XIX Racquetball World Championships- Costa Rica 2018 - Host Guatemala City, Guatemala Dates August 10–18 Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Gold Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas Silver Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich Bronze Maria Rene Rodriguez & Gabriela Martínez Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez
The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 26 to December 6, 2021. This was the first time that Worlds had been held in Guatemala, and was the second consecutive time a Central American country had hosted the event, after Costa Rica in 2018.
In 2021, Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas won their fourth World Championship in women's doubles, which is the most by a partnership. They are now tied for second most Worlds doubles titles with fellow Mexicans Álvaro Beltrán and Javier Moreno. Longoria and Salas defeated Americans Kelani Lawrence and Rhonda Rajsich in the final, 15–14, 15–6.
Tournament format The 2021 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.
Group stage Pool A PlayersPldWLGFGAPFPAPoints Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas 2 2 0 4 0 60 26 4 Gabriela Martínez & Maria Renee Rodriguez 2 1 1 2 2 52 34 3 Paula Mansilla & Carla Muñoz 2 0 2 0 4 8 60 2
Pool B PlayersPldWLGFGAPFPAPoints Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez 2 2 0 4 0 60 24 4 Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich 2 1 1 2 2 45 37 3 Frédérique Lambert & Alexis Iwaasa 2 0 2 0 4 16 60 2
Pool C PlayersPldWLGFGAPFPAPoints Gabriela Martínez & Maria Rene Rodriguez 3 3 0 6 0 90 34 6 Maria Paz Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento 3 2 1 4 2 67 66 5 Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme 3 1 2 2 4 63 78 4 Majella Haverty & Katie Kenny 3 0 3 0 6 48 90 3
Medal round
Winners Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
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