Racquetball World Championships

International racquetball competition

The World Racquetball Championships is the top international racquetball competition organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).[1]

## History

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The first event was held in 1981 as part of the 1981 World Games. The second World Championships were in 1984, and they have been a biannual event since then with the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic period, which delayed the 2020 event by one year.

Worlds have been held in 13 countries across four continents: North and South America as well as Asia and Europe. The United States has hosted Worlds most often – 4 times, though not since 1996, followed by Mexico, 3 times, and twice each in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and South Korea.

The 2022 World Championships were held in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, which was the first time Worlds was in Mexico since 2000, when it was also held in San Luis Potosí. The 2022 Worlds introduced Mixed Doubles for the first time, and re-introduced the Team Competition (best of three matches: two singles & one doubles), which was held at Worlds until 2012, after which the team winners were determined by the points earned in the individual competitions.

Also, 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. Rally scoring – the winner of every rally scores a point – was introduced at Worlds in 2021. 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.

## Editions and team results

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No.  | Year  | Host  | Men's team  | Women's team  | Overall / combined

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I  | 1981 | United States  | –  | –  |  USA
II  | 1984  | United States  |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
III  | 1986 | United States  |  Canada  |  USA  |  USA &
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IV  | 1988  | Germany  |  Canada  |  USA  |  USA
V  | 1990  | Venezuela |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
VI  | 1992  | Canada  |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
VII  | 1994  | Mexico  |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
VIII  | 1996  | United States  |  Canada  |  USA  |  USA
IX  | 1998  | Bolivia |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
X  | 2000  | Mexico  |  Canada  |  USA  |  Canada
XI | 2002 | Puerto Rico |  Canada  |  USA  |  USA
XII | 2004 | South Korea |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
XIII | 2006 | Dominican Republic |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
XIV | 2008 | Ireland  |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
XV | 2010 | South Korea |  USA  |  USA  |  USA
XVI | 2012 | Dominican Republic |  USA  |  Mexico  |  USA
XVII | 2014 | Canada  |  USA  |  Mexico  |  USA
XVIII | 2016 | Colombia |  USA  |  Mexico  |  Mexico
XIX | 2018 | Costa Rica |  Mexico  |  Mexico  |  Mexico
XX | 2021 | Guatemala |  USA  |  Mexico  |  USA
XXI | 2022 | Mexico  |  Mexico  |  Mexico  |  Mexico
XXII  | 2024  | United States  |  USA  |  Mexico  |  Mexico

## Winners

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No.  | Year  | Host  | Men's Singles  | Women's Singles  | Men's Doubles  | Women's Doubles  | Mixed Doubles

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I  | 1981 | United States  |  Ed Andrews  |  Cindy Baxter  |  Mark Malowitz & Jeff Kwartler  |  Mary Ann Cluess & Karen Borga
II  | 1984  | United States  |  Ross Harvey  |  Mary Dee  |  Stan Wright & Steve Trent  |  Carol French & Malia Kamahoahoa
III  | 1986 | United States  |  Egan Inoue |  Cindy Baxter  |  Jack Nolan & Todd O'Neil  |  Carol McFetridge & Marion Sicotte
IV  | 1988  | Germany  |  Andy Roberts  |  Heather Stupp  |  Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski  |  Diane Green & Trina Rasmussen
V  | 1990  | Venezuela |  Egan Inoue |  Heather Stupp  |  Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski  |  Malia Bailey & Jackie Paraiso
VI  | 1992  | Canada  |  Chris Cole  |  Michelle Gould |  Doug Ganim & Eric Muller  |  Malia Bailey & Robin Levine
VII  | 1994  | Mexico  |  Sherman Greenfeld |  Michelle Gould |  John Ellis & Eric Muller  |  Laura Fenton & Jackie Paraiso Gibson
VIII  | 1996  | United States  |  Todd O'Neil  |  Michelle Gould |  Adam Karp & Bill Sell  |  Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso
IX  | 1998  | Bolivia |  Sherman Greenfeld |  Christie Van Hees |  Adam Karp & Bill Sell  |  Joy Mackenzie & Jackie Paraiso
X  | 2000  | Mexico  |  Álvaro Beltrán |  Cheryl Gudinas |  Luis Bustilos & Javier Moreno  |  Kersten Hallander & Kim Russell
XI | 2002 | Puerto Rico |  Jack Huczek |  Cheryl Gudinas |  Polo Gutierrez & Gilberto Mejia  |  Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell
XII | 2004 | South Korea |  Jack Huczek |  Cheryl Gudinas |  Shane Vanderson & Mike Dennison  |  Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell
XIII | 2006 | Dominican Republic |  Jack Huczek |  Christie Van Hees |  Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno  |  Aimee Ruiz & Laura Fenton
XIV | 2008 | Ireland  |  Rocky Carson |  Rhonda Rajsich |  Jason Thoerner & Mitch Williams  |  Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso
XV | 2010 | South Korea |  Rocky Carson |  Rhonda Rajsich |  Ben Croft & Mitch Williams  |  Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XVI | 2012 | Dominican Republic |  Rocky Carson |  Paola Longoria |  Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno  |  Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XVII | 2014 | Canada  |  Rocky Carson |  Paola Longoria |  Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera  |  Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XVIII | 2016 | Colombia |  Rocky Carson |  Paola Longoria |  Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno  |  Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
XIX | 2018 | Costa Rica |  Rodrigo Montoya |  Gabriela Martinez |  Álvaro Beltrán & Daniel De La Rosa |  Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja
XX | 2021 | Guatemala |  Alejandro Landa |  Paola Longoria |  Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya |  Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XXI | 2022 | Mexico  |  Conrrado Moscoso |  Paola Longoria |  Álvaro Beltrán & Daniel De La Rosa |  Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |  Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas
XXII | 2024 | United States  |  Daniel De La Rosa |  Paola Longoria |  Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray |  Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia |  Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott

