Racquetball World Championships

History Of Racquetball World Championships

The World Racquetball Championships, organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF), were first held in 1981 as part of the World Games. The second World Championships were in 1984, and have been held every two years since.

The 2014 World Championships were in Burlington, Ontario June 14-21. This was the first time Worlds were in Canada since 1992, when Montreal was the host city. A site for the 2016 World Championships has not been named.

In previous years, the World Championships had two parts. An individual competition, where every player competes for himself or herself, or in the case of doubles, themselves, and also a team competition, where men's and women's teams from each country compete against each other in a best of three matches: two singles matches and a doubles match. The overall team title is a sum of the men's and women's team performances.

But in 2014, there were only individual competitions in Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles. The competition did have two parts: a pool play part from which players were seeded into an elimination draw. The winners were American Rocky Carson, who won for the fourth time in Men's Singles, Mexican Paola Longoria, who won both Women's Singles and Women's Doubles with Samantha Salas, and those two titles put her 2nd on the all time list of World Champions with five titles overall - two in singles and three in doubles. Winning for the first time were Colombians Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera, who became the first South Americans to win any Racquetball World Championship when they won the Men's Doubles title.

Team winners were named, but it was based on performance in the individual competitions, rather than an on court competition. The USA took the Men's Team title and Overall Team title with Mexico taking the Women's Team title.

Racquetball World Championships Archieve

IRF World Championships:

1984 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

1986 - Men's Team:Canada,Women's Team:USA

1988 - Men's Team:CanadaWomen's Team:USA

1990 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

1992 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

1994 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

1996 - Men's Team:Canada,Women's Team:USA

1998 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

2000 - Men's Team:Canada,Women's Team:USA

2002 - Men's Team:Canada,Women's Team:USA

2004 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

2006 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

2008 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

2010 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:USA

2012 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:Mexico

2014 - Men's Team:USA,Women's Team:Mexico

IRF World Championships - Individual Competitions:

1981

Men's Singles:Ed Andrews

Women's Singles:Cindy Baxter

Men's Doubles:Mark Malowitz & Jeff Kwartler

Women's Doubles:Mary Ann Cluess & Karen Borga

1984

Men's Singles:Ross Harvey

Women's Singles:Mary Dee

Men's Doubles: Stan Wright & Steve Trent

Women's Doubles:Carol French & Malia Kamahoahoa

1986

Men's Singles:Egan Inoue

Women's Singles:Cindy Baxter

Men's Doubles:Jack Nolan & Todd O'Neil

Women's Doubles: Carol McFetridge & Marion Sicotte

1988

Men's Singles:Andy Roberts

Women's Singles:Heather Stupp

Men's Doubles:Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski

Women's Doubles:Diane Green & Trina Rasmussen

1990

Men's Singles:Egan Inoue

Women's Singles:Heather Stupp

Men's Doubles:Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski

Women's Doubles:Malia Bailey & Jackie Paraiso

1992

Men's Singles:Chris Cole

Women's Singles:Michelle Gould

Men's Doubles:Doug Ganim & Eric Muller

Women's Doubles:Malia Bailey & Robin Levine

1994

Men's Singles:Sherman Greenfeld

Women's Singles:Michelle Gould

Men's Doubles:John Ellis & Eric Muller

Women's Doubles:Laura Fenton & Jackie Paraiso Gibson

1996

Men's Singles: Todd O'Neil

Women's Singles:Michelle Gould

Men's Doubles:Adam Karp & Bill Sell

Women's Doubles:Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso

1998

Men's Singles:Sherman Greenfeld

Women's Singles:Christie Van Hees

Men's Doubles:Adam Karp & Bill Sell

Women's Doubles:Joy Mackenzie & Jackie Paraiso

2000

Men's Singles:Alvaro Beltran

Women's Singles:Cheryl Gudinas

Men's Doubles:Luis Bustilos & Javier Moreno

Women's Doubles:Kersten Hallander & Kim Russell

2002

Men's Singles:Jack Huczek

Women's Singles:Cheryl Gudinas

Men's Doubles:Polo Gutierrez & Gilberto Mejia

Women's Doubles:Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell

2004

Men's Singles:Jack Huczek

Women's Singles:Cheryl Gudinas

Men's Doubles:Shane Vanderson & Mike Dennison

Women's Doubles:Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell

2006

Men's Singles:Jack Huczek

Women's Singles:Christie Van Hees

Men's Doubles:Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno

Women's Doubles:Aimee Ruiz & Laura Fenton

2008

Men's Singles:Rocky Carson

Women's Singles:Rhonda Rajsich

Men's Doubles:Jason Thoerner & Mitch Williams

Women's Doubles:Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso

2010

Men's Singles:Rocky Carson

Women's Singles:Rhonda Rajsich

Men's Doubles:Ben Croft & Mitch Williams

Women's Doubles: Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas

2012

Men's Singles:Rocky Carson

Women's Singles:Paola Longoria

Men's Doubles:Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno

Women's Doubles: Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas

2014

Men's Singles:Rocky Carson

Women's Singles:Paola Longoria

Men's Doubles:Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera

Women's Doubles: Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas