Racquetball World Championships
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The World Racquetball Championships, organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF), were first held in 1981. The second World Championships were in 1984, and have been held every two years since.
The World Championships have two parts. An individual competition, where every player competes for himself or herself, or in the case of doubles, themselves, and also a team competition, where men's and women's teams from each country compete against each other in a best of three matches: two singles matches and a doubles match. The overall team title is a sum of the men's and women's team performances.
The World Championships have two parts. An individual competition, where every player competes for himself or herself, or in the case of doubles, themselves, and also a team competition, where men's and women's teams from each country compete against each other in a best of three matches: two singles matches and a doubles match. The overall team title is a sum of the men's and women's team performances.
IRF World Championships | |||||
Year | Host | Men's Team | Women's Team | Overall/Combined | |
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I | 1981 | USA | - | - | USA |
II | 1984 | USA | USA | USA | USA |
III | 1986 | USA | Canada | USA | USA |
IV | 1988 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Canada | USA | USA |
V | 1990 | Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
USA | USA | USA |
VI | 1992 | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
USA | USA | USA |
VII | 1994 | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
USA | USA | USA |
VIII | 1996 | USA | Canada | USA | USA |
IX | 1998 | Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America... |
USA | USA | USA |
X | 2000 | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Canada | USA | Canada |
XI 2002 Racquetball World Championships The 11th Racquetball World Championships were held in San Juan from August 3 to August 10, 2002, with 32 men's national teams and 19 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
2002 2002 Racquetball World Championships The 11th Racquetball World Championships were held in San Juan from August 3 to August 10, 2002, with 32 men's national teams and 19 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... |
Canada | USA | USA |
XII 2004 Racquetball World Championships The 12th Racquetball World Championships were held in Anyang from July 30 to August 7, 2004, with 17 men's national teams and 14 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
2004 2004 Racquetball World Championships The 12th Racquetball World Championships were held in Anyang from July 30 to August 7, 2004, with 17 men's national teams and 14 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
USA | USA | USA |
XIII 2006 Racquetball World Championships The 13th Racquetball World Championships were held in Santo Domingo from August 3 to 13, with 22 men's national teams and 18 women's national teams in the national teams competition; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:-Men's final standings:-Women's... |
2006 2006 Racquetball World Championships The 13th Racquetball World Championships were held in Santo Domingo from August 3 to 13, with 22 men's national teams and 18 women's national teams in the national teams competition; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:-Men's final standings:-Women's... |
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
USA | USA | USA |
XIV 2008 Racquetball World Championships The 14th Racquetball World Championships were held in Kingscourt from August 2 to 9, 2008, with 22 men's national teams and 15 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
2008 2008 Racquetball World Championships The 14th Racquetball World Championships were held in Kingscourt from August 2 to 9, 2008, with 22 men's national teams and 15 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
USA | USA | USA |
XV 2010 Racquetball World Championships The 15th Racquetball World Championships are being held in Seoul from August 13 to 21, 2010, with 16 men's national teams and 11 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.... |
2010 2010 Racquetball World Championships The 15th Racquetball World Championships are being held in Seoul from August 13 to 21, 2010, with 16 men's national teams and 11 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.... |
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
USA | USA | USA |
IRF World Championships - Individual Competitions | ||||||
Year | Host | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | |
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I | 1981 | USA | Ed Andrews | Cindy Baxter | Mark Malowitz & Jeff Kwartler | Mary Ann Cluess & Karen Borga |
II | 1984 | USA | Ross Harvey | Mary Dee | Stan Wright & Steve Trent | Carol French & Malia Kamahoahoa |
III | 1986 | USA | Egan Inoue Egan Inoue Egan Inoue is an American multi-sport athlete. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist who has competed internationally in Jiu-Jitsu and also MMA. He is also a racquetball player who has won two world championships.... |
Cindy Baxter | Jack Nolan & Todd O'Neil | Carol McFetridge & Marion Sicotte |
IV | 1988 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Andy Roberts | Heather Stupp | Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski | Diane Green & Trina Rasmussen |
V | 1990 | Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
Egan Inoue Egan Inoue Egan Inoue is an American multi-sport athlete. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist who has competed internationally in Jiu-Jitsu and also MMA. He is also a racquetball player who has won two world championships.... |
Heather Stupp | Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski | Malia Bailey & Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... |
VI | 1992 | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Chris Cole | Michelle Gould Michelle Gould (racquetball player) Michelle Gould , born December 22, 1970, was an American racquetball player. She was the dominant player in women's racquetball in the 1990s based on a strong drive serve game... |
Doug Ganim & Eric Muller | Malia Bailey & Robin Levine |
