Racquetball

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...

competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

in Guadalajara

Guadalajara

Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

 will be held from October 17 to October 25 at the Racquetball Complex. Racquetball will return to the games after being dropped from the 2007 Pan American Games

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

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Medal table

1		5	1	1	7
2		1	4	2	7
3		0	0	3	3
4		0	0	2	2
4		0	0	2	2
6		0	1	0	1
6		0	0	1	1
6		0	0	1	1
Total		6	6	12	24

Men's events

Men's singles
Men's doubles	Álvaro Beltrán 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	Cesar Castro Jorge Hirsekorn	Timothy Landeryou Kristofer Odegard
			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... Christopher Crowther
Men's team	Álvaro Beltrán 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	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... 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... Christopher Crowther	Cesar Castillo Jorge Hirsekorn
			Fernando Rios Jose Alvarez

Women's events

Women's singles
Women's doubles	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 Samantha Salas Samantha Salas Solís born December 15, 1986 is a Mexican racquetball player. She was the second Mexican woman to finish in the top 10 rankings on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization tour, doing so at the end of the 2006-07 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... Aimee Ruiz	María Córdova María Muñoz
			Angela Grisar Carla Muñoz
Women's team	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 Samantha Salas Samantha Salas Solís born December 15, 1986 is a Mexican racquetball player. She was the second Mexican woman to finish in the top 10 rankings on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization tour, doing so at the end of the 2006-07 season...	Cheryl Gudinas 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... Aimee Ruiz	María Muñoz María Córdova
			Cintia Loma Jenny Daza

Schedule

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5

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Day	Date	Start	Finish	Event	Phase
Day 4	Monday October 17, 2011	8:00	18:00	Men's singles/doubles, Women's singles/doubles	Qualification
Day 5	Tuesday October 18, 2011	8:00	18:00	Men's singles/doubles, Women's singles/doubles	Qualification
Day 6	Wednesday October 19, 2011	8:00	15:00	Men's singles/doubles, Women's singles/doubles	Round of 16
Day 7	Thursday October 20, 2011	8:00	14:00	Men's singles/doubles, Women's singles/doubles	Quarterfinals
Day 8	Friday October 21, 2011	8:00	13:00	Men's singles/doubles, Women's singles/doubles	Semifinals
Day 9	Saturday October 22, 2011	10:00	14:55	Men's singles/doubles, Women's singles/doubles	Finals
Day 10	Sunday October 23, 2011	9:00	15:00	Men's teams Women's teams	Quarterfinals
Day 11	Monday October 24, 2011	9:00	14:00	Men's teams Women's teams	Semifinals
Day 12	Tuesday October 25, 2011	11:00	13:45	Men's teams Women's teams	Finals

Qualification

There will be a maximum of 60 athletes competing in racquetball (33 males and 27 females). All countries must compete in the 2011 Pan American Racquetball championship to qualify athletes to the games, including Mexico the host nation. After the tournament is completed each nation will be given scores for each event, and the top countries will qualify athletes. Each nation can enter the pairs and teams competition, provided they have qualified at least two athletes.