| XVIII Racquetball World Championships - Colombia 2016 - | |
| Host | Cali, Colombia  |
| Dates | July 15–23 |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Gold |  Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno |
| Silver |  Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz |
| Bronze | Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera and  Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller |
| 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 Colombia's first time hosting the tournament, and the first time it was held in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was host.
Mexicans Álvaro Beltrán and Javier Moreno won the men's doubles World Championship for the third time as a team, when the defeated Americans Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz in the final, 15–12, 15–9.[2] Previously, the Mexicans had won in 2006 and 2012. Moreno also won the title in 2000 with Luis Bustilos. The Mexicans defeated the defending World Champions, Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera of Colombia, in the semi-finals.
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]
Source[4]
| width=350 | Players | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 54 | 6 | |||||||||
 Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 48 | 5 | |||||||||
 Hanzel Martinez & Juan José Salvatierra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 84 | 4 | |||||||||
| Raul Banegas & Sergio Ortega | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 90 | 3 |
| width=350 | Players | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 44 | 6 | |||||||||
| Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 54 | 5 | |||||||||
 Franco Capandegui & Fernando Kurzbard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 65 | 4 | |||||||||
| Aaron Booker & John Maisonet | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 90 | 4 |
| width=350 | Players | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 42 | 6 | |||||||||
 Mike Green & Tim Landeryou | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 64 | 5 | |||||||||
 Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 51 | 4 | |||||||||
 Alok Mehta & Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 90 | 3 |
| width=350 | Players | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 28 | 6 | |||||||||
 Yuki Nakano & Michimune Kono | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 79 | 4 | |||||||||
 Luis Reveron & Alejandro Santos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |||||||||
 Park Ju Yong & Daeyong Kwon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 94 | 4 | |||||||||
Source[5]
| width=100% | Winners |
|---|---|
| Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno |