2016 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Doubles

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 have been in Colombia, and the first time the event was held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia was host.

XVIII Racquetball World Championships
- Colombia 2016 -
Host Cali, Colombia
Dates July 15 - July 23
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Gold Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
Silver Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Bronze Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros
Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders

In the final, Americans Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger upset Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas, who were the three time defending champions in Women's Doubles. Ruiz and Tisinger were silver medalists in 2014, when they lost to the Mexicans in the final. The win was Ruiz's third World Championship in Women's Doubles, as she also won in 2006 with Laura Fenton and 2008 with Jackie Paraiso. It was Tisinger's first World Championship.

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.

Round robin

Source[1]

Pool A

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 220405384
Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea 3112343563
Cecilia Cerquetti & Pia Dati 3021430622

Pool B

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger 2204162414
Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez 2112246423
Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane 2021436622

Pool C

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders 2204060244
Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros 2112244443
Cristina Amaya & Claudia Andrade 2020424602

Pool D

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor 3306090366
Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto 3214491965
Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado 3123475754
Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder 3031645943

Elimination round

Source[2]

Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
            
1 Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
 
1 Mexico 15, 15
8 Guatemala 2, 5
9 Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez 15, 13, 8
8 Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez 13, 15, 11
1 Mexico 15, 15
5 Bolivia 5, 5
5 Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros 15, 15
12 Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane 10, 6
5 Bolivia 15, 15
4 Ecuador 9, 8
13 Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder 4, 3
4 Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor 15, 15
1 Mexico 11, 15, 8
2 USA 15, 9, 11
3 Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders
 
3 Canada 15, 15
11 Argentina 7, 9
11 Pia Dati & Maria Jose Vargas 15, 15
6 Harumi Kajino & Toshiko Sakamoto 7, 9
3 Canada 8, 7
2 USA 15, 15
7 Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea 3, 6
10 Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado 15, 15
10 Dominican Republic 6, 8
2 USA 15, 15
2 Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
Winners
Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger

References

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