2016 Racquetball World Championships – Men'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.

XVIII Racquetball World Championships
- Colombia 2016 -
Host Cali, Colombia Colombia
Dates July 15–23
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Gold Mexico Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno
Silver United States Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz
Bronze Colombia Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera and Bolivia Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller
Women's doubles

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.

Tournament format

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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

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Source[4]

Pool A

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Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA 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

Pool B

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Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA 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

Pool C

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Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA 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

Pool D

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Players Pld W L GF GA PF PA 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

Elimination round

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Source[5]

Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
            
1   Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz 15, 15
16   Park Ju Yong & Daeyong Kwon 8, 5
1   USA 15, 15
8   Costa Rica 9, 9
9   Ramon De Leon & Luis Perez 15, 10, 7
8   Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero 14, 15, 11
1   USA 15, 8, 11
4   Bolivia 14, 15, 8
5   Mike Green & Tim Landeryou 15, 15
12   Franco Capandegui & Fernando Kurzbard 9, 5
5   Canada 15, 2, 8
4   Bolivia 6, 15, 11
13   Raul Banegas & Sergio Ortega 9, 4
4   Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller 15, 15
1   USA 12, 9
2   Mexico 15, 15
3   Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera 15, 15
14   Aaron Booker & John Maisonet 2, 1
3   Colombia 15, 15
11   5, 4
11   Hanzel Martinez & Juan José Salvatierra 11, 5
6   Michimune Kono & Yuki Nakano 15, 15
3   Colombia 2, 5
2   Mexico 15, 15
7   Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde 15, 15
10   Luis Reveron & Alejandro Santos 1, 7
10   Ecuador 7, 6
2   Mexico 15, 15
15   Alok Mehta & Thirumurugan Thiyagarajan 3, 2
2   Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno 15, 15
Winners
  Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno

References

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  1. ^ Racquetball Canada. "Competition begins for Team Canada at the 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ Kirk, Cheryl. "2016 IRF Racquetball World Championships". USA Racquetball. Team USA. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada ready for elimination round at 2016 World Racquetball Championships". SIRC. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Elimination round – Men's Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Dropbox. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Elimination round – Men's Doubles". International Racquetball Federation. Dropbox. Retrieved 3 November 2021.