Chris Crowther is a professional racquetball player (born November 6, 1978). Crowther was the #5 player on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) at the end of the 2010-11 season, which was a career high and the sixth season he'd finished in the IRT's top 10 players. A California native, Crowther is the tallest player on the IRT and known for his strong drive serve and hard hitting playing style.

Professional Career

Crowther played his first IRT match in May 1997, losing to Cliff Swain

Cliff Swain

Cliff Swain is the player with the most tournament wins in professional racquetball history. He began playing the pro tour - International Racquetball Tour - in the 1980s and continued doing so into the 2000s. Known for his great drive serve and on court intensity, the left-handed Swain was a...

 in three games, he wasn't full time until the 2001-02 season, when he played the US Open

US Open Racquetball Championships

The US Open racquetball championship is widely acknowledged as the premier professional racquetball event. It is a Grand Slam event with men and women competing from the International Racquetball Tour and Women's Professional Racquetball Organization, respectively. It also includes divisions for...

 for the first time, making it to the Round of 16, when he again lost to Swain.

Crowther made the finals of an IRT event for the first time in September 2010 at the Cali Colombia Grand Slam event, losing to Kane Waselenchuk

Kane Waselenchuk

Kane Waselenchuk is a professional racquetball player from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Waselenchuk finished the 2010-11 season as the #1 player on the International Racquetball Tour for the 6th time. He was undefeated on court in 2010-11, with only a default loss due to illness. It was the second...

 in four games. Crowther made his second final in October 2011 at the Red Swaine Shootout in Davison, Michigan, again losing to Waselenchuk.

International Career

Crowther has represented the USA four times, three times in singles and once in doubles. In singles, he was silver medalist at the 2011 Pan American Championships, losing the final to Mexican Daniel De La Rosa. In his first appearance on Team USA in 2007, Crowther was bronze medalist at the Pan American Championships, and he also played at that event in 2009.

In doubles, Crowther was a bronze medalist with Shane Vanderson at the 2011 Pan Am Games. He played singles and doubles in the team competition of those games, helping the USA to a silver medal.

Personal

Crowther graduated from the University of California at Riverside. He currently resides in San Diego where he works for E-Force Racquetball.