2016 Racquetball World Championships – Men's singles explained
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 a South American country hosted the event since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was the host city.
American Rocky Carson won gold for the fifth consecutive time, extending his career record, when he defeated Mexican Daniel De La Rosa, in the final, 15–11, 5–15, 11–5.[2] But it was the first time that Carson needed a tie-breaker to win the final, and he also needed three games to advance to the final, as Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso took him to a tie-breaker in the semi-finals.
Tournament format
The 2016 World Championships used a two stage format with an initial group stage that was a round robin with the results used to seed players for a medal round.[3]
Round robin
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Pool A
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
 Rocky Carson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 4 |
 Luis Perez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 36 | 3 |
 Jose Daniel Ugalde | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 2 | |
Pool B
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
| Andres Acuña | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 32 | 6 |
 Alejandro Herrera | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 47 | 5 |
| Ramon De Leon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 66 | 4 |
 Djoko Boentaran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 90 | 3 | |
Pool C
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 29 | 6 |
 Cesar Castillo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 53 | 5 |
 Franco Capandegui | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 60 | 4 |
| Timothy Baghurst | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 90 | 2 | |
Pool D
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
| Fernando Rios | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 28 | 6 |
| Set Cubillos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 63 | 5 |
 Im Ji Soo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 80 | 4 |
| Sergio Ortega | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 90 | 3 | |
Pool E
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 23 | 6 |
| Fernando Kurzbard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 47 | 5 |
| Alejandro Santos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 64 | 4 |
 John Maisonet | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 90 | 3 | |
Pool F
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 53 | 6 |
| Jose Daniel Ugalde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 81 | 5 |
| Daeyong Kwon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 94 | 5 |
| Raul Banegas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 110 | 0 | |
Pool G
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
 Roland Keller | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 24 | 6 |
 Hirotake Usami | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 46 | 5 |
| Aaron Booker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 74 | 4 |
 Sriram Ravindran | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 90 | 3 | |
Pool H
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
 Javier Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 28 | 6 |
 Pedro Castro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 83 | 4 |
| Edwin Galicia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 84 | 4 |
 Francisco Troncoso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 86 | 4 | |
Pool I
| width=220 | Player | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | PF | width=20 | PA | width=50 | Points |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 22 | 6 |
| Yuki Nakano | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 58 | 5 |
| Juan Jose Salvatierra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 80 | 4 |
| Rajiv Varadhrajan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 90 | 3 | |
Medal round
[5] Notes and References
- Web site: Competition begins for Team Canada at the 2016 World Racquetball Championships . SIRC . SIRC . 29 December 2022.
- Web site: Kirk . Cheryl . 2016 IRF Racquetball World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20160716133816/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Racquetball/Features/2016/July/15/2016-IRF-Racquetball-World-Championships . dead . July 16, 2016 . USA Racquetball . Team USA . 3 November 2021.
- Web site: Canada ready for elimination round at 2016 World Racquetball Championships . SIRC . SIRC . 29 December 2022.
- Web site: 2016 World Racquetball Championship - Men Singles - Round Robin. Dropbox. 29 December 2022.
- Web site: 2016 World Racquetball Championship - Men Singles. Dropbox. 29 December 2022.
