2016 Racquetball World Championships – Men's Singles

The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia from July 15-23, 2016. This was the first time Worlds were in Colombia, and the first time a South American country hosted the event since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia was the host city.

XVIII Racquetball World Championships
- Colombia 2016 -
Host Cali, Colombia
Dates July 15 - July 23
Men's singles
Gold Rocky Carson
Silver Daniel De La Rosa
Bronze Conrrado Moscoso
Samuel Murray
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles

American Rocky Carson won gold for the fifth consecutive time, extending his career record, when he defeated Mexican Daniel De La Rosa, in the final, 15-11, 5-15, 11-5. But it was the first time that Carson needed a tie-breaker to win the final, and he also needed three games to advance to the final, as Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso took him to a tie-breaker in the semi-finals.

Tournament format

The 2016 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.

Round robin

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Pool A

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Rocky Carson 2204060284
Luis Perez 2112246363
Jose Daniel Ugalde 2020418602

Pool B

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Andres Acuña 3306090326
Alejandro Herrera 3214279475
Ramon De Leon 3122448664
Djoko Boentaran 3030620903

Pool C

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Chris Crowther 3316090296
Cesar Castillo 3204271535
Franco Capandegui 3122452604
Timothy Baghurst 3030619902

Pool D

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Fernando Rios 3306090286
Set Cubillos 3214275635
Im Ji Soo 3122458804
Sergio Ortega 3030638903

Pool E

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Conrrado Moscoso 3306090236
Fernando Kurzbard 3214267475
Alejandro Santos 3122454644
John Maisonet 3030613903

Pool F

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Samuel Murray 3306199536
Jose Daniel Ugalde 3214483815
Daeyong Kwon 3123580945
Raul Banegas 30336761100

Pool G

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Roland Keller 3306090246
Hirotake Usami 3214276465
Aaron Booker 3122448744
Sriram Ravindran 2030620903

Pool H

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Javier Mar 3306090286
Pedro Castro 3124267834
Edwin Galicia 3122472844
Francisco Troncoso 3120674864

Pool I

Player Pld W L GF GA PF PA Points
Daniel De La Rosa 3306090226
Yuki Nakano 3214269585
Juan Jose Salvatierra 3122456804
Rajiv Varadhrajan 3030635903

Medal round

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                  
 
 
1 Rocky Carson 15, 15
33 Sriram Ravindran 2, 3
33 Sriram Ravindran
32 Djoko Boentaran
1 Rocky Carson 15, 15
17 Alejandro Herrera 12, 2
 
 
17 Alejandro Herrera 15, 4, 11
16 Cesar Castillo 13, 15, 5
 
 
1 Rocky Carson 15, 15
8 Javier Mar 9, 9
 
 
9 Yuki Nakano 15, 15
24 Daeyong Kwon 12, 9
41
24
9 Yuki Nakano 5, 6
8 Javier Mar 15, 15
25
40
25 Aaron Booker 8, 9
8 Javier Mar 15, 15
 
 
1 Rocky Carson 15, 12, 11
5 Conrrado Moscoso 12, 15, 4
 
 
5 Conrrado Moscoso 15, 15
37 Francisco Troncoso 8, 5
37  
28  
5 Conrrado Moscoso 15, 15
12 Hirotake Usami 5, 9
21  
44  
21 Franco Capandegui 4, 9
12 Hirotake Usami 15, 15
 
 
5 Conrrado Moscoso 11, 15, 11
4 Fernando Rios 15, 0, 1
 
 
13 Jose Daniel Ugalde 15, 15
20 Ramon De Leon 10, 12
45  
20  
13 Jose Daniel Ugalde 11, 5
4 Fernando Rios 15, 15
29  
36  
29 Raul Banegas 10, 2
4 Fernando Rios 15, 15
 
 
1 Rocky Carson 15, 5, 11
10 Daniel De La Rosa 11, 15, 5
 
 
3 Chris Crowther 15, 15
35 Timothy Baghurst 5, 7
35 Timothy Baghurst
30 Sergio Ortega
3 Chris Crowther 15, 15
14 Fernando Kurzbard 8, 8
 
 
19 Jose Ubilla 15, 6, 7
14 Fernando Kurzbard 5, 15, 11
 
 
3 Chris Crowther 15, 3, 7
6 Samuel Murray 7, 15, 11
 
 
11 Edwin Galicia 14, 15, 11
22 Im Ji Soo 15, 9, 9
43  
22  
11 Edwin Galicia 11, 15, 1
6 Samuel Murray 15, 13, 11
27  
38  
27 Juan Jose Salvatierra 2, 8
6 Samuel Murray 15, 15
 
 
6 Samuel Murray 12, 7
10 Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
 
 
7 Roland Keller 15, 9, 11
26 Pedro Castro 10, 15, 3
39  
26  
7 Roland Keller 10, 0
10 Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
23
42
23 Alejandro Santos 0, 2
10 Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
 
 
10 Daniel De La Rosa 15, 15
18 Luis Perez 6, 0
 
 
15 Set Cubillos 7, 11
18 Luis Perez 15, 15
 
 
18 Luis Perez 15, 10, 11
2 Andres Acuña 10, 15, 7
31 Rajiv Varadhrajan
34 John Maisonet
Rajiv Varadhrajan 0, 3
2 Andres Acuña 15, 15
 
 
Winner
Rocky Carson

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