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The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016.[1] This was Colombia's first time hosting the tournament, and the first time it was held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was host.
| XVIII Racquetball World Championships - Colombia 2016 - | |
| Host | Cali, Colombia 
|
| Dates | July 15–23 |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
Gold 
|
 Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno
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Silver 
|
 Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz
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Bronze 
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Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera and  Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller
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| Women's doubles | |
Mexicans Álvaro Beltrán and Javier Moreno won the men's doubles World Championship for the third time as a team, when the defeated Americans Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz in the final, 15–12, 15–9.[2] Previously, the Mexicans had won in 2006 and 2012. Moreno also won the title in 2000 with Luis Bustilos. The Mexicans defeated the defending World Champions, Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera of Colombia, in the semi-finals.
Tournament format
editThe 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.[3]
Round robin
editSource[4]
Pool A
edit| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 54 | 6 |
 Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 48 | 5 |
 Hanzel Martinez & Juan José Salvatierra
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 84 | 4 |
 Raul Banegas & Sergio Ortega
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 90 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 44 | 6 |
 Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 54 | 5 |
 Franco Capandegui & Fernando Kurzbard
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 65 | 4 |
 Aaron Booker & John Maisonet
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 90 | 4 |
Pool C
edit| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 42 | 6 |
 Mike Green & Tim Landeryou
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3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 64 | 5 |
 Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 51 | 4 |
 Alok Mehta & Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 90 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 28 | 6 |
 Yuki Nakano & Michimune Kono
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 79 | 4 |
 Luis Reveron & Alejandro Santos
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 86 | 4 |
 Park Ju Yong & Daeyong Kwon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 94 | 4 |
Elimination round
editSource[5]
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Park Ju Yong & Daeyong Kwon
| 8, 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USA
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Costa Rica
| 9, 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ramon De Leon & Luis Perez
| 15, 10, 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero
| 14, 15, 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USA
| 15, 8, 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bolivia
| 14, 15, 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mike Green & Tim Landeryou
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Franco Capandegui & Fernando Kurzbard
| 9, 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Canada
| 15, 2, 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bolivia
| 6, 15, 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Raul Banegas & Sergio Ortega
| 9, 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USA
| 12, 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mexico
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Aaron Booker & John Maisonet
| 2, 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colombia
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |
| 5, 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hanzel Martinez & Juan José Salvatierra
| 11, 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Michimune Kono & Yuki Nakano
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colombia
| 2, 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mexico
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Luis Reveron & Alejandro Santos
| 1, 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ecuador
| 7, 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mexico
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Alok Mehta & Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan
| 3, 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Winners |
|---|
| Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno
|
References
edit- ^ Racquetball Canada. "Competition begins for Team Canada at the 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Kirk, Cheryl. "2016 IRF Racquetball World Championships". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Canada ready for elimination round at 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Elimination round – Men's Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Dropbox. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Elimination round – Men's Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Dropbox. Retrieved 3 November 2021.