2016 Racquetball World Championships – Women's singles

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 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 Cali, Colombia Colombia
Dates July 15–23
Men's singles
Women's singles
Gold Mexico Paola Longoria
Silver Guatemala Ana Gabriela Martinez
Bronze Argentina Maria Jose Vargas
Mexico Samantha Salas
Men's doubles
Women's doubles

Mexican Paola Longoria won her third World Championship in women's singles, which ties her with Cheryl Gudinas and Michelle Gould for most World Championships in women's singles. Ana Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala was Longoria's opponent in the final, and she was a surprise finalist, as she was only 16 years old, although she was the World Junior Champion in girl's U16.[1] Also, neither American player – Michelle Key nor Rhonda Rajsich – made the podium, which was the first time a USA woman had not finished in the top three in World Championship history.

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.

Round robin

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Pool A

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Paola Longoria 2 2 0 4 0 60 13 4
  Ana Gabriela Martinez 2 1 1 2 2 35 43 3
  Mariana Tobon 2 0 2 0 4 21 60 2

Pool B

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Rhonda Rajsich 2 2 0 4 2 77 60 4
  Jenny Daza 2 1 1 3 3 57 71 3
  Maria Renee Rodriguez 2 0 2 2 4 66 69 2

Pool C

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Samantha Salas 2 2 0 4 0 60 21 4
  Carla Muñoz 2 1 1 2 2 42 28 3
  Mariana Paredes 2 0 2 0 4 17 60 2

Pool D

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Adriana Riveros 3 3 0 6 1 87 37 6
  Michelle Key 3 2 1 5 2 85 36 5
  Pamela Sierra 3 1 2 2 4 37 72 4
  Naomi Sasso Kessler 3 0 3 0 6 17 90 3

Pool E

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Maria Jose Vargas 3 3 0 6 0 90 34 6
  Michéle Morissette 3 2 1 4 2 70 72 5
  Ivonne Carpio 3 1 2 2 4 65 69 4
  Majella Haverty 3 0 3 0 6 39 90 3

Pool F

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Cristina Amaya 3 3 0 6 1 100 57 6
  Jin Young Seok 3 2 1 5 2 5
  Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo 3 1 2 2 4 44 79 4
  Harumi Kajino 3 0 0 0 6 53 90 3

Pool G

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Veronica Sotomayor 3 3 0 6 0 90 19 6
  Christine Richardson 3 2 1 4 2 66 54 5
  Cecilia Cerquetti 3 1 2 2 5 64 93 4
  Donna Ryder 3 0 3 1 6 44 98 3

Pool H

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Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
  Maria Cespedes 3 3 0 6 2 105 101 6
  Maiko Sato 3 2 1 4 3 90 77 5
  Jung Eun Ane 3 1 2 3 5 100 97 4
  Carolina Gomez 3 0 3 3 6 116 96 3

Medal round

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Source[3]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi finals Finals
               
1   Paola Longoria
32  
1   Paola Longoria 15, 15
16   Jenny Daza 5, 2
17   Mariana Paredes 7, 12
16   Jenny Daza 15, 15
1   Paola Longoria 15, 15
9   Christine Richardson 1, 0
9   Christine Richardson 15, 5, 11
24   Merynanyelly Degado Araujo 7, 15, 7
9   Christine Richardson 10, 15, 11
8   Maria Cespedes 15, 9, 10
25   Majella Haventry 4, 3
8   Maria Cespedes 15, 15
1   Paola Longoria 15, 15
5   Maria Jose Vargas 5, 5
5   Maria Jose Vargas 15, 15
28   Carolina Gomez 4, 4
5   Maria Jose Vargas 9, 15, 11
12   Jin Seok 15, 7, 4
21   Pia Dati 3, 1
12   Jin Seok 15, 15
5   Maria Jose Vargas 15, 6, 11
13   Carla Muñoz 9, 15, 9
13   Carla Muñoz 15, 15
20   Maria Renee Rodriguez 8, 7
13   Carla Muñoz 15, 15
4   Adriana Riveros 10, 11
29   Naomi Sasso Kessler 3, 1
4   Adriana Riveros 15, 15
1   Paola Longoria 15, 15
15   Ana Gabriela Martinez 12, 5
3   Samantha Salas
30  
3   Samantha Salas 15, 15
19   Mariana Tobon 3, 0
19   Mariana Tobon 4, 15, 11
14   Michelle Key 15, 9, 4
3   Samantha Salas 15, 6, 11
6   Cristina Amaya 3, 15, 6
11   Michèle Morissette 15, 15
22   June Eun Ane 7, 14
11   Michèle Morissette 1, 0
6   Cristina Amaya 15, 15
27   Donna Ryder 6, 7
6   Cristina Amaya 15, 15
3   Samantha Salas 11, 15, 9
15   Ana Gabriela Martinez 15, 14, 11
7   Veronica Sotomayor 15, 15
26   Harumi Kajino 7, 6
10   Maiko Sato 6, 3
7   Veronica Sotomayor 15, 15
23   Ivonne Carpio 10, 9
10   Maiko Sato 15, 15
7   Veronica Sotomayor 9, 9
15   Ana Gabriela Martinez 15, 15
15   Ana Gabriela Martinez 15, 15
18   Pamela Sierra 6, 6
15   Ana Gabriela Martinez 15, 14, 11
2   Rhonda Rajsich 14, 15, 7
31  
2   Rhonda Rajsich
Women's singles Winner
  Paola Longoria

References

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  1. ^ Kirk, Cheryl. "2016 IRF Racquetball World Championships". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "round Robin - Women's singles". International Racquetball Federation. Dropbox. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Medal round - Women's singles". International Racquetball Federation. Dropbox. Retrieved 3 November 2021.