2004 Racquetball World Championships

XII Racquetball World Championships
\- South Korea 2004 -

Host | Anyang
South Korea
Dates | July 30 – August 7
Men teams
Champions |  United States
Runners-up |  Canada
Third place |  Mexico
Fourth place |  Venezuela
Women teams
Champions |  United States
Runners-up |  Canada
Third place |  Chile
Fourth place |  Mexico
Men's singles
Gold |  Jack Huczek
Silver |  Álvaro Beltrán
Bronze |  Rocky Carson
Brian Istace
Women's singles
Gold |  Cheryl Gudinas
Silver |  Angela Grisar
Bronze |  Amanda Dunn
Nancy Enriquez
Men's doubles
Gold |  Mike Dennison & Shane Vanderson
Silver |  Polo Gutierrez & Javier Moreno
Bronze |  Daniel Maggi & Shai Manzuri
Mike Green & Tom O'Brien
Women's doubles
Gold |  Jackie Paraiso & Kim Russell
Silver |  Susana Acosta & Rosy Torres
Bronze |  P. Nunez & C. Santos
Josée Grand'Maître & Lori-Jane Powell

The 12th Racquetball World Championships were held in Anyang (South Korea) from July 30 to August 7, 2004, with players from 17 different countries. The USA swept the gold medals, winning both singles and doubles in the Men's and Women's competitions as well as both Men's and Women's team competitions.

Jack Huczek of the USA won Men's Singles for the 2nd time, successfully defending the title he won in 2002. Cheryl Gudinas of the USA won her 3rd straight Women's Singles title.

In doubles, the USA's Jackie Paraiso and Kim Russell successfully defended their Women's Doubles title. The win was the third consecutive for Russell, who won with Kersten Hallander in 2000. Paraiso's win was her 6th Women's Doubles World Championship. Their team-mates, Mike Dennison and Shane Vanderson both won for the first time in Men's Doubles.

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States (USA)| 6| 0| 1| 7
2|  Mexico (MEX)| 0| 3| 2| 5
3|  Canada (CAN)| 0| 2| 4| 6
4|  Chile (CHL)| 0| 1| 1| 2
5|  Argentina (ARG)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Bolivia (BOL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (6 entries)| 6| 6| 10| 22

## Men's team competition

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| Round of 32 | | | Round of 16 | | | Quarter finals | | | Semi finals | | | Finals |

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| | | |  CANADA |  | | | |
|  TONGA |  | | |  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |  |
|  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |  | | | | | |  CANADA |  |
| | | | | |  CHILE |  |
| | | |  CHILE |  | | | |
| | | |  GUATEMALA |  |
| | | | |  CANADA |  |
| | | | | | |  VENEZUELA |  |
| | | |  VENEZUELA |  | | | |
| | | |  SOUTH KOREA |  |
| | | | | | |  VENEZUELA |  |
| | | | | |  INDIA |  |
| | | |  INDIA |  | |
| | | |  JAPAN |  |
| | | | |  CANADA |  |
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| | | |  MEXICO |  | | | |
| | | |  NETHERLANDS |  |
| | | | | | |  MEXICO |  |
| | | | | |  BOLIVIA |  |
| | | |  PUERTO RICO |  | | | |
| | | |  BOLIVIA |  |
| | | | |  MEXICO |  |
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| | | |  ARGENTINA |  | |
| | | |  GERMANY |  |
| | | | | | |  ARGENTINA |  |
| | | | | |  USA |  |
| | | |  ECUADOR |  | |
| | | |  USA |  |

Winners
United States

## Women's team competition

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarter finals | | | Semi finals | | | Finals |

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| INDIA |  |
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| CHILE |  |
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| ECUADOR |  |
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| GUATEMALA |  |

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| PUERTO RICO |  | |

| VIET NAM |  |
| | PUERTO RICO |  |
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| | | CANADA |  |

