2018 Racquetball World Championships

The International Racquetball Federation's 19th Racquetball World Championships were held in San José, Costa Rica from August 10–18, 2018. Originally, the event was to be held in Haining, China,[1] but on March 17, 2018 the IRT announced via its Facebook page that the venue will be changed due to complications.[2] Cali, Colombia was the first alternative choice, but there were complications there as well, so on June 16, 2018, the IRF announced via Facebook that San Jose, Costa Rica will host Worlds.[3]

XIX Racquetball World Championships
- 2018 -
Host San Jose, Costa Rica
Dates August 10–18, 2018
Men's singles
Gold Rodrigo Montoya
Silver Charlie Pratt
Bronze David Horn
Sebastian Franco
Women's singles
Gold Gabriela Martinez
Silver Paola Longoria
Bronze Maria Jose Vargas
Natalia Mendez
Men's doubles
Gold Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa
Silver Rocky Carson & Sudsy Monchik
Bronze Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
Tim Landeryou & Samuel Murray
Women's doubles
Gold Valeria Centellas & Yazmine Sabja
Silver Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia
Bronze Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez
Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros

Rodrigo Montoya of Mexico won Men's Singles for the first time, defeating the USA's Charlie Pratt in the final. In Women's Singles, Ana Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala upset the three-time defending champion Mexican Paola Longoria to win gold. In doubles, Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa won Men's Doubles in three games over Rocky Carson and Sudsy Monchik of the US, and Bolivians Valeria Centellas and Yasmine Sabja became the first women from South America to win Women's Doubles after defeating Mexicans Alexandra Herrera and Monserrat Mejia in a three-game final.

2018 was the first year the USA did not win a gold medal at Worlds. On five occasions the USA swept the gold medals in Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles: 1981, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008. Also, 2018 was the third time that three countries won a gold medal at Worlds; that first happened in 2006 and 2014.

Tournament format

The 2018 World Championships used a two-stage format to determine the World Champions. Initially, players competed in separate groups over three days. The results were 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
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico (MEX)2204
2 Bolivia (BOL)1012
 Guatemala (GUA)1012
4 United States (USA)0213
5 Argentina (ARG)0022
 Colombia (COL)0022
7 Canada (CAN)0011
Totals (7 nations)44816

Events

Men's singles
Main article: 2018 Racquetball World Championships – Men's Singles
Semifinals Final
          
David Horn 9 8
Rodrigo Montoya 15 15
Charlie Pratt 14 9
Rodrigo Montoya 15 15
Charlie Pratt 15 15
Sebastian Franco 8 13

Women's singles
Main article: 2018 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Singles
Semifinals Final
          
Paola Longoria 6 15 11
Maria Jose Vargas 15 2 7
Paola Longoria 15 6 6
Gabriela Martinez 8 15 11
Gabriela Martinez 15 15
Natalia Mendez 8 3

Men's doubles
Main article: 2018 Racquetball World Championships – Men's Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa 15 15
Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso 14 8
Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa 10 15 11
Rocky Carson & Sudsy Monchik 15 9 2
Rocky Carson & Sudsy Monchik 15 15
Tim Landeryou & Samuel Murray 12 2

Women's doubles
Main article: 2018 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Doubles
Semifinals Final
          
Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia 15 15
Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros 8 4
Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia 15 14 2
Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja 8 15 11
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez 15 7 4, injury forfeit
Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja 10 15 6

Team results
Final Team Standings[4]
Men's Team Points Women's Team Points Overall/Combined Points
1 Mexico 432 Mexico 352 Mexico 784
2 USA 392 Guatemala 332 USA 546
3 Colombia 216 Bolivia 268 Bolivia 480
4 Bolivia 212 Argentina 248 Guatemala 414
5 Canada 196 Colombia 196 Colombia 412
6 Argentina 126 USA 154 Argentina 374
7 Dominican Republic 110 South Korea 110 Canada 280
8 Costa Rica 108 Canada 84 Dominican Republic 174
9 Ecuador 90 Japan 82 Japan, South Korea 166
10 Japan 84 Chile 74
11 Guatemala 82 Dominican Republic 64 Ecuador 146
12 Venezuela 64 Ecuador 56 Chile 122
13 South Korea 56 Ireland 48 Costa Rica 118
14 Chile 48 Venezuela, Costa Rica 10 Ireland 88
15 Ireland 40 Venezuela 74
16 India 35 India 35
17 Puerto Rico 18 Puerto Rico
18 Switzerland 5 Switzerland 5

References
  1. "Future Events - IRF". International Racquetball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. Baghurst, Timothy. "International Racquetball Federation". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. Maggi, Osvaldo. " "Message from IRF President". Facebook. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. http://www.internationalracquetball.com
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