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.
| Women’s singles 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.
Mexican Paola Longoria won Women's Singles for a record extending 6th time by defeating Guatemalan Gabriela Martinez in the final, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7.[2] It was the 4th time in the last five World Championships that Longoria and Martinez met in the Women's Singles final. Longoria previously winning in 2016, 2021, 2022 and Martinez in 2018.
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 players for the medal round with only the top two players from each group advancing to the medal round.
Women’s singles
editPreliminary round
editSource:[3]
- Group 1
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paola Longoria
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 25 | 1 |
 Christine Keay
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 65 | 2 |
 Paula Mansilla
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 76 | 3 |
- Group 2
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Muñoz
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 148 | 129 | 1 |
| Kelani Lawrence
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 120 | 84 | 2 |
| Danielle Ramsay
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 109 | 109 | 3 |
 Jimena Gomez
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 108 | 4 |
- Group 3
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrat Mejia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 41 | 1 |
 Cristina Amaya
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 93 | 75 | 2 |
 Harumi Kajino
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 117 | 3 |
 Ana Lucia Sarmiento
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 73 | 110 | 4 |
- Group 4
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angélica Barrios
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 118 | 78 | 1 |
| Michelle Key
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 123 | 105 | 2 |
 Sumin Lee
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 100 | 3 |
| Larissa Faeth
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 104 | 4 |
- Group 5
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maria Jose Vargas
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 115 | 82 | 1 |
 Merynanyelly Delgado
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 65 | 2 |
| Maria José Muñoz
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 87 | 3 |
| Ayako Hanashi
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 81 | 116 | 4 |
- Group 6
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabriela Martinez
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 33 | 1 |
| Camila Rivero
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 94 | 72 | 2 |
| Haeok Jeong
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 88 | 3 |
| Paula Mansilla
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 99 | 4 |
- Group 7
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Mendez
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 122 | 79 | 1 |
| Maria Cespedes
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 129 | 128 | 2 |
| Maria Renee Rodriguez
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 113 | 123 | 3 |
 Aisling Hickey
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 78 | 112 | 4 |
Medal round
editSource:[4]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Paola Longoria
| 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Camila Rivero
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | Camilla Rivero
| 4 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Maria Cespedes
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 9 | Paola Longoria
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maria Jose Vargas
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | Maria Jose Vargas
| 9 | 14 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Cristina Amaya
| 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Maria Jose Vargas
| 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Kelani Lawrence
| 11 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 13 | Kelani Lawrence
| 11 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Angélica Barrios
| 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 1 | Paola Longoria
| 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Montserrat Mejia
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | Gabriela Martinez
| 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Christie Keay
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Montserrat Mejia
| 3 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Michelle Key
| 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | Gabriela Martinez
| 11 | 11 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gabriela Martinez
| 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | Gabriela Martinez
| 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Natalia Mendez
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Carla Muñoz
| 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Merynanyelly Delgado
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Natalia Mendez
| 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Carla Muñoz
| 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "XXII IRF World Racquetball Championships San Antonio 2024". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Paola Longoria gana su sexto campeonato mundial en raquetbol". La Jornada. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Women's Open - Group stage". R2 Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Women's Open - Medal round". R2 Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2024.