Winners
United States

## Men's Singles

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| ROUND of 64 | | | ROUND of 32 | | | ROUND of 16 | | | QUARTER FINALS | | | SEMI FINALS | | | FINAL |

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| | | |  Jack Huczek | 15, 15 | | | | |
| 33 |  Jeff Leon | 15, 15 | | |  Jeff Leon | 0, 0 |
| 32 |  Sid Harshavat | 13, 2 | | | | | |  Jack Huczek | 15, 15 |
| | | | | |  Oliver Bertels | 0, 0 |
| | | |  Oliver Bertels | 15, 15 | | | |
| | | |  Gary Mazaroff | 13, 10 |
| | | | |  Jack Huczek | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | |  Hiroshi Shimizu | 1, 4 |
| | | |  Hiroshi Shimizu | 15, 15 | | | |
| | | |  Leonel Simó | 4, 0 |
| | | | | | |  Hiroshi Shimizu | 15, 15 |
| | | | | |  Marcelo Laprea | 11, 12 |
| | | |  Juan Luis Galvez | 3, 4 | |
| | | |  Marcelo Leprea | 15, 15 |
| | | | |  Jack Huczek | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | | |  Brian Istace | 3, 8 |
| | | |  Brian Istace | 15, 15 | | | |
| 37 |  Ram Vamamrav | 0, 0 | | |  José Luis Cueva | 7, 5 |
| 28 |  Jose Luis Cueva | 15, 15 | | | | | |  Brian Istace | 15, 15 |
| | | | | |  Ricardo Monroy | 9, 2 |
| | | |  Ricardo Monroy | 15, 15 | | | |
| | | |  D. Marrero | 3, 9 |
| | | | |  Brian Istace | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | |  Gilberto Meija | 11, 7 |
| | | |  Sang-Soo Lee | 15, 15 | |
| | | |  Michel Veeken | 5, 3 |
| | | | | | |  Sang-Soo Lee | 10, 5 |
| 29 |  Benjamin Doniego | 10, 7 | | | | |  Gilberto Mejia | 15, 15 |
| 36 |  Robert Bagley | 15, 15 | | |  Robert Bagley | 8, 6 | |
| | | |  Gilberto Mejia | 15, 15 |
| | | | |  Jack Huczek | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | | | |  Álvaro Beltrán | 3, 2 |
| | | |  Rocky Carson | 15, 15 | | | |
| 35 |  Joel Tuaileva | 2, 5 | | |  Sanjay Laforest | 12, 10 |
| 30 |  Sanjay Laforest | 15, 15 | | | | | |  Rocky Carson | 15, 15 |
| | | | | |  Matthew Anderson | 3, 4 |
| | | |  Trevor Meyer | 10, 14 | | | |
| | | |  Matthew Anderson | 15, 15 |
| | | | |  Rocky Carson | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | |  César Castro | 3, 13 |
| | | |  Masaru Yoshimura | 15, 15 | | | |
| | | |  Yamil Isaias | 6, 3 |
| | | | | | |  Masaru Yoshimura | 12, 15, 4 |
| 27 |  Juan José Salvatierra | 15, 15 | | | | |  César Castro | 15, 3, 11 |
| 38 |  Enrico Dubach | 4, 4 | | |  Juan Lose Salvatierra | 12, 8 | |
| | | |  César Castro | 15, 15 |
| | | | |  Rocky Carson | 10, 12 |
| | | | | | | |  Álvaro Beltrán | 15, 15 |
| | | |  Vincent Gagnon | 15, 15 | |
| 39 |  Daniel Cabral | 5, 3 | | |  Santiago Ugalde | 4, 4 |
| 26 |  Santiago Ugalde | 15, 15 | | | | | |  Vincent Gagnon | 15, 15 |
| | | | | |  Jorge Zambrana | 11, 6 |
| | | |  Jorge Zambrana | 15, 11, 11 | | | |
| | | |  Ward Meyers | 8, 15, 3 |
| | | | |  Vincent Gagnon | 12, 12 |
| | | | | | |  Álvaro Beltrán | 15, 15 |
| | | |  He-Yun Lee | 15, 15 | |
| | | |  Pascal Matla | 10, 6 |
| | | | | | |  He-Yun Lee | 5, 5 |
| 31 |  Orlando |  | | | | |  Álvaro Beltrán | 15, 15 |
| 34 |  Niklaas Neboutte | WO | | |  Niklaas Deboutte | 8, 2 | |
| | | |  Álvaro Beltrán | 15, 15 |
Winner

