2016 Racquetball World Championships – Women's singles explained
The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016. 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.
Mexican Paola Longoria won her third World Championship in women's singles, which ties her with Cheryl Gudinas and Michelle Gould for most World Championships in women's singles. Ana Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala was Longoria's opponent in the final, and she was a surprise finalist, as she was only 16 years old, although she was the World Junior Champion in girl's U16.[1] Also, neither American player – Michelle Key nor Rhonda Rajsich – made the podium, which was the first time a USA woman had not finished in the top three in World Championship history.
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.
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 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 43 | 3 |
 Mariana Tobon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 60 | 2 | |
Pool B
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 Rhonda Rajsich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 60 | 4 |
 Jenny Daza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 71 | 3 |
| Maria Renee Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 69 | 2 | |
Pool C
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 21 | 4 |
 Carla Muñoz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 28 | 3 |
| Mariana Paredes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 60 | 2 |
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Pool D
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| Adriana Riveros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 87 | 37 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 36 | 5 |
| Pamela Sierra | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 72 | 4 |
| Naomi Sasso Kessler | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 90 | 3 | |
Pool E
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 34 | 6 |
 Michéle Morissette | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 72 | 5 |
 Ivonne Carpio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 69 | 4 |
 Majella Haverty | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 90 | 3 | |
Pool F
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 57 | 6 |
 Jin Young Seok | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | 5 |
 Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 79 | 4 |
 Harumi Kajino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 90 | 3 | |
Pool G
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| Veronica Sotomayor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 19 | 6 |
| Christine Richardson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 54 | 5 |
 Cecilia Cerquetti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 93 | 4 |
| Donna Ryder | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 98 | 3 | |
Pool H
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| Maria Cespedes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 105 | 101 | 6 |
| Maiko Sato | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 77 | 5 |
| Jung Eun Ane | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 97 | 4 |
 Carolina Gomez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 116 | 96 | 3 | |
Medal round
Source[3]
Notes and References
- 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: round Robin - Women's singles . International Racquetball Federation . Dropbox . 3 November 2021.
- Web site: Medal round - Women's singles . International Racquetball Federation . Dropbox . 3 November 2021.
Ana Gabriela Martinez
Paola Longoria