The 2023 Pan American Championships were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, April 1–8. Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso won Men's Singles for the second consecutive year, and Montserrat Mejia won Women's Singles for the first time. Moscoso's win was the fourth consecutive Bolivian gold in Men's Singles, as Carlos Keller won the two events prior to Moscoso. Mejia is the second Mexican woman to win Women's Singles after Paola Longoria.
Mejia also won Women's Doubles with Alexandra Herrera, with fellow Mexicans Rodrigo Montoya and Eduardo Portillo winning Men's Doubles. Meija is the 3rd women to win both Women's Singles and Doubles in the same year after Longoria (4 times) and American Rhonda Rajsich (once). Moscoso won the Mixed Doubles title with Angélica Barrios, so he is the first player to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the Pan American Championships.
The 2023 Pan American Championships were the qualifying event for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, so players played for all of the places from first on down. The top 10 men's and women's teams qualified for the Pan American Games with the top three teams plus Chile, as the host nation, allowed to send 3 athletes to Chile, and the other six nations allowed to send 2 athletes, so a total of 24 men and 24 women will compete in racquetball in Chile.
Because of the time needed to complete the Pan Am Games qualifying, there was no Team competition this year's Pan American Championships.
Some of the matches, including all of the finals, from Guatemala were covered on the PanAm Sports Channel.
Tournament format The competition had five events: Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Each individual event had a group stage followed by a medal round. The results of the group stage were used to seed players for the medal round. The group stage began April 1 and concluded April 3. The medal round began April 4 and concluded April 8.
Participating nations A total of 63 athletes (34 men & 29 women) from 14 countries participated.
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists Men's eventsSinglesDoubles Women's eventsSinglesDoubles Mixed eventsDoubles
Men's singles
Preliminary round Group 1 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Carlos Keller 2 2 0 6 2 85 76 1 Diego Garcia 2 1 1 4 3 68 63 2 Edwin Galicia 2 0 2 1 6 65 79 3
Group 2 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Jake Bredenbeck 2 2 0 6 0 70 41 1 Juan Salvatierra 2 1 1 3 3 55 62 2 Fernando Kurzbard 2 0 2 0 6 47 69 3
Group 3 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Conrrado Moscoso 2 2 0 6 0 66 33 1 Trevor Webb 2 1 1 3 3 127 101 5 Ramón de León 2 0 2 0 6 49 70 3
Group 4 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Thomas Carter 3 3 0 9 0 99 39 1 Jose Daniel Ugalde 3 2 1 6 3 78 59 2 Set Cubillos 3 1 2 3 6 60 81 3 Ronal Cardona 3 0 3 0 9 41 99 4
Group 5 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Samuel Murray 3 0 3 9 1 104 62 1 Andrés Acuña 3 2 1 7 3 100 60 2 Diego Gatica 3 1 2 3 6 23 66 3 Abraham Mercado 3 0 3 0 9 27 66 4
Group 6 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Eduardo Portillo 3 3 0 9 1 110 56 1 Juan Francisco Cueva 3 2 1 7 4 107 98 2 Maikel Moyet 3 1 2 3 6 77 92 3 Carlos Medrano 3 0 3 1 9 66 114 4
Group 6 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Andree Parrilla 3 3 0 9 0 102 52 1 Gabriel Garcia 3 2 1 6 3 85 65 2 Yandy Espinosa 3 1 2 3 7 67 97 3 Rafael Gatica 3 0 3 1 9 68 108 4
Medal round
Note: Samuel Murray was injured in the group stage in Canada's doubles match versus Mexico, so Coby Iwaasa was substituted for him in the singles medal round.
Men's doubles
Group 1 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo 2 2 0 5 2 80 56 1 Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray 2 1 1 5 2 67 61 2 Fernando Kurzbard & Daniel Maggi 2 0 2 0 6 37 67 3
Note: Murray was injured in the 5th game of Canada's match versus Mexico, and Canada forfeited that match. Due to the injury, Trevor Webb was substituted for Murray in the medal round.
Group 2 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso 3 3 0 9 1 109 58 1 Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck 3 2 1 7 4 106 87 2 Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer 3 1 2 4 6 82 99 3 Ronal Cardona & Eduardo Medrano 3 0 3 0 9 46 99 4
Group 3 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia 3 3 0 9 3 129 84 1 Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde 3 2 1 7 3 95 85 2 Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet 3 1 2 3 8 90 108 3 Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado 3 0 3 4 9 98 135 4
Medal Round
Women's singles
Preliminary round Group 1 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Angélica Barrios 2 2 0 6 0 68 39 1 Carla Muñoz 2 1 1 3 3 57 54 2 Anna Aguilar 2 0 2 0 6 35 67 3
Group 2 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Natalia Mendez 2 2 0 6 0 67 39 1 Cristina Amaya 2 1 1 3 3 57 51 2 Maria José Muñoz 2 0 2 0 6 32 66 3
Group 3 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Gabriela Martinez 3 3 0 9 0 99 37 1 Yasmine Sabja 3 2 1 3 3 59 49 2 Paula Mansilla 3 1 2 3 6 57 74 3 Samira Ferrer Marcilli 3 0 3 0 6 11 66 4
Group 4 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank María José Vargas 3 3 0 9 1 108 53 1 Maria Paz Muñoz 3 2 1 7 4 103 81 2 Maria Paz Riquelme 3 1 2 3 8 80 110 3 Jimena Gomez 3 0 3 3 9 76 123 4
