2019 Pan American Racquetball Championships

The 2019 Pan American Racquetball Championships took place in Barranquilla, Colombia from April 12–20 at the Parque de Racquetas La Castellana, which was used for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Bolivia won both Men's Singles and Doubles for the 1st time in tournament history, while Mexico won both Women's Singles and Doubles for the 5th time.

Carlos Keller of Bolivia successfully defended the gold medal he won in 2018 by defeating the USA's Charlie Pratt in the Men's Singles final,[1] and Keller's brother Roland won gold in Men's Doubles with Conrrado Moscoso, as they defeated Canadians Coby Iwaasa and Samuel Murray in the final.[2] Roland Keller's gold was his 2nd in Men's Doubles at the Pan Am Championships, as he'd previously won gold with Ricardo Monroy in 2012.

Paola Longoria won Pan Am Championship gold in Women's Singles for a record extending 8th time in Barranquilla, where she defeated María José Vargas in the final. Longoria and Samantha Salas won Women's Doubles for a 6th time together. Their win over Colombians Cristina Amaya and Adriana Riveros in the final was the 6th consecutive title for Mexico. Mexico has won 9 of the last 10 Women's Doubles titles at the Pan Am Championships, and either Longoria or Salas (or both) has been part of the winning team.

Tournament format

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The competition had four events: Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles. Each event had a group stage followed by a medal round. The results of the group stage were used to seed players for the medal round. The group stage began April 13 and concluded April 15. The medal round began April 17.

Participating nations

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A total of 15 countries have entered athletes: 42 men and 32 women.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Mexico (MEX)2024
2  Bolivia (BOL)2013
3  Argentina (ARG)0112
  Canada (CAN)0112
5  Colombia (COL)0101
  United States (USA)0101
7  Costa Rica (CRC)0022
8  Ecuador (ECU)0011
Totals (8 entries)44816

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Singles Carlos Keller
  Bolivia
Charles Pratt
  United States
Andrés Acuña
  Costa Rica
Álvaro Beltrán
  Mexico
Doubles Roland Keller
Conrrado Moscoso
  Bolivia
Coby Iwaasa
Samuel Murray
  Canada
Javier Mar
Rodrigo Montoya
  Mexico
Andrés Acuña
Felipe Camacho
  Costa Rica
Women's events
Singles Paola Longoria
  Mexico
María José Vargas
  Argentina
Maria Paz Muñoz
  Ecuador
Natalia Mendez
  Argentina
Doubles Paola Longoria
Samantha Salas
  Mexico
Cristina Amaya
Adriana Riveros
  Colombia
Valeria Centellas
Yazmine Sabja
  Bolivia
Danielle Drury
Jen Saunders
  Canada

Men's singles

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Preliminary round

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Group A
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Alejandro Landa 2 2 0 4 0 60 17 4
  Edwin Galicia 2 1 1 2 2 42 52 3
  Johan Igor 2 0 2 0 4 27 60 2
Group B
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  David Horn 3 2 0 4 0 60 25 4
  Mykel Mollet 3 1 1 2 3 49 54 3
  Andrés Gómez 3 0 2 2 4 33 63 2
Group C
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Álvaro Beltrán 3 3 0 6 1 98 60 6
  Juan Salvatierra 3 2 1 4 3 82 74 5
  Francisco Troncoso 3 1 2 4 4 97 84 4
  Sebastian Mendiguri 3 0 3 0 6 31 90 3
Group D
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Charles Pratt 3 3 0 6 1 90 39 6
  Mario Mercado 3 2 1 5 2 84 60 5
  Enier Chacon 3 1 2 2 4 55 69 4
  Jonathan Luque 3 0 3 0 6 20 90 3
Group E
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Conrrado Moscoso 3 3 0 6 0 90 32 6
  Jose Daniel Ugalde 3 2 1 4 3 72 69 5
  Shai Manzuri 3 1 2 3 4 72 66 4
  Jesus Icaza 3 0 3 0 6 23 90 3
Group F
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Luis Perez 3 2 1 5 4 113 89 5
  Samuel Murray 3 2 1 5 2 93 63 5
  Felipe Camacho 3 1 2 3 4 72 76 4
  Roberto Leyes 3 1 2 0 6 12 90 4
Group G
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Carlos Keller 3 3 0 6 0 90 48 6
  Fernando Rios 3 2 1 4 3 88 63 5
  Fernando Kurzbard 3 1 2 3 4 74 81 4
  Carlos Medrano 3 0 3 0 6 30 90 3
Group H
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Andrés Acuña 3 3 0 6 0 90 42 6
  Coby Iwaasa 3 2 1 4 2 75 63 5
  Ramon De Leon 3 1 2 2 4 59 72 4
  Felipe Luis Zea 3 0 3 0 6 43 90 3

