The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships were held in Guatemala City , Guatemala from November 26 to December 6. This is the first time Worlds have been in Guatemala, and the second consecutive time a Central American country has hosted the event after Costa Rica in 2018.
American Alejandro Landa won men's singles in Guatemala by defeating Costa Rican Andrés Acuña in the final.[ 1] [ 2] Rodrigo Montoya .
Tournament format The 2021 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.[ 3]
Group stage Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F Pool G
Player
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
PF
PA
Points
Bolivia 3
3
0
6
1
96
71
6
Guatemala 3
2
1
2
3
62
81
5
Colombia 3
1
2
4
4
87
80
4
Chile 3
0
3
1
4
60
73
3
Note: Rafael Gatica replaced Pedro Castro, who was injured in the first match of the group against Javier Martinez after winning game one.
Medal round Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semi finals
Finals
1
United States Alejandro Landa
32
BYE
1
United States Alejandro Landa 15, 15
16
Bolivia 6, 9
17
Canada 6, 2
16
Argentina Shai Manzuri
15, 15
1
United States Alejandro Landa 15, 15
9
Guatemala 8, 12
9
Guatemala Juan Jose Salvatierra
15, 15
24
Chile 5, 9
9
Guatemala Juan Jose Salvatierra
15, 12, 11
8
Guatemala 13, 15, 7
25
Republic of Ireland 7, 2
8
Guatemala Javier Martinez
15, 15
1
United States Alejandro Landa 3, 15, 11
5
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso
15, 8, 6
5
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso
28
BYE
5
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso
7, 15, 11
12
Argentina 15, 4, 6
21
Colombia 2, 4
12
Argentina Diego Garcia
15, 15
5
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso 15, 15
4
Mexico Andree Parrilla
12, 14
13
Dominican Republic Ramon De Leon
15, 15
20
South Korea 6, 7
13
Dominican Republic 6, 4
4
Mexico Andree Parrilla 15, 15
29
BYE
4
Mexico Andree Parrilla
1
United States Alejandro Landa 15, 15
2
Costa Rica Andrés Acuña
6, 6
3
United States Jake Bredenbeck
BYE
3
United States Jake Bredenbeck 15, 15
14
Mexico Rodrigo Montoya
10, 14
19
Canada 2, 4
14
Mexico Rodrigo Montoya 15, 15
3
United States Jake Bredenbeck
13, 15, 4
6
Colombia Mario Mercado 15, 11, 11
11
Ecuador Juan Francisco Cueva
15, 15
22
Chile 3, 11
11
Ecuador 15, 6, 2
6
Colombia Mario Mercado 14, 15, 11
27
BYE
6
Colombia Mario Mercado
6
Colombia Mario Mercado
15, 12, 9
2
Costa Rica Andrés Acuña 12, 15, 11
7
Bolivia
26
7
Bolivia 8, 9
10
Ecuador Jose Daniel Ugalde
15, 15
23
Republic of Ireland 2, 1
10
Ecuador Jose Daniel Ugalde
15, 15
10
Ecuador 6, 2
2
Costa Rica Andrés Acuña 15, 15
15
Japan Harumi Kajino
15, 15
18
Republic of Ireland 12, 14
15
Costa Rica 5, 2
2
Costa Rica Andrés Acuña 15, 15
31
BYE
2
Costa Rica Andrés Acuña
References
↑ "Mens Singles" . International Racquetball Federation . International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .↑ Kirk, Cheryl. "2021 IRF World Racquetball Championships Blog" . USA Racquetball . Team USA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 . ↑ "Mens Singles" . International Racquetball Federation . International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .↑ "Mens Singles" . International Racquetball Federation . International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
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