Racquetball at the 2025 World Games – Women's singles

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Racquetball – Women's singles
at the 2025 World Games
VenueChengdu High-Tech Zone Sports Center, Chengdu, China
Dates13–17 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   María José Vargas  Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Silver medal icon.svg   Paola Longoria  Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bronze medal icon.svg   Gabriela Martínez  Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
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The women's singles event in racquetball at the 2025 World Games took place from 13 to 17 August 2025 at the Chengdu High-Tech Zone Sports Center in Chengdu, China. [1]

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Competition format

A total of 16 athletes from 16 different countries competed in a single-elimination tournament in Chengdu.

Summary

María José Vargas of Argentina won gold by defeating 3 time defending World Games gold medalist Paola Longoria of Mexico. [2] Vargas is the first woman other than Longoria to win gold at a World Games since American Michelle Gould won at the 1993 World Games. Guatemalan Gabriela Martinez was the bronze medalist, [3] as she got a walkover win over Bolivian Angélica Barrios, who was injured during her semi-final match with Longoria. Martinez's bronze medal was her 2nd World Games medal, as she was the silver medalist at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, where she lost the final to Longoria.

Results

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Flag of Mexico.svg  P Longoria  (MEX)111111
16 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Y Wang  (TPE)1 2 2 1 Flag of Mexico.svg  P Longoria  (MEX)111111
9 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee S-m  (KOR)9 1 10 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  F Lambert  (CAN)4 7 8
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  F Lambert  (CAN)1111121 Flag of Mexico.svg  P Longoria  (MEX)9 11129 10
5 Flag of Bolivia.svg  A Barrios  (BOL)1111115 Flag of Bolivia.svg  A Barrios  (BOL)118 10 119r
12 Flag of Ireland.svg  A Hickey  (IRL)9 2 6 5 Flag of Bolivia.svg  A Barrios  (BOL)10 111111
13 Flag of Ecuador.svg  MÁ Villacreses  (ECU)5 2 121 4 Flag of the United States.svg  N Ros  (USA)129 8 9
4 Flag of the United States.svg  N Ros  (USA)111110 111 Flag of Mexico.svg  P Longoria  (MEX)118 10 9
3 Flag of Argentina.svg  MJ Vargas  (ARG)1111113 Flag of Argentina.svg  MJ Vargas  (ARG)6 111211
14 Flag of India.svg  SA Dalvi  (IND)2 1 3 3 Flag of Argentina.svg  MJ Vargas  (ARG)111111
11 Flag of Japan.svg  H Kajino  (JPN)4 3 2 6 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  M Céspedes  (DOM)1 4 1
6 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  M Céspedes  (DOM)1111113 Flag of Argentina.svg  MJ Vargas  (ARG)10 141211Third place
7 Flag of Italy.svg  C Amaya  (ITA)6 117 6 2 Flag of Guatemala.svg  AG Martínez  (GUA)1212 10 6
10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  F Larissa  (CRC)115 111110 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  F Larissa  (CRC)8 3 8 5 Flag of Bolivia.svg  A Barrios  (BOL)
15 Flag of Germany.svg  A Grisar  (GER)5 0 4 2 Flag of Guatemala.svg  AG Martínez  (GUA)1111112 Flag of Guatemala.svg  AG Martínez  (GUA)w/o
2 Flag of Guatemala.svg  AG Martínez  (GUA)111111

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The World Games 2025, Chengdu". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. ↑ Perret, Pablo. "Más medallas en los Juegos Mundiales de los "Deportes Raros"". AhoraCalafate.com.ar. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Jordan, Kenneth. "Gaby Martínez conquista el bronce de ráquetbol en los Juegos Mundiales". LaHora.gt. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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