The International Racquetball Federation's 21st Racquetball World Championships were held in San Luis Potosi, Mexico from August 20–27, 2022.[1] This was the first time Worlds was in Mexico since 2000, when it was also held in San Luis Potosi.
| Women's doubles at the XXI Racquetball World Championships | |||||||
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| Location |  San Luis Potosi, Mexico | ||||||
| Dates | August 20–27 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The 2022 World Championships used a best of five games match format with each game to 11 points, win by 2, with rally scoring, as used in other sports like squash and volleyball. Previously, racquetball games used side-out scoring, where players scored points only when they had won a rally which began with that player serving. Rallies won when not serving were simply side-outs: the rally losing player lost the serve and the rally winning player won the opportunity to serve, but did not win a point.
In 2022, Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas won Women's Doubles for a record extending 5th time, but they needed five games and extra points in the fifth game to defeat the Argentina team of Valeria Centellas and Natalia Mendez in the final, winning 11–6, 15–17, 11–9, 9–11, 12–10.
Tournament format
editThe 2022 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 teams for the medal round.
Women’s doubles
editPreliminary round
editSource:[2]
- Group 1
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 30 | 1 |
 Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 72 | 80 | 2 |
 Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento
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3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 88 | 3 |
- Group 2
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frédérique Lambert & Michèle Morissette
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3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 59 | 1 |
 Valeria Centellas & Natalia Méndez
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3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 103 | 70 | 2 |
 Angélica Barrios & Jenny Daza
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 101 | 89 | 3 |
 Yurisleidis Araujo & Maria Regla
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 108 | 3 |
- Group 3
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kelani Lawrence & Holly Scott
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 106 | 94 | 1 |
 Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez
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3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 110 | 85 | 2 |
 Paula Mansilla & Carla Muñoz
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3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 93 | 108 | 3 |
 Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 104 | 4 |
Medal round
editSource:[3]
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
| 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Paula Mansilla & Carla Muñoz
| 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Angélica Barrios & Jenny Daza
| 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Angélica Barrios & Jenny Daza
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | Mexico
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Guatemala
| 4 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme
| 2 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez
| 11 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mexico
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Argentina
| 6 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kelani Lawrence & Holly Scott
| 11 | 9 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Yurisleidis Araujo & Maria Regla
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Valeria Centellas & Natalia Méndez
| 8 | 11 | 20 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Valeria Centellas & Natalia Méndez
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | Argentina
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento
| 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | Canada
| 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto
| 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento
| 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Frédérique Lambert & Michèle Morissette
| 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "XXI World Racquetball Championships". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "XXI IRF World Championships - Women's doubles - Group stage". Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "XXI IRF World Championships - Women's doubles - Medal round". Retrieved 31 August 2022.