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The International Racquetball Federation's '''18th Racquetball World Championships''' are being held in [[Cali]], [[Colombia]] from July 15 to 23, 2016. This was the first time Worlds have been Colombia, and the first time the event is being held in South America since 1998, when [[Cochabamba]], [[Bolivia]] was host.
The International Racquetball Federation's '''18th Racquetball World Championships''' are being held in [[Cali]], [[Colombia]] from July 15 to 23, 2016. This was the first time Worlds have been Colombia, and the first time the event is being held in South America since 1998, when [[Cochabamba]], [[Bolivia]] was host.


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.
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.


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Revision as of 20:17, 6 September 2016

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

The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships are being held in Cali, Colombia from July 15 to 23, 2016. This was the first time Worlds have been Colombia, and the first time the event is being held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia was host.

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[1]

Pool A

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Mexico Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 2 2 0 4 0 53 8 4
Venezuela Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea 3 1 1 2 3 43 56 3
Argentina Cecilia Cerquetti & Pia Dati 3 0 2 1 4 30 62 2

Pool B

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
United States Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger 2 2 0 4 1 62 41 4
Guatemala Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez 2 1 1 2 2 46 42 3
South Korea Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane 2 0 2 1 4 36 62 2

Pool C

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Canada Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders 2 2 0 4 0 60 24 4
Bolivia Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros 2 1 1 2 2 44 44 3
Colombia Cristina Amaya & Claudia Andrade 2 0 2 0 4 24 60 2

Pool D

Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Ecuador Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor 3 3 0 6 0 90 36 6
Japan Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto 3 2 1 4 4 91 96 5
Dominican Republic Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado 3 1 2 3 4 75 75 4
Republic of Ireland Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder 3 0 3 1 6 45 94 3

Elimination round[2]

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

References