2021 Racquetball World Championships – Men's singles
The International Racquetball Federation's 20th Racquetball World Championships were held in Guatemala City , Guatemala from November 26 to December 6. This is the first time Worlds have been in Guatemala, and the second consecutive time a Central American country has hosted the event after Costa Rica in 2018.
American Alejandro Landa won men's singles in Guatemala by defeating Costa Rican Andrés Acuña in the final.[ 1] [ 2] Mexico born Landa was representing the USA for the first time at Worlds. Acuña was surprising finalist, and the first Costa Rican to reach the final. He claimed the 2nd seed position by winning pool B in the group stage of matches, including a win over defending champion Mexican Rodrigo Montoya .
The 2021 World Championships used a two stage format with an initial group stage that was a round robin with the results used to seed players for a medal round.[ 3]
Group stage
Pool A
Player
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
PF
PA
Points
Alejandro Landa
2
2
0
4
0
60
21
4
Ramon De Leon
2
1
1
2
3
41
64
3
Felipe Camacho
2
0
2
1
4
43
59
2
Pool B
Pool C
Player
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
PF
PA
Points
Jake Bredenbeck
2
2
0
4
1
67
25
4
Juan Francisco Cueva
2
1
1
3
2
49
60
3
Kim Mingyu
2
0
2
0
4
29
60
2
Pool D
Player
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
PF
PA
Points
Andree Parrilla
3
3
0
6
1
94
39
6
Diego Garcia
3
2
1
5
3
97
57
5
Francis Guillemette
3
1
2
3
4
58
76
4
Eoin Tynan
3
0
3
0
6
13
90
3
Pool E
Player
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
PF
PA
Points
Conrrado Moscoso
3
3
0
6
0
90
29
6
Jose Daniel Ugalde
3
2
1
4
2
73
43
5
Lee Gunhee
3
1
2
2
4
49
87
4
Ken Cottrell
3
0
3
0
6
34
90
3
Pool F
Player
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
PF
PA
Points
Mario Mercado
3
3
0
6
0
90
36
6
Juan Jose Salvatierra
3
2
1
4
3
68
71
5
Lee Connell
3
1
2
3
4
78
85
4
Rodrigo Salgado
3
0
3
0
6
36
90
3
Pool G
Player
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
PF
PA
Points
Luis Aguilar
3
3
0
6
1
96
71
6
Javier Martinez
3
2
1
2
3
62
81
5
Set Cubillos
3
1
2
4
4
87
80
4
Rafael Gatica
3
0
3
1
4
60
73
3
Note: Rafael Gatica replaced Pedro Castro, who was injured in the first match of the group against Javier Martinez after winning game one.
Medal round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semi finals
Finals
1
Alejandro Landa
32
BYE
1
Alejandro Landa
15, 15
16
Shai Manzuri
6, 9
17
Francis Guillemette
6, 2
16
Shai Manzuri
15, 15
1
Alejandro Landa
15, 15
9
Juan Jose Salvatierra
8, 12
9
Juan Jose Salvatierra
15, 15
24
Rodrigo Salgado
5, 9
9
Juan Jose Salvatierra
15, 12, 11
8
Javier Martinez
13, 15, 7
25
Eoin Tynan
7, 2
8
Javier Martinez
15, 15
1
Alejandro Landa
3, 15, 11
5
Conrrado Moscoso
15, 8, 6
5
Conrrado Moscoso
28
BYE
5
Conrrado Moscoso
7, 15, 11
12
Diego Garcia
15, 4, 6
21
Set Cubillos
2, 4
12
Diego Garcia
15, 15
5
Conrrado Moscoso
15, 15
4
Andree Parrilla
12, 14
13
Ramon De Leon
15, 15
20
Lee Gunghee
6, 7
13
Ramon De Leon
6, 4
4
Andree Parrilla
15, 15
29
BYE
4
Andree Parrilla
1
Alejandro Landa
15, 15
2
Andrés Acuña
6, 6
3
Jake Bredenbeck
BYE
3
Jake Bredenbeck
15, 15
14
Rodrigo Montoya
10, 14
19
Lee Connell
2, 4
14
Rodrigo Montoya
15, 15
3
Jake Bredenbeck
13, 15, 4
6
Mario Mercado
15, 11, 11
11
Juan Francisco Cueva
15, 15
22
Rafael Gatica
3, 11
11
Juan Francicso Cueva
15, 6, 2
6
Mario Mercado
14, 15, 11
27
BYE
6
Mario Mercado
6
Mario Mercado
15, 12, 9
2
Andrés Acuña
12, 15, 11
7
Luis Aguilar
26
7
Luis Aguilar
8, 9
10
Jose Daniel Ugalde
15, 15
23
Ken Cottrell
2, 1
10
Jose Daniel Ugalde
15, 15
10
Jose Daniel Ugalde
6, 2
2
Andrés Acuña
15, 15
15
Harumi Kajino
15, 15
18
Mingyu Kim
12, 14
15
Felipe Camacho
5, 2
2
Andrés Acuña
15, 15
31
BYE
2
Andrés Acuña
References
^ "Mens Singles" . International Racquetball Federation . International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
^ Kirk, Cheryl. "2021 IRF World Racquetball Championships Blog" . USA Racquetball . Team USA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021 .
^ "Mens Singles" . International Racquetball Federation . International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
^ "Mens Singles" . International Racquetball Federation . International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021 .