2016 Racquetball World Championships – Women's doubles
The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016.[1] This was the first time Worlds were in Colombia, and the first time the event was held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was host.
| XVIII Racquetball World Championships - Colombia 2016 - | |
| Host | Cali, Colombia  |
| Dates | July 15–23 |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
Gold  |
 Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger |
Silver  |
 Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
Bronze  |
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In the final, Americans Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger upset Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas,[2] who were the three time defending champions in women's doubles. Ruiz and Tisinger were silver medalists in 2014, when they lost to the Mexicans in the final. The win was Ruiz's third World Championship in women's doubles, as she also won in 2006 with Laura Fenton and 2008 with Jackie Paraiso. It was Tisinger's first World Championship.
Tournament format
The 2016 World Championships was a two-stage competition. There was an initial group stage played as a round robin with the results used to seed teams for the medal round.[3]
Round robin
Source[4]
Pool A
| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 4 |
 Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 56 | 3 |
 Cecilia Cerquetti & Pia Dati |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 62 | 2 |
Pool B
| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 41 | 4 |
 Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 42 | 3 |
 Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 62 | 2 |
Pool C
| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 24 | 4 |
| Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 3 |
| Cristina Amaya & Claudia Andrade |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 60 | 2 |
Pool D
| Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | PF | PA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 36 | 6 |
 Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 96 | 5 |
 Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 75 | 4 |
 Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 94 | 3 |
Elimination round
Source[5]
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
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| 1 | Mexico
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Guatemala
| 2, 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez
| 15, 13, 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez
| 13, 15, 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mexico
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bolivia
| 5, 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Jin Young Seok & Jung Eun Ane
| 10, 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bolivia
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ecuador
| 9, 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Majella Haverty & Donna Ryder
| 4, 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mexico
| 11, 15, 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | USA
| 15, 9, 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders
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| 3 | Canada
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Argentina
| 7, 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Pia Dati & Maria Jose Vargas
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Harumi Kajino & Toshiko Sakamoto
| 7, 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Canada
| 8, 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | USA[6]
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea
| 3, 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Dominican Republic
| 6, 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | USA
| 15, 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
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| Winners |
|---|
| Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger |
References
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- "Canada ready for elimination round at 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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- Canada, Racquetball. "Canada Wins Two Bronze Medals at World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.