The International Racquetball Federation's 19th Racquetball World Championships are being held in San José, Costa Rica from August 10–18. This is the first time Worlds have been Costa Rica, and the first time a Central American country has hosted the event.
In 2016, Mexican Paola Longoria won her third World Championship in Women's Singles, which tied 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 or Rhonda Rajsich - made the podium, which was the first time a USA woman had not finished in the top three in World Championship history.[2]
The 2018 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.
Group stage[3]
Pool A
| Player |
Pld |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PF |
PA |
Points |
|---|
 Paola Longoria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 4 |
 Jin Seok |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 38 | 3 |
 Harumi Kajino |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 2 |
Pool B
| Player |
Pld |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PF |
PA |
Points |
|---|
 Rhonda Rajsich |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 4 |
| Naomi Wakimoto |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 51 | 3 |
| Young Ock Lee |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 68 | 2 |
Pool C
| Player |
Pld |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PF |
PA |
Points |
|---|
| Samantha Salas |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 32 | 6 |
 Carla Muñoz |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 73 | 5 |
 Jenny Daza |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 89 | 4 |
 Donna Ryder |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 90 | 3 |
|
Pool D
| Player |
Pld |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PF |
PA |
Points |
|---|
 Maria Renee Rodriguez |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 101 | 64 | 6 |
| Sheryl Lotts |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 65 | 5 |
| Aisling Hickey |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 81 | 4 |
 Lilian Zea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 90 | 3 |
Pool E
| Player |
Pld |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PF |
PA |
Points |
|---|
| Yasmine Sabja |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 30 | 6 |
 Frédérique Lambert |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 54 | 5 |
 Alejandra Jimenez |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 68 | 4 |
| Josefa Parada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 90 | 3 |
Pool F
| Player |
Pld |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PF |
PA |
Points |
|---|
| Ana Gabriela Martinez |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 25 | 6 |
 Adriana Riveros |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 59 | 5 |
 Maria Jose Vargas |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 64 | 4 |
 Maricruz Ortiz |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 90 | 3 |
Pool G
| Player |
Pld |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PF |
PA |
Points |
|---|
| Natalia Mendez |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 28 | 6 |
| Cristina Amaya |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 47 | 5 |
| Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 90 | 4 |
| Jen Saunders |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 77 | 3 |
Medal round[4]
| Round of 32
| | | Round of 16
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semi finals
| | | Finals
| |
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| 1
| Paola Longoria
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| 32
| BYE
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| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
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| | 17
| Jenny Daza
| 2, 11
| |
| 17
| Jenny Daza
| 15, 15
| |
| |
| 16
| Young Ock Lee
| 0, 6
| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 15, 15
| |
|
|
| | 9
| Adriana Riveros
| 7, 1
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| 9
| Adriana Riveros
| 15, 15
| | |
| |
| 24
| Josefa Parada
| 0, 4
| |
| | 9
| Adriana Riveros
| 15, 11, 11
| |
|
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| | 8
| Cristina Amaya
| 6, 15, 9
| |
| 25
| Lilian Zea
| 1, 4
| |
| |
| 8
| Cristina Amaya
| 15, 15
| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 6, 15, 11
| |
|
|
| | 20
| Maria Jose Vargas
| 15, 2, 7
| |
| 5
| Yasmine Sabja
|
| | | |
| |
|
| BYE
|
| |
| | 5
| Yasmine Sabja
| 7, 15, 11
| |
|
|
| |
| Carla Muñoz
| 15, 4, 6
| |
| 21
| Merynanyelly Delgado
| 12, 7
| |
| |
| 12
| Carla Muñoz
| 15, 15
| |
| | 5
| Yasmine Sabja
| 2, 7
| |
|
|
| | 20
| Maria Jose Vargas
| 15, 15
| |
| 13
| Naomi Wakimoto
| 9, 4
| | |
| |
| 20
| Maria Jose Vargas
| 15, 15
| |
| | 20
| Maria Jose Vargas
| 14, 15, 11
| |
|
|
| | 4
| Maria Renee Rodriguez
| 15, 1, 5
| |
| 29
| BYE
|
| |
| |
| 4
| Maria Renee Rodriguez
|
| |
| | 1
| Paola Longoria
| 15, 6, 6
| |
|
|
| | 6
| Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 8, 15, 11
| |
| 3
| Samantha Salas
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| | | | |
| |
| 30
| BYE
|
| |
| | 3
| Samantha Salas
| 15, 15
| |
|
|
| | 14
| Jin Seok
| 3, 3
| |
| 19
| Alejandra Jiménez
| 8, 9
| |
| |
| 14
| Jin Seok
| 15, 15
| |
| | 3
| Samantha Salas
| 4, 12
| |
|
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| | 6
| Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 15
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| 11
| Sheryl Lotts
| 10, 1
| | |
| |
| 22
| Jen Saunders
| 15, 15
| |
| | 22
| Jen Saunders
| 2, 5
| |
|
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| | 6
| Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 15
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| 27
| BYE
|
| |
| |
| 6
| Ana Gabriela Martinez
|
| |
| | 6
| Ana Gabriela Martinez
| 15, 15
| |
|
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| | 7
| Natalia Mendez
| 8, 3
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| 7
| Natalia Mendez
| 15, 15
| | | |
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| 26
| Donna Ryder
| 2, 2
| |
| | 7
| Natalia Mendez
| 15, 15
| |
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| | 10
| Frédérique Lambert
| 8, 8
| |
| 23
| Maricruz Ortiz
| 4, 5
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| |
| 10
| Frédérique Lambert
| 15, 15
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| | 7
| Natalia Mendez
| 15, 15
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| | 2
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 1, 13
| |
| 15
| Harumi Kajino
| 12, 15, 11
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| 18
| Aisling Hickey
| 15, 11, 8
| |
| | 15
| Harumi Kajino
| 7, 5
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|
|
| | 2
| Rhonda Rajsich
| 15, 15
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| 31
| BYE
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| |
| 2
| Rhonda Rajsich
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| Women's Singles Winner |
| Ana Gabriela Martinez |