Medal round

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi finals Finals
               
1   Alejandro Landa
32 BYE
1   Alejandro Landa 15, 15
17   Mykel Mollet 9, 3
17   Francisco Troncoso 10, 8
16   Mykel Mollet 15, 15
1   Alejandro Landa 15, 14, 7
9   Andrés Acuña 6, 15, 11
9   Fernando Rios 15, 15
24   Felipe Camacho 14, 12
9   Fernando Rios 14, 2
8   Andrés Acuña 15, 15
25   Jesus Icaza 5, 3
8   Andrés Acuña 15, 15
8   Andrés Acuña 15, 11, 7
4   Charles Pratt 13, 15, 11
5   Conrrado Moscoso 15, 15
28   Luis Felip Zea 10, 9
5   Conrrado Moscoso 15, 15
12   Samuel Murray 6, 6
21   Fernando Kurzbard 0, 5
12   Samuel Murray 15, 15
5   Conrrado Moscoso 15, 12, 10
4   Charles Pratt 3, 15, 11
13   Juan Salvatierra 15, 15
20   Andrés Gómez 14, 14
13   Juan Salvatierra 3, 6
4   Charles Pratt 15, 15
29   Sebastian Mendiguri 2, 4
4   Charles Pratt 15, 15
4   Charles Pratt 2, 15, 5
7   Carlos Keller 15, 8, 11
3   Álvaro Beltrán 15, 15
30   Jonathan Luque 0, 3
3   Álvaro Beltrán 12, 15, 11
14   Mario Mercado 15, 8, 1
19   Johan Igor 6, 6
14   Mario Mercado 15, 15
3   Álvaro Beltrán 15, 15
6   Luis Perez 9, 6
11   Jose Daniel Ugalde 15, 15
22   Ramon De Leon 11, 11
11   Jose Daniel Ugalde 7, 15, 1
6   Luis Perez 15, 13, 11
27   Carlos Medrano 2, 3
6   Luis Perez 15, 15
3   Álvaro Beltrán 13, 8
7   Carlos Keller 15, 15
7   Carlos Keller 15, 15
26   Roberto Leyes 2, 6
7   Carlos Keller 15, 15
10   Coby Iwaasa 10, 9
23   Shai Manzuri 4, 8
10   Coby Iwaasa 15, 15
7   Carlos Keller 15, 15
2   David Horn 12, 10
15   Edwin Galicia 15, 15
18   Enier Chacon 7, 1
15   Edwin Galicia 5, 7
2   David Horn 15, 15
31 BYE
2   David Horn

Men's doubles

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Group A
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Javier Mar / Rodrigo Montoya 2 2 0 4 0 60 41 4
  Ramon De Leon / Luis Perez 2 1 1 2 2 49 53 3
  Edwin Galicia / Christian Wer 2 0 2 0 4 45 60 2
Group B
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Jake Bredenbeck / Mauro Rojas 3 3 0 6 0 90 34 6
  Andrés Gómez / Mario Mercado 3 2 1 4 2 75 53 5
  Fernando Kurzbard / Shai Manzuri 3 1 2 2 4 71 66 4
  Sebastian Mendiguri / Óscar Navarro 3 0 3 0 6 7 90 3
Group C
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Andrés Acuña / Felipe Camacho 3 2 1 5 4 108 85 5
  Enier Chacon / Mykel Mollet 3 2 1 5 4 93 77 5
  Juan Francisco Cueva / Jose Daniel Ugalde 3 2 1 4 3 91 86 5
  Rafael Gatica / Francisco Troncoso 3 0 3 1 6 52 96 3
Group D
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Roland Keller / Conrrado Moscoso 3 3 0 6 1 99 62 6
  Coby Iwaasa / Samuel Murray 3 2 1 5 2 97 54 5
  Gregorio Machado / Luis Reveron 3 1 2 2 5 57 90 4
  Jesus Icaza / Carlos Medrano 3 0 3 1 6 46 93 3

