2018 Racquetball World Championships – Women's Singles

The International Racquetball Federation's 19th Racquetball World Championships were held in San José, Costa Rica from August 10–18. This was the first time Worlds had been in Costa Rica, and the first time a Central American country hosted the event.

XIX Racquetball World Championships - Costa Rica 2018 -
Host	San José, Costa Rica
Dates	August 10–18
Men's singles
Women's singles
Gold	Gabriela Martinez
Silver	Paola Longoria
Bronze	Natalia Mendez Maria Jose Vargas
Men's doubles
Women's doubles

In 2016, Mexican Paola Longoria won her third World Championship in Women's Singles, which tied her with Cheryl Gudinas and Michelle Gould for most World Championships in Women's Singles. Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala was Longoria's opponent in the final, and she was a surprise finalist, as she was only 16 years old, although she was the World Junior Champion in Girl's U16.[1] Also, neither American player - Michelle Key or Rhonda Rajsich - made the podium, which was the first time a USA woman had not finished in the top three in World Championship history.[2]

Tournament format

The 2018 World Championships used a two-stage format with an initial group stage that was a round robin with the results used to seed players for a medal round.

Group stage

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Pool A

Player	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
Paola Longoria	2	2	0	4	0	60	14	4
Jin Seok	2	1	1	2	2	33	38	3
Harumi Kajino	2	0	2	0	4	12	53	2

Pool B

Player	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
Rhonda Rajsich	2	2	0	4	0	60	11	4
Naomi Wakimoto	2	1	1	2	3	43	51	3
Young Ock Lee	2	0	2	1	4	27	68	2

Pool C

Player	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
Samantha Salas	3	3	0	6	1	98	32	6
Carla Muñoz	3	2	1	4	3	78	73	5
Jenny Daza	3	1	2	4	4	77	89	4
Donna Ryder	3	0	3	0	6	31	90	3

Pool D

Player	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
Maria Renee Rodriguez	3	3	0	6	2	101	64	6
Sheryl Lotts	3	2	1	5	2	85	65	5
Aisling Hickey	3	1	2	3	4	77	81	4
Lilian Zea	3	0	3	0	6	29	90	3

Pool E

Player	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
Yasmine Sabja	3	3	0	6	0	90	30	6
Frédérique Lambert	3	2	1	4	2	82	54	5
Alejandra Jimenez	3	1	2	2	4	59	68	4
Josefa Parada	3	0	3	0	6	11	90	3

Pool F

Player	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
Gabriela Martinez	3	3	0	6	0	90	25	6
Adriana Riveros	3	2	1	4	2	70	59	5
Maria Jose Vargas	3	1	2	2	4	60	64	4
Maricruz Ortiz	3	0	3	0	6	18	90	3

Pool G

Player	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	PF	PA	Points
Natalia Mendez	3	3	0	6	0	90	28	6
Cristina Amaya	3	2	1	4	2	54	47	5
Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo	3	1	2	2	5	49	90	4
Jen Saunders	3	0	3	1	6	44	77	3

Medal round

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semi finals					Finals
	1	Paola Longoria
	32	BYE
						1	Paola Longoria	15, 15
						17	Jenny Daza	2, 11
	17	Jenny Daza	15, 15
	16	Young Ock Lee	0, 6
											1	Paola Longoria	15, 15
											9	Adriana Riveros	7, 1
	9	Adriana Riveros	15, 15
	24	Josefa Parada	0, 4
						9	Adriana Riveros	15, 11, 11
						8	Cristina Amaya	6, 15, 9
	25	Lilian Zea	1, 4
	8	Cristina Amaya	15, 15
																1	Paola Longoria	6, 15, 11
																20	Maria Jose Vargas	15, 2, 7
	5	Yasmine Sabja
		BYE
						5	Yasmine Sabja	7, 15, 11
							Carla Muñoz	15, 4, 6
	21	Merynanyelly Delgado	12, 7
	12	Carla Muñoz	15, 15
											5	Yasmine Sabja	2, 7
											20	Maria Jose Vargas	15, 15
	13	Naomi Wakimoto	9, 4
	20	Maria Jose Vargas	15, 15
						20	Maria Jose Vargas	14, 15, 11
						4	Maria Renee Rodriguez	15, 1, 5
	29	BYE
	4	Maria Renee Rodriguez
																					1	Paola Longoria	15, 6, 6
																					6	Gabriela Martinez	8, 15, 11
	3	Samantha Salas
	30	BYE
						3	Samantha Salas	15, 15
						14	Jin Seok	3, 3
	19	Alejandra Jiménez	8, 9
	14	Jin Seok	15, 15
											3	Samantha Salas	4, 12
											6	Gabriela Martinez	15, 15
	11	Sheryl Lotts	10, 1
	22	Jen Saunders	15, 15
						22	Jen Saunders	2, 5
						6	Gabriela Martinez	15, 15
	27	BYE
	6	Gabriela Martinez
																6	Gabriela Martinez	15, 15
																7	Natalia Mendez	8, 3
	7	Natalia Mendez	15, 15
	26	Donna Ryder	2, 2
						7	Natalia Mendez	15, 15
						10	Frédérique Lambert	8, 8
	23	Maricruz Ortiz	4, 5
	10	Frédérique Lambert	15, 15
											7	Natalia Mendez	15, 15
											2	Rhonda Rajsich	1, 13
	15	Harumi Kajino	12, 15, 11
	18	Aisling Hickey	15, 11, 8
						15	Harumi Kajino	7, 5
						2	Rhonda Rajsich	15, 15
	31	BYE
	2	Rhonda Rajsich

Women's Singles Winner
Gabriela Martinez

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References

1. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cv7kwvq1yhy5sd0/AADbX0qSNS-PlEI0YkmWG5xva/2-World-Girls/Llave-W-Girls-16-Singles-2.pdf?dl=0
2. http://theracquetballblog.blogspot.ca/2016/07/mexico-wins-1st-overall-team-title-at.html
3. http://www.internationalracquetball.com
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-09-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)