The International Racquetball Federation's 22nd Racquetball World Championships were held in San Antonio, Texas, USA from August 24–31, 2024.[1] This was the first time Worlds was in the USA since 1996, when it was held in Phoenix, Arizona.
| Men's doubles at the XXII Racquetball World Championships | |||||||
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| Location |  San Antonio, Texas, United States | ||||||
| Dates | August 24–31, 2024 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The 2024 World Championships used a best of five games match format with each game to 11 points, win by 2, with rally scoring.
Canadians Coby Iwaasa and Samuel Murray defeated Mexicans Andree Parrilla and Eduardo Portillo in the final, 11–5, 6–11, 11–8, 4–11, 11–6, to win Men's Doubles,[2] which was a first for both them and Canada. Also, it was Canada's first World Championship since 2006, when Christie Huczek won Women's Singles.
Tournament format
editThe 2024 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 players for the medal round with only the top two players from each group advancing to the medal round.
Men’s doubles
editPreliminary round
editSource:[3]
- Group 1
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 119 | 96 | 1 |
 Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 104 | 93 | 2 |
 Johan Igor & Alan Natera
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3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 120 | 119 | 3 |
 Ayako Hanashi & Saki Kokido
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 99 | 4 |
- Group 2
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 129 | 90 | 1 |
 Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 111 | 102 | 2 |
 Edwin Galicia & Juan Salvatierra
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3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 104 | 3 |
 Diego Pimentel & Jean Marco Pumarol
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 99 | 4 |
- Group 3
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Manilla & Sebastian Fernandez
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 120 | 71 | 1 |
| Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 108 | 88 | 2 |
| Yuki Nakano & Hiroshi Shimizu
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 83 | 3 |
 Johnny O’keeney & Scott Young
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 99 | 3 |
- Group 4
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 31 | 1 |
 Gunhee Lee & Namwoo Lee
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 88 | 2 |
 Alok Mehta & Tejas Veer
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3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 107 | 3 |
 Mario Andrés Huyke & Orlando José Huyke
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3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 71 | 111 | 4 |
Medal round
editSource:[4]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo
| 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gunhee Lee & Namwoo Lee
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Adam Manilla & Sebastian Fernandez
| 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adam Manilla & Sebastian Fernandez
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo
| 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray
| 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde
| 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray
| 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso
| 11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "XXII IRF World Racquetball Championships San Antonio 2024". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Seward, Justin. "Iwaasa crowned a worlds champion". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Men's doubles - Group stage". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Men's doubles - Medal round". Retrieved 3 September 2024.