2022 Racquetball World Championships – Men's Singles

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Men's singles
at the XXI Racquetball World Championships
Location Flag of Mexico.svg San Luis Potosi, Mexico
DatesAugust 20–27
Medalists
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The International Racquetball Federation's 21st Racquetball World Championships were held in San Luis Potosi, Mexico from August 20-27, 2022. [1] This was the first time Worlds was in Mexico since 2000, when it was also held in San Luis Potosi.

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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. 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.

Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso won Men's Singles for the first time by defeating American Rocky Carson in the final, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8. Moscoso is the first Bolivian (and first South American) to win Men's Singles at Worlds. The final was a rematch of the Men's Singles final at the 2014 Racquetball World Championships, when Carson defeated Moscoso to win the 4th of his record 5 Men's Singles World Championships. 2022 was the first time Carson had lost in a Men's Singles final at Worlds.

Tournament format

The 2022 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 the medal round with only the top two players from each group advancing to the medal round.

Men’s singles

Preliminary round

Group 1
PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPoints
Flag of the United States.svg Rocky Carson 2206066364
Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Francisco Cueva2113460613
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Garcia 2021645742
Group 2
PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPoints
Flag of Ecuador.svg Jose Daniel Ugalde2206394714
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Andrés Acuña 2115383613
Flag of Chile.svg Tomás Oyhanart2021631762
Group 3
PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPoints
Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Landa 33092112706
Flag of Guatemala.svg Edwin Galicia3217396755
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Ramón De León3123777964
Flag of Spain.svg Fabian Balmori30329721163
Group 4
PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPoints
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kurtis Cullen33093120626
Flag of Japan.svg Michimune Kono3217395845
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Sergio Acuña3125694844
Flag of Cuba.svg Yandy Espinosa3030939993
Group 5
PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPoints
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel De La Rosa 3309099376
Flag of Guatemala.svg Juan Salvatierra3216593915
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Mansilla3125696934
Flag of India.svg Arun Bhaskaran3030932993
Group 6
PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPoints
Flag of Bolivia.svg Conrrado Moscoso 3309099426
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lee Connell3216381775
Flag of Cuba.svg Maikel Moyet3123666834
Flag of Chile.svg Ryoki Kamahara3030955993
Group 7
PlayersPldWLGWGLPWPLPoints
Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Montoya 33091108536
Flag of Bolivia.svg Carlos Keller 3217398915
Flag of Chile.svg Rafael Gatica3123785984
Flag of India.svg Vineet Singh30319611103

Medal round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocky Carson 11 11 10 11
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lee Connell 8 8 5 8 Flag of Bolivia.svg Carlos Keller 8 5 12 4
8 Flag of Bolivia.svg Carlos Keller 11 11 11 1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocky Carson 8 7 11 12 11
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel De La Rosa 12 16 11 8 7 13 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Andrés Acuña 11 11 7 10 4
12 Flag of Guatemala.svg Edwin Galicia10 14 9 11 11 12 Flag of Guatemala.svg Edwin Galicia 11 4 11 5 3
13 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Andrés Acuña 11 11 11 13 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Andrés Acuña 8 11 7 11 11
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kurtis Cullen 6 6 2 1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocky Carson 11 7 4 8
3 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Landa 11 11 4 11 6 Flag of Bolivia.svg Conrrado Moscoso 8 11 11 11
6 Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Francisco Cueva 8 5 11 5 3 Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Landa 11 6 12
11 Flag of Japan.svg Michimune Kono 4 4 9 6 Flag of Bolivia.svg Conrrado Moscoso 15 15 15
6 Flag of Bolivia.svg Conrrado Moscoso 11 11 11 6 Flag of Bolivia.svg Conrrado Moscoso 11 11 11
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Montoya 11 11 11 7 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Montoya 4 2 6
10 Flag of Guatemala.svg Juan Salvatierra 5 8 6 7 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Montoya 11 13 11
2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Jose Daniel Ugalde 4 11 2

Source: [2]

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References

  1. "XXI World Racquetball Championships". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. "XXI World Racquetball Championships - Men's Singles". R2 Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2022.