The World Racquetball Championships is the top international racquetball competition organized by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF).^[1]

History

The first event was held in 1981 as part of the 1981 World Games. The second World Championships were in 1984, and they have been a biannual event since then with the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic period, which delayed the 2020 event by one year.

Worlds have been held in 13 countries across four continents: North and South America as well as Asia and Europe. The United States has hosted Worlds most often – 4 times, though not since 1996, followed by Mexico, 3 times, and twice each in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and South Korea.

The 2022 World Championships were held in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, which was the first time Worlds was in Mexico since 2000, when it was also held in San Luis Potosí. The 2022 Worlds introduced Mixed Doubles for the first time, and re-introduced the Team Competition (best of three matches: two singles & one doubles), which was held at Worlds until 2012, after which the team winners were determined by the points earned in the individual competitions.

Also, the 2022 World Championships used a best of five games match format with each game to 11 points, win by 2, with rally scoring, as used in other sports like squash and volleyball. Rally scoring – the winner of every rally scores a point – was introduced at Worlds in 2021. Previously, racquetball games used side-out scoring, where players scored points only when they had won a rally which began with that player serving. Rallies won when not serving were simply side-outs: the rally losing player lost the serve and the rally winning player won the opportunity to serve, but did not win a point.

Editions and team results

No.	Year	Host	Men's team	Women's team	Overall / combined
I	1981	United States	–	–	USA
II	1984	United States	USA	USA	USA
III	1986	United States	Canada	USA	USA & Canada
IV	1988	Germany	Canada	USA	USA
V	1990	Venezuela	USA	USA	USA
VI	1992	Canada	USA	USA	USA
VII	1994	Mexico	USA	USA	USA
VIII	1996	United States	Canada	USA	USA
IX	1998	Bolivia	USA	USA	USA
X	2000	Mexico	Canada	USA	Canada
XI	2002	Puerto Rico	Canada	USA	USA
XII	2004	South Korea	USA	USA	USA
XIII	2006	Dominican Republic	USA	USA	USA
XIV	2008	Ireland	USA	USA	USA
XV	2010	South Korea	USA	USA	USA
XVI	2012	Dominican Republic	USA	Mexico	USA
XVII	2014	Canada	USA	Mexico	USA
XVIII	2016	Colombia	USA	Mexico	Mexico
XIX	2018	Costa Rica	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico
XX	2021	Guatemala	USA	Mexico	USA
XXI	2022	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico	Mexico

Winners

No.	Year	Host	Men's Singles	Women's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles	Mixed Doubles
I	1981	United States	Ed Andrews	Cindy Baxter	Mark Malowitz & Jeff Kwartler	Mary Ann Cluess & Karen Borga
II	1984	United States	Ross Harvey	Mary Dee	Stan Wright & Steve Trent	Carol French & Malia Kamahoahoa
III	1986	United States	Egan Inoue	Cindy Baxter	Jack Nolan & Todd O'Neil	Carol McFetridge & Marion Sicotte
IV	1988	Germany	Andy Roberts	Heather Stupp	Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski	Diane Green & Trina Rasmussen
V	1990	Venezuela	Egan Inoue	Heather Stupp	Doug Ganim & Dan Obremski	Malia Bailey & Jackie Paraiso
VI	1992	Canada	Chris Cole	Michelle Gould	Doug Ganim & Eric Muller	Malia Bailey & Robin Levine
VII	1994	Mexico	Sherman Greenfeld	Michelle Gould	John Ellis & Eric Muller	Laura Fenton & Jackie Paraiso Gibson
VIII	1996	United States	Todd O'Neil	Michelle Gould	Adam Karp & Bill Sell	Joy MacKenzie & Jackie Paraiso
IX	1998	Bolivia	Sherman Greenfeld	Christie Van Hees	Adam Karp & Bill Sell	Joy Mackenzie & Jackie Paraiso
X	2000	Mexico	Álvaro Beltrán	Cheryl Gudinas	Luis Bustilos & Javier Moreno	Kersten Hallander & Kim Russell
XI	2002	Puerto Rico	Jack Huczek	Cheryl Gudinas	Polo Gutierrez & Gilberto Mejia	Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell
XII	2004	South Korea	Jack Huczek	Cheryl Gudinas	Shane Vanderson & Mike Dennison	Jackie Paraiso Rice & Kim Russell
XIII	2006	Dominican Republic	Jack Huczek	Christie Van Hees	Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno	Aimee Ruiz & Laura Fenton
XIV	2008	Ireland	Rocky Carson	Rhonda Rajsich	Jason Thoerner & Mitch Williams	Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso
XV	2010	South Korea	Rocky Carson	Rhonda Rajsich	Ben Croft & Mitch Williams	Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XVI	2012	Dominican Republic	Rocky Carson	Paola Longoria	Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno	Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XVII	2014	Canada	Rocky Carson	Paola Longoria	Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera	Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XVIII	2016	Colombia	Rocky Carson	Paola Longoria	Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno	Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger
XIX	2018	Costa Rica	Rodrigo Montoya	Gabriela Martinez	Álvaro Beltrán & Daniel De La Rosa	Valeria Centellas & Yasmine Sabja
XX	2021	Guatemala	Alejandro Landa	Paola Longoria	Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya	Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas
XXI	2022	Mexico	Conrrado Moscoso	Paola Longoria	Álvaro Beltrán & Daniel De La Rosa	Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas	Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas

Multiple world champions

Champion	Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Total
Paola Longoria	5	5	0	10
Jackie Paraiso	0	7	-	7
Álvaro Beltrán	1	5	0	6
Samantha Salas	0	5	1	6
Rocky Carson	5	0	0	5
Javier Moreno	0	4	-	4
Michelle Gould	3	0	-	3
Cheryl Gudinas	3	0	-	3
Jack Huczek	3	0	-	3
Rodrigo Montoya	1	1	1	3
Aimee Ruiz	0	3	-	3
Doug Ganim	0	3	-	3
Kim Russell	0	3	-	3
Joy MacKenzie	0	3	-	3
Malia Bailey	0	3	-	3
Christie Van Hees	2	0	-	2
Heather Stupp	2	0	-	2
Sherman Greenfeld	2	0	-	2
Egan Inoue	2	0	-	2
Rhonda Rajsich	2	0	0	2
Cindy Baxter	2	0	-	2
Todd O'Neill	1	1	-	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	0	2	-	2

World champions by country

Country	Men's Singles	Women's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Total
United States	15	11	12	14	0	52
Mexico	2	5	8	5	1	21
Canada	3	4	0	1	0	8
Bolivia	1	0	0	1	0	2
Colombia	0	0	1	0	0	1
Guatemala	0	1	0	0	0	1

References

External links

• World championships - IRF - Team Standings
• World championships - IRF - Individual Standings