mexico Samantha Salas
| 15, 15
| |
|
| |
| | | 19
| Venezuela Mariana Tobon
| 3, 0
| |
| 19
| Venezuela Mariana Tobon
| 4, 15, 11
| |
| |
| 14
| United States Michelle Key
| 15, 9, 4
| |
| | 3
| Mexico Samantha Salas
| 15, 6, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 6
| Colombia Cristina Amaya
| 3, 15, 6
| |
| 11
| Canada Michèle Morissette
| 15, 15
| | |
| |
| 22
| South Korea June Eun Ane
| 7, 14
| |
| | 11
| Canada Michèle Morissette
| 1, 0
| |
|
| |
| | | 6
| Colombia Cristina Amaya
| 15, 15
| |
| 27
| Republic of Ireland Donna Ryder
| 6, 7
| |
| |
| 6
| Colombia Cristina Amaya
| 15, 15
| |
| | 3
| Mexico Samantha Salas
| 11, 15, 9
| |
|
| |
| | | 15
| Guatemala Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 14, 11
| |
| 7
| Ecuador Veronica Sotomayor
| 15, 15
| | | |
| |
| 26
| Japan Harumi Kajino
| 7, 6
| |
| | 10
| Japan Maiko Sato
| 6, 3
| |
|
| |
| | | 7
| Ecuador Veronica Sotomayor
| 15, 15
| |
| 23
| Ecuador Ivonne Carpio
| 10, 9
| |
| |
| 10
| Japan Maiko Sato
| 15, 15
| |
| | 7
| Ecuador Veronica Sotomayor
| 9, 9
| |
|
| |
| | | 15
| Guatemala Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 15
| |
| 15
| Guatemala Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 15
| | |
| |
| 18
| Honduras Pamela Sierra
| 6, 6
| |
| | 15
| Guatemala Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 14, 11
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| United States Rhonda Rajsich
| 14, 15, 7
| |
| 31
|
|
| |
| |
| 2
| United States Rhonda Rajsich
|
| |
References
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