VII | 1994 | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Sherman Greenfeld Sherman Greenfeld Sherman Greenfeld is a former Canadian professional racquetball player from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Greenfeld won two World Championships and 10 Canadian Championships, and was the dominant racquetball player in Canada during the 1980s and 1990s... |
Michelle Gould Michelle Gould (racquetball player) Michelle Gould , born December 22, 1970, was an American racquetball player. She was the dominant player in women's racquetball in the 1990s based on a strong drive serve game... |
John Ellis & Eric Muller | Laura Fenton & Jackie Paraiso Gibson Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... |
VIII | 1996 | USA | Todd O'Neil | Michelle Gould Michelle Gould (racquetball player) Michelle Gould , born December 22, 1970, was an American racquetball player. She was the dominant player in women's racquetball in the 1990s based on a strong drive serve game... |
Adam Karp & Bill Sell | Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... |
IX | 1998 | Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America... |
Sherman Greenfeld Sherman Greenfeld Sherman Greenfeld is a former Canadian professional racquetball player from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Greenfeld won two World Championships and 10 Canadian Championships, and was the dominant racquetball player in Canada during the 1980s and 1990s... |
Christie Van Hees Christie Van Hees Christie Van Hees is a Canadian racquetball player. Van Hees was the number one women's professional player at the end of the 2004-2005, but after playing only two events in the 2008-09 Women's Professional Racquetball Organization , fell to #19.- Professional career :Van Hees's three US Open... |
Adam Karp & Bill Sell | Joy Mackenzie & Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... |
X | 2000 | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Alvaro Beltran Alvaro Beltran Alvaro Beltrán , is a Mexican professional racquetball player. Beltrán was ranked fourth on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2008-09 season during which Beltrán was the only player to beat Kane Waselenchuk, who was the #1 player that season... |
Cheryl Gudinas Cheryl Gudinas Holmes Cheryl Gudinas is an American racquetball player. She has been one of the dominant players from the 1990s into the 2000s.-Professional career:... |
Luis Bustilos & Javier Moreno | Kersten Hallander & Kim Russell |
XI 2002 Racquetball World Championships The 11th Racquetball World Championships were held in San Juan from August 3 to August 10, 2002, with 32 men's national teams and 19 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
2002 2002 Racquetball World Championships The 11th Racquetball World Championships were held in San Juan from August 3 to August 10, 2002, with 32 men's national teams and 19 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... |
Jack Huczek Jack Huczek Jack Huczek is an American professional racquetball player. Huczek was the #1 men's professional player at the end of the 2006-2007 International Racquetball Tour season, and was #3 at the end of the 2008-09 season. Retired from Professional Racquetball on May 24, 2011... |
Cheryl Gudinas Cheryl Gudinas Holmes Cheryl Gudinas is an American racquetball player. She has been one of the dominant players from the 1990s into the 2000s.-Professional career:... |
Polo Gutierrez & Gilberto Mejia | Jackie Paraiso Rice Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... & Kim Russell |
XII 2004 Racquetball World Championships The 12th Racquetball World Championships were held in Anyang from July 30 to August 7, 2004, with 17 men's national teams and 14 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
2004 2004 Racquetball World Championships The 12th Racquetball World Championships were held in Anyang from July 30 to August 7, 2004, with 17 men's national teams and 14 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Jack Huczek Jack Huczek Jack Huczek is an American professional racquetball player. Huczek was the #1 men's professional player at the end of the 2006-2007 International Racquetball Tour season, and was #3 at the end of the 2008-09 season. Retired from Professional Racquetball on May 24, 2011... |
Cheryl Gudinas Cheryl Gudinas Holmes Cheryl Gudinas is an American racquetball player. She has been one of the dominant players from the 1990s into the 2000s.-Professional career:... |
Shane Vanderson Shane Vanderson Shane Vanderson is a professional racquetball player . Vanderson was the #5 player at the end of three seasons: 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10. Vanderson has been in the top 10 every season since he began playing the IRT full time in the 2003-04 season... & Mike Dennison |
Jackie Paraiso Rice Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... & Kim Russell |
XIII 2006 Racquetball World Championships The 13th Racquetball World Championships were held in Santo Domingo from August 3 to 13, with 22 men's national teams and 18 women's national teams in the national teams competition; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:-Men's final standings:-Women's... |
2006 2006 Racquetball World Championships The 13th Racquetball World Championships were held in Santo Domingo from August 3 to 13, with 22 men's national teams and 18 women's national teams in the national teams competition; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:-Men's final standings:-Women's... |
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
Jack Huczek Jack Huczek Jack Huczek is an American professional racquetball player. Huczek was the #1 men's professional player at the end of the 2006-2007 International Racquetball Tour season, and was #3 at the end of the 2008-09 season. Retired from Professional Racquetball on May 24, 2011... |
Christie Van Hees Christie Van Hees Christie Van Hees is a Canadian racquetball player. Van Hees was the number one women's professional player at the end of the 2004-2005, but after playing only two events in the 2008-09 Women's Professional Racquetball Organization , fell to #19.- Professional career :Van Hees's three US Open... |
Alvaro Beltran Alvaro Beltran Alvaro Beltrán , is a Mexican professional racquetball player. Beltrán was ranked fourth on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2008-09 season during which Beltrán was the only player to beat Kane Waselenchuk, who was the #1 player that season... & Javier Moreno |
Aimee Ruiz & Laura Fenton |
