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.
| Mixed 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.
Americans Daniel De La Rosa and Hollie Scott defeated Mexicans Javier Mar and Montserrat Mejia in the final, 11–9, 10–12, 11–9, 14–12, to win Mixed Doubles,[2] which was a first for both them and the USA. It was De La Rosas second title in San Antonio, as he also won Mens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 55 | 1 |
 Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera
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2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 65 | 2 |
 Yuki Nakano & Saki Kokido
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 66 | 3 |
- Group 2
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez
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2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 49 | 1 |
 Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 57 | 2 |
 Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramon De Leon
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 67 | 3 |
- Group 3
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angélica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 109 | 50 | 1 |
 Gunhee Lee & Sumin Lee
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 108 | 99 | 2 |
 Juan Francisco Cueva & Ana Lucia Sarmiento
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3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 105 | 3 |
 Cristina Amaya & Carlo Papini
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3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 116 | 4 |
- Group 4
| Players | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 123 | 97 | 1 |
 Valeria Centellas & Gerson Miranda Martinez
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3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 116 | 102 | 2 |
 Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 98 | 100 | 3 |
 Patrick Hanley & Aisling Hickey
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 99 | 4 |
Medal round
editSource:[4]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia
| 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Valeria Centellas & Gerson Miranda Martinez
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Angélica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso
| 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Angélica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott
| 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gunhee Lee & Sumin Lee
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott
| 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray
| 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez
| 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez
| 13 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "XXII IRF World Racquetball Championships San Antonio 2024". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Greenberg, Johnathan. "XXII International Racquetball Federation World Championships Daily Blog". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Men's doubles - Group stage". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Mixed doubles - Medal round". Retrieved 3 September 2024.