International Racquetball Tour
The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) is the leading professional racquetball organization for men's competition. It was founded in 1991 and is the successor to previous iterations of the tour by different names. Professional Men's racquetball events have been offered since 1973.[1] Events are played mostly in the USA.
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| Sport | Racquetball |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Countries | International |
| Headquarters | Alexandria, VA |
| Official website | www |
Mike Grisz became CEO of the IRT in January 2019.[2] He succeeded John Scott, who became CEO in June 2017, when the IRT was taken over by E.J. Promotions Inc.[3] Previously, Jason Mannino, a former pro player, served as IRT President.,[4] who succeeded Dave Negrete in 2009. Negrete was Commissioner from 2001 to 2009. Initially, Mannino continued to play on the tour during the 2009-2010 season as well as serve as the IRT's leader, but retired at the end of that season to concentrate on being IRT President.
Rules of play
IRT matches primarily use the rules as set out by USA Racquetball.[5] IRT matches were best of five games to 11 points each beginning in 1981 with each game won by a minimum of two points[6] (e.g., a 12-10 score can end a game, but 11-10 cannot). But in the middle of the 2017-18 season, the IRT changed its match scoring from best of 5 games to 11 points to a best of 3 games with the first 2 games to 15 points and the tie-breaker to 11.[7] Moreover, each of the three games was win by 1 point rather than 2 points, as it was under the previous rule with games to 11 points. The rule came into effect at the start of the 2018 calendar year.
Beginning in the 2010-2011 season, the IRT has changed its service rule so that players get two opportunities to put the ball into play (two serve rule),[8] as in tennis where players are allowed two faults before losing a point. Since the 1990s, the IRT had been using a one serve rule, so a fault serve resulted in an immediate loss of serve.
Results
2019-2020 (Tier 1 and Grand Slam Events)
| Event | Winner | Runner Up | Semi Finalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 2019 Atlanta Open[9]
Lilburn, Georgia, September 5–8, 2019 |
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| 2019 Valentine Open[10]
Laurel, Maryland, September 19–22, 2019 |
15-(-1), 11-15, 11-4 |
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| 2019 UnitedHealthcare US Open[11] Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 2–6, 2019 |
15-12, 15-7 |
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| Arizona State Pro-Am[12]
Tempe, Arizona, October 24–27, 2019 |
15-4, 15-7 |
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| Los Compadres Auto Sales Open[13]
Fullerton, California, October 31-November 3, 2019 |
9-15, 15-14, 11-10 |
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| John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions[14]
Portland, December 5–8, 2019 |
15-7, 15-8 |
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| Longhorn Open[15]
Austin, Texas, January 17–19, 2020 |
15-9, 15-10 |
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| 42nd Annual Lewis Drug Pro-Am[16]
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, January 23–26, 2020 |
15-14, 15-9 |
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| Lou Bradley Memorial[17]
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, January 30-February 2, 2020 |
15-2, 15-3 |
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| 2020 Shamrock Shootout Lombard, Illinois, March 12–15, 2020 |
15-3, 15-5 |
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| World Doubles plus Singles Denver, Colorado, April 30-May 3, 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
| Florida Pro-Am Sarasota, Florida, May 14–17, 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
| Suivant Consulting Pro-Am Lilburn, Georgia, June 11–14, 2020 |
Postponed due to COVID-19 | |||
Season summaries (Tier I and Grand Slam Events)
| Season | Tournament Wins[18] | US Open winner |
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Note: The US Open Racquetball Championships began in November 1996.
Rankings at season's end
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| Position | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 |
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| Position | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 | 1992–1993 | 1993–1994 | 1994–1995 |
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| Position | 1985–1986 | 1986–1987 | 1987–1988 | 1988–1989 | 1989–1990 |
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| Position | 1981–1982 | 1982–1983 | 1983–1984 | 1984–1985 |
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Most seasons in top 10
| Player | Years in Top 10 | |
| 1. | | 20 |
| 2. | | 20 |
| 3. | | 17 |
| 4. | | 16 |
| 4. | | 15 |
| 6. | | 12 |
| 7. | | 11 |
| 8. | | 10 |
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Year-end number 1
| Years ended No. 1 | ||
| 1. | Kane Waselenchuk | 13 |
| 2. | Cliff Swain | 6 |
| 3. | Sudsy Monchik | 5 |
| 3. | Mike Yellen | 5 |
| 5. | Rocky Carson | 2 |
| 6. | Ruben Gonzalez | 1 |
| 6. | Marty Hogan | 1 |
| 6. | Jack Huczek | 1 |
| 6. | Drew Katchtik | 1 |
| 6. | Jason Mannino | 1 |
| 6. | Dave Peck | 1 |
| 6. | Mike Ray | 1 |
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gollark: Oh, we retroactively overwrote 1294712849 style guides.
gollark: Greetings, mortal.
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gollark: You don't have retrocausal datalinks?
References
- "Racquetball Pro Tour Naming History".
- Ruiz, Aimee. "Q&A with IRT CEO, Mike Grisz". International Racquetball Tour. IRT. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- "E.J. Promotions Inc. Purchases IRT and IRT Network". IRT Tour. IRT. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Home". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-05-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Boss, Todd. "History of major tour rule changes". Pro Racquetball Stats. Pro Racquetball Stats. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- Diesel, Kelly R. (2017-12-20). "New Year's Rule Changes". IRT. IRT. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Home". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "2019 Atlanta Open". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "MWRA Season IRT Pro-AM". www.r2sports.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Men's Singles IRT Pro Main Single Elimination - Racquetball - 2019 UnitedHealthcare US OPEN Racquetball Championships".
- "Men's Singles IRT Pro". International Racquetball Tour. R2 Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "2019 IRT Los Compadres Auto Sales Open". R2 Sports. R2 Sports. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions". R2 Sports. R2 Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "2020 Longhorn Open - IRT Singles Draw". R2 Sports. R2 Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "42nd Lewis Drug Pro-Am". R2 Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "22nd Annual Lou Bradley Memorial". R2 Sports. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Pro Racquetball Stats Tour Selection Page". Pro Racquetball Stats. Todd Boss. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Pro Racquetball Stats".
- "Home". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "2015-2016 IRT Rankings". irt-tour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Pro Racquetball Stats".
External links
- "Official Website". Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour
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