2021 Racquetball World Championships
The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 29-December 6, 2021.[1] The event was to be held in the summer of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic led to the postponement of the event.
| XX Racquetball World Championships - 2021 - | |
| Host |  Guatemala City |
| Dates | November 29-December 6, 2021 |
| Men's singles | |
Gold  |
 Alejandro Landa |
Silver  |
 Andrés Acuña |
Bronze  |
 Mario Mercado |
| Women's singles | |
| Gold |
 Paola Longoria |
| Silver |
Kelani Lawrence |
| Bronze |
Rhonda Rajsich |
| Men's doubles | |
| Gold |
Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya |
| Silver |
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| Bronze |
Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez |
| Women's doubles | |
| Gold |
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
| Silver |
Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla |
| Bronze |
María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas |
The 2021 World Racquetball Championships were the racquetball qualifying event for the 2022 World Games.
The defending champions were Rodrigo Montoya of Mexico in Men's Singles, Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala in Women's Singles, Mexicans Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa in Men's Doubles, and Bolivians Valeria Centellas and Yasmine Sabja in Women's Doubles. Mexico swept the team standings, topping the Men's,[2] Women's[3] and Overall[4] standings.
Tournament format
The 2021 World Championships used a two-stage format to determine the World Champions. Initially, players competed in separate groups over three days. The results was be used to seed players for an elimination round. Thus, there was no team competition. Team standings were based on points earned from the singles and doubles competitions.
Medal table
* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guatemala (GUA)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
Events
Men's singles
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Alejandro Landa
| 3 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Conrrado Moscoso
| 15 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Alejandro Landa
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Andrés Acuña
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Mario Mercado
| 15 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Andrés Acuña
| 12 | 15 | 11 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Conrrado Moscoso
| |||||||||||||
| Mario Mercado
| W/O | ||||||||||||
Women's singles
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Paola Longoria
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Natalia Méndez
| 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Paola Longoria
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Kelani Lawrence
| 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Kelani Lawrence
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 12 | 7 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
| Natalia Méndez
| 12 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Men's doubles
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa
| 2 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
| 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
Women's doubles
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez
| 9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla
| 14 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla
| 6 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas
| 15 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
References
- "XX World Racquetball Championships - Guatemala 2021". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Men's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Women's Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "XIX World Racquetball Championships - Overall Team Standings" (PDF). International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.