2024 Racquetball World Championships – Women's singles

The International Racquetball Federation's 22nd Racquetball World Championships were held in San Antonio, Texas, USA from August 24–31, 2024.[1] This was the first time Worlds was in the USA since 1996, when it was held in Phoenix, Arizona.

Women’s singles
at the XXII Racquetball World Championships
LocationUnited States San Antonio, Texas, United States
DatesAugust 24–31, 2024
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 

The 2024 World Championships used a best of five games match format with each game to 11 points, win by 2, with rally scoring.

Mexican Paola Longoria won Women's Singles for a record extending 6th time by defeating Guatemalan Gabriela Martinez in the final, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7.[2] It was the 4th time in the last five World Championships that Longoria and Martinez met in the Women's Singles final. Longoria previously winning in 2016, 2021, 2022 and Martinez in 2018.

Tournament format

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The 2022 World Championships used a two-stage format to determine the World Champions. Initially, players competed in separate groups over three days. The results were used to seed players for the medal round with only the top two players from each group advancing to the medal round.

Women’s singles

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Preliminary round

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Group 1
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Place
  Paola Longoria 2 2 0 6 0 66 25 1
  Christine Keay 2 1 1 3 4 56 65 2
  Paula Mansilla 2 0 2 1 6 44 76 3
Group 2
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Place
  Carla Muñoz 3 3 0 8 3 148 129 1
  Kelani Lawrence 3 2 1 8 3 120 84 2
  Danielle Ramsay 3 1 2 5 6 109 109 3
  Jimena Gomez 3 0 3 1 9 54 108 4
Group 3
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Place
  Montserrat Mejia 3 3 0 9 0 99 41 1
  Cristina Amaya 3 2 1 6 4 93 75 2
  Harumi Kajino 3 1 2 4 8 78 117 3
  Ana Lucia Sarmiento 3 0 3 2 9 73 110 4
Group 4
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Place
  Angélica Barrios 3 3 0 9 2 118 78 1
  Michelle Key 3 2 1 8 4 123 105 2
  Sumin Lee 3 1 2 4 6 86 100 3
  Larissa Faeth 3 0 3 0 9 60 104 4
Group 5
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Place
  Maria Jose Vargas 3 3 0 9 2 115 82 1
  Merynanyelly Delgado 3 2 1 6 3 89 65 2
  Maria José Muñoz 3 1 2 3 6 65 87 3
  Ayako Hanashi 3 0 3 2 9 81 116 4
Group 6
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Place
  Gabriela Martinez 3 3 0 9 0 99 33 1
  Camila Rivero 3 2 1 6 4 94 72 2
  Haeok Jeong 3 1 2 4 6 63 88 3
  Paula Mansilla 3 0 3 0 9 36 99 4
Group 7
Players Pld W L GW GL PW PL Place
  Natalia Mendez 3 3 0 9 3 122 79 1
  Maria Cespedes 3 2 1 8 6 129 128 2
  Maria Renee Rodriguez 3 1 2 6 6 113 123 3
  Aisling Hickey 3 0 3 1 9 78 112 4

Medal round

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Paola Longoria 11 11 11
9   Camila Rivero 7 5 11 13 11 9   Camilla Rivero 4 9 9
8   Maria Cespedes 7 5 9 11 0 9   Paola Longoria 11 16 9 11
5   Maria Jose Vargas 13 11 11 5   Maria Jose Vargas 9 14 11 5
12   Cristina Amaya 11 6 4 5   Maria Jose Vargas 11 12 14 11 11
13   Kelani Lawrence 11 12 3 15 13   Kelani Lawrence 11 14 12 7 8
4   Angélica Barrios 6 10 11 13 1   Paola Longoria 11 6 11 12
3   Montserrat Mejia 11 11 11 6   Gabriela Martinez 5 11 9 10
14   Christie Keay 4 8 3 3   Montserrat Mejia 3 2 21
11   Michelle Key 5 11 7 2 6   Gabriela Martinez 11 11 23
6   Gabriela Martinez 11 9 11 11 6   Gabriela Martinez 9 11 11 11
7   Natalia Mendez 11 11 11 2   Carla Muñoz 11 7 5 4
10   Merynanyelly Delgado 3 8 5 7   Natalia Mendez 11 9 11 8 8
2   Carla Muñoz 7 11 6 11 11

References

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  1. ^ "XXII IRF World Racquetball Championships San Antonio 2024". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Paola Longoria gana su sexto campeonato mundial en raquetbol". La Jornada. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Women's Open - Group stage". R2 Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "XXII IRF World Championships - Women's Open - Medal round". R2 Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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