XV Racquetball World Championships- South Korea 2010 - Host Seoul South Korea Dates August 13 - August 21 Men's singles Gold Rocky Carson Silver Jack Huczek Bronze Ricardo Monroy, Vincent Gagnon Women's singles Gold Rhonda Rajsich Silver Nancy Enriquez Bronze Paola Longoria, Cheryl Gudinas Men's doubles Gold Ben Croft & Mitch Williams Silver Mike Green & Tim Landeryou Bronze Cesar Castro & Jorge Hirsekorn, Alejandro Landa & Miguel Perea Women's doubles Gold Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas Silver Jackie Paraiso & Aimee Ruiz Bronze Frédérique Lambert & Brandi Jacobson Prentice, Naomi Wakimoto & Toshiko Sakamoto Men teams Champions United States Runners-up Canada Third place Bolivia, Costa Rica Women teams Champions United States Runners-up Canada Third place Mexico, South Korea
The 15th Racquetball World Championships were held in Seoul (South Korea) from August 13 to 21, 2010, with 16 men's national teams and 11 women's national teams; and several players in the singles and doubles competition.
The incumbent champions in men's and women's singles were Americans Rocky Carson and Rhonda Rajsich, respectively, and they successfully defended their titles in Seoul.
In doubles, the Americans successfully defended the men's doubles title. Mitch Williams was part of the winning team again, although in 2010 he won with Ben Croft, while in 2008 Jason Thoerner was his partner.
In women's doubles, Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas broke a 22-year streak of American victories by defeating the defending champions Jackie Paraiso and Aimee Ruiz and claiming the first women's doubles title for Mexico.
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Men's singles competition
Winner Rocky Carson
Women's singles competition
Winner Rhonda Rajsich
Men's doubles competition
Winners Ben Croft & Mitch Williams
Women's doubles competition
WinnersPaola Longoria & Samantha Salas
Men's team competition
WinnersUnited States
Women's team competition
WinnersUnited States
See also Racquetball World Championships
References
External links Official website IRF website