JACK HUCZEK

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## Women's Singles

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| ROUND OF 32 | | | ROUND OF 16 | | | QUARTER FINAL | | | SEMI FINAL | | | FINAL |

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|  Cheryl Gudinas | 15, 15 | | | | |
|  Pat Kong | 3, 2 |
| |  Cheryl Gudinas | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Claudine García | 12, 4 |
|  Claudine García | 15, 15 |

|  Guiomar Matheus | 4, 3 |
| |  Cheryl Gudinas | 15, 15 |
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|  Toshiko Sakamoto | 15, 15 | |

|  Jennifer Bendfeldt | 4, 4 |
| |  Toshiko Sakamoto | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Fabiola Márquez | 13, 12 |
|  Martha Jarrin | 0, 0 |

|  Fabiola Márquez | 15, 15 |
| |  Cheryl Gudinas | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Amanda Dunn | 2, 5 |
|  Lupita Torres | 15, 15 | | |

|  Ayeesha Khetani | 3, 1 |
| |  Lupita Torres | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Marioly Caballero | 3, 2 |
|  Anna Mondonado | 9, 15, 1 |

|  Marioly Caballero | 15, 3, 11 |
| |  Lupita Torres | 1, 14 |
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| | |  Amanda Dunn | 15, 15 |
|  Jung-Eun Ahn | 15, 15 | |

|  Mirjam van Rijh | 3, 1 |
| |  Jung-Eun Ahn | 4, 4 |
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| | |  Amanda Dunn | 15, 15 |
|  Lan Huynh | 3, 0 |

|  Amanda Dunn | 15, 15 |
| |  Cheryl Gudinas | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Angela Grisar | 3, 7 |
|  Rhonda Rajsich | 15, 15 | | | |

|  Carole Enriquez | 0, 0 |
| |  Rhonda Rajsich | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Lily Geyer | 2, 4 |
|  Maylen Gaspar | 4, 6 |

|  Lily Geyer | 15, 15 |
| |  Rhonda Rajsich | 14, 10 |
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| | |  Angela Grisar | 15, 15 |
|  Etsuko Noda | 15, 15 | |

|  Lucy Zachrisson | 4, 7 |
| |  Etsuko Noda | 11, 14 |
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| | |  Angela Grisar | 15, 15 |
|  Ivone Carpio | 8, 2 |

|  Angela Grisar | 15, 15 |
| |  Angela Grisar | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Nancy Enriquez | 12, 8 |
|  Nancy Enriquez | 15, 15 | | |

|  Joy Dholakia | 1, 0 |
| |  Nancy Enriquez | 15, 13, 11 |
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| | |  Yaque Parada | 13, 13, 8 |
|  Vivian Rodríguez | 5, 1 |

|  Yaque Parada | 15, 15 |
| |  Nancy Enriquez | 15, 15 |
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| | |  Lori-Jane Powell | 4, 7 |
|  Mai-He Kwon | 5, 15, 8 | |

|  Lorraine Galloway | 15, 14, 11 |
| |  Lorraine Galloway | 6, 4 |
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| | |  Lori-Jane Powell | 15, 15 |
|  Thao Le | 1, 1 |

|  Lori-Jane Powell | 15, 15 |
Winner

CHERYL GUDINAS

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## Men's doubles

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| ROUND OF 32 | | | ROUND OF 16 | | | QUARTER FINAL | | | SEMI FINAL | | | FINAL |