## Multiple world champions

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Champion | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Total

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Paola Longoria | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11
Jackie Paraiso | 0 | 7 | - | 7
Álvaro Beltrán | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6
Samantha Salas | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6
Rocky Carson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
Javier Moreno | 0 | 4 | - | 4
Michelle Gould | 3 | 0 | - | 3
Cheryl Gudinas | 3 | 0 | - | 3
Jack Huczek | 3 | 0 | - | 3
/ Daniel De La Rosa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Rodrigo Montoya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Aimee Ruiz | 0 | 3 | - | 3
Doug Ganim | 0 | 3 | - | 3
Kim Russell | 0 | 3 | - | 3
Joy MacKenzie | 0 | 3 | - | 3
Malia Bailey | 0 | 3 | - | 3
Christie Van Hees | 2 | 0 | - | 2
Heather Stupp | 2 | 0 | - | 2
Sherman Greenfeld | 2 | 0 | - | 2
Egan Inoue | 2 | 0 | - | 2
Rhonda Rajsich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Cindy Baxter | 2 | 0 | - | 2
Todd O'Neill | 1 | 1 | - | 2
Mitch Williams | 0 | 2 | - | 2
Dan Obremski | 0 | 2 | - | 2
Eric Muller | 0 | 2 | - | 2
Adam Karp | 0 | 2 | - | 2
Bill Sell | 0 | 2 | - | 2
Laura Fenton | 0 | 2 | - | 2

## World champions by country

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Country | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Total

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United States | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 54
Mexico | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23
Canada | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9
Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2
Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1

## References

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1. ^ "International Racquetball Federation – Official website". www.internationalracquetball.com.

## External links

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* World championships - IRF - Team Standings
* World championships - IRF - Individual Standings

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World championships

* List of world sports championships

Olympic sports|

| Team|

* Association football
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Baseball
* men
* men's 12
* women
* Basketball
* men
* women
* 3x3 basketball
* club
* Beach volleyball
* Cricket
* T20 (men)
* T20 (women)
* Curling
* mixed doubles
* mixed
* Field hockey
* men
* women
* Flag football
* Handball
* men
* women
* Ice hockey
* men
* women
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Rugby 7s
* Softball
* men
* women
* Volleyball
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Water polo
* men
* women

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Individual|

* Aquatic sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* race walking
* Badminton
* men
* women
* mixed
* individual
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Boxing
* women
* Canoeing
* slalom
* sprint
* Cycling
* BMX
* mountain biking
* road
* track
* urban
* Equestrianism
* dressage
* eventing
* show jumping
* Fencing
* Golf
* men
* women
* Gymnastics
* artistic
* rhythmic
* trampoline
* Ice skating
* figure
* short track
* speed
* Judo
* Luge
* artificial track
* natural track
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Olympic Class Combined Worlds
* Shooting
* Skateboarding
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* freestyle
* snowboarding
* Ski mountaineering
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Surfing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Triathlon
* mixed relay
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Test
* Croquet
* singles
* team
* Dance sport
* breakdancing
* Karate
* Polo
* Rackets
* Real tennis
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Tug of war
* outdoor
* indoor

Paralympic sports|

| Team|

* Blind football
* Para ice hockey
* men
* women
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair handball
* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair curling
* mixed team
* Goalball
* Sitting volleyball

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Individual|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* catch
* grappling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
* Three-cushion
* men
* women
* team
* Five-pins
* individual
* team
* artistic
* English billiards
* amateurs
* women
* Pool
* blackball
* chinese eight ball
* eight-ball
* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
* women
* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
* Chess
* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
* women
* checkers
* draughts-64
* draughts-64 women
* Go
* Puzzles
* Scrabble
* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

| Esports|

* Call of Duty
* Counter-Strike
* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
* Rainbow Six Siege
* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

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Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
* Formula One
* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

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Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* Beach Racing
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Kho kho
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

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Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* telemark
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

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