Medal Round

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Javier Mar
  Rodrigo Montoya
15 15
9   Gregorio Machado
  Luis Reveron
14 1 8   Juan Francisco Cueva
  Juan Daniel Ugalde
2 6
8   Juan Francisco Cueva
  Juan Daniel Ugalde
15 15 1   Javier Mar
  Rodrigo Montoya
15 11 7
5   Andrés Gómez
  Mario Mercado
15 15 4   Roland Keller
  Conrrado Moscoso
14 15 11
12   Edwin Galicia
  Christian Wer
9 6 5   Andrés Gómez
  Mario Mercado
3 5
13   Rafael Gatica
  Francisco Troncoso
1 6 4   Roland Keller
  Conrrado Moscoso
15 15
4   Roland Keller
  Conrrado Moscoso
15 15 4   Roland Keller
  Conrrado Moscoso
2 15 11
3   Andrés Acuña
  Felipe Camacho
15 15 7   Coby Iwaasa
  Samuel Murray
15 9 2
4   Jesus Icaza
  Carlos Medrano
4 2 3   Andrés Acuña
  Felipe Camacho
15 12 11
11   Fernando Kurzbard
  Shai Manzuri
12 15 11 11   Fernando Kurzbard
  Shai Manzuri
5 15 1
6   Ramon De Leon
  Luis Perez
15 8 5 3   Andrés Acuña
  Felipe Camacho
15 1 3
7   Coby Iwaasa
  Samuel Murray
15 15 7   Coby Iwaasa
  Samuel Murray
8 15 11
10   Enier Chacon
  Maykel Moyet
11 4 7   Coby Iwaasa
  Samuel Murray
13 15 11
15   Sebastian Mendiguri
  Óscar Navarro
0 0 2   Jake Bredenbeck
  Mauro Rojas
15 1 7
2   Jake Bredenbeck
  Mauro Rojas
15 15

Women's singles

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Preliminary round

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Group A
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Montserrat Mejia 2 2 0 4 1 67 47 4
  Adriana Riveros 2 1 1 2 2 49 53 3
  Maria Paz Muñoz 2 0 2 1 4 51 60 2
Group B
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Cristina Amaya 2 2 0 4 1 70 48 4
  Rhonda Rajsich 2 1 1 3 2 67 56 3
  Maria Jose Muñoz 2 0 2 0 4 27 60 2
Group C
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Paola Longoria 2 2 0 4 0 60 28 4
  María José Vargas 2 1 1 2 2 55 39 3
  Lilian Zea 2 0 2 0 4 12 60 2
Group D
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Carla Muñoz 3 3 0 6 1 91 48 6
  Kelani Bailey Lawrence 3 2 1 5 2 84 49 5
  Yurisleidis Alluie 3 1 2 2 5 72 95 4
  Erin Geeraert 3 0 3 1 6 42 97 3
Group E
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Maria Renee Rodriguez 3 3 0 6 0 90 53 6
  Mariana Tobon 3 2 1 4 2 76 56 5
  Alejandra Jimenez 3 1 2 2 4 65 60 4
  Natalia Mendez 3 0 3 0 6 42 90 2
Group F
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Valeria Centellas 3 3 0 6 0 90 22 6
  María Regla Viera 3 2 1 4 3 77 69 5
  Michèle Morissette 3 1 2 3 4 76 71 4
  Josefina Toro 3 0 3 0 6 9 90 3
Group G
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Angélica Barrios 3 2 0 6 1 94 64 6
  Merynanyelly Delgado 3 2 1 5 3 100 70 5
  Maricruz Ortiz 3 1 2 3 4 77 68 4
  Marie Gomar 3 0 3 0 6 21 90 3