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| | | | 1 |  Polo Gutierrez & Javier Moreno | 15, 15 | | | |
| 17 |  B. Maru & R. Sohoni | 15, 15 | | | 17 |  India | 5, 8 |
| 16 |  J. Tuailiva & M. Valvala | 8, 1 | | | | | | 1 |  Mexico | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | 9 |  Bolivia | 6, 8 |
| | | | 9 |  S. Canedo & F. Mercado | 15, 15 | | | |
| | | | 8 |  D. Marrero & W. Myers | 2, 12 |
| | | | | 1 |  Mexico | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | | 4 |  Argentina | 11, 12 |
| | | | 5 |  Daniel Maggi & Shai Manzuri | 15, 15 | | | |
| | | | 12 |  D. Jang & N. Jang | 13, 11 |
| | | | | | | 5 |  Argentina | 5, 14 |
| | | | | | 4 |  Venezuela | 15, 15 |
| | | | 13 |  M. V. Holst & R. V. Doezum | 10, 15, 0 | |
| | | | 4 |  Jorge Hirsekorn & H. Hernandez | 15, 11, 11 |
| | | | | 1 |  Mexico | 8, 15, 6 |
| | | | | | | | 3 |  USA | 15, 11, 11 |
| | | | 3 |  Mike Dennison & Shane Vanderson | 15, 15 | | | |
| | | | 14 |  Y. Isaias & L. Simó | 2, 3 |
| | | | | | |  USA | 15, 15 |
| | | | | |  Guatemala | 13, 7 |
| | | | 12 |  M. Benefeldt & G. Morales | 12, 15, 11 | | | |
| | | | 6 |  S. Funatani & M. Ono | 15, 7, 2 |
| | | | | 3 |  USA | 15, 15 |
| | | | | | | 2 |  Canada | 14, 11 |
| | | | 7 |  Pablo Jajre & S. Roessler | 15, 15 | |
| | | | 10 |  Joachim Loof & T. Kniegen | 7, 10 |
| | | | | | |  Chile | 8, 6 |
| | | | | |  Canada | 15, 15 |
| | | | 15 |  J. Cueva & G. Molina | 0, 4 | |
| | | | 2 |  Mike Green & Tom O’Brien | 15, 15 |
Winners

Mike Dennison & Shane Vanderson

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## Women's Doubles

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| | | | 1 |  Jackie Paraiso & Kim Russell | 15 | 15 |  | | |
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| | | 10 |  Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 |  |
| 9 |  Claudine García & M. Gaspar | 7 | 15 | 11 |

| 8 |  M. Jang & Y. Lee | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| | 1 |  USA | 15 | 15 |  |
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| 5 |  Angela Grisar & F. Marquez | 15 | 15 |  | |

| 12 |  J. Benfeldt & L. Zachrisson | 0 | 0 |  |
| | 5 |  Chile | 15 | 6 | 7 |
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| 13 |  A. Khetani & J. | 1 | 3 |  |

| 4 |  P. Núñez & C. Santos | 15 | 15 |  |
| | 1 |  USA | 15 | 10 | 11 |
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| 3 |  Susana Acosta & R. Torres | 15 | 15 |  | | |

| 14 |  I. Carpio & M. Jarrin | 5 | 0 |  |
| | 3 |  Mexico | 15 | 15 |  |
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| 11 |  L. Huynh & T. Le | 0 | 2 |  |

| 6 |  H. Miyamoto & I. Hashimoto | 15 | 15 |  |
| | 3 |  Mexico | 8 | 15 | 11 |
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| 7 |  A. Maldonado & V. Rodriguez | 13 | 15 | 11 | |

| 6 |  L. Geyer & G. Mathews | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| | 7 |  Puerto Rico | 7 | 11 |  |
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Winners

Jackie Paraiso & Kim Russell

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## See also

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* Racquetball World Championships

## References

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1. ^ "Men's Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
2. ^ "Women's Singles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
3. ^ "Men's Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
4. ^ "Women's Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

## External links

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* [1] IRF website