The International Racquetball Federation's 22nd Racquetball World Championships were held in San Antonio, Texas, United States from August 24–31, 2024. This was the first time that Worlds was held in the USA since 1996, when it was held in Phoenix, Arizona.
The 2024 World Championships used a best of five games match format with each game to 11 points, win by 2, with rally scoring.
Americans Daniel De La Rosa and Hollie Scott defeated Mexicans Javier Mar and Montserrat Mejia in the final, 11–9, 10–12, 11–9, 14–12, to win mixed doubles, which was a first for both them and the USA. This was De La Rosa's second title in San Antonio, as he also won men's singles.
Tournament format The 2024 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.
Men's doubles Preliminary round Source:
Group 1 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPlace Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia 2 2 0 6 2 80 55 1 Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera 2 1 1 5 3 73 65 2 Yuki Nakano & Saki Kokido 2 0 2 0 6 33 66 3
Group 2 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPlace Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez 2 3 0 6 1 72 49 1 Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray 2 1 1 4 3 64 57 2 Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón de León 2 0 2 0 6 37 67 3
Group 3 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPlace Angélica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso 3 3 0 9 1 109 50 1 Gunhee Lee & Sumin Lee 3 2 1 6 6 108 99 2 Juan Francisco Cueva & Ana Lucia Sarmiento 3 1 2 5 6 86 105 3 Cristina Amaya & Carlo Papini 3 0 3 2 9 67 116 4
Group 4 PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPlace Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott 3 3 0 9 3 123 97 1 Valeria Centellas & Gerson Miranda Martínez 3 2 1 8 4 116 102 2 Andrés Acuña & Larissa Faeth 3 1 2 5 6 98 100 3 Patrick Hanley & Aisling Hickey 3 0 3 0 9 61 99 4
Medal round Source:
References
External links IRF website