Medal round

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi finals Finals
               
1   Montserrat Mejia
32 BYE
1   Montserrat Mejia
16   Maria Jose Muñoz 9, 4
17   Lilian Zea 14, 1
16   Maria Jose Muñoz 15, 15
1   Montserrat Mejia 13, 13
24   Natalia Mendez 15, 15
9   Maria Regla Viera 5, 2
24   Natalia Mendez 15, 15
24   Natalia Mendez 15, 15
8   Angélica Barrios 3, 11
25   Erin Geeraert 4, 4
8   Angélica Barrios 15, 15
24   Natalia Mendez 9, 15, 7
12   María José Vargas 15, 14, 11
5   Maria Renee Rodriguez
BYE
5   Maria Renee Rodriguez 2, 0
12   María José Vargas 15, 15
21   Maricruz Ortiz 5, 9
12   María José Vargas 15, 15
12   María José Vargas 15, 15
13   Rhonda Rajsich 4, 8
13   Rhonda Rajsich 15, 15
20   Michele Morissette 11, 9
13   Rhonda Rajsich 15, 15
4   Carla Muñoz 10, 14
BYE
4   Carla Muñoz
12   María José Vargas 7, 2
3   Paola Longoria 15, 15
3   Paola Longoria
BYE
3   Paola Longoria 15, 15
14   Adriana Riveros 2, 7
19   Alejandra Jimenez 6, 4
14   Adriana Riveros 15, 15
3   Paola Longoria 14, 15, 11
6   Valeria Centellas 15, 4, 7
11   Kelani Bailey Lawrence 15, 15
22   Marie Gomar 7, 2
11   Kelani Bailey Lawrence 7, 8
6   Valeria Centellas 15, 15
BYE
6   Valeria Centellas
3   Paola Longoria 15, 15
15   Maria Paz Muñoz 5, 3
7   Merynanyelly Delgado
BYE
7   Merynanyelly Delgado 12, 15, 11
10   Marian Tobon 15, 12, 0
23   Josefina Toro 2, 4
10   Mariana Tobon 15, 15
7   Merynanyelly Delgado 15, 13, 3
15   Maria Paz Muñoz 14, 15, 11
15   Maria Paz Muñoz 15, 15
18   Yurisleidis Alluie 4, 2
15   Maria Paz Muñoz 9, 15, 11
2   Cristina Amaya 15, 7, 8
31 BYE
2   Cristina Amaya

Women's doubles

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Preliminary round

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Group A
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas 2 2 0 4 0 60 22 4
  Yurisleidis Alluie / Maria Regla Viera 2 1 1 2 3 51 63 3
  Danielle Drury / Jennifer Saunders 2 0 2 1 4 41 67 2
Group B
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Cristina Amaya / Adriana Riveros 2 2 0 4 1 68 40 4
  Natalia Méndez / María José Vargas 2 1 1 3 2 54 56 3
  Kelani Bailey Lawrence / Sheryl Lotts 2 0 2 0 4 34 60 2
Group C
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Maria Jose Muñoz / Ana Lucia Sarmiento 2 2 0 4 0 60 36 4
  Merynanyelly Delgado / Alejandra Jimenez 2 1 1 2 2 43 52 3
  Carla Muñoz / Josefa Parada 2 0 2 0 4 45 60 2
Group D
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Points
  Valeria Centella / Yazmine Sabja 2 2 0 4 0 60 20 4
  Marie Gomar / María Renee Rodriguez 2 1 1 2 3 52 67 3
  Mariana Tobon / Lilian Zea 2 0 2 1 4 43 68 2

Medal round

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Paola Longoria
  Samantha Salas
15 15
9   Carla Muñoz
  Josefa Parada
7 8   Natalia Mendez
  María José Vargas
7 6
8   Natalia Mendez
  María José Vargas
15 15   Paola Longoria
  Samantha Salas
15 15
5   Merynanyelly Delgado
  Alejandra Jimenez
8 15 5   Valeria Centellas
  Yazmine Sabja
2 6
12   Kelani Bailey Lawrence
  Sheryl Lotts
15 11 11   Kelani Bailey Lawrence
  Sheryl Lotts
2 5
4   Valeria Centellas
  Yazmine Sabja
15 15
  Paola Longoria
  Samantha Salas
15 15
  Cristina Amaya
  Adriana Riveros
8 6
3   Maria Paz Muñoz
  Ana Lucia Sarmiento
15 9 8
11   Danielle Drury
  Jennifer Saunders
6 15 11   Danielle Drury
  Jennifer Saunders
8 15 11
6   Marie Gomar
  Maria Renee Rodriguez
15 9 4   Danielle Drury
  Jennifer Saunders
15 3 8
7   Yurisleidis Alluie
  Maria Regla Viera
15 15   Cristina Amaya
  Adriana Riveros
13 15 11
10   Mariana Tobon
  Lilian Zea
7 3   Yurisleidis Alluie
  Maria Regla Viera
3 4
2   Cristina Amaya
  Adriana Riveros
15 15

References

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  1. ^ Kirk, Cheryl. "2019 Pan American Championships Daily Blogs". USA Racquetball. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Team Canada on Podium at Pan Am Championships". SIRC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Pan American Championships - Men's Singles Results". IRF. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Pan American Championships - Men's Doubles Results". IRF. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Pan American Championships - Women's Singles Results". IRF. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Pan American Championships - Women's Doubles Results". IRF. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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