2014 Racquetball World Championships
The International Racquetball Federation's 17th Racquetball World Championships were held in Burlington, Ontario, Canada from June 14 to 21, 2014.[1] This was the second time Worlds were in Canada. Previously, they were in Montreal in 1992.
| XVII Racquetball World Championships - Canada 2014 - | |
| Host | Burlington, Ontario .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Dates | June 14–21 |
| Men's singles | |
Gold  |
 Rocky Carson |
Silver  |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Conrrado Moscoso |
Bronze  |
Jose Rojas Carlos Keller |
| Women's singles | |
| Gold |
 Paola Longoria |
| Silver |
Rhonda Rajsich |
| Bronze |
 María José Vargas Samantha Salas |
| Men's doubles | |
| Gold |
 Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera |
| Silver |
Mike Green & Vincent Gagnon |
| Bronze |
Conrrado Moscoso & Mario Mercado Ben Croft & Tom Fuhrmann |
| Women's doubles | |
| Gold |
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
| Silver |
Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger |
| Bronze |
 Angela Grisar & Carla Muñoz Veronica Sotomayor & Maria Paz Muñoz |
American Rocky Carson and Mexican Paola Longoria were the incumbent champions in men's and women's singles, respectively, and both successfully defended their titles.
Longoria was also the incumbent champion in women's doubles with Samantha Salas and they also successfully defended their title. Fellow Mexicans Álvaro Beltrán and Javier Moreno were the defending champions in men's doubles, but Mexico didn't make the podium in Burlington.
Instead, Colombians Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera defeated Canadians Mike Green and Vincent Gagnon in the final, which was the first men's doubles World Championship not won by either the USA or Mexico.
Tournament format
The 2014 World Championships was the first competition with an initial round robin stage that was used to seed players for an elimination qualification round. Previously, players were seeded into an elimination round based on how their countries had done at previous World Championships, and then a second team competition was also played. This year there was no team competition. Team standings were based on points earned from the singles and doubles competitions.
Events
Men's singles
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Rocky Carson | 15, 15 | |||||
| Jose Rojas | 8, 12 | |||||
| Rocky Carson | 15, 15 | |||||
| Conrrado Moscoso | 3, 8 | |||||
| Conrrado Moscoso | 15, 11, 11 | |||||
| Carlos Keller | 11, 15, 3 | |||||
Women's singles
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Rhonda Rajsich | 15, 15 | |||||
| Samantha Salas | 11, 9 | |||||
| Rhonda Rajsich | 6, 8 | |||||
| Paola Longoria | 15, 15 | |||||
| María José Vargas | 5, 9 | |||||
| Paola Longoria | 15, 15 | |||||
Men's doubles
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Ben Croft & Tom Fuhrmann | 11, 2 | |||||
| Mike Green & Vincent Gagnon | 15, 15 | |||||
| Mike Green & Vincent Gagnon | 11, 5 | |||||
| Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera | 15, 15 | |||||
| Conrrado Moscoso & Mario Mercado | 11, 2 | |||||
| Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera | 15, 15 | |||||
Women's doubles
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas | 15, 15 | |||||
| Angela Grisar & Carla Muñoz | 1, 3 | |||||
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas | 15, 15 | |||||
| Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger | 4, 12 | |||||
| Veronica Sotomayor & Maria Paz Muñoz | 15, 4, 4 | |||||
| Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger | 6, 15, 11 | |||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Team results
| Final team standings | |||
| Men's Team[2] | Women's Team[3] | Overall/Combined[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA |
Mexico |
USA |
| 2 | Bolivia |
USA |
Mexico |
| 3 | Colombia |
Ecuador |
Bolivia |
| 4 | Canada |
Argentina |
Canada |
| 5 | Mexico |
Canada |
Colombia |
| 6 | Ecuador |
Chile |
Ecuador |
| 7 |  Japan |
Bolivia |
Argentina |
| 8 |  Costa Rica |
 South Korea |
South Korea |
| 9 |  Venezuela |
Colombia |
Japan |
| 10 | Argentina |
Japan |
Chile |
| 11 | South Korea |
Venezuela |
Venezuela |
| 12 |  Dominican Republic |
 Guatemala |
Costa Rica |
| 13 |  Catalunya |
Costa Rica |
Dominican Republic |
| 14 | Chile |
 Ireland |
Guatemala |
| 15 | Ireland |
Dominican Republic |
Ireland |
| 16 |  Cuba |
Catalunya |
Catalunya |
| 17 |  – |
Cuba |
Cuba |
| 18 | Guatemala |
- |
 Puerto Rico |
| 19 |  India |
- |
India |
| 20 |  Poland |
- |
Poland |
| 20 |  Ukraine |
- |
Ukraine |
References
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