# 2021 Racquetball World Championships

The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from November 29-December 6, 2021. The event was to be held in the summer of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic led to the postponement of the event.
The 2021 World Racquetball Championships were the racquetball qualifying event for the 2022 World Games.
The defending champions were Rodrigo Montoya of Mexico in Men's Singles, Gabriela Martínez of Guatemala in Women's Singles, Mexicans Álvaro Beltrán and Daniel de la Rosa in Men's Doubles, and Bolivians Valeria Centellas and Yasmine Sabja in Women's Doubles. Mexico swept the team standings, topping the Men's, Women's and Overall standings.

## Tournament format

The 2021 World Championships used a two-stage format to determine the World Champions. Initially, players competed in separate groups over three days. The results were used to seed players for an elimination round. Thus, there was no team competition. Team standings were based on points earned from the singles and doubles competitions.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |

## Events
### Men's singles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Alejandro Landa | Alejandro Landa | 3 | 15 | 11 | | | | |
| Conrrado Moscoso | Conrrado Moscoso | 15 | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| Conrrado Moscoso | Conrrado Moscoso | 15 | 8 | 6 | Alejandro Landa | Alejandro Landa | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | Andrés Acuña | Andrés Acuña | 6 | 6 |
| Mario Mercado | Mario Mercado | 15 | 12 | 9 | Andrés Acuña | Andrés Acuña | 6 | 6 |
| Andrés Acuña | Andrés Acuña | 12 | 15 | 11 | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Natalia Méndez | Natalia Méndez | 10 | 1 | | | | |
| Natalia Méndez | Natalia Méndez | 10 | 1 | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | Kelani Lawrence | Kelani Lawrence | 6 | 1 |
| Kelani Lawrence | Kelani Lawrence | 15 | 15 | Kelani Lawrence | Kelani Lawrence | 6 | 1 |
| Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich | 12 | 7 | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya | Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa | Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa | 2 | 13 | | | | |
| Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa | Charlie Pratt & Alejandro Landa | 2 | 13 | Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya | Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso | Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso | 10 | 9 |
| Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso | Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso | 15 | 15 | Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso | Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso | 10 | 9 |
| Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez | Mario Mercado & Andrés Gómez | 1 | 5 | | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez | María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez | 9 | 4 | | | | | |
| María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez | María Renée Rodríguez & Ana Gabriela Martínez | 9 | 4 | | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla | Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla | 14 | 6 |
| Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla | Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla | 6 | 15 | 11 | Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla | Rhonda Rajsich & Erika Manilla | 14 | 6 |
| Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas | Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas | 15 | 9 | 8 | | | | |

## Team standings
### Men's Teams

| Place | Country |
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Mexico |
| 3 | Bolivia |
| 4 | Costa Rica |

### Women's Teams

| Place | Country |
| 1 | Mexico |
| 2 | United States |
| 3 | Argentina |
| 4 | Guatemala |

### Overall team standings

| Place | Country |
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Mexico |
| 3 | Bolivia |
| 4 | Argentina |

## 2022 World Games Qualifiers
### Men

| Place | Player | Country |
| 1 | Alejandro Landa | United States |
| 2 | Andres Acuña | Costa Rica |
| 3 | Mario Mercado | Colombia |
| 4 | Conrrado Moscoso | Bolivia |
| 5 | Jake Bredenbeck | United States |
| 6 | Andres Parrilla | Mexico |
| 7 | José Daniel Ugalde | Ecuador |
| 8 | Juan José Salvatierra | Guatemala |
| 9 | Rodrigo Montoya | Mexico |
| 10 | Diego Garcia | Argentina |
| 11 | Felipe Camacho | Costa Rica |
| 12 | Shai Manzuri | Argentina |
| 13 | Kim Mingyu | South Korea |
| 14 | Ken Cottrell | Ireland |
| 15 | Lee Gunhee | South Korea |
| 16 | Eóin Tynan | Ireland |

### Women

| Place | Player | Country |
| 1 | Paola Longoria | Mexico |
| 2 | Kelani Lawrence | United States |
| 3 | Rhonda Rajsich | United States |
| 4 | Natalia Mendez | Argentina |
| 5 | Angélica Barrios | Bolivia |
| 6 | Gabriela Martínez | Guatemala |
| 7 | Samantha Salas | Mexico |
| 8 | Maria Renee Rodriguez | Guatemala |
| 9 | Carla Muñoz | Chile |
| 10 | Maria Jose Vargas | Argentina |
| 11 | Cristina Amaya | Colombia |
| 12 | Michèle Morissette | Canada |
| 13 | Sumin Lee | South Korea |
| 14 | Aisling Hickey | Ireland |
| 15 | Majella Haverty | Ireland |
| 16 | Ayako Hanashi | Japan |