2016 Racquetball World Championships – Men's singles

The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016.[1] This was the first time Worlds were in Colombia, and the first time a South American country hosted the event since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was the host city.

XVIII Racquetball World Championships
- Colombia 2016 -
Host Colombia Cali, Colombia
Dates July 15–23
Men's singles
Gold United States Rocky Carson
Silver Mexico Daniel De La Rosa
Bronze Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso
Canada Samuel Murray
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles

American Rocky Carson won gold for the fifth consecutive time, extending his career record, when he defeated Mexican Daniel De La Rosa, in the final, 15–11, 5–15, 11–5.[2] But it was the first time that Carson needed a tie-breaker to win the final, and he also needed three games to advance to the final, as Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso took him to a tie-breaker in the semi-finals.

Tournament format

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The 2016 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.[3]

Round robin

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Pool A

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Rocky Carson 2 2 0 4 0 60 28 4
  Luis Perez 2 1 1 2 2 46 36 3
  Jose Daniel Ugalde 2 0 2 0 4 18 60 2

Pool B

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Andres Acuña 3 3 0 6 0 90 32 6
  Alejandro Herrera 3 2 1 4 2 79 47 5
  Ramon De Leon 3 1 2 2 4 48 66 4
  Djoko Boentaran 3 0 3 0 6 20 90 3

Pool C

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Chris Crowther 3 3 1 6 0 90 29 6
  Cesar Castillo 3 2 0 4 2 71 53 5
  Franco Capandegui 3 1 2 2 4 52 60 4
  Timothy Baghurst 3 0 3 0 6 19 90 2

Pool D

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Fernando Rios 3 3 0 6 0 90 28 6
  Set Cubillos 3 2 1 4 2 75 63 5
  Im Ji Soo 3 1 2 2 4 58 80 4
  Sergio Ortega 3 0 3 0 6 38 90 3

Pool E

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Conrrado Moscoso 3 3 0 6 0 90 23 6
  Fernando Kurzbard 3 2 1 4 2 67 47 5
  Alejandro Santos 3 1 2 2 4 54 64 4
  John Maisonet 3 0 3 0 6 13 90 3

Pool F

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Samuel Murray 3 3 0 6 1 99 53 6
  Jose Daniel Ugalde 3 2 1 4 4 83 81 5
  Daeyong Kwon 3 1 2 3 5 80 94 5
  Raul Banegas 3 0 3 3 6 76 110 0

Pool G

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Roland Keller 3 3 0 6 0 90 24 6
  Hirotake Usami 3 2 1 4 2 76 46 5
  Aaron Booker 3 1 2 2 4 48 74 4
  Sriram Ravindran 2 0 3 0 6 20 90 3

Pool H

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Javier Mar 3 3 0 6 0 90 28 6
  Pedro Castro 3 1 2 4 2 67 83 4
  Edwin Galicia 3 1 2 2 4 72 84 4
  Francisco Troncoso 3 1 2 0 6 74 86 4

Pool I

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Daniel De La Rosa 3 3 0 6 0 90 22 6
  Yuki Nakano 3 2 1 4 2 69 58 5
  Juan Jose Salvatierra 3 1 2 2 4 56 80 4
  Rajiv Varadhrajan 3 0 3 0 6 35 90 3

Medal round

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                  
 
 
1   Rocky Carson 15, 15
33   Sriram Ravindran 2, 3
33   Sriram Ravindran
32   Djoko Boentaran
1   Rocky Carson 15, 15
17   Alejandro Herrera 12, 2
 
 
17   Alejandro Herrera 15, 4, 11
16   Cesar Castillo 13, 15, 5
 
 
1   Rocky Carson 15, 15
8   Javier Mar 9, 9
 
 
9   Yuki Nakano 15, 15
24   Daeyong Kwon 12, 9
41  
24  
9   Yuki Nakano 5, 6
8   Javier Mar 15, 15
25  
40  
25   Aaron Booker 8, 9
8   Javier Mar 15, 15
 
 
1   Rocky Carson 15, 12, 11
5   Conrrado Moscoso 12, 15, 4
 
 
5   Conrrado Moscoso 15, 15
37   Francisco Troncoso 8, 5
37  
28  
5   Conrrado Moscoso 15, 15
12   Hirotake Usami 5, 9
21  
44  
21   Franco Capandegui 4, 9
12   Hirotake Usami 15, 15
 
 
5   Conrrado Moscoso 11, 15, 11
4   Fernando Rios 15, 0, 1
 
 
13   Jose Daniel Ugalde 15, 15
20   Ramon De Leon 10, 12
45  
20  
13   Jose Daniel Ugalde 11, 5
4   Fernando Rios 15, 15
29  
36  
29   Raul Banegas 10, 2
4   Fernando Rios 15, 15
 
 
1   Rocky Carson 15, 5, 11
10   Daniel De La Rosa 11, 15, 5
 
 
3   Chris Crowther 15, 15
35   Timothy Baghurst 5, 7
35   Timothy Baghurst
30   Sergio Ortega
3   Chris Crowther 15, 15
14   Fernando Kurzbard 8, 8
 
 
19   Jose Ubilla 15, 6, 7
14   Fernando Kurzbard 5, 15, 11
 
 
3   Chris Crowther 15, 3, 7
6   Samuel Murray 7, 15, 11
 
 
11   Edwin Galicia 14, 15, 11
22   Im Ji Soo 15, 9, 9
43  
22  
11   Edwin Galicia 11, 15, 1
6   Samuel Murray 15, 13, 11
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38  
27   Juan Jose Salvatierra 2, 8
6   Samuel Murray 15, 15
 
 
6   Samuel Murray 12, 7
10   Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
 
 
7   Roland Keller 15, 9, 11
26   Pedro Castro 10, 15, 3
39  
26  
7   Roland Keller 10, 0
10   Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
23  
42  
23   Alejandro Santos 0, 2
10   Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
 
 
10   Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
18   Luis Perez 6, 0
 
 
15   Set Cubillos 7, 11
18   Luis Perez 15, 15
 
 
18   Luis Perez 15, 10, 11
2   Andres Acuña 10, 15, 7
31   Rajiv Varadhrajan
34   John Maisonet
  Rajiv Varadhrajan 0, 3
2   Andres Acuña 15, 15
 
 
Winner
  Rocky Carson

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References

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  1. ^ "Competition begins for Team Canada at the 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ Kirk, Cheryl. "2016 IRF Racquetball World Championships". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada ready for elimination round at 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2016 World Racquetball Championship - Men Singles - Round Robin". Dropbox. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ "2016 World Racquetball Championship - Men Singles". Dropbox. Retrieved 29 December 2022.