XIV 2008 Racquetball World Championships The 14th Racquetball World Championships were held in Kingscourt from August 2 to 9, 2008, with 22 men's national teams and 15 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
2008 2008 Racquetball World Championships The 14th Racquetball World Championships were held in Kingscourt from August 2 to 9, 2008, with 22 men's national teams and 15 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.-Men's team competition:... |
Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
Rocky Carson Rocky Carson Rocky Carson is an American professional racquetball player . Carson is the current racquetball World Champion, a title he also won in 2008. Carson was the #1 player on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2007-08 season., and finished ranked 3rd at the end of the 2009-10 season... |
Rhonda Rajsich Rhonda Rajsich Rhonda Rajsich is an American racquetball player. She is the reigning two time racquetball World Champion and has won four US Open championships - more than any other woman... |
Jason Thoerner & Mitch Williams | Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... |
XV 2010 Racquetball World Championships The 15th Racquetball World Championships are being held in Seoul from August 13 to 21, 2010, with 16 men's national teams and 11 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.... |
2010 2010 Racquetball World Championships The 15th Racquetball World Championships are being held in Seoul from August 13 to 21, 2010, with 16 men's national teams and 11 women's national teams; and several players in the Singles and Doubles competition.... |
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Rocky Carson Rocky Carson Rocky Carson is an American professional racquetball player . Carson is the current racquetball World Champion, a title he also won in 2008. Carson was the #1 player on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2007-08 season., and finished ranked 3rd at the end of the 2009-10 season... |
Rhonda Rajsich Rhonda Rajsich Rhonda Rajsich is an American racquetball player. She is the reigning two time racquetball World Champion and has won four US Open championships - more than any other woman... |
Ben Croft & Mitch Williams | Paola Longoria Paola Longoria Paola Michelle Longoria López is a Mexican racquetball player. She is the first Mexican woman to attain the #1 ranking on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization tour, doing so at the end of the 2008-09 season and at the end of 2009-2010 season as well... & Samantha Salas Solis |
List of Multiple World Champions
Champion | Singles Championships | Doubles Championships | Total |
Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso Jackie Paraiso is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons... |
0 | 7 | 7 |
Michelle Gould | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Cheryl Gudinas Holmes Cheryl Gudinas Holmes Cheryl Gudinas is an American racquetball player. She has been one of the dominant players from the 1990s into the 2000s.-Professional career:... |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Jack Huczek Jack Huczek Jack Huczek is an American professional racquetball player. Huczek was the #1 men's professional player at the end of the 2006-2007 International Racquetball Tour season, and was #3 at the end of the 2008-09 season. Retired from Professional Racquetball on May 24, 2011... |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Doug Ganim | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Kim Russell | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Joy MacKenzie | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Christie Van Hees Christie Van Hees Christie Van Hees is a Canadian racquetball player. Van Hees was the number one women's professional player at the end of the 2004-2005, but after playing only two events in the 2008-09 Women's Professional Racquetball Organization , fell to #19.- Professional career :Van Hees's three US Open... |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Heather Stupp | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sherman Greenfeld Sherman Greenfeld Sherman Greenfeld is a former Canadian professional racquetball player from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Greenfeld won two World Championships and 10 Canadian Championships, and was the dominant racquetball player in Canada during the 1980s and 1990s... |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Alvaro Beltran Alvaro Beltran Alvaro Beltrán , is a Mexican professional racquetball player. Beltrán was ranked fourth on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2008-09 season during which Beltrán was the only player to beat Kane Waselenchuk, who was the #1 player that season... |
1 | 1 | 2 |
Javier Moreno | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Aimee Ruiz | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Egan Inoue Egan Inoue Egan Inoue is an American multi-sport athlete. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist who has competed internationally in Jiu-Jitsu and also MMA. He is also a racquetball player who has won two world championships.... |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Rocky Carson Rocky Carson Rocky Carson is an American professional racquetball player . Carson is the current racquetball World Champion, a title he also won in 2008. Carson was the #1 player on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2007-08 season., and finished ranked 3rd at the end of the 2009-10 season... |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Rhonda Rajsich Rhonda Rajsich Rhonda Rajsich is an American racquetball player. She is the reigning two time racquetball World Champion and has won four US Open championships - more than any other woman... |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Cindy Baxter | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Mitch Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Dan Obremski | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Eric Muller | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Adam Karp | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Bill Sell | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Laura Fenton Laura Fenton Laura Fenton born June 28, 1962 is an American racquetball player. She won two World Championships in doubles, and finished in the top 10 on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization rankings seven times in her career.-Professional career:... |
0 | 2 | 2 |
Malia Bailey | 0 | 3 | 3 |