2016 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Singles

XVIII Racquetball World Championships
- Colombia 2016 -
Host Cali, Colombia Colombia
Dates July 15 - July 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

The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia from July 15–23, 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.

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 or Rhonda Rajsich - made the podium, which was the first time a USA woman had not finished in the top three in World Championship history.[2]

Tournament format

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[3]

Pool A

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

Pool B

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

Pool C

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

Pool D

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

Pool E

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

Pool F

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

Pool G

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

Pool H

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

Medal round[4]

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

References

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