Group 5 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Paola Longoria 3 3 0 9 0 99 44 1 Rhonda Rajsich 3 2 1 6 5 110 114 2 Merynanyelly Delgado 3 1 2 5 8 118 138 3 Juliette Parent 3 0 3 2 9 88 119 4
Group 6 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Montserrat Mejia 3 3 0 9 1 109 70 1 Erika Manilla 3 2 1 6 4 102 93 2 Maricruz Ortiz 3 1 2 5 6 97 95 3 Michèle Morissette 3 0 3 0 9 50 100 4
Medal round
Women's doubles
Preliminary round Group 1 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez 2 2 0 6 1 74 60 1 Valeria Centellas & Natalia Méndez 2 1 1 4 3 66 59 2 Michèle Morissette & Danielle Ramsay 2 0 2 0 6 46 67 3
Group 2 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia 2 2 0 6 1 76 48 1 Erika Manilla & Michelle Key 2 1 1 4 3 70 67 2 Carla Muñoz & Paula Javiera Mansilla Sid 3 0 2 0 6 35 66 3
Group 3 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Angélica Barrios & Jenny Daza 3 3 0 9 2 120 74 1 Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme 3 2 1 7 4 93 102 2 Maria José Muñoz & Ana Sarmiento 3 1 2 5 8 119 117 3 Maricruz Ortiz & Jimena Gomez 3 0 3 2 9 75 114 4
Medal round
Mixed doubles
Group 1 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Rodrigo Montoya & Paola Longoria 3 3 0 9 0 99 48 1 Juan Salvatierra & Gabriela Martinez 3 2 1 6 4 97 80 2 Coby Iwaasa & Danielle Ramsay 3 1 2 4 6 81 98 3 Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón de León 3 0 3 0 9 48 99 4
Group 2 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Angélica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso 3 3 0 9 2 116 79 1 Jaime Mansilla & Carla Muñoz 3 2 1 6 4 100 77 2 Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz 3 1 2 6 6 102 110 3 Samira Ferrer Marcilli & Maikel Moyet 3 0 3 0 9 47 99 4
Group 3 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLRank Diego Garcia & Maria Jose Vargas 3 3 0 9 1 110 78 1 Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key 3 2 1 7 5 133 118 2 Juan Francisco Cueva & Maria Paz Muñoz 3 1 2 5 6 114 124 3 Cristina Amaya & Set Cubillos 3 0 3 0 9 66 103 4
Medal Round
2023 Pan American Games Qualifying Playdowns
Men's Singles
3rd place
Note: Bredenbeck won by forfeit.
5th-8th place
Note: Parrilla won by forfeit against Portillo.
9th-16th place
Note: Ugalde won by forfeit against Cueva.
Note: Salvatierra won by forfeit against Galicia. Galicia won over Kurzbard by injury forfeit.
17th-25th place
21st-24th place
Men's Doubles
5th-8th place
Note: Canada and Guatemala defeated Argentina by injury default.
9th-11th place
Men's qualifying standings
Place Men's singlesMen's doubles1 Conrrado Moscoso Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo2 Carlos Keller Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso3 Jake Bredenbeck Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck4 Diego Garcia Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia5 Andree Parrilla Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde6 Eduardo Portillo Coby Iwaasa & Trevor Webb7 Andrés Acuña Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer8 Trevor Webb Fernando Kurzbard & Daniel Maggi9 Coby Iwaasa Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet10 Jose Daniel Ugalde Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado11 Thomas Carter Ronal Cardona & Eduardo Medrano12 Gabriel Garcia13 Juan Salvatierra14 Juan Francisco Cueva15 Edwin Galicia16 Fernando Kurzbard17 Set Cubillos18 Maikel Moyet 19 Ramón de León20 Diego Gatica21 Carlos Medrano22 Abraham Mercado23 Rafael Gatica24 Yandy Espinosa25 Ronal Cardona
Women's Singles
3rd place
Note: Mendez won by forfeit.
5th-8th place
Note: Martinez won by forfeit against Amaya.
9th-16th place
Note: Maria Paz Muñoz won by forfeit against Maria José Muñoz.
17th-25th place
Note: Parent had a forfeit win over Morissette, and Mansilla had a forfeit win over Riquelme.
21st-22nd place
Women's Doubles
5th-8th place
9th place
Women's qualifying standings
Place Women's singlesWomen's doubles1 Montserrat Mejia Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia2 Maria Jose Vargas Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez3 Natalia Mendez Angélica Barrios & Jenny Daza4 Maricruz Ortiz Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez5 Paola Longoria Erika Manilla & Michelle Key6 Yasmine Sabja Maria José Muñoz & Ana Sarmiento7 Gabriela Martinez Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme8 Cristina Amaya Michèle Morissette & Danielle Ramsay9 Angélica Barrios Jimena Gomez & Maricruz Ortiz10 Carla Muñoz11 Erika Manilla12 Maria Paz Muñoz13 Merynanyelly Delgado14 Maria José Muñoz15 Rhonda Rajsich16 Anna Aguilar17 Juliette Parent18 Michèle Morissette19 Paula Mansilla20 Maria Paz Riquelme21 Jimena Gomez22 Samira Ferrer Marcilli
Mixed Doubles
5th-8th place
Note: Ecuador's win over Colombia was by forfeit.
9th-12th place
Note: The Dominican Republic defeated Costa Rica by forfeit.
Mixed Doubles qualifying standings
Place Mixed doubles1 Angélica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso2 Paola Longoria & Rodrigo Montoya3 Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key4 Diego Garcia & Maria Jose Vargas5 Juan Francisco Cueva & Maria José Muñoz6 Cristina Amaya & Set Cubillos7 Gabriela Martinez & Juan Salvatierra8 Jaime Mansilla & Carla Muñoz9 Coby Iwaasa & Danielle Ramsay10 Ramón de León & Merynanyelly Delgado11 Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz12 Samira Ferrer Marcilli & Maikel Moyet
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