Racquetball at the 2009 World Games - men's singles
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2009 World Games - Racquetball Single Men | |
Host | Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... |
Dates | July 21–23, 2009 |
Teams | 15 |
Podium | |
Champions | 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... |
Runners-up | 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... |
Third place | Vincent Gagnon |
Fourth place | 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... |
The racquetball - men's singles
Racquetball
For other sports often called "paddleball", see Paddleball .Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court...
competition at the World Games 2009
World Games 2009
The World Games of 2009 took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from July 16, 2009 to July 26, 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games....
took place from July 21 to 23, at the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium. Players qualified for this event from their performances at the 2008 Racquetball World Championships
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:...
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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... |
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Mike Green Mike Green (racquetball) Mike Green is a Canadian racquetball player from Burlington, Ontario. Green is the current Canadian Men's Singles and Doubles Champion, winning both titles in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia in May 2011.- Professional career :... |
2–0 | Ricardo Monroy |
Leopoldo Gutierrez | 2–0 | Jorge Zambrana |
Ivan Villegas | 1–2 | 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... |
Vincent Gagnon | 2–0 | Daniel Maggi |
Fernando Rios | 2–0 | Takaaki Hirose |
Felipe Camacho | 1–2 | Michimune Kono |
Sang Soo Lee | 0–